WESG APAC Regional Finals set to start*
WESG Asia-Pacific Regional Finals is set to kick off tomorrow in Jiaozhou, Qingdao, China from January 11-14. We have compiled all the information you need to know about the tournament.
The Chinese event will take place at Fangyuan Sports Center, giving out ten qualification spots to the World Finals and two spots to the female World Finals in March. With reigning Major champions Gambit and Chinese favorites Flash pulling out of the event, the organisers have decided to bring in MAX as a last-minute replacement for the Chinese side.
Gambit and Flash were originally slotted into Group C and D respectively before they withdrew. Below you can find the updated groups, with Group C down to four teams:
Group A | Group B |
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Group C | Group D |
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The full schedule for WESG 2017 Asia-Pacific Regional Finals is as follows:
Thursday, January 11th | |||
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Saturday, January 13th | |||
04:00 | Round of 12 #1 | BO3 | |
04:00 | Round of 12 #2 | BO3 | |
04:00 | Round of 12 #3 | BO3 | |
04:00 | Round of 12 #4 | BO3 | |
07:00 | Quarter-final #1 | BO3 | |
07:00 | Quarter-final #2 | BO3 | |
07:00 | Quarter-final #3 | BO3 | |
07:00 | Quarter-final #4 | BO3 | |
10:00 | Semi-final #1 | BO3 | |
10:00 | Semi-final #2 | BO3 | |
Sunday, January 14th | |||
04:00 | Third place decider | BO3 | |
06:00 | Grand final | BO3 | |
07:00 | Relegation #1 | BO3 | |
10:00 | Relegation #2 | BO3 |
The eight-team female division will not have a group format and will feature a best-of-three, single-elimination format instead, alongside a third-place decider match. The two-day schedule can be found below, starting with the opening quarter-final match-ups:
Thursday, January 11th | |||
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Friday, January 12th | |||
04:00 | Semi-final #1 | BO3 | |
04:00 | Semi-final #2 | BO3 | |
07:00 | Third place decider | BO3 | |
10:15 | Grand final | BO3 |
*Update - HLTV.org has been notified of a change in how the WESG 2017 Asia-Pacific Regional Finals' $92,500 prize pot will be distributed:
1. $40,000 + WESG 2017 World Finals spot
2. $20,000 + WESG 2017 World Finals spot
3. $10,000 + WESG 2017 World Finals spot
4. $6,500 + WESG 2017 World Finals spot
5-6. $4,000 + WESG 2017 World Finals spot
5-6. $4,000 + WESG 2017 World Finals spot
7-8. $4,000 + WESG 2017 World Finals spot
7-8. $4,000 + WESG 2017 World Finals spot
9-10. WESG 2017 World Finals spot
9-10. WESG 2017 World Finals spot
The female division's $16,000 prize pool will be distributed in the following way:
1. $10,000 + WESG 2017 World Finals Female spot
2. $4,000 + WESG 2017 World Finals Female spot
3. $2,000
For more information on both divisions, make sure to check our event pages (for general and female) to keep yourself on track.