ASUS ROG Nordic Challenge with $10k

Teams that won't attend the next CS:GO major will have a chance to compete for $10,000 in the same weekend at the ASUS ROG Nordic Challenge in Helsinki, Finland.

ASUS ROG have teamed up with the Finnish eSports Federation - SEUL ry to host a $10,000, eight team CS:GO tournament at the DigiExpo, an entertainment and electronics event in Helsinki, Finland.

The ASUS ROG Nordic Challenge 2015 will run from October 30-November 1, placing it in the exact same timeframe as the next CS:GO major at DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca. As such, it will be an opportunity for teams who did not make the cut in qualifying for the major to still prove their worth at an offline event.

ASUS ROG host a new $10k tournament in Helsinki, Finland

The last ASUS ROG-branded event took place at Assembly Winter 2015 in Helsinki, which a NiP squad featuring Mikail "⁠Maikelele⁠" Bill won over Titan in the grand final, taking home $12,000.

The ASUS ROG Nordic Challenge will this time feature eight teams, with seven teams entering via direct invite and one team advancing from a 64-team Finnish online qualifier which will run on October 11. The format will be best-of-three single elimination playoffs, with a best-of-five grand final.

The prize-pool breakdown for the event is:

1. - $5,000
2. - $3,000
3-4. - $1,000
3-4. - $1,000

The event will be streamed in English and Finnish: the English stream will be handled offsite by NiPgamingTV while the Finnish stream will be casted live at the venue by Teemu “wabbit” Hiilinen and Juha “aNGeldusT” Kurppa. Those in the area who are interested in attending can buy tickets at DigiExpo's site here.

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Mikail 'Maikelele' Bill Age: 24 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 324 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.62