The SouthEast Asian region is the first to claim a champion to send to the Red Bull Battle Grounds 2015 LAN finals, in California. Team Malaysia dominated the qualifiers, eliminating Can’t Say Wips, MVP.Phoenix and Rave.
#BattleGrounds SEA Grand Finals: Team Malaysia vs Rave http://t.co/YL3M5Pdjh9 pic.twitter.com/2TMRLPKsls
— Red Bull ESPORTS (@redbullESPORTS) April 6, 2015
MY first knocked CSW to the Lower Brackets, with a 1-0 win. They next faced MVP.Phoenix, who bested Rave earlier in the day, and marched past them to find their place in the finals. The finals took place between Rave and Team Malaysia. MY defeated Rave, 2-0, and grabbed the LAN spot.
MY are on a winning streak since parting ways with E-Home sponsorship. This is the second qualifiers that MY have secured in less than a week, after winning the Dreamhack Bucharest LAN slot for StarLadder StarSeries XII. They recently took first place in the CORSAIR Gaming Event, on March 29, and ended up first in the GEST SEA Cup, on April 3.
China qualifiers
The next qualifiers will take place for the Chinese region, on April 13.
The four invited teams are Invictus Gaming, LGS, Newbee and ViCi Gaming. However, reports show that ViCi Gaming will be withdrawing from the event, as they have recently qualified for the Dota 2 Champions League finals. E-Home is the team that will replace, however the Red Bull Battle Grounds 2015 website does not reflect the change yet.
For those wondering @ViCi_Gaming will attend the @d2cleague Finals (they qualified for) – Hence they pulled out of RedBull Battlegrounds
— Toby Dawson (@TobiWanDOTA) April 7, 2015
@XiiTuzi @ViCi_Gaming @d2cleague is the only reason I was told 😀 Do you know more of the story? EHOME replaced them (website was updated)
— Toby Dawson (@TobiWanDOTA) April 7, 2015
The Dota 2 Champions League prize pool has been set at $50,000, with an additional $2.50 for each Dota 2 Champion’s League Bundle sold and 10% of every set sold to be added to the prize pool. In addition, all LAN finals travel expenses will be paid by D2CL. ViCi Gaming swept IG in the qualifier final, 3-0, on April 1.
The Red Bull Battle Grounds 2015 LAN event
As previously reported, the online section of the series will begin in April and run through May, with twenty teams competing in their respective regions. The winners will then attend an offline playoffs in Santa Monica, California, between May 5-7, and the finals will be held in San Francisco, on May 10. The base prize pool is $75,000.
All teams that participate in the Santa Monica playoffs will head north to San Francisco for “Fan Day”, on May 9. Spectators who purchase a ticket for the “Fan Day” event will have a chance to compete alongside the players. One hundred fans will be able to sign up, on a “first come, first serve” basis.
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