Team Secret are the second and final team to be invited to the ROG Masters Asian Tournament. The European/SEA stars are one of two teams that have been directly invited to participate. The event boasts a $150,000 prize pool and will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 10-13th. The tournament will also be featuring CS:GO.
See you soon Malaysia! #ROGMASTERS https://t.co/6ZDwH8X1MR
— Team Secret (@teamsecret) November 2, 2016
Team Secret is the second team to receive and accept the invitation to the ROG Masters Asian Tournament. The European/SEA mixed squad will be on hand at the event to compete in Malaysia – the home turf of mid-laner Zheng “MidOne” Yeik Nai.
The new lineup includes three SEA players – former MVP.Phoenix members Pyo “MP” No-a and Lee “Forev” Sang-don from Korea, and ex-Fnatic player MidOne – as well as two European players and members of the team’s previous roster, Clement “Puppey” Ivanov and Johan “pieliedie” Åström.
This season Team Secret have taken fourth at MarsTV Dota 2 League 2016 Autumn, first at FACEIT Invitational and qualified for Dota Pit League Season 5. They failed to qualify for the Boston Major – ending in fourth place after being upset and eliminated by Virtus.Pro 2:0.
ROG Masters Asian Tournament
At the end of August, ROG Masters announced a new Asian tournament boasting a $150,000 prize pool. The event incorporates five regions competing for 10 spots in the Grand Finals to be held in the City Center of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the 12th and 13th of November. Two teams will be directly invited with information on the second team forthcoming.
The main event LAN is free for spectators to attend in the City Center of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and will also feature CS:GO with a $50,000 prize pool.
ROG has sponsored multiple events in Dota 2 including ASUS ROG DreamLeague, PlayitCool and products being featured and used in the International 5 and 6 All star games among other Major Dota 2 events.
ROG Masters invited teams
- Fnatic
- Team Secret
ROG Masters five regions and teams
- Oceania (OCE): Natural 9, Big and Black
- East Asia (EA): The Mongolz, MOL
- Southeast Asia (SEA): Mineski, Execration*
- China (CN): EHOME.X, MAX.X
- Rest of Asia (ROA): ENTiTy eSports, Aggressive 5
*Execration replaced Next Generation
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