The annual eSports event held by ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) is back once again with the ROG Masters 2017 and a total prize pool of RM100,000. This year will see the focus towards two of Malaysia’s biggest eSports games – Dota 2 and Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO).

There will be a total of three Online Qualifiers alongside a University Online and Top 4 LAN Qualifier taking place over the course of July and August. This will culminate towards the Grand Finals, which will be held on 16 and 17 September 2017 at One Utama Shopping Centre. The respective winners from the Grand Finals will represent Malaysia to compete at the ROG Masters 2017 APAC Grand Final and subsequently, the ROG Masters 2017 International Grand Final –  both of which will be taking in November 2017.

1st Online Qualifier
22 and 23 July

2nd Online Qualifier
5 and 6 August

3rd Online Qualifier & University Online Qualifier
19 and 20 August

University LAN Top 4 Qualifier
26 August

For all gamers who have a team in either Dota 2 or CS:GO, you can now register your team to be part of one of the three qualifiers. Do take note, the deadline to register is ONE DAY before each qualifier. And now, for the most important aspect as to why all casual gamers want to turn pro – the prize money.

For those looking to register for the qualifiers, you can head to this link. You can also visit the ROG Master 2017 Facebook page to know more details about the upcoming event.