The Assembly Summer 2012 will be the fourth ASUS ROG StarCraft II Tournament, held on 2.-4. August. The three day event will gather 32 players competing for a $30 000 prize pool. This line-up will be filled with invites and qualified players through two online qualifier tournaments (held on July 14th and 15th).[1][2] The main event will feature two pairs of shoutcasters, Apollo and TLO on one hand, and Khaldor and Wolf on the other hand. The hosts will be 2GD, iNcontroL, Semmler and Soe, while Adebisi will be the ingame camera director.[2]
Format
The Assembly Summer 2012 will feature two group stages with GSL style double elimination groups and finally a single elimination playoffs.[1]
Group stages:
The 4 players of each group are split into two pairs and play each other in best of 5 matches.
The winners of these matches will then face each other in the Winner’s match.
The victor places first in the group and advances to the next round.
The losers of the initial matches face each other in the Loser’s match.
The loser places fourth in the group, will drop out of the tournament.
The loser of the Winner’s match and the winner of the Loser’s match will face each other in a fifth match.
The winner gets second place in the group and advances to the next round.
The loser places third in the group and will drop out of the tournament.
Playoffs:
The eight remaining players will be put in a single elimination bracket. The matches are best of 5 until the finals, which is a best of 7. Link: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/ASUS_ROG_Summer_2012
