India’s most awaited gaming tournament, the Taiwan Excellence
Gaming Cup, sets the stage for a thrilling clash of DOTA 2 titans
After two extremely successful editions in the last
two years, Taiwan Excellence in India announced the third
This year, four more cities have been
added to its itinerary and the TEGC will now be hosting elimination rounds in
Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, in addition to Mumbai and Delhi. The
tournament will challenge DOTA 2 gamers to battle for the revered cup and
winners will take home a cumulative cash prize of Rs 5 lakh. The tournament is
divided into two rounds for each city - Eliminations and a Grand Finale – with
the former being conducted from select offline venues as per a pre-set
schedule.
The Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup is a
venture by the Taiwan Excellence -- an initiative of Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign
Trade, MOEA and executed by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council
(TAITRA). It represents the innovative and technological image of Taiwan’s most
competitive industries and is a symbol of reliability, innovation and
tremendous value.
To participate in the contest,
enthusiasts can register on http://www.tegamingcup.com/#Schedule. However, it
should be noted that registering online does not mean a team slot is confirmed.
Participants will have to be present with their teams at the venue between
10 am and 12 pm on the first and
second day of the event to get a registered slot confirmed. Registrations will
close on the second day of the event once the slots are full.
Speaking about the TEGC, Mr. Michael
Lin, Director of the Taipei World Trade Centre Liaison Office in Mumbai said,
“We have had an incredible response for the TEGC in the past two years. Gamers
from across the country have converged on this one platform to display their
skills and it has been an action-packed gaming carnival. This year, we are
bringing out a bigger edition of the event. There is a lot more in store for
enthusiastic gamers from significant cash prizes to a championship title to
some other amazing goodies. I hope the teams are ready to battle it out with
their dynamic strategies.”
In its last two editions, the TEGC
outdid most other contests on the popularity meter and garnered tremendous
brand association. This year too, it has attracted several new brands as
sponsors including Acer, Adata, Asus, D-Link, Genius, Gigabyte, InWin, MSI, Optoma,
Thermaltex, Transcend,andZyxel.
There will be a hi-tech exhibit of
some of the latest products from Taiwan Excellence, including gaming laptops
andgaming peripherals during the Grand Finale. It’s the best chance to
experience Taiwanese gaming technology.
The TEGC is one of the few gaming
tournaments in the country that utlizes these uber-cool brands to form a
partnership and collaborate to bring something special for the players. With
big names endorsing the Cup, passionate gamers indeed have a lot to look
forward to.
The gala challenge will see games
like DOTA 2 (Steam version), Competition method: 5 versus 5 (team play, 5 players per team);
and Game Mode: Captains Mode (CM) being played.
This year, elimination rounds will be
held first in Delhi between July 29th and 31st followed
by Hyderabad between August 5th and 7th. Then Mumbai
between August 12th and 14th, Bangalore between August 19th
and 21st, Chennai between August 26th and 28th,
and Kolkata between September 2nd and 4th.
After the eliminations, 12 teams will
qualify from the six locations to play in the Grand Finale that will also be
streamed live on Twitch TV. The Grand Finale will be held on September 16th
and 17th in Mumbai and will be a two-day long ‘League of Excellence’
festival open to all interested audiences at a central venue. The event will be
streamlined live on Twitch TV.
The prize money too is bigger this
year with a total cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh to be won. All 12 teams qualifying
for the finale will win guaranteed cash prizes. The winning team will take home
a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh. The team winning the second spot will get a cash
prize of Rs. 80,000, while those winning the third and
fourth spots will take home Rs.
40,000 each. The fifth and the sixth spot winners will take home Rs. 25,000
each. The seventh and eighth spot winners will take home Rs. 20,000 each and
the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth spot winners will take home Rs. 12,500
each .
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