Asus ROG has announced that the return leg of the ROG Showdown tournament will host a series of online tournaments organized by the company. The game tournament will take place online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
“While it was a difficult year for all of us, at Asus India we used this as an opportunity for our young gaming community to have a more exciting and meaningful experience through a series of gaming tournaments during the first edition of ROG Showdown,” said Arnold Su, Business Head, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, ASUS India, in a statement.
The online tournament begins on January 29th when players take part in Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Registration for the tournament has already started and interested users can register on the official website of ROG Showdown.
The first of nine online tournaments ends on January 31st. This is followed by PUBG PC, Valorant, PUBG PC, League of Legends (LOL) and four other back-to-back tournaments from LOL. Registrations for the other eight tournaments are not yet open but will begin soon. The tournament series ends on March 28, 2021.
The tournament prize pool is Rs 1,90,000. The winning teams can also win a cash prize of Rs 50,000 in the Valorant League. At the previous tournament last year, the winners received a prize pool of up to Rs 5.60,000. The live stream of the tournament will be available on ROG India’s Facebook page.