Assembly Winter 2016 has been announced to take place in Helsinki, Finland.
Assembly Winter 2016 has been announced and will be taking place at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre in Helsinki, Finland on February the 5th - 7th. The tournament will feature a total of eight teams, four of which will receive a direct invite and four of which will be decided through an online qualifier. The teams will be fighting each other for a slice of the €15,000 prize pool, as well as the Champion’s title.
Following is the prize pool distribution for the event:
1st place - €8,000
2nd place - €4,000
3rd and 4th place - €1,500
In terms of the format for the event, the eight teams will be drafted into two groups, each consisting of four teams. The group stage adheres to double-elimination, with the decider played out as a best-of-three. The top two teams from the group stage advance to the playoffs, which will be single-elimination, best-of-three. The map pool will consist of the classic seven maps: de_dust2, de_train, de_inferno, de_mirage, de_overpass, de_cobblestone and de_cache.
Below you may find a rough schedule for the event, all times are adjusted to CET (GMT+1):
Friday, February 5th
11:00 - 18:00 Group stage, best-of-one
20:00 - End of match Group stage decider, best-of-three
Saturday, February 6th
11:00 - 19:00 Playoffs, best-of-three
21:30 - End of match Grand Final, best-of-three
For teams interested in participating at the online qualifier for the events, follow this link to sign up. For teams interested in a direct invite to the event, follow this link.
