Hosted in the posh Kuala Lumpur shopping complex, Fahrenheit 88, the first ever Alienware Arena Tournament (AAT) Grand Finals is one of the most anticipated offline DotA tournaments this year. The tournament, which starts at 10 a.m. (GMT +8) tomorrow, will feature 16 teams battling out for a total cash prize of RM 6000 (approx. 1380 Euro).
| Participating Teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 AkicoM | Amazone! | Darwin Pro | XGL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GiGa.SmD | iG-Ice | DOTcom | SuRv`Myth | |||||||||||||||||||||
| RtC | EGC | Pk | wong choong | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TwT | SinO | INC | sLtz | |||||||||||||||||||||
Prior to the Grand Finals, Alienware hosted a preliminary round in April, where team MuFc managed to edge out Nirvana.my in the final to secure first place. As a reward, they were seeded directly to the Grand Final tomorrow. However, MuFc chose to give up the slot to compete at the Electronic Sports Thailand Championship (ESTC) instead.
With both Nirvana.my and MuFc away in Thailand, notable teams like INC, iG-Ice and SinO stand a good chance of taking home the crown and the grand prize of RM 3000 (approx. 690 Euro).
Players will also be using state-of-the-art Alienware laptops to play their matches. However, it has been stated that third-party software i.e. Warkeys is strictly prohibited.
| Prize Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion | RM 3000 (approx. 690 Euro) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st runner-up | RM 2000 (approx. 460 Euro) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd runner-up | RM 1000 (approx. 230 Euro) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Besides watching the games live on large screens, spectators will also be given a chance to win exclusive Alienware brochures by correctly predicting the outcome of each match.
The event, which is due to start this weekend (16 and 17 October 2010), promises hours upon hours of non-stop action for the fans:
| DotA - Schedule (16 October 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | Phase | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 am - 8 pm | Round of 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 pm - 10 pm | Quarter Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| DotA - Schedule (17 October 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | Phase | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 am - 12 pm | Quarter Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 pm - 2 pm | Semi Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 pm - 6 pm | Seeding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 pm - 8 pm | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 pm | Closing Ceremony | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Besides DotA, AAT is also hosting a Street Fighter 4 (SF4) tournament which will run concurrently. Stay tuned to GosuGamers for information on the tournament and result updates this weekend.
Update: The bracket has been released!
| Brackets - Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team A | Team B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darwin Pro | > | DOTcom | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| EGC | < | XGL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SuRv`Myth | < | AkicoM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SinO | < | INC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| wong choong | < | RtC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Giga.SmD | vs | iG-Ice | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| sLtz | vs | Amazone! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pk | vs | TwT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brackets - Quarter Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team A | Team B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darwin Pro | < | XGL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Links
DotaSG - Pictures and Results
DotaSG - AATGF News
GosuGamers - Alienware Arena Tournament Preliminaries
