GEST returns this Thursday

Featuring 16 of the top teams in SEA, GEST returns with its March edition on 28 March, Thursday. The teams are to battle it out to stand a chance to win up to 1000 USD.

Teams from over 8 different regions participated in the GMPGL qualifiers in order to participated in this event.

Teams who emerged from the qualifiers in order to represent their respective nation/regions are:

Mineski.HyperX
Execration
TnC Gaming
MSIEvoGT.TnC
NeoES.Orange
MUFC
Joe.Net
Ultimate
Neolution.int
Sun
Chains Stack
Mith.Trust
Neolution.TH
1st.VN
Gameware
Destiny Storm

GEST March Prizes
Placing	Prizes
1st place	$1,000
2nd place	$500

Matches for the first and second group are expected to begin at 19.00(GMT+ 8) on the 28th of March, while the third and last group are expected to be played at the same time on the next day. The playoffs will then be played on the following day, with the grand finals following the day after.

During the group stage, games will be played under the double elimination format with the top 2 from each group advancing to the playoffs stage. The Quarter and semi-finals matches will be played with a Best-of-3 format with the winners advancing to the next round. The Finals, however, will be played with a Best-of-5 format.

For more info on the schedule of the tournament, click on the specific brackets below.

GEST March Edition bracket
Group A	Group B
Group C	Group D

Click on brackets to enlarge

The matches played during the event are available through live streams as well as DotaTV with a ticket. Note: Tickets from GEST February edition are available to be used to watch as well.




The last edition of GEST in February was won by MUFC who was under the tag of ABC then. They defeated NeoES.Orange in the grand finals.

Source: DotaTalk