Asian Counter-Strike is back in a big way with eXTREMESLAND.
Many CS2 fans feared the worst when Valve announced the switch to the VRS format for the competitive calendar — that smaller regions, like Asia, would miss out on events entirely. They're wrong, with endemic organizer eXTREMESLAND making a comeback and kicking off the year with the eXTREMESLAND Asia Open!
16 teams from all over Asia will converge on Shanghai, China from Jan. 14 to 19 to determine who will open the year as one of the region's top teams. Here's everything you need to know about eXTREMESLAND Asia Open including the schedule, results, teams, and more.
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eXTREMESLAND Asia Open 2024 format and teams
The eXTREMESLAND Asia Open 2024 is an event that features 16 teams from all over Asia and the Pacific regions. The attendees have been split into four groups of four where they'll play out a GSL-style double-elimination bracket. The top two from each group proceed to the playoffs.
It's a lot simpler for the playoffs: the final eight play out a single-elimination bracket. The last team left standing will be crowned champions. Here is the full team list for eXTREMESLAND Asia Open 2024:
Qualification | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Chinese Qualifier | Rare Atom TYLOO FATED RISE Nalakuvara |
| Mongolian Qualifier | IHC Esports ATOX Esports Chinggis Warriors |
| Arabian Qualifier | XO Esports |
| MENA Qualifier | JiJieHao |
| Philippine Qualifier | Oni CLAN |
| Vietnamese Qualifier | Blaze Warriors |
| South Korean Qualifier | Miracle Play |
| Thai Qualifier | Real Original Gaming |
| Indian Qualifier | Gods Reign |
| Singaporean Qualifier | dream[S]cape |
| Oceania Qualifier | SemperFi Esports |
eXTREMESLAND Asia Open 2024 schedule and results
Group Stage
All match times are in UTC+8/CST (Singapore, China, Malaysia, and Perth [AWDT]).
Tuesday, Jan. 14
- 11am: Rare Atom 13-7 Gods Reign
- 12:30pm: dream[S]cape 9-13 Chinggis Warriors
- 2pm: Fated Rise 3-13 XO
- 3:30pm: Blaze Warriors 5-13 Real Original Gaming
- 5pm: TYLOO 13-6 SemperFi
- 6:30pm: IHC 13-5 Oni
- 8pm: Nalakuvara 6-13 JiJieHao
- 9:30pm: ATOX 13-2 Miracle Play
Wednesday, Jan. 15
- 11am: Gods Reign 2-1 dream[S]cape
- Group A eliminator. dream[S]cape is eliminated.
- 2pm: Blaze Warriors 2-1 Fated Rise
- Group B eliminator. Fated Rise is eliminated.
- 5pm: SemperFi 2-1 Oni
- Group C eliminator. Oni is eliminated.
- 8pm: Nalakuvara 2-0 Miracle Play
- Group D eliminator. Miracle Play is eliminated.
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Thursday, Jan. 16
- 11am: Rare Atom vs. Chinggis Warriors
- Group A qualifier. Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: Gods Reign vs. TBD
- Group A decider. Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 3:30pm: TYLOO vs. IHC
- Group B qualifier. Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 5pm: Blaze Warriors vs. TBD
- Group B decider. Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
Friday, Jan. 17
- 11am: TYLOO vs. IHC
- Group C qualifier. Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: SemperFi vs. TBD
- Group C decider. Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 3:30pm: JiJieHao vs. ATOX
- Group D qualifier. Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 5pm: Nalakuvara vs. TBD
- Group D decider. Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
Playoffs
All match times are in UTC+8/CST (Singapore, China, Malaysia, and Perth [AWDT]).
Saturday, Jan. 18
- 11am: TBD vs. TBD
- Quarterfinal.
- 2pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Quarterfinal.
- 5pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Quarterfinal.
- 8pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Quarterfinal.
Sunday, Jan. 19
- 11am: TBD vs. TBD
- Semifinal.
- 2pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Semifinal.
- 5pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Grand final.
eXTREMESLAND Asia Open 2024 streams: How to watch
eXTREMESLAND Asia Open 2024 will be streamed live on Twitch across two channels: Primary and Secondary. If you missed the action, check each channel's past broadcasts at the conclusion of each matchday for spoiler-free replays.
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