Taipei, Taiwan, 14^th December, 2011– GIGABYTE Technology Co. LTD, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is proud to announce that GIGABYTE Battlefield 3 Cup Asia Season 1is kicking off now. And we are inviting all hardcore gamers to join the battle and win big prizes home. In collaboration with Nvidia, the two-weekend long online competition in December will pit 16 top teams in a single elimination format to determine the best Battlefield 3 teams in the region. Participating teams are coming from 7 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Australia. The registration for the GIGABYTE Battlefield 3 Asia Cup Season 1 has started at http://battlefield.gigabyte.asia. Gamers who would like to fight for the big prize have to hurry up. The last date of registration is 21^st December, 2011, and the battle will start on 23^rd December, 2011.

The competition is designed for teams of 8 players. Game mode used will be 8v8 conquest, and fixtures would be released on 22^nd December, 2011. Other details about signup information and rules can be found on the official website.
 
GIGABYTE Battlefield 3 Cup Asia Season 1 offers a large and unprecedented prize pool of USD$3,400 plus graphics cards or peripherals products. For first place, we provide USD$2,000 cash prize plus 8pcs of GEFORCE GTX580SOC and 3 month Fragnetics 32 player BF3 server subscription. For second place, there is USD$1,000 cash prize plus 8pcs of Aivia M8600 Wireless Gaming Mouse and 2 month Fragnetics 32 player BF3 server subscription. The third place can bring USD$400 cash prize home plus 8pcs of Aivia K8100 Macro Gaming Keyboard and 1 month Fragnetics 32 player BF3 server subscription. Even more attractive to all participants, we will hold a Lucky Draw during the tournament with 4pcs of M8600 Wireless Gaming Mouse and K8100 Macro Gaming Keyboard as incentives for all gamers.
 
Tournament Details

• Registration Period: 14^th to 21^st December, 2011
• Fixtures Released – 22^nd December 2011,8:00 p.m. (GMT+8)
• Single Elimination (Round of 16) – 23^rd to 26^th December, 2011
• Single Elimination: (Round of 8) – 30^th December, 2011
• Single Elimination: (Semi Finals) – 31^st December, 2011
• Single Elimination: (Finals/Third Place playoffs) – 1^st /2^nd Jan, 2011

※Schedule will be updated on official website if there is any adjustment.
※Prize presentation in Jan. 2012 by respective country’s local GIGABYTE office/representatives [to be clarified]
 
Prize distribution of the GIGABYTE Battlefield 3 Cup Asia Season 1

• 1^st Place:USD$2,000 + GEFORCE GTX580SOC * 8pcs + 3 month Fragnetics 32 player BF3 server subscription
• 2^nd Place:USD$1,000 + Aivia M8600 Wireless Gaming Mouse * 8pcs + 2 month Fragnetics 32 player BF3 server subscription
• 3^rd Place:USD$400 + Aivia K8100 Macro Gaming Keyboard * 8pcs + 1 month Fragnetics 32 player BF3 server subscription
• Lucky Draw (most MVPs): 4pcs M8600+K8100

 
For further information and registration for the GIGABYTE Battlefield 3 Cup Asia Season 1, please visit: http://battlefield.gigabyte.asia
GIGABYTE VGA Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/GIGABYTE-VGA/138376338834
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GIGABYTE_VGA