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 converged 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 was an event that featured 16 teams from all over Asia and the Pacific regions. The attendees were split into four groups of four where they played out a GSL-style double-elimination bracket. The top two from each group proceeded to the playoffs.
It was a lot simpler for the playoffs: the final eight played out a single-elimination bracket. The last team left standing was 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
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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.
Thursday, Jan. 16
- 11am: Rare Atom 19-17 Chinggis Warriors
- Group A qualifier. Rare Atom proceeds to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: Gods Reign 1-2 Chinggis Warriors
- Group A decider. Chinggis Warriors proceeds to playoffs, Gods Reign is eliminated.
- 3:30pm: XO 13-3 Real Original Gaming
- Group B qualifier. XO proceeds to playoffs.
- 5pm: Blaze Warriors 0-2 Real Original Gaming
- Group B decider. Real Original Gaming proceeds to playoffs, Blaze Warriors is eliminated.
Friday, Jan. 17
- 11am: TYLOO 13-6 IHC
- Group C qualifier. TYLOO proceeds to playoffs.
- 12:30pm: SemperFi 2-1 IHC
- Group C decider. SemperFi proceeds to playoffs, IHC is eliminated.
- 3:30pm: JiJieHao 13-8 ATOX
- Group D qualifier. Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 5pm: Nalakuvara 0-2 ATOX
- Group D decider. ATOX proceeds to playoffs, Nalakuvara is eliminated.
Playoffs
All match times are in UTC+8/CST (Singapore, China, Malaysia, and Perth [AWDT]).
Saturday, Jan. 18
- 11am: Rare Atom 2-0 Real Original Gaming
- Rare Atom win 13-6 (Mirage).
- Rare Atom win 16-13 (Inferno).
- Rare Atom proceeds to semifinals.
- 2pm: Chiggis Warriors 1-2 XO
- XO win 13-10 (Inferno).
- Chiggis Warriors win 13-8 (Ancient).
- XO win 13-5 (Anubis).
- XO proceeds to semifinals.
- 5pm: TYLOO 0-2 ATOX
- ATOX win 13-6 (Nuke).
- ATOX win 13-8 (Inferno).
- ATOX proceeds to semifinal.
- 8pm: SemperFi 0-2 JiJieHao
- JiJieHao win 13-9 (Inferno).
- JiJieHao win 13-7 (Anubis).
- JiJieHao proceeds to semifinal.
Sunday, Jan. 19
- 11am: Rare Atom 0-2 XO
- XO win 13-5 (Dust 2).
- XO win 13-4 (Inferno).
- XO proceeds to grand final.
- 2pm: ATOX 2-0 JiJieHao
- ATOX win 13-10 (Ancient).
- ATOX win 13-7 (Dust 2)
- ATOX proceeds to grand final.
- 5pm: XO 2-0 ATOX
- XO win 13-9 (Inferno).
- XO win 13-10 (Anubis).
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