So, Dota 2 Asian Championship mini guide (I think it's appropriate since it's like a mini TI):
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The qualifier/group/main stage will work very similar to how TI4 was.
TimesThe
North-American qualifier will kick things off on January 5th at 22.00 CET with Team Fire vs. compLexity Gaming and is set to conclude on January 6th.
The
European qualifier will follow on January 8th and will last until January 11th.
The
Asian qualifier will begin on January 10th and will end on January 15th.
The
Wildcard playoffs will take place on January 28th.
The
groupstage of the main event is scheduled from January 29th - February 2nd.
The
playoffs of the main event are scheduled from February 5th - February 9th.
Invited teams (going directly to main event)
NewBee
Vici Gaming
Invictus Gaming
LGD-Gaming
Evil Geniuses
MVP.Phoenix
Rave
Team Secret
Qualifier teams(US - top team goes to main event, EU - top team goes to main event, 2nd and 3rd go to wildcard, Asia - top four teams go to main event, 5th and 6th go to wildcard)
NACloud 9
Fire
CompLexity Gaming
Team eHug
EUAlliance
Team Tinker
Power Rangers
Natus Vincere
HellRaisers
Virtus.pro
Virtus.pro Polar
Team Empire
AsiaInvasion e-Sports
CDEC Gaming
Big God
HyperGloryTeam
LAI Gaming
Team DK
MiTH.Trust
EHOME
TongFu
Speed Gaming
Immortal Magneto Gaming
G Guard Esports
DG
Mineski Infinity
Aces Gaming
KingSurf
2 teams from DSPL will also play in Wildcard match:
Wings Gaming
Energy Pacemaker
More info/brackets:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/Dota_2_Asia_Championshipshttp://www.gosugamers.net/dota2/features/4077-the-official-survival-guide-to-dac