With Funspark ULTI 2021 Regional Series Asia Season 1 kicking off on Monday, CSGO2ASIA.com presents a comprehensive viewer’s guide with everything you need to know about the US$15,000 tournament.
The Funspark and 5EPlay-sponsored event will run from March 29 to April 11, featuring sixteen teams including twelve East and four Southeast Asian teams to face off for the lion’s share of the US$15,000 prize pool this season. The event will once again bring together East and Southeast Asian teams since their latest event together in January this year at Funspark Rivals Pre-Season.
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A best-of-three (BO3) GSL group stage with four teams per group will kick off the competition, with the top two from each group will advance to the playoffs. The playoffs will feature a single-elimination, best-of-three (BO3) format up to the grand final. To close it out, The champions will be crowned upon the conclusion on April 11, kicking off at 16.00 UTC+8.
Among the participants are the former Beyond Esports squad who have signed for a new organization from Malaysia, Team LZ. Ex-TIGER have also signed with Renewal three days prior to the start of the East Asian qualifier for the event.
Below are the groups for Funspark ULTI 2021 Regional Series Asia Season 1:
| Group A | Group B |
| 🇲🇳 Checkmate | 🇨🇳 LVG |
| 🌍 NG Esports | 🇨🇳 After Gaming |
| 🇨🇳 Let’s Quit | 🇨🇳 TYLOO |
| 🇨🇳 Newhappy | 🇹🇭 ZIGMA |
| Group C | Group D |
| 🇨🇳 Invictus Gaming | 🇲🇳 Renewal |
| 🇨🇳 Reece | 🇸🇬 HZ |
| 🇲🇳 D13 | 🇨🇳 Wings Up |
| 🇨🇳 TaiChangGui | 🇹🇭 Team LZ |
The official English broadcast will be live-streamed through Funspark’s official Twitch channel, while the Chinese broadcast will be brought to you by Huya. Below are the links to the respective language stream:
Following is a comprehensive schedule for the event:
Monday, March 29
13.00 – 🇲🇳 Checkmate vs 🌍 NG Esports
16.00 – 🇨🇳 Let’s Quit vs 🇨🇳 Newhappy
Tuesday, March 30
13.00 – 🇨🇳 LVG vs 🇨🇳 After Gaming
16.00 – 🇨🇳 TYLOO vs 🇹🇭 ZIGMA
Wednesday, March 31
13.00 – Group A elimination match
16.00 – Group A winners’ match
Thursday, April 1
13.00 – Group B elimination match
16.00 – Group B winners’ match
Friday, April 2
13.00 – Group A decider match
16.00 – Group B decider match
Saturday, April 3
13.00 – 🇨🇳 Invictus Gaming vs 🇨🇳 Reece
16.00 – 🇲🇳 D13 vs 🇨🇳 TaiChangGui
Sunday, April 4
13.00 – 🇲🇳 Renewal vs 🇸🇬 HZ
16.00 – 🇨🇳 Wings Up vs 🇹🇭 Team LZ
Monday, April 5
13.00 – Group C elimination match
16.00 – Group C winners’ match
Tuesday, April 6
13.00 – Group D elimination match
16.00 – Group D winners’ match
Friday, April 2
13.00 – Group C decider match
16.00 – Group D decider match
The US$15,000 prize pool will be distributed in the following way
1.US$7,500
2. US$3,500
3-4. US$500
All of the Funspark ULTI 2021 Matches Will be Featured on CSGO2ASIA’s Match Ticker
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