GotFrag.com - The ESWC Masters of Cheonan marks what might be the last ESWC event ever held, considering the recent bankruptcy claim by their parent organization.

This tournament is independently funded however, and consists of the top teams from around the world.

The sixteen teams have been divided into four groups, with the top two teams advancing from each. From there, teams will battle it out in a best-of-three single elimination bracket to determine the final victor.

Be sure to check out GotFrag's scores and schedule for the 2009 ESWC Asia Masters.


Korean Team - TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD
WeMadeFox - glow, solo, lsw, bail, termi
wNv Gaming - KangTa, prom1se, aqi, k1n, virgo
Evil Genius - fRoD, lurppis, n0thing, Warden, Storm


Group A is definitely one of the most interesting, being the sole group without a European team. It's also the only group to include an American team. Wemade FOX is the heavy favorite, despite their roster changes that plagued them during the EMIII Global Finals, which they placed 5-6th. Right behind them, EG.usa is predicted to finish second over a wNv team which has no current results to back them up. Regardless, the match between the Chinese and American teams will be the one to watch, as it should determine which side will advance to the quarterfinals.

Prediction: Wemade FOX, EG


Speeder - nativo , noppo , sion , twist , xenqlity
Mousesports - cyx, gob b, gore, Kapio, Tixo
Korea Team - TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD
Alchemists - floreNz, zEn, tacky, kalle, Vertigo

Despite which Korean team qualifies here, it's pretty easy to determine the outcome of this group. Easily the weakest of the four groups, mousesports should come out on top here. Speeder is a known team from Japan which always competes in both the ESWC and WCG tournaments, always to get knocked out in the first round. Second place in this group should go to the unknown Alchemists team from Norway, unless the Korean team throws a wrench into the machine and takes a map from them.

Prediction: Mousesports, Alchemists


Wicked - NEo , luq , taz , loordB , kuben
SK-Gaming - allen , RobbaN , zet , tentpole , walle
Team Immunity - deStiny, kraM, gazR, benoR and ferg
Fnatic - dsn , f0rest , Get_RiGht , Gux , carn

This group can easily be called the group of death. With fnatic, SK, and Wicked (ex-MYM for those that don't know) this group is by far the most difficult to qualify from. Fnatic, with their recent roster switch, is coming off of a hot victory at the EM III Global Finals, and as such are the heavy favorites to advance. Assuming fnatic wins all of their matches, that makes SK vs Wicked the match to watch, as the winner should be the second team to make it to the playoff. However, you can't count out Team Immunity as they've shown that they can compete with top teams and are more than capable of upsetting any one of these three giants.

Prediction: Fnatic, Wicked


Korean Team - TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD
mTw - zonic , mJe , ave , whimp , sunde
UMX - cedrik , evant , realment , rusty , ryuki
TitaNs - Matrix , StrykerX , techduck , extreme , syck

Group D, much like Group B, is one of the more easier groups to predict. mTw is the heavy, heavy favorite. Anything but first for the Denmark squad would be a disappointment to all of their fans, as well as any other follower of eSports. The other teams will be fighting for second, and the TitaNs of Singapore should have the advantage here. They've competed in just about every WCG/ESWC event as the Singaporean representative, and that experience should be able to carry them over any Korean team that should qualify here, as well as the UMX team from Taiwan.

Prediction: mTw, TitaNs