The WCG Asian Championship have just announced an online tournament called the Samsung King of The Hill Tournament. The official game for this tournament will be DotA. There will be a total of $3,000 of prizes!

This tournament will run on an invitation format. To apply for the invitation, DotA teams have to download the SKOTH registration form, then follow the instructions to complete the form and send it in for selection. Only 64 teams will be chosen and invited for this event and the selection criteria will be base on how well they complete their registration and profile.

For the group stage, the mode will be AllPick (AP) and the single elimination tournament will be Extended League Mode (XL). The default map for this tournament is 6.48b. There are eight groups, Groups A to H. The structure of the eight groups will be drawn from the group drawings. Two teams from each group will advance into the single elimination tournament until a champion is found.

The schedule for the tournament will be announced soon. For the complete format of the tournament and the rules, visit the Asian World Cyber Games site.

Prizes
First Place
$1500

Second Place
$1000

Third Place
$500