IEM ASIA gets in full stride today for World of Warcraft as Button Bashers kicks off the event vs ROC in a best of five format. The top three finishers out of this event will go on to the Global Finals at CeBit in Hanover, Germany and claim the best WoW teams in Asia for the Intel Extreme Masters.

Team Infinity was unable to field all three players at the event and have withdrawn from the tournament. Taking their spots is local RMP talent, Suit Time Alb.

Suit Time Alb

Min Siang You (Mage)
Yu Rou Jian (Priest)
Yu Sian 'ray' Huang (Rogue)

Mouseports, formerly Team Angelref, will be participating in the tournament to try to showcase their skills to mousesports management after a the organization took a year-long break from the WoW scene. They now returns once again.

The first place Asia finisher will be placed into Group B in the Global Finals, the chaotic group of death with the likes of SK Sansibar and compLexity Black. Both 2nd and 3rd qualifiers will be placed into Group A alongside Dignitas, SK Gaming U.S., and fnatic.

The tournament is round robin robin best of five style format with top two from each group advancing on to a single elimination bracket where the prize money starts to get real.

Stay tuned to GotFrag.com as we bring you the latest coverage from the event in Taipei, Taiwan.

Results:

1. Button Bashers - $9,000
2. mousesports - $4,000
3. SK Korea - $2,800
4. Death Blooms - $1,400
5/6. DKP - $700
5/6. R O C - $700
7/8. Gaming - $700
7/8. Suit Time Alb - $700