Garena Arena of Valor AIC (Arena of Valor International Championship) 2018 to Kick Off in November
The world's top 16 teams gather in Southeast Asia for a total prize pool of USD 600,000
Key Points:
The theme of AIC 2018 is “Break the Boundary”, and this year’s event will bring together the top 16 teams from 11 major regions around the world – making it even bigger than the recently concluded Arena of Valor World Cup (AWC). The 16 teams will compete for the title in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam where eSports is growing rapidly, and Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, from 23th Nov to 16th Dec.
The prize pool for this year’s competition represents a new record high for the Arena of Valor international tournaments, boasting a total prize pool of US$600,000 (estimated PHP 32 mil), underlining the rapid growth in popularity of Arena of Valor and growing interest in AOV esports.
AIC 2018 features a knock-out stage for the top 16 AOV teams which will be followed bya Group Stage and Quarterfinals. At the knockout stage, 16 teams around the world will compete with each other.
The 16 teams consist of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Europe, North America, MSP (Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines), South America, India and South Korea. The 4 seed teams will be in 4 different groups, the seed team in each group will then draw the other 3 teams to be in the same group and the first two teams in the same region will not meet each other in the same group. The four seed teams are from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. The selection of seed teams is based on 2017 AIC champion region, the 2018 AWC champion region and the two hosting regions - the four seed teams from these regions will be directly promoted to the Group stage. The group draw is expected to take place in early November after the conclusion of Vietnam’s Pro League, Arena of Glory (AOG).
AIC 2018 Format
AIC 2018 features a knock-out stage for the top 16 AOV teams which will lead to a Group Stage and Quarterfinals after that. The first round of the knockout stagewill be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the action will then shift to Bangkok for the following three weeks.
Week 1 (Nov 23th to 25th): Knockout Stage will take place during this period, where the non-seed teams in each group will participate in a Round Robin, BO3 single elimination format. The top two teams will advance to the Group Stage.
Week 2 (Nov 30th - Dec 1st): Group Stage will take place during this period where the top two teams from the Knockout Stage and the seed team in each group will participate in a Round Robin, BO3 single elimination format. The top two teams will advance to the Quarterfinals.
Week 3 (Dec 8th - 9th): Quarterfinals will take place on these 2 days, where the first place of each group will draw the second place from other groups. The Bo5 format will be adopted and the winning team will advance to the semi-finals.
Week 4: Semifinals and the Finals will be held on December 15th and 16th. Winner of Group A will match against winner of Group C and winner of Group B will match against winner of Group D. The format will be BO5 double elimination. The Grand finals will be BO7.
AIC 2018 Attending Teams (Total 16 teams)
Thailand (3 teams): RPL Professional League Champion, AIC Qualifier Champion,1st runner-up Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Division (2 teams): 2018 GCS Summer League
Championship,1st runner-up Vietnam (3 teams): AOG Professional League Champion, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up Indonesia (1 team): AIC Qualifier Champion
MSP (Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines) (1 team): Valor Cup Season 3 Champion
North America, South America, Europe (1 team each): Valor Series Professional League Champion India, China, Korea (1 team each): AIC Qualifier Champion
In previous international tournaments, the teams from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, Thailand and South Korea all performed very well and were among the favourites for the championship. This time at AIC 2018, these teams are also favourites to reach the top three. Nonetheless, Vietnam with its vast hero pool and unique tactics might just be the next dark horse in this tournament, as was evident where their team reached second place during AIC 2017. As the biggest mobile gaming esports tournament in the world, AIC 2018 is definitely an event not to be missed! Stay tuned for more information on AIC 2018.
The world's top 16 teams gather in Southeast Asia for a total prize pool of USD 600,000
Key Points:
- Arena of Valor International Championship (AIC) 2018 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand
- Prize pool for AIC 2018 is US$600,000
- Largest ever prize pool for mobile eSports
- The top 16 teams from 11 major AOV regions will participate in this tournament
- Thailand and Taiwan will have 3 slots each in AIC 2018
The theme of AIC 2018 is “Break the Boundary”, and this year’s event will bring together the top 16 teams from 11 major regions around the world – making it even bigger than the recently concluded Arena of Valor World Cup (AWC). The 16 teams will compete for the title in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam where eSports is growing rapidly, and Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, from 23th Nov to 16th Dec.
The prize pool for this year’s competition represents a new record high for the Arena of Valor international tournaments, boasting a total prize pool of US$600,000 (estimated PHP 32 mil), underlining the rapid growth in popularity of Arena of Valor and growing interest in AOV esports.
AIC 2018 features a knock-out stage for the top 16 AOV teams which will be followed bya Group Stage and Quarterfinals. At the knockout stage, 16 teams around the world will compete with each other.
The 16 teams consist of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Europe, North America, MSP (Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines), South America, India and South Korea. The 4 seed teams will be in 4 different groups, the seed team in each group will then draw the other 3 teams to be in the same group and the first two teams in the same region will not meet each other in the same group. The four seed teams are from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. The selection of seed teams is based on 2017 AIC champion region, the 2018 AWC champion region and the two hosting regions - the four seed teams from these regions will be directly promoted to the Group stage. The group draw is expected to take place in early November after the conclusion of Vietnam’s Pro League, Arena of Glory (AOG).
AIC 2018 Format
AIC 2018 features a knock-out stage for the top 16 AOV teams which will lead to a Group Stage and Quarterfinals after that. The first round of the knockout stagewill be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the action will then shift to Bangkok for the following three weeks.
Week 1 (Nov 23th to 25th): Knockout Stage will take place during this period, where the non-seed teams in each group will participate in a Round Robin, BO3 single elimination format. The top two teams will advance to the Group Stage.
Week 2 (Nov 30th - Dec 1st): Group Stage will take place during this period where the top two teams from the Knockout Stage and the seed team in each group will participate in a Round Robin, BO3 single elimination format. The top two teams will advance to the Quarterfinals.
Week 3 (Dec 8th - 9th): Quarterfinals will take place on these 2 days, where the first place of each group will draw the second place from other groups. The Bo5 format will be adopted and the winning team will advance to the semi-finals.
Week 4: Semifinals and the Finals will be held on December 15th and 16th. Winner of Group A will match against winner of Group C and winner of Group B will match against winner of Group D. The format will be BO5 double elimination. The Grand finals will be BO7.
AIC 2018 Attending Teams (Total 16 teams)
Thailand (3 teams): RPL Professional League Champion, AIC Qualifier Champion,1st runner-up Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Division (2 teams): 2018 GCS Summer League
Championship,1st runner-up Vietnam (3 teams): AOG Professional League Champion, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up Indonesia (1 team): AIC Qualifier Champion
MSP (Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines) (1 team): Valor Cup Season 3 Champion
North America, South America, Europe (1 team each): Valor Series Professional League Champion India, China, Korea (1 team each): AIC Qualifier Champion
In previous international tournaments, the teams from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, Thailand and South Korea all performed very well and were among the favourites for the championship. This time at AIC 2018, these teams are also favourites to reach the top three. Nonetheless, Vietnam with its vast hero pool and unique tactics might just be the next dark horse in this tournament, as was evident where their team reached second place during AIC 2017. As the biggest mobile gaming esports tournament in the world, AIC 2018 is definitely an event not to be missed! Stay tuned for more information on AIC 2018.
