Are you a racing fan still holding on to a copy of Gran Turismo 5? Why not take part in the Gran Turismo 5 Asia Online Tournament, organised by Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong (SCEH)?
The competition is open to any PlayStation Network member residing in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. It is divided into three phases: a Regional Qualifier, Regional Final, and Asia Finals.
The grand champion of the Asia Finals will win an all-expenses paid trip to this year’s Tokyo Game Show 2012, while the top-3 finishers for the Regional Finals will each receive PSN vouchers. Each Regional Final champion will also receive free tickets to watch the Malaysian Super GT Grand Prix on 17-19 June.
The Regional Qualifiers are scheduled to start from 9-22 April, and can be accessed by any player with a copy of the game via GT5’s “Seasonal Event” mode. The Regional Finals and Asia Finals will be held in May (exact date TBA) and 10 June respectively.
The full details of each tournament phase, as well as a list of prizes and competition dates, are as follows:
Match Details
- Qualification Matches
Date 9th – 22nd April, 2012 How to participate - Connected your PS3TM with the Internet
- Enter into GRAN TURISMO®5 game
- Select “Seasonal Event” under “GT Mode”
- Select “Asia Online Tournament 2012”
- Participants will then be assigned automatically to the appropriate regional match according to the “Region” data registered in their SEN accounts
- Participants can then start the time trial, and participants’ best lap time is applied.
- There is no limitation on no. of times of trial
Race course Fuji Speedway F Car Model Nissan Calsonic IMPUL GT-R (SUPER GT) ’08
Tire setting : Racing Hard (R1)
* This car will be temporarily loaded to the participants’ garage automatically when they join the event.
All participants who gain gold trophy will be awarded with this car (in My Home) after the race.How to win - All participants will be ranked according to the time they spent to finish the race course.
- Top 6 participants can enter the Regional Finals which will be held offline
- Results will be announced on 4th May 2012
- Regional Final
Date May 2012 Venue: TBC How to participate - Top 6 racers from each region in the Qualification Match will enter the Regional Final
- All regional finalists will be notified separately for the exact date, time, venue and other details of the race
- In the Regional Final, the following car models (2 cars per model) of which the conditions will be set to be as similar as possible will be the designated cars for the race:
- MOTUL AUTHECH GT-R ’08
- Calsonic IMPUL GT-R ’08
- YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R ’08
Racers will take turns to select their own race cars in ascending order of their ranking in the Qualification Matches. Hence, the top racer will be the first one to pick a car, then the top 2 racer, etc.
Race course Fuji Speedway F x 3 laps How to win - All participants are raced against speed. The fastest racer who complete the course in each region becomes the finalist to represent their country in the Asia Final held in Malaysia
- Asia Final
Date 10th June 2012 Venue Sepang Circuit Malaysia at Super GT Sepang Grand Prix How to participate - The winners from each Regional Final match will compete in the Asia Final
- All finalists will be sent to Malaysia to compete for Asian Championship
- In the match, the following car models (2 cars per model) of which the conditions will be set to be as similar as possible will be the designated cars for the race:
- MOTUL AUTHECH GT-R ’08
- Calsonic IMPUL GT-R ’08
- YellowHat YMS TOMICA GT-R ’08
Racers will take turns to select their own race cars according to the time attack held before the final race. Hence, the racer with the shortest completion time in the time attack will be the first one to pick a car, then the top 2 racer, etc.
Race course Suzuka Circuit How to win - All participants are raced against speed. The racer who completes the course the fastest will become the Asia Champion.
Important Dates:
| 9th-22nd April 2012 | Qualification Matches |
| 4th May 2012 | Result announcement for qualification matches |
| May 2012 | Regional Finals |
| Mid-May 2012 | Result announcement for Regional Finals |
| 10th June 2012 | Asia Final |
Prizes
- Asia Champion
Two-way air tickets and hotel accommodation to attend Tokyo Game Show 2012 in September 2012 and a Trophy for the Asian Championship.
Regional Matches
| 1st Place (each region): |
Two-way air tickets and hotel accommodation to Malaysia to attend the Asia Final in Sepang Circuit Malaysia at Super GT Sepang Grand Prix and SGD160 PSN Money Voucher |
| 2nd Place (each region): |
SGD320 PSN Money Voucher |
| 3rd Place (each region): |
SGD160 PSN Money Voucher |
| All participants: | DL car Nissan Calsonic IMPUL GT-R (SUPER GT) ’08 *Only for participants who have gained Gold Trophy in the event. |
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