The 56 teams accepted have been divided into 14 groups (A – N) in which they will take on each other and strive to get as many points as possible to advance to the subsequent single-elimination playoff. The 28 teams will then vie to advance to the semifinal and the 4 successful ones will enter the league stage. For 3 more weeks the league stage finalists will battle each other until one team claims the title and snatches the 1st prize amounting to 5500 ¥.
We are hopeful that the tournament brings some good recorded games considering top Chinese players are involved. Among the front-running teams we can see for example 经典奥特曼 (Air_BELL + Air_feeling), The Vietnamese team 越南组合 (_VNS_HAT + [JAH]31_), 大爷偶尔也冲动 (_CHB_DaYe + _EMA_003) or Tim's 蜡笔小新 (_CSC_Tim_ + JX_坏男孩).
Such a number of skilled and experienced gamers makes it difficult for one to guess who might win, still you are free to discuss the possibilities either here or at the official forums CIF.
CIF 1st Gemini Cup official forums: http://www.aocergroup.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=80
CIF 1st Gemini Cup tournament section: http://www.aoczone.net/viewforum.php?f=179