Original: http://www.alienwarearena.com/event/dota2-cn-open/news/836/alienware-2012-dota-2/
partial translation
Sign up period: Sept 28 2012 – Oct 13 2012
Competition period: Oct 16 2012 – Oct 27 2012
Format: Online
Total prize pool: $37000 USD
Eligibility: China mainland, 18 years and above
Dota2 competition QQ group: 263425930
Includes an open bracket, invites, and a regional grand finals
According to http://dota2.17173.com/news/10112012/175259027.shtml, the invited teams are LGD, TongFu, AgFox, For.Love, HuangZu (royalty), NA, RS, and WIN.
Wow. Huge.
It’s actually not really that big when you look at it more, the $37k number only comes when you add up all their smaller prizes. It seems like the biggest prize any team can win is just a few thousand. It’s still a nice fill in for the scene where anyone can sign up for open brackets, very healthy competition.