ASUS Spring Cup 2012 is now down to just 16 teams who are still competing for a chance at the 90,000 RUB prize purse and two spots at ASUS Final Battle of the Year.

The qualification stages started with over 800 teams who signed up and the number of teams has once again been split in half since our last news post regarding the event on Sunday as we are down to just sixteen.

Schedule for this group stage has already been announced at ASUSOpen.com where you can view the schedule for each group by clicking on the designated letters at the top of the page.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Piter	ALTERNATE	snT	Virtus.pro
ES4X	ELTZ	Anexis	zNation
IGO	NOML	eSrael	INTO
SVITORA	escalate	Brovi	1shot

We reported the prize distribution and tournament format last week. Now that we are moving towards the final stages of the event, you can also expect hot matches here on HLTV.org for the most interesting games.