FRONTLINE VR BATTLE
Central Asia's first team VR shooter tournament, on the Digital Creative Zone arena. Put together a team of three, win the Team Battle firefights and take a prize.
Starts02.10
- Dates
- 2 October, 10:00 — 3 October, 13:00
- Where
- Astana · Digital Creative Zone VR arena · EXPO IEC
- Format
- offline
- Partner
- Frontline
VR tournament · 2–3 October
FRONTLINE VR BATTLE
Central Asia's first team VR shooter tournament, on the Digital Creative Zone arena. Put together a team of three, win the Team Battle firefights and take a prize.
2 October · Friday
3 October · Saturday
After the tournament the arena is open to every visitor of the zone: walk-up play, just come to the arena operator's desk.
- When
- 2 October, 10:00 — 3 October, 13:00
- Where
- Digital Creative Zone VR arena · EXPO IEC, Astana
- Teams
- 3v3 · up to 15 teams
- Entries
- until 1 October, 16:00 Almaty time
- Who can play
- AI & Digital Bridge 2026 visitors only
Team Battle: up to 11 one-minute rounds to eliminate the opposing team, first to 6 points. 15 teams split into 5 groups of 3; the best 8 in the overall table go through to a best-of-three playoff.
How to enter
- Every player signs up at frontlinevr.io/player
- The captain creates the team, invites two more players and applies for the tournament
- Entry is confirmed once the organiser approves the application
- On match day the team arrives 15–20 minutes early for a briefing
Run by Frontline · co-organiser and sponsor — Creata Games
Tournament schedule
- 10:00Check-in and briefing for the first teams
- 10:20Groups, round 1 — 5 matches
- 11:20Groups, round 2 — 5 matches
- 12:10Break
- 12:30Groups, round 3 — 5 matches
- 14:00Group results: the top 8 and the playoff bracket
- 14:20Four quarter-finals, best of three
- 16:40Open play, walk-up queue
- 10:00Semi-finalists check in
- 10:20Semi-final 1, best of three
- 10:50Semi-final 2, best of three
- 11:20Third-place match, best of three
- 11:50Grand final, best of three
- 12:40Awards and group photo
- 13:00Open play, walk-up queue
Prizes
1st place
3 Sega consoles, 3 game vouchers of 20,000 KZT, a cup and 30,000 battle tokens for each player
2nd place
3 Nintendo consoles, 3 game vouchers of 10,000 KZT, medals and 25,000 battle tokens for each player
3rd place
3 consoles, 3 game vouchers of 5,000 KZT, medals and 20,000 battle tokens for each player
Every player on a participating team gets 15,000 battle tokens, on top of any prize for a podium place.
Tournament team
Who runs it
7+ years in commercial game development, 2+ of them on a game with 15M+ players.
Speaker profile →
A game designer with 5+ years of commercial experience in mid-core multiplayer projects; working on a large driving simulator with role-play elements.
Getting there
Two venues in the EXPO complex
1 October — Astana Hub, pavilion C4.6. 2–3 October — the forum hall at the EXPO IEC. They are about 800 metres apart.
Astana Hub · Event Hall C4.6
Pavilion C4.6, 55/8 Mangilik El Ave, Astana
The Creata Games opening, keynotes, workshops and networking, 14:00–21:00. Free entry with registration.
Open in maps ↗EXPO IEC · AI & Digital Bridge forum
EXPO complex, Astana
The Digital Creative Zone and the VR tournament; on 3 October, panels in Steppe Hall and pitches in the Pitch Zone. Entry with a forum ticket.
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