DreamHack Open Sevilla 2019
The last tournament in the DreamHack Open 2019 series, which will be carried out on December 13-15.
Match schedule
Bracket
Group play
Map pool
The general information
DreamHack Open Sevilla 2019 will take place in Sevilla, Spain on December 13-15. The exhibition center FIBES will be a venue and the overall prize pool of the tournament will amount $100,000, as usual. The event will be hosted at the DreamHack exhibition and eight teams will take part in it.
Participants
Six invited teams and two teams, which have made it through regional qualifiers in Europe and the countries of the Iberian peninsula will participate in the competition. CR4ZY, Gambit Youngsters, GODSENT, Illuminar Gaming, North, and Tricked Esport have become the lucky owners of direct invites. BIG and Movistar Riders have become the best ones in the European and Iberian qualifications, respectively.
The distribution of prizes
The overall prize pool in the sum of $100,000 will be distributed between eight participants in a common way for us. The teams, which don’t achieve a single victory will place 7th-8th in the standings and earn $2,000. The teams to place 5th-6th and not to advance to the playoffs will become the owners of the money prize in the sum of $3,000. The participants to make it to the playoffs but not advance further than the semi-final will hold the 3rd-4th place and earn $10,000. The vice-champion will earn a more solid prize in the sum of $20,000 and the winner of the tournament will earn 50% of grabs — $50,000.
The format of the tournament
Besides the distribution of prizes, the format of the championship will be familiar for viewers and the participants of DreamHack Open tournaments. Eight teams will be divided into two groups with four teams in each one. There, the participants will be playing in a double-elimination bracket. The first matches will be carried out in a bo1 format and the rest of the matches, including the playoffs and the grand final, will be hosted in a bo3 format. The top two rosters from every group will proceed to the playoffs, while the rest of the participants will finish their way in the tournament. Only three matches will be played in the playoffs: two semi-finals and the final.