DreamHack announced two tournaments
Ihor MatusDreamHack announced two additional Open tournaments. Their total prize pool will be $ 200,000. Events will take place in November and December. Both will be held online and will be attended by eight teams. All matches of the championship will be held in a series of up to two wins, while the grand finals will be held in the Bo5 format.
It is noteworthy that the tournament participants will be determined through the ESL World Ranking and the winners of the European regional championships. The November tournament will focus on teams from the northern region, while qualifying for the Iberian Peninsula squads in December.
At the moment, we only know two tournament participants. KOVA received an invite to DreamHack Open November 2020, while Originem was invited to DreamHack Open December 2020. The former won the Telia Esports Series Season 3, and julliano and her teammates became the best at DreamHack Showdown Summer 2020.
DreamHack Open November 2020 will be held from November 26 to 29, and slots will be distributed among the participants as follows:
- ESL World Ranking # 1
- ESL World Ranking # 2
- Norwegian League
- ESL Championship Poland
- Elgiganten Ligaen S15
- ESEA Qualification # 1
- ESEA Qualifier # 2
- KOVA
DreamHack Open December 2020 will take place from December 10-13. Slots between the participants will be distributed as follows:
- ESL World Ranking # 1
- ESL World Ranking # 2
- ESL World Ranking # 3
- ESL World Ranking # 4
- ESL Masters España
- Qualification in the countries of Iberia
- ESEA qualification
- Originem