DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 matches start today!

The competitive season of the big CSGO continues. In the last days of April, we are waiting for the start of one of the most prestigious world championships, held by DreamHack.

DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 will see 16 clubs compete for the championship title and $ 250,000. We, in turn, propose to figure out what to expect from the upcoming event.

Five partners

This block will be dedicated to the competition partner teams, of which DreamHack has 5 pieces. We ask you to love and favor - Astralis, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, mousesports and NaVi.

The first ones worth paying attention to are, of course, Astralis. The recent news of Device's transition to the NiP camp has thrilled everyone who cares about competitive CS.

Astralis DH Masters Spring 2021 will be the first tournament after a loud transfer, and therefore most eyes will be focused on the Danes. However, the remaining attention can easily be taken by NaVi.

DH Masters Spring 2021 will also be a challenge for those “born to win”. First of all, the burden of responsibility and pressure will affect B1t, who will replace flamie not only with Inferno, but also as a base player.

Those who are all right with their staff are mousesports, FaZe Clan and G2 Esports. These three European clubs are doing well in terms of line-ups, but is the situation the same with the form?

If we take G2, then yesterday they successfully qualified for IEM Summer 2021 and should be inspired after passing to the prestigious tournament. FaZe and mouse were less fortunate in this regard, and therefore it will be doubly interesting to watch them.

CIS squad

The last months have become a real Counter-Strike holiday for the CIS region, since 3 clubs are in the TOP-5 of HLTV at once, and another one is in 11th place. We already talked about NaVi, now it's time for Gambit Esports, Virtus.pro and Team Spirit.

For Gambit DH Masters, Spring 2021 will be a challenge. The guys will have to justify the title of the best team in the world in battles with teams eager to take their place.

The disappointing defeat at ESL Pro League Season 13 should motivate Gambit to be even more involved in each match and demonstrate its best game. The situation is similar for the other two CIS teams.

For VP DH, the Masters Spring should be something of a redemption tournament. We remember very well their total failure as part of Funspark ULTI 2020, and therefore we will closely watch the bears.

Those who shot Spirit at the beginning of the year, as for me, are in the best position among their CIS colleagues. They have entered the path of becoming a TIR-1 team and are ready to show their best game, not really worrying about world ratings and other subjective metrics.

Dark horses or crown contenders?

In this block, we are talking about teams that can surprise, and the clubs that will do it. Going straight to the point, we discuss Heroic.

In a rather confident manner, the Danish five broke into the top of the world Counter-Strike, absolutely deservedly became the first team in Denmark and took the second line in the global HLTV rating. The victory at EPL Season 13 inspires Heroic, and the desire to gain a foothold in the position of the best team in the world should push the guys to great achievements.

Do not write off with BIG, Complexity Gaming, FURIA and Extra Salt. The first ones recently won Funspark ULTI 2020, where in the final they staged a CS extravaganza against as Extra Salt, and Complexity with Furia can always declare themselves at the right moment.

French crisis, Bulgarian underdogs and hot Brazilians

I will be looking especially closely at Vitality. I thought for a long time what status at DH Masters Spring 2021 would suit Vitality, but I could not come up with it.

Most likely, the closest to them will be the underdog marker. RpK's departure, failure at EPL Season 13 and BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2021 speak only in favor of unpreparedness Vitality becomes champions.

If I regard Vitality as an underdog, then with Fiend and paiN Gaming the situation is even more unstable. We shouldn't expect any special results from them, but still the winners of the European qualifiers and DH Open January NA may surprise.

Ready to start, attention...

The mini essay is over and it's time to move on to the most interesting - watching DH Masters Spring 2021. Share your opinions on the balance of power in the comments and cheer for a beautiful game with us.