OpTic Gaming achieved victory at DreamHack Summer 2019
Ihor MatusThe tournament was full of surprises and the fact that OpTic became the champions is one of them. The team was showing a nice game during the whole competition and as a result, the players held the cup of the champion and earned a money reward in the sum of $50,000.
OpTic got in Group B together with such opponents as Team Ancient, CR4ZY, and Chaos Esports Club, having advanced to the playoffs with a score 2-0. They faced Tricked Esports in the semi-final, having beaten the last ones with a score 2-1, making some efforts. In the final, they suddenly met Team Ancient, which, in turn, had defeated one of the favorites of the tournament, Aristocracy, with a score 2-1. OpTic Gaming faced issues in the final match but beat their opponents with a score 2-0, having lost 12 rounds to them on the first map and 14 rounds on the second map.
Together with the main prize in the form of $50,000, OpTic Gaming received an invite to the next DreamHack tournament in the Masters series, which will take place in Malmo on October 1-6. Its prize pool will amount $250,000.