DreamHack Leipzig Information Released

Everything you need to know about the upcoming DreamHack Leipzig event has been made public domain. DreamHack’s first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event of 2017 will be from Jan. 13-15, and it will feature eight teams who have been decided via invitations. Those teams and their respective groups are as follows:

Group A

• Heroic
• LDLC
• FNATIC Academy
• QWERTY

Group B

• FlipSid3 Tactics
• Vega Squadron
• Rogue
• BIG

The format for the event will have a group stage consisting of a starting match, followed by both a winners match and an elimination match. Two teams from each group will qualify for the tournament bracket, and they will face-off against a team from the opposite group. The schedule of when each match will take place is featured below (with times in CET).

Friday, Jan. 13
1:40 PM – Show start
2:00 PM –  Heroic vs. qwerty (best-of-one)
3:30 PM –  FlipSid3 vs. BIG (best-of-one)
5:00 PM –  LDLC vs. Fnatic academy (best-of-one)
6:30 PM –  Vega Squadron vs. Rogue (best-of-one)
8:00 PM – Group A – Winners Match (best-of-one)
9:30 PM – Group B – Winners Match (best-of-one)

Saturday, Jan. 14
11:40 AM – Show start
12:00 PM – Group A – Elimination Match (best-of-three)
3:00 PM – Group B – Elimination Match (best-of-three)
6:00 PM – Group A – Decider Match (best-of-three
9:00 PM – Group B – Decider Match (best-of-three)

Sunday, Jan. 15
9:30 AM – Show start
10:00 AM – Semi Final #1 – B1 vs. A2 (best-of-three)
12:30 PM – Semi Final #2 – A1 vs. B2 (best-of-three
3:00 PM – Grand Final (best-of-three)

Prize Pool

1st Place – $50,000

2nd Place – $20,000

3rd/4th Place – $10,000

5th/6th Place – $3,000

7th/8th PLace – $2,000

How do you think DreamHack Leipzig will pan out? Tell us in the comments or tweet us @GAMURScom.

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