DreamHack Smash Championship 2016 Dates and Locations Announced

Today, digital festival host DreamHack has officially announced its plans for the upcoming DreamHack Smash Championship 2016 on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/DreamHack/status/703582585377660928

The Smash Championship tournament series will feature Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments starting May 6-8 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. This event will feature an open singles tournament which offers a $10,000 prize pool.

The second event, DreamHack Summer, will be held on June 18-11 in Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden – which will also offer a singles tournament with the prize pool of $10,000 up for grabs.

Now, the final event, DreamHack Winter, will be held on Nov. 24-27 in, Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden, offering a larger $30,000 prize pool.

Registration for DreamHack Austin will open in early March. For those of you who are looking to attend the Austin event, you can do so on their website. Registration for DreamHack Summer will be available in the upcoming months.

Tournament Schedule for DreamHack Austin 2016:

May 6 (Friday)

• DreamHack Austin opens – Starts at 3:00 p.m.
• 3:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Tournament area is open for free play

May 7 (Saturday)

• DreamHack Austin opens at 10:00 a.m.
• The Main tournament will start at 10:30 a.m.

May 8 (Sunday)

• DreamHack Austin opens at 10:00 a.m.
• The Main tournament – Final phase of bracket play starts at 10:30 a.m.

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