DreamHack to Celebrate eSports Rising Stars

Champions of Valencia’s “DreamHack Showdown”
All Women CS:GO Tournament
To Be Invited to DreamHack Open in Rotterdam
October 18-20

Champions of DreamHack Open Summer
To Be Invited to CORSAIR DreamHack Masters Malmö
October 1-6

STOCKHOLM — DreamHack, the premier gaming and digital lifestyle festival, has long been dedicated to the growth of professional gaming — not just for the very best players, but for those aspiring to become them. For the renowned Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), the festival hosts the DreamHack Open — a tournament circuit noted as the number one place for teams to prove themselves as world-class, while further developing the strength of CS:GO as a global sport. DreamHack Open brings focus to rising-stars, allowing them a platform to compete in front of a live audience, earn prize money and be seen by both fans and the greater esports/video gaming community and industry.

“We want to improve the continuity of our tournaments, for both players and viewers by building a bigger connection between our events,” said DreamHack Co-CEO Marcus Lindmark. “Most recently, we announced that we’ll be hosting an all women’s CS:GO championship in Valencia, Spain with a prize pool of $100,000 USD, entitled ‘DreamHack Showdown.’ Today, we are taking things to the next level — by inviting the champions of DreamHack Showdown to our next DreamHack Open stop in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In addition, the DreamHack Open Summer champions will receive a direct invite to CORSAIR DreamHack Masters Malmö happening in October later this year.”

This is the first step in the continuous development DreamHack competitions, and intentions going forward is for a team that proves themselves in DreamHack Open will also be directly awarded a slot to further prove themselves on a bigger stage. More details will be announced soon.

“Looking ahead to 2020, we are excited to continue to create a better story for fans to follow, and an easier path for aspiring pro players to follow,” Lindmark continued. “Today, we celebrate our rising stars so they can run with the world’s best, or even possibly become the best. That is the true spirit of DreamHack.”

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