DreamHack Winter 2015 Under Way!
Talent and good games: Dota 2 ASUS ROG DreamLeague at DreamHack Winter
The world’s largest digital festival DreamHack is once again awaiting a huge crowd of eSports fans in Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden. An impressive 26,000 visitors are expected to attend the event from 26-29th of November, with many eyes on the Dota 2 ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 4 Playoffs that kick off day one.
Six teams will be competing for their share of the $150,000 prize pool, a spot in the Grand Finals and the chance to become the next ASUS ROG DreamLeague Champion.
Here is the sneak peak of the impressive ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 4 Trophy:
The fourth season of ASUS ROG DreamLeague will end its run after two months of intense games. No Logic Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas have dropped along the way and only six teams remain to compete at DreamHack Winter:
OG
Alliance
Vega Squadron
4 Clover & Lepricon
Monkey Freedom Fighters
Empire
The games will be exciting and tense from Day 1; the first match will be an epic clash between the Russian squads Empire and Vega Squadron. Dota 2 fans will also be able to see Monkey Freedom Fighters once again, who were created for the ESL ONE New York European Qualifiers, and their match against the band with three Swedes – 4 Clover & Lepricon.
Day 2 will provide a delicious dessert for all Dota 2-lovers as they will bare witness to the freshly-battle-scarred Frankfurt Major champions OG and the all-Swedish Alliance, coming to Jönköping straight after the matches in Germany.
DreamLeague Playoffs will be one of the biggest highlights of the DreamHack Winter. A moment from last year's event. Photo credit: Abraham Engelmark/DreamHack
Chance of Redemption
Prominent Dota 2 caster Austin “Capitalist” Walsh told ROG, that ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 4 Playoffs should be especially interesting for Alliance and Vega Squadron fans. “This tournament will be a chance of redemption for teams like Alliance and Vega Squadron, who have shown that they have a large amount of potential for the upcoming seasons but ended up doing poorly at the Frankfurt Major” he said. The teams are also eager to get back on the big stage and show their newly learned tricks.
PPD Tries on the Caster Shoes
The great Dota 2 games onstage are accompanied by an impressive talent line-up, including Evil Geniuses’ captain Peter “PPD” Dager. This seasoned Dota 2 professional will not only join the experienced analyst team but will also cast a few tournament games. After the great success at the Frankfurt Major, the winner of The International 2015 will definitely bring some interesting insights and share some tricks of the trade.
Fans will be delighted to see and hear the Danish gentleman Troels “Synderen” Nielsen, the charming Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden, and well-known lovers of competitive Dota 2 Shane “Shaneomad” Clarke, Andy “Draskyl” Stiles, Owen “ODpixel” Davies and David “Luminous” Zhang.
Schedule
26th of November
13:30 – Preshow
14:00 – Match A – Vega Squadron vs Empire – BO1
15:15 – Match B – 4 Clover & Lepricon vs Monkey Freedom Fighters – BO1
16:30 – Match C – Winner of Match A&B – BO3
19:00 – Match D – Loser of Match A&B – BO3
21:30 – Match E – Loser of Match C vs Winner of Match D – BO3
27th of November
13:30 – Preshow
14:00 – Match F – Alliance vs Winner of Match E – BO3
16:30 – Match G – OG vs Winner of Match C – BO3
19:00 – Match H – Loser of Match F&G – BO3
21:30 – Match I – Winner of Match F&G – BO3
28th of November
13:30 – Preshow
14:00 – Match J – Winner of Match H vs Loser of Match I – BO5
18:30 – Grand Final – Winner of Match I&J – BO5
DreamLeague Playoffs Schedule. Credit: DreamHack
More Action to Watch
In addition to the ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 4 Playoffs the attendees of DreamHack Winter will be able to cheer for their Counter Strike: Global Offensive idols fighting in the FACEIT CS:GO League Season Finale, sporting a $250,000 grand prize. Participants in Group A: Virtus.pro, Team Liquid, Team SoloMid, Legacy eSports. Group B: Team EnVyUs, Fnatic, Luminosity Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas.
DreamHack Winter 2015 will also feature 24 StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void competitors battling in the DreamHack Roccat 2015 Legacy of the Void Championship for their share of the $50,000 prize pool. You can find the full list of participants and schedule at DreamHack’s Website.
Hearthstone will be back in Jönköping with the second installment of the Hearthstone Grand Prix series as well as a second DreamHack Super Smash Bros. Melee event with $30,000 in prize money divided between singles and doubles events.
The crowd should also get a glimpse of the Capcom Pro Tour visiting DreamHack Winter for a Premier event with some aggressive Ultra Street Fighter IV plays.
The League of Legends will not be forgotten either – in a huge BYOC (Bring your own computer) tournament the participants will compete on-site for the 50,000 SEK (approximately $5,750) prize pool.
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DreamHack Winter 2015 wallpaper. Credit: DreamHack
