Dreamhack Events 2017

4/9/2022

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DreamHack is heading to Sweden December 1^st through the 4^th, and, as always, they’ll have more than a few esports events that spectators will surely enjoy. DreamHack has a long history of crafting some of the biggest and most exciting esports events. Whether you’re a Hearthstone fan, a Super Smash Bros. head, or a Counter-Strike lover, DreamHack always offers something to watch. With several hundred thousand tournaments taking place throughout the weekend, people will be tuning in from all across the world to see what goes down. A lucky few will even get to watch from inside the event hall.

Of course, where there is fanfare, there is esports betting. A diligent member of the esports community may already be aware of the events that are taking place at DreamHack Winter 2017, but this article is for those who aren’t. With seven events lined up throughout the weekend, this article will break down the facts you need to know for each one. I’ll cover everything that we know so far and make some speculations about the events based on recent history. With the event so close, we still don’t know much but at the very least you’ll learn what’s going on and when to log into your favorite esports betting website.

DreamHack Astro Open

Beginning at 11:40 AM CET and running almost straight through until the Grand Final at 5 PM CET on Sunday, this Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament is one of the main events of the weekend. Eight teams have been invited from all over the world to battle for a total prize payout of $100,000. The teams will play Friday and Saturday split into two groups of four. The two teams with the best record will duke it out at 4 PM CET on Saturday to decide who will be the first and second seed. They will then proceed to the semifinals at 12 PM CET Sunday, with the winning teams heading to the Grand Finals.

The following teams are set to appear:

BIG
Gambit Esports
Heroic
Mousesports
Natus Vincere
Team EnVyUs
North Academy
Rise Nation

Having just one their qualifiers, North Academy and Rise Nation are certainly aimed for the finals. That said, these matches all look like they’ll be close. DreamHack has put together a group of teams that are all accomplished and competition will be fierce. Clear favorites may emerge Friday, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Dream League Season 8 Finals

Little is finalized about this tournament, but that doesn’t change the fact that it will be an exciting conclusion to DreamHack’s Dota 2 League. We know that there will be a total of over a million dollars on the line, however, DreamHack has not announced exactly when the tournament will be taking place. Additionally, the tournament’s format is not finalized either. Currently, DreamHack is favoring a double elimination, best of three format.

Only four teams have been confirmed for the event so to pick winners now would be silly. With each team having gone through so much to get here, this tournament will likely look like the ASTRO Open. Close matches make for exciting games but no safe bets.

Quake Championships Invitational

Putting $350,000 on the line, DreamHack has paired with Bethesda to add an event for their most recent breakthrough game to the roster. Taking place alongside the DreamHack Astro Open, this event will begin at 10 AM CET on Friday and the final will take place at 5:15 PM CET on Sunday. 24 players in total will compete. 8 of these will be invited, with another 16 qualifying through online play. Another team event will take place alongside the duel tournament, though information about this is less available. While all places are not locked in, reigning champion Raisy has been invited back. It will be exciting to see if he can retain or if he will be gunned down by a hungry newcomer.

H1Z1 Elite Series

Like the Quake Championships, this event will have a duel league and a team league. A grand total of $150,000 will be on the line. Qualifiers will take place at 12 PM – 3 PM CET for single players and 5 PM – 8 PM CET for teams on both Friday and Saturday. Finals will then occur at 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM for single players and 3 PM – 6 PM CET for teams. Unfortunately, we have no player information at this time, so I can’t help you there.

DreamHack Hearthstone Grand Prix

$25,000 is on the line for 200+ players in this entry of the DreamHack Hearthstone Grand Prix series. While I can’t say for certain who will be there, I can say that this will be an exciting tournament for viewers. With the meta having finally settled down from the most recent set release, players will be relying on skill more than deckbuilding to take the win. Tournaments like this are always great for spectators as they tend to be packed with tense moments and great plays.

The tournament will be taking place on the following schedule (all times are in CET):

Friday, December 1st

11:00 Pre-show
13:00 Round 2
14:45 Round 3
16:15 Round 4
18:00 Round 5
19:45 Round 6

Saturday, December 2nd

11:00 Pre-show
11:15 Round 7
13:15 Round 8
15:00 Round 9
16:45 RO16 – 1+2
18:15 RO16 – 3+4
19:45 RO16 – 5+6
21:15 RO16 – 7+8

Sunday December 3rd

12:00 Pre-show
12:15 RO8 – 1
13:45 RO8 – 2
15:15 RO8 – 3
16:45 RO8 – 4
18:15 RO4 – 1
19:45 RO4 – 2
21:15 GRAND FINAL

DreamHack Smash Championship

An open event, the DreamHack Smash Championship is putting $10,000 on the line for anybody who feels up to the challenge. More casual than other tournaments that are taking place, the DreamHack Smash Championship will surely have its fair share of exciting moments. No schedule has been set for the tournament yet and no player information is available due to the nature of an open event.

Nordic Championship

With three games and 300,000 Swedish krona on the line, this event will bring together the best players from the Nordic region to compete in several events. Player information is being finalized now and you can get updates from the Nordic Championship website. DreamHack will be hosting the Grand Finals, though there is no current information on when those will take place at the event.

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Dreamhack Austin 2017 Results

Dreamhack Austin 2017, held in Austin, Texas, USA from April 28th through 30th, is in the books and USA's PG Punk has won his second Premier Event in a row! Punk's previous victory was at NorCal Regionals 2017 two weeks ago. Following on in 2nd place is Japan's GRPT Haitani, who won the Ultimate Fighting Arena Premier Event held in Paris, France earlier this month. In 3rd place is Singapore's RZR Xian, who won the first Premier Event of the 2017 season at Final Round 20.

If you missed any of the action, be sure to visit our videos page, where we will have a playlist for matches from Dreamhack Austin 2017!

We will have more on Dreamhack Austin 2017 in a few days. For now let’s congratulate PG Punk and take a look at the final results!

Dreamhack Austin 2017 Results: Top 64

Placing	Handle	Characters	Points
1st	PG Punk	Karin/Nash	400
2nd	GRPT Haitani	Necalli	250
3rd	RZR Xian	Ibuki/F.A.N.G.	200
4th	BX3 Phenom	Necalli	160
5th	ECHO FOX Justin Wong	Karin/Chun-Li	130
5th	RN Alex Myers	Cammy	130
7th	RB Snake Eyez	Zangief/Akuma	100
7th	CO Go1	Ibuki/Chun-Li	100
9th	EG Ricki Ortiz	Chun-Li	70
9th	CJ Truth	Cammy	70
9th	ECHO FOX Momochi	Ibuki/Ken	70
9th	CO Dogura	Urien	70
13th	Circa LPN	M.Bison	40
13th	Hx CYG BST Daigo Umehara	Guile	40
13th	EG K-Brad	Cammy	40
13th	YOUDEAL Yukadon	Ibuki	40
17th	Liquid NuckleDu	Guile/Birdie	20
17th	ZOWIE GamerBee	Necalli/Cammy	20
17th	Qanba Douyu Xiao Hai	Cammy	20
17th	ZOWIE Oil King	Rashid	20
17th	Flash	Vega	20
17th	Commander Jesse	Dhalsim	20
17th	PIE Kami	Necalli	20
17th	ESPR Mono	F.A.N.G.	20
25th	Windalfr	Kolin	10
25th	GOL Ranmasama	Rashid	10
25th	NOBLE Vagabond	Necalli	10
25th	DNL Chris Tatarian	Ken	10
25th	RB Bonchan	Nash	10
25th	Brian_F	Balrog	10
25th	TS Sabin (Arturo Sanchez)	Dhalsim	10
25th	SRK El Cubano Loco	Vega	10
33rd	Rise Marn	Ibuki	5
33rd	Magneto1080p	Karin	5
33rd	WCW John Rog	Balrog	5
33rd	Perfect Legend	Urien/Cammy	5
33rd	PIE Smug	Balrog	5
33rd	VGP Docta Afrikan	Vega	5
33rd	UYA FightClub UD	Cammy	5
33rd	SPLYCE Filipino Champ (FChamp)	Dhalsim	5
33rd	EG NYChrisG	Guile	5
33rd	PandaTV DarkJiewa	Ken/Akuma	5
33rd	UA Saionide	Ken	5
33rd	DCB EliTheCurry	Laura	5
33rd	CrescentMoonCMG	Balrog	5
33rd	Ice	Guile/M.Bison	5
33rd	Tommy2step	Urien	5
33rd	WN OG Shine	Ibuki	5
49th	KH Babyface	1
49th	Stupendous	Zangief	1
49th	Stealth	Rashid	1
49th	Jan	Birdie	1
49th	Shin (2)	Ibuki/Chun-Li	1
49th	ROG Kelvin Jeon	Urien	1
49th	VGP Integra	Ken	1
49th	NS Ludovic	Chun-Li	1
49th	BurnoutFighter	Dhalsim	1
49th	General Azad	M.Bison	1
49th	PG Coach Steve	Balrog/Karin	1
49th	DL FourWude	Akuma	1
49th	Fubarduck	R.Mika	1
49th	Mattypie	Ibuki	1
49th	Rylander	Dhalsim	1
49th	Happy Medicine	M.Bison	1

Dreamhack Austin 2017 Highlights

Capcom Pro Tour Premier Events always draw large numbers of the best players from around the world, but few would fault anyone who expected a rematch between USA's Liquid NuckleDu and PG Punk after their encounters at NorCal Regionals 2017 two weeks ago. PG Punk did make it to Grand Finals after one of the truly great runs in the Losers Bracket (see below), but the rematch with NuckleDu didn't materialize. NuckleDu finished just outside of top 16 at 17th place. There were plenty of other twists and turns at this event, so let's take a look at some of the highlight players and matches from Dreamhack Austin 2017.
PG Punk vs CJ Truth in Pools. CJ Truth pulled off a shocking win against the heavily favored Punk, putting Punk on a much longer and tougher road to Grand Finals.

RN Alex Myers (USA)

RN Alex Myers started hitting new levels late in the 2016 season with a 5th place finish at Canada Cup 2016, a Premier Event. At Dreamhack Austin he placed 5th as well, defeating players like RB Bonchan (2-0), EG K-Brad (2-0), and CJ Truth (2-0). He was knocked into losers by Singapore's RZR Xian (1-3) in top 8 and was eliminated by Norway's BX3 Phenom (0-3). You can see that Alex Myers is putting in the work to improve, so it will be interesting to see if he can push to another level to crack into the top 3 at a Premier Event this season.

ECHO FOX Justin Wong (USA)

ECHO FOX Justin Wong is no stranger to the harsh spotlight and pressure of big events, having been one of the world's best players for many years. Last year he won an impressive 7 Ranking Events! A win at a Premier Event still eludes him, but he's got the competitive spirit to make it happen. He took 5th place at Dreamhack Austin and aside from CJTruth he was the only player to put up a credible threat to end PG Punk's run to the Grand Finals. His switch to Chun-Li in that matchup came very close to getting him a victory.
ECHO FOX Justin Wong vs PG Punk in top 8. This was a closer match than the 1-3 score indicates, and was the only credible threat on Punk's run toward Grand Finals.

BX3 Phenom (Norway)

Norway's BX3 Phenom has been one of Europe's best players in recent years, and won a Premier Event last season. If you were to build a list of the top 10 players in the world, you'd be hard pressed not to include Phenom. At Dreamhack Austin he was beaten by USA's ECHO FOX Justin Wong and was to become one of PG Punk's many victims in the Losers Bracket (see below) and finished at 4th place.

RZR Xian (Singapore)

Ibuki was barely an afterthought as a character at the professional level until Final Round 20, where Xian put on a clinic with her. Now Ibuki is taken seriously and is a much more common sight at Capcom Pro Tour events. Xian was putting on another Ibuki display here at Dreamhack Austin until he ran into the two players who would eventually face off in Grand Finals. Japan's GRPT Haitani defeated Xian 3-0 in Winners Finals, putting him right in the path of hurricane Punk in the Losers Bracket. In that set Xian was bested by Punk 3-0 as well, with the first two matches being such decisive losses that Xian tried going back to his Season One main character, F.A.N.G., to turn the tide. Xian put on a great performance at Dreamhack Austin and may already have enough points to qualify for Capcom Cup 2017. He finished at 3rd place.

GRPT Haitani (Japan)

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GRPT Haitani had won his first Premier Event of the season at Ultimate Fighting Arena earlier this month. He placed just outside of top 16 at NorCal Regionals 2017 (17th place), but even so he is always considered to be a big threat to get to Grand Finals. He's been one of Japans top players for decades after all. Haitani got to Grand Finals in the Winners Bracket and if his opponent had been anybody but PG Punk he would have been a favorite to win. But Punk has been a force of nature in recent months, and at Dreamhack Austin he eliminated a string of the world's best players one after another in dominating fashion. Even so, in Grand Finals Haitani had his opportunity to win (see below) but came up just short. Even though he could not best Punk here, Haitani already has enough CPT points to be virtually guaranteed a spot at Capcom Cup 2017, so he has plenty of time to find a gameplan that works against this new rival from the USA.
GRPT Haitani vs RZR Xian in Winners Finals.

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PG Punk Steamrolls Some of the World's Best on Way to Grand Finals

After a big win at NorCal Regionals 2017 two weeks ago, PG Punk was a heavy favorite to do well at Dreamhack Austin. In the finals for his pools, however, CJ Truth threw a big wrench into that plan by beating Punk 2-1, putting Punk into the Losers Bracket early in the tournament.

What happened next was extraordinary. Punk went on a warpath and defeated many of the world's best players on his road to Grand Finals. What makes it even more impressive is that aside from his match against ECHO FOX Justin Wong, they were all extremely one sided. Take a look at the table below to illustrate.

Top 48 Opponent	Score
Magneto1080p	Won 2-1
NOBLE Vagabond	Won 2-0
Qanba Douyu Xiao Hai	Won 2-0
Hx CYG BST Daigo Umehara	Won 2-0
EG Ricki Ortiz	Won 2-0
CYG BST Snake Eyez	Win 3-0
ECHO FOX Justin Wong	Win 3-1
BX3 Phenom	Win 3-0
RZR Xian	Win 3-0
GRPT Haitani	Grand Finals Win 3-1 and 3-2 (6-3 total)

Grand Finals: PG Punk vs GRPT Haitani

Both PG Punk and GRPT Haitani had won Premier Events prior to Dreamhack Austin, and both are considered among the world's best players. With Haitani being in Winners Bracket he would only have to win one set to claim victory, while Punk would have to win two sets coming out of the Losers Bracket. The first set was over very quickly with Punk scoring a 3-1 win. Haitani had some flashes of success but could never build any sustained momentum, as Punk would just come right back and win the next round handily. The second set looked to be a repeat of the first set, but Haitani kept making adjustments and eventually started finally getting momentum. Haitani tied it up 2-2. In the last match Punk won the first round and was one round away from victory.

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What happened at the end of that second round was truly incredible. Both players were low enough on life that any hit would lead into a combo that would finish off the other player. Punk landed a combo that surely would have won him the tournament but somehow he missed his Critical Art, giving Haitani new life. Both players scrambled and within seconds Haitani connected with an attack and went into a combo, but he too missed his Critial Art! Finally, after Haitani lands a few more attacks, Punk dashes forward and catches Haitani in a throw. This ended the match and secured Punk his second Premier Event victory.

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