With DreamHack ZOWIE Open Leipzig kicking off tomorrow, we have prepared a viewer's guide with all information that you might need to know about the event taking place from January 22-24.
Eight teams have gathered in Leipzig, Germany, to fight for a share of the $100,000 prizepool. The teams were distributed into two groups according to their seeds.
Group stage will feature best-of-ones in the initial round as well as winners' matches, while elimination and decider matches will be played in a best-of-three format.
Group A
Group B
Null element Na`Vi
Astralis
Luminosity
Virtus.pro
FaZe
mousesports
SK
dignitas
We have put together a preview for the group stage, which delves into the groups' specific match-ups as well as potential encounters in the following rounds.
Two teams advance to the best-of-three semi-finals, which will be played on day two of the event after deciders of both groups.
A full schedule of DreamHack ZOWIE Open Leipzig is following:
Friday, January 22nd
12:00
Null element Na`Vi
vs. SK
BO1
12:00
Luminosity
vs. FaZe
BO1
13:30
Astralis
vs. dignitas
BO1
13:30
Virtus.pro
vs. mousesports
BO1
15:00
Group A winners' match
BO1
16:30
Group B winners' match
BO1
18:00
Group A elimination match
BO3
21:00
Group B elimination match
BO3
Saturday, January 23rd
12:00
Group A decider
BO3
15:00
Group B decider
BO3
18:00
Semi-final #1 (B1 vs. A2)
BO3
21:00
Semi-final #2 (A1 vs. B2)
BO3
Sunday, January 24th
13:00
Grand final
BO3
A total of $100,000 will be given out at the end of the weekend according to this distribution:
Some of the members of the talent lineup of SL i-League StarSeries XIV Finals will return, as Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett will once again serve as the panel host, while Henry "HenryG" Greer will cast alongside RoomOnFire duo Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat and Anders Blume, and Janko "YNk" Paunović will provide analysis.
The full talent lineup for the Leipzig official stream, which you can find at twitch.tv/dreamhackcs, is following:
Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett - Panel Host
Anders Blume - Caster Auguste "Semmler" Masonnat - Caster Henry "HenryG" Greer - Caster Vince "Metuz" Hill - Caster
Janko "YNk" Paunović - Analyst Halvor "vENdetta" Gulestøl - Analyst
Pala "Pala" Gilroy Sen - Interviewer
HLTV.org will be present on-site with a two-man lineup to provide you with full coverage of the event. That will include galleries, interviews, stats, post-match articles and, of course, updates via Twitter, whose feed you can find on the main page.
Auguste 'Semmler' Massonnat Age: 27 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Janko 'YNk' Paunović Age: 23 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 96 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.71 Henry 'HenryG' Greer Age: 27 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.68 Maps played: 1 KPR: 0.48 DPR: 0.78 Halvor 'vENdetta' Gulestøl Age: 26 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.86 Maps played: 8 KPR: 0.58 DPR: 0.68 Pala 'Pala' Gilroy Sen Age: 25 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 2 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.58