by Blizzard Esports
As DreamHack closes in on the next stp of the ZOWIE Open Tour, DreamHack and Blizzard Entertainment are happy to announce the talent line up for DreamHack: Valenica!
DreamHack is returning to Valencia for the 6th time and everyone is just as excited as the first time around. So what better way to show our excitement than by having double the prize pool from DreamHack: Valencia’s previous year? A grand $50,000 USD will be up for grabs by the top 16 players as well as the 5,000 WCS points to be distributed to the competition winners.
Broadcast Talent
We have managed to pin down the ever busy ReDeYe to host the show and accompanying him as stage host will be the veteran Smix! Another Brit who has answered the call is DeMusliM, he will be casting alongside the talented RotterdaM and ToD proving that #Brexit can’t break these lot up! To round up the talent we have a brand new addition for DreamHack; he lives in a galaxy land far far away, it’s PiG!
Panel Host – Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner
Stage Host – Sue “Smix” Lee
Caster – Benjamin “DeMusliM” Baker
Caster – Yoan “ToD” Merlo
Caster – Kevin “RotterdaM” van der Kooi
Caster – Jared “PiG” Krensel
Prize Pool Breakdown
•Total: $50,000 USD and 5,000 WCS Points
•1st: $16,000 and 1,000 Points
•2nd: $8,000 and 700 points
•3/4th: $5,000 and 450 points
•5-8th: $2,000 and 300 points
•9-16th: $1,000 and 150 points
Format
•8 players from online qualification, 88 players from open signups.
•32 players (including 8 from the qualifiers) will be pre-seeded into group stage 2.
•64 unseeded competitors from the open signup will compete in group stage 1, top 32 advance into group stage 2.
•32 players advancing from group stage 2 will compete in single elimination.
•Match Format: Group stages are played in dual tournament BO3 format. Single elimination is played in BO5 with BO7 Grand Finals.
Ways to Watch
If you are wanting to come watch the matches in person, then be sure to pick up your tickets today by going here. For those watching from home DreamHack TV will be your hub for English and multiple additional languages streams covering all of the matches.