DreamHack Leipzig viewer's guide

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:

1. $50,000
2. $20,000
3-4. $10,000
5-6. $3,000
7-8. $2,000

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.