DreamHack Atlanta viewer's guide

21-7-2017 15:30

With DreamHack Atlanta set to start in a few hours, we have prepared a comprehensive viewer's guide, where you will be able to find all the information about the event.

The community's attention is right now centered on the PGL Major Krakow playoffs, but, across the globe, another high-profile tournament is about to start as eight top teams will compete at DreamHack Open Atlanta, taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center.

HellRaisers will open up the tournament against Binary Dragons

With $100,000 up for grabs, the competition will start with a double-elimination group stage, featuring best-of-three elimination and decider matches. The top two teams from each group will then secure spots in the single-elimination, best-of-three playoffs.

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A	Group B
HellRaisers	Envy
Renegades	HEROIC
Misfits	GODSENT
Binary Dragons	NRG

The opening and winners' fixtures will all be played on Friday, with the elimination and the decider matches scheduled for Saturday. Sunday will be all about the playoffs, which will come to a close with the grand final at 22:00 .

The complete tournament schedule looks as follows:

Friday, July 21
19:00	HellRaisers	vs. Binary Dragons	BO1
20:30	Envy	vs. NRG	BO1
22:00	Renegades	vs. Misfits	BO1
23:30	HEROIC	vs. GODSENT	BO1
01:00	Group A winners' match		BO1
02:30	Group B winners' match		BO1

Saturday, July 22
16:00	Group A elimination match		BO3
19:00	Group B elimination match		BO3
22:00	Group A decider		BO3
01:00	Group B decider		BO3

Sunday, July 23
16:00	Semi-final #1 (B1 vs. A2)		BO3
19:00	Semi-final #2 (A1 vs. B2)		BO3
22:00	Grand final		BO3

James Duffield will host the event, with Sue "Smix" Lee conducting interviews in between matches. Halvor "⁠vENdetta⁠" Gulestøl and Eric "⁠adreN⁠" Hoag will break down the action, while two casting pairs will provide live commentary.

The complete on-air team for DreamHack Atlanta is the following:

James Duffield - Host
Sue "Smix" Lee - Interviewer

Halvor "vENdetta" Gulestøl - Analyst
Eric "adreN" Hoag - Analyst

Conner "Scrawny" Girvan - Commentator
John "BLU" Mullen - Commentator
Niels "rizc" Topp - Commentator
Mohan "launders" Govindasamy - Commentator

The $100,000 prize pool will be distributed among the teams as follows:

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

Major on who cares

2017-07-21 15:32

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tier 14 tournament

2017-07-21 15:33

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ResidentSleeper

2017-07-21 16:19

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FeelsBadMan for vENdetta. He did not deserve for this shit schedule.

2017-07-21 17:08

2017-07-21 15:43

tier 2 dh....

atlanta >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAJOR

-1

2017-07-21 16:03

ez nrg

wow

too late wtf

lol

last event for ANGE1 in HR

xD who the fuck will watch it when there is major

2017-07-21 16:28

well the major is on so u didnt really need to make this topic as noone is gonna watch it anyway ;)

event during major, what could go wrong

consolation tournament for those who didn't make the major

adreN analyst. OK. Also, who tf is binary dragons? Mine preds: HR vs BD - HR close win(OT or 16:13-16:14) nV vs RNG - RNG normal win(16:9 - 16:10) ReNeGades - Misfits - Misfits close win(OT or 16:12-16:14) Heroic - GODSENT - too hard for me :\

2017-07-21 15:35

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Ination with a New organisation

2017-07-21 15:37