DreamHack Masters Malmö viewer's guide

28-8-2017 14:40

With the start of DreamHack Masters Malmö just around the corner, we bring you a detailed viewer's guide of the $250,000 event, the first tournament premier after the player break.

The second edition of DreamHack Masters Malmö will run over the span of five days, starting on Wednesday, August 30th and finishing on Sunday, September 3rd. 16 teams will be present in Malmö, Sweden this weekend, with BIG being the only team out of the current top 10 to miss out.

DreamHack Masters returns to Malmö this week

The top two teams, SK and Astralis, will be ready to continue their fight for the throne, while the likes of FaZe, Natus Vincere and Cloud9 debut their new rosters in the Malmö Arena.

Sixteen teams have been split into four GSL-style groups that combine BO1 and BO3 matches, but this time around, the winners match will be BO3, while the elimination match will be a BO1. Another change DreamHack has made is to the coaching rule, which now allows coaches to speak during freeze time and half time.

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A	Group B
SK	Astralis
North	Virtus.pro
Cloud9	Natus Vincere
BOOT-d[S]	Renegades
Group C	Group D
Gambit	Immortals
FaZe	G2
Ninjas in Pyjamas	Envy
MOUZ	fnatic

For the first day of the event, the tournament will feature a B stream, on which half of the matches will be played (marked with an asterisk). From Thursday onwards, the action will be happening on just the single, main stream. The event will be open to the public only for the playoffs on Saturday and Sunday.

The full schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, August 30th
13:00	SK	vs. BOOT-d[S]	BO1
13:00	Astralis	vs. Renegades*	BO1
14:30	Virtus.pro	vs. Natus Vincere	BO1
14:30	Cloud9	vs. North*	BO1
16:00	Immortals	vs. fnatic	BO1
16:00	Gambit	vs. MOUZ*	BO1
17:30	FaZe	vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas	BO1
17:30	G2	vs. Envy*	BO1
19:00	Group A elimination match		BO1
19:00	Group B elimination match*		BO1
20:30	Group C elimination match		BO1
20:30	Group D elimination match*		BO1
Thursday, August 31st
10:00	Group A winners' match		BO3
13:00	Group B winners' match		BO3
16:00	Group C winners' match		BO3
19:00	Group D winners' match		BO3
Friday, September 1st
10:00	Group A decider		BO3
13:00	Group B decider		BO3
16:00	Group C decider		BO3
19:00	Group D decider		BO3
Saturday, September 2nd
10:00	Quarter-final #1		BO3
13:00	Quarter-final #2		BO3
16:00	Quarter-final #3		BO3
19:00	Quarter-final #4		BO3
Sunday, September 3rd
11:00	Semi-final #1		BO3
14:00	Semi-final #2		BO3
18:00	Grand final		BO3

To bring the action, DreamHack have asembled an impressive talent list. Desk hosting will once again be done by Alex "Machine" Richardson, while Sue "Smix" Lee will take the interviewer role. Commentating the action will be Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett and Henry "HenryG" Greer, while Anders Blume will be pairing up with Jason "moses" O’Toole this time around.

Vince Hill and Dustin "dusT" Mouret will be covering the B stream on the first day, with the talent list being completed with four analysts, including Janko "YNk" Paunović and Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill.

The following 14 people will be working as on-air talent for DreamHack Masters Malmö:

Alex "Machine" Richardson - Desk Host
Sue "Smix" Lee - Interviewer
Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen - Reporter
Tres "stunna" Saranthus - Reporter

Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett - Commentator
Henry "HenryG" Greer - Commentator
Anders Blume - Commentator
Jason "moses" O’Toole - Commentator
Vince Hill - Commentator (B stream)
Dustin "dusT" Mouret - Commentator (B stream)

Janko "YNk" Paunović - Analyst
Halvor "vENdetta" Gulestøl - Analyst
Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill - Analyst
Jacob "Pimp" Winneche - Analyst

Ez for mouz with Godskar

2017-08-28 14:42

7 replies

2017-08-28 15:08

1 reply

EZ FOR BOOT DS A.K.A OLD VP IS BACK

2017-08-28 15:27

godskar is a beast shame they brought in bot styko

2017-08-28 16:08

3 replies

Styko is support so doesnt matter and he is alright

2017-08-28 16:27

2 replies

So a support player is allowed to be shit? N1ce

2017-08-28 17:14

Aint saying that it just isnt that bad when they are And styko is ok

2017-08-28 17:20

Hahahahah hell no

2017-08-29 13:02

FaZeUppppppp boissss

2017-08-28 14:41

5 replies

2017-08-28 15:46

leggo

letsago!

2017-08-29 13:12

eZaF 4 FaZe

2017-08-29 16:44

2017-08-29 20:03

thank mr hltv

Howard Mobley

2017-08-28 17:40

He missed the key homie

2017-08-28 17:47

nice noice

ez fazeaf

G2 Win!

One can hope, but i doubt it.

2017-08-28 15:54

2017-08-28 16:32

I think both french teams could make it to the playoffs

2017-08-28 18:12

go immt and ak

2017-08-28 14:44

ez boots

2017-08-28 14:45

bo1 elimination in 2017 ffs DreamHack fix your shit

Better than Swiss system

2017-08-28 17:41

4 replies

I get people are tired of the Swiss system, but getting eliminated after 2 bo1s is objectively a worse system than getting eliminated after 3 bo1s

2017-08-28 17:42

+1 I clearly don't see any reason to set the elimination match down to Bo1

2017-08-28 19:00

+10000

2017-08-29 00:12

He probably says this because he saw Thorin's video about the Swiss system and can't think for himself.

2017-08-29 00:13

elimination match bo1 fucking idiots

2017-08-28 14:48

+1 Its kinda worst than swiss system a team can go out with just 2 BO1s :| :/ Elimination should be Bo3 instead of winners match

Just a it's been for a while now

2017-08-28 19:02

ANDERS <3

2017-08-28 14:50

If you put in asterisks into a text, you need to put what they mean at the bottom of the text. It's easily calculated for someone with a brain what they mean but still, how the fk do you miss something that is so ingrained into journalism and writing period.

2017-08-28 14:52

they did put it before the match list u'd have noticed it if u actually read the article

2017-08-28 15:03

That's not where it belongs, especially not in parenthesis. Edit: Also, where did I mention I didn't see it was an explanation in the text? I just stated they need to put the explanation for the asterisks at the bottom of the text. Like every text around the world uses it. They can feel free to put it within the paragraph prior to the use aswell if they want, but it's not where it belongs.

2017-08-28 15:10

2017-08-28 15:23

Yea i agree about the paranthesis part maybe its ez for the reader if they put it before than at the end of the article since u have to scroll down to see wat the asterix is for...and then again scroll up.

Was thinking the exact same thing lol :D

2017-08-28 15:07

gsl nice BUT BO1 ELIM WTF REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

2017-08-28 14:53

Les go faze

2017-08-28 14:56

2ez4godstralis

2017-08-28 14:59

where is semmler ? :0

2017-08-28 15:05

ez for godniko

2017-08-28 15:11

Change the elimination match into a BO3 and this is perfect imo

2017-08-28 15:14

ez 4 af

looks really, really good; just sadly BO1 elimination matches :/

2017-08-28 15:19

No, no, and no. Stop with these Bo1s.

envyus going to be champion ;)

2017-08-28 15:22

Why is there a * on envyus, renegades, north and mouse?

It will be streamed on the B stream fam

2017-08-28 15:25

Because for those matches, you will have to mute the stream.

2017-08-28 15:32

ahahahhaahha good one +1

2017-08-28 15:38

xdddd

2017-08-28 17:15

Sad we can't just mute dust

Where is Semmler? :(

2017-08-28 15:28

Not going for personal reasons I think. He made s comment on twitter about it.

2017-08-29 00:19

thank you dreamhack. all shit matches are on b stream.

2017-08-28 15:29

So you mean all NA CS is on b stream ?

2017-08-28 21:13

Nice bo1 elimination format tournament ruined

2017-08-28 15:33

Easy for Gambit, the champion of PGL Major Krakow 2017.

2017-08-28 15:34

gl gambit

SK ez path once again.

2017-08-28 15:44

Whats this? A VIEWER GUIDE! I SURVIVED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Solid talent-lineup, but +thorin would have been nice

2017-08-28 15:47

ez for NiP

2017-08-28 15:50

make it bo3 elimination please

2017-08-28 16:09

Winners match BO3. Elimination match BO1. GENIUS

2017-08-28 16:11

ez 4 mouz

2017-08-28 16:12

Please get rid of that annoying dusT guy. I'd rather listen to some random chimp making noises.....oh wait.

2017-08-28 17:43

"The winners match will be BO3, while the elimination match will be a BO1" Are you serious with that? lol, you can make the winners match a BO3 no problem with that at all, but losers BO1? I believe we have gathered enough experience throughout other tournments to know that BO1s are random enough and should not be used to eliminate teams from Premiere tournments. Two bad maps and boom, you are done.

2017-08-28 16:18

I wanted to ask this, why is someone eliminated with just 2 bo1's? They had everything to be the best tournment of the year, but they just fucked the schedule..

2017-08-28 16:47

Shroud Komodos are back!

2017-08-28 16:21

I will jizz when I hear dust casting.

2017-08-28 16:22

So fucking easy for sk.

2017-08-28 16:23

easy for Asa 'smix' Akira

2017-08-28 16:25

Hahahah

2017-08-28 17:39

always easiest group for SK ALWAYS except for once but thats a year ago when they were with fnatic, VP and old NV

2017-08-28 16:43

Ez for FaZeUP

2017-08-28 16:52

"the winners match will be BO3, while the elimination match will be a BO1" this is bs....make the elimination match a bo3 too...comeon

2017-08-28 16:54

No one's gonna talk about Pimp being an analyst?

2017-08-28 17:01

Up Immortals have good chances, they are up to challange fnatic. Good mathces by the way, gonna be fun

2017-08-28 17:30

What is going on with auguste?

A: SK and Cloud9 B: Astralis and Na'vi C: NIP and mousesports D: Immortals and Envyus

ez g2

2017-08-28 17:44

SK lucky.

2017-08-28 17:58

NV and G2 could make it to the playoffs.

Excited

2017-08-28 18:24

So ez 4 SK top1

2017-08-28 18:55

A: SK, North B: Astralis, NaVi C: FaZe, mouz D: G2, fnatic/EnVy

2017-08-28 18:57

No fiffy ( especially for an event in his native Sweden)..no fun :(

2017-08-28 19:45

Straight out of the bat it's NiP versus FaZe. I cannot wait for this event!!!

2017-08-28 19:48

Please make this best of 3 elimination. Not fair for any team.

2017-08-28 19:54

No thorin ;_;

2017-08-28 21:42

PIMP! Nice, good to see that guy again. Hopefully he'll be able stop selling hotdogs :D

2017-08-28 23:32

SPUNJ on all the desk FeelsGoodMan

2017-08-29 00:29

Best or groups : A: SK B: ASTRALIS C: FAZE OR GAMBIT D: imt

2017-08-29 02:13

Woot group c and d would be :o

2017-08-29 04:07

Why are elimination matches just BO1? And why isn't grand final then BO5 if almost all other matches are BO3? I liked the idea of BO5 when C9 and SK played against even SK won 3-0

2017-08-29 09:17