DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 viewer's guide

We present a comprehensive viewer's guide for DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019, taking place over the course of this week.

The Swedish event will take place from October 1-6 in Malmö, Sweden, with the group stage hosted at the MalmöMässan, followed by playoffs at the Malmö Arena. A total of 16 teams will contest for the lion's share of $250,000, as well as a direct invite to participate at IEM Katowice 2020 and a point towards the Intel Grand Slam Season 3 for the crowned victors.

The teams will be split into two groups of eight, featuring a double-elimination bracket with best-of-one initial matches, followed by best-of-three series. The group winners will advance straight to the semi-finals, while the second and third-placed teams will go through to the quarter-finals as high and low seeds, respectively.

Among participants at the event are both finalists of the recently-concluded ESL One New York 2019, Astralis and Evil Geniuses, as well as an extensive list of top tier contenders from a variety of regions, including the current No.1 team in the world and defending DreamHack Masters champions, Liquid.

Below are the two groups of participants:

Following is the full schedule for the six days of play:

Tuesday, October 1
12:00 - Astralis vs. Envy | BO1
12:00 - G2 vs. FURIA | BO1
13:20 - ENCE vs. fnatic | BO1
13:20 - Vitality vs. TYLOO | BO1
14:40 - Liquid vs. OpTic | BO1
14:40 - Natus Vincere vs. North | BO1
16:00 - MOUZ vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas | BO1
16:00 - Evil Geniuses vs. Grayhound | BO1
17:20 - Group A Lower Bracket Round 1 #1 | BO3
17:20 - Group A Upper Bracket Semi-final #1 | BO3
21:00 - Group A Lower Bracket Round 1 #2 | BO3
21:00 - Group A Upper Bracket Semi-final #2 | BO3

Wednesday, October 2
12:00 - Group B Lower Bracket Round 1 #1 | BO3
12:00 - Group B Lower Bracket Round 1 #2 | BO3
15:40 - Group A Lower Bracket Semi-final #1 | BO3
15:40 - Group B Upper Bracket Semi-final #1 | BO3
19:20 - Group A Lower Bracket Semi-final #2 | BO3
19:20 - Group B Upper Bracket Semi-final #2 | BO3

Thursday, October 3
12:00 - Group B Lower Bracket Semi-final #1 | BO3
12:00 - Group B Lower Bracket Semi-final #2 | BO3
15:40 - Group A Lower Bracket Final | BO3
15:40 - Group A Upper Bracket Final | BO3
19:20 - Group B Lower Bracket Final | BO3
19:20 - Group B Upper Bracket Final | BO3

Friday, October 4
16:00 - Quarter-final #1 | BO3
19:50 - Quarter-final #2 | BO3

Saturday, October 5
15:00 - Semi-final #1 | BO3
18:50 - Semi-final #2 | BO3

Sunday, October 6
17:00 - Grand final | BO3

A list of familiar faces will be seen in Malmö, with Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus assuming the role of the event host, joined by the analytical trio of Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill, Jacob "⁠Pimp⁠" Winneche and Christine "⁠potter⁠" Chi. Commentary will be provided by three casting duos, with Vince Hill and Dustin "⁠dusT⁠" Mouret covering matches on the secondary stream. Concluding the on-air team for Sweden is the talented Frankie Ward, who will be providing post-match interviews with players as a sideline reporter.

The full talent list for Malmö is the following:

Tres "stunna" Saranthus -Host

Frankie Ward - Interviewer

Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill - Analyst
Jacob "Pimp" Winneche - Analyst
Christine "potter" Chi - Analyst

Henry "HenryG" Greer - Commentator
Alex "Machine" Richardson - Commentator
Jason "moses" O'Toole - Commentator
Anders Blume - Commentator

Vince Hill - Commentator (secondary stream)
Dustin "dusT" Mouret - Commentator (secondary stream)

Concluding the viewer's guide is the prize distribution, which looks as follows:

1. $100,000 + IEM Katowice 2020 spot
2. $50,000
3-4. $22,000
5-6. $10,000
7-8. $6,000
9-12. $4,000
13-16. $3,000