DreamHack Open Fall to serve as European RMR event

DreamHack has announced that it will host the Fall European Regional Major Ranking tournament in October.

DreamHack Open Fall will take place on October 15-25 and have $115,000 in prizemoney on offer on top of points towards the Regional Major Ranking, which will determine eleven spots at the next Major tournament.

The organizers have revealed that teams already ranked in the RMR circuit have until the deadline on September 9 to submit their rosters, in order for their invite eligibility to be determined.

Vitality lead the European RMR with 3,535 points

The qualifying process to the tournament will begin on September 18-20 with the open part, followed by closed qualifiers on September 22-25.

The main event itself will have 16 participants and begin with a GSL group stage featuring four groups, from which the top-two teams will move on to the upper bracket and the third-placed side to the lower bracket of the double-elimination playoffs.

Below you can see the RMR points distribution for DreamHack Open Fall:

1. 2,500 points
2. 2,344 points
3. 2,188 points
4. 2,031 points
5. 1,875 points
6. 1,719 points
7. 1,563 points
8. 1,406 points
9. 1,250 points
10. 1,094 points
11. 938 points
12. 781 points
13. 625 points
14. 469 points
15. 313 points
16. 156 points

Assuming no more changes happen, Vitality are currently the only team who have already guaranteed themselves a spot at the next Major with nearly a 900-point advantage over second-placed G2. The rest of the standings ahead of the third and final Regional Major Ranking tournament look as follows:

Legend spots
1. Vitality - 3,535 points
2. G2 - 2,680 points
3. Astralis - 2,400 points *
Challenger spots
4. GODSENT - 2,300 points
5. ENCE - 2,155 points
6. Ninjas in Pyjamas - 2,085 points
7. BIG - 2,000 points
8. fnatic - 1,875 points
9. OG - 1,750 points
Contender spots
10. HEROIC - 1,625 points
11. FaZe - 1,611.2 points
Would not qualify
12. North - 1,520 points
13. Heretics - 1,412.5 points
14. MOUZ - 962.5 points
15. x6tence - 872.5 points
16. Movistar Riders - 735 points
17. Complexity - 350 points
18. FATE - 312.5 points
19. c0ntact - 158.4 points
20. Dignitas - 150 points

* In case Astralis submit device, dupreeh, Magisk, gla1ve, Xyp9x