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DreamHack has gone ahead to reveal all the directly invited teams for its first DreamHack Open tournament of 2020 taking place at Leipziger Messe in Leipzig, Germany. DreamHack Open Leipzig 2020 is scheduled to take place from 24th - 26th January, featuring a prize pool of $100,000.
This tournament will be acting as a qualifier for DreamHack Masters Jonkoping 2020, as the team who lifts the trophy will directly make its way through to the Master tier event.
A total of 8 teams will be participating in the tournament, 4 of these are direct invites while the remaining 4 make their way through various qualifiers, like Sprout making its way by winning the ESL Meisterschaft Winter 2019.
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The four invited teams are BIG, North, Renegades, and Virtus.pro.
Apart from these 5 teams, 3 more will be joining them shortly through the EU and NA qualifiers.
DreamHack Open Leipzig 2020: European Qualifier | 12th January |
DreamHack Open Leipzig 2020: North American Qualifier | 12th January |
With the addition of a direct slot to a tier-one event up for grabs, the DreamHack Open tournaments are definitely going to be more competitive while attracting a lot more eyeballs towards it.