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With about one month to DreamHack Winter 2011 it’s time to present the second wave of selected players to DreamHack SAPPHIRE AMD Championship. During this week two of four online qualifiers have been played and we have four qualified players to the StarCraft II main tournament

DreamHack Winter 2011 is the final event of the DreamHack SAPPHIRE AMD Championship. The finalist from the Championship will attend and be challenged by some of the best StarCraft II players in the world to compete for 400 000 SEK on the 24th to 26th of November in Jönköping, Sweden. The tournament will reach its climax with the semi finals and final taking place in front of 4000 people in the new DreamArena AMD SAPPHIRE on the 26th of November.

Online qualifiers:

The first two online qualifiers took place this week and we can gladly welcome TypeII.PhoeNix, ROX.KIS.Titan, TypeII.DBS and ROX.KIS.Abver who managed to fight through hundreds of players and secure a spot for the main tournament at DreamHack Winter. The next two chances to qualify are at the first and second of November.

Dates:1 November and 2 November (start time 18.00 CET)

Game: StarCraft II, EU-version

Patch: Latest version

No. of slots: 512

Game format: 1vs1 BO3 (Best of 3), Semi Final BO5 (Best of 5) Grand Final BO5 (Best of 5)

Tournament format: Random generated brackets, single elimination, top 2 qualifies

Map pool: TSL3 Metalopolis, Antiga Shipyard, ESL Shattered Temple, GSL Dual Sight, ESL Shakuras Plateau, Tal’Darim Altar LE, GSTL GSL TerminusRE

Sign-up: Online Qualification #3, Online Qualification #4

Tournament fee: All players need to buy an Event Pass (450 SEK), which includes all time access during the whole event and possibility to use the open sleeping hall. The Event Pass is bought at http://bokning.dreamhack.se.

Main Tournament:

Dates: 24-26 November. The first set of groups start at 10.00 CET on the 24th. The Grand Final will be played at 23.00 Saturday the 26th of November

Game: StarCraft II

Patch: Latest version

No. of slots: 64

Game format: 1vs1 BO3 (Best of 3), Grand Final BO5 (Best of 5)

Tournament format:

Day 1: Group play #1 with 16 groups of 4 players each, 32 advances

Day 2: Group play #2 with 8 groups of 4 players each, 16 advances

Day 3: Playoff with single elimination

Map pool: TBA

Prizes:

1. 200 000 SEK

2. 90 000 SEK

3-4. 35 000 SEK

3-4. 35 000 SEK

5-8. 10 000 SEK

5-8. 10 000 SEK

5-8. 10 000 SEK

5-8. 10 000 SEK

Players:

01. oGs MC – Winner DreamHack Stockholm Invitational

02. Tt Esports White-Ra – Runner up DreamHack Stockholm Invitational

03. Team EG HuK – Winner DreamHack Summer 2011

04. coL.MVP DongRaeGu – Winner DreamHack Valencia Invitational

05. Mousesports ThorZaIN – Runner up DreamHack Valencia Invitational

06. Virus Gaming Bly – DreamHack Summer 2011 BYOC

07. Redbyte StarEagle – DreamHack Summer 2011 BYOC

08. Cyber Nation SarenS – Runner up DreamHack South Europe Regionals

09. Low Land Lions Orly Winner DreamHack Benelux Regionals

10. Inferno eSports SortOf – Winner Esport SM Oktober (8-9 October)

11. Winner Esport SM November (4-5 November)

12. Winner DreamHack Balkan Regionals

13. TypeII.PhoeNix – Winner Online Qualification #1 (26 October)

14. ROX.KIS.Titan – Runner up Online Qualification #1 (26 October)

15. TypeII.DBS – Winner Online Qualification #2 (27 October)

16. ROX.KIS.Abver – Runner up Online Qualification #2 (27 October)

17. Winner Online Qualification #3 (1 November)

18. Runner up Online Qualification #3 (1 November)

19. Winner Online Qualification #4 (2 November)

20. Runner up Online Qualification #4 (2 November)

21. coL.MVP Genius

22. Gama Bears Sen

23. Liquid Sheth

24. compLexity NaNiwa

25. Liquid`HerO

26. Team Acer Elfi

27. Team Acer Nerchio

28. Liquid Ret

29. Fnatic ToD

30. Liquid HayprO

31. Liquid TLO

32. Fnatic TT1

33. Team Empire Kas

34. Team Empire Happy

35. Grubby

36. QxG.SaSe

37. Team EG PuMa

38. Team EG IdrA

39. Dignitas SjoW

40. TSL.Clide

41. TSL.Killer

42. Millenium.Stephano

43. Mousesports Hasuobs

44. Mousesports MaNa

45. Dignitas Select

46. Team EG DeMusliM

47. ESC ICYBOX GoOdy

48. Millenium.LaLuSh

49. Millenium.Tarson

50-64. TBA

Contact us:

Do not hesitate to contact DreamHack Esport Administration

Email: esport[at]dreamhack.se

Phone: +46 768 00 1336 (Office hours)