G2 Esports are the first team invited to DreamHack Austin, the event's organisers have announced.

The North American event is the first confirmed offline competition for G2's new roster, which was bolstered last month with the signings of Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub, Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt and Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire from EnVyUs.

DreamHack Austin 2017 will run from April 28 to 30 inside the Austin Convention Center, with eight teams battling it out for the lion's share of a $100,000 prize pool.



shox's G2 invited to DreamHack Austin

This will be the third DreamHack event of the year, following stops in Leipzig and Las Vegas. Eight more events are confirmed for 2017, including the quarter-million Masters championship in Malmö, from August 30 to September 3.

Currently ranked 15th in the world, G2 are struggling at the wrong end of the table in the ESL Pro League, with a 1-6 record. They are through to the quarter-finals of the European SL i-League StarSeries Season 3 qualifier after defeating PRIDE in the first round.

Five more invitees will be revealed by DreamHack in the coming weeks, with the final two spots being determined by qualifiers, which will be announced soon.