DreamHack has announced that Virtus.pro and Luminosity Gaming are the first teams to receive invitations to compete at its Open event in Leipzig.

From January 22-24, the Leipzig Trade Fair will stage DreamHack's first event of 2016, where eight teams from all over the world will duke it out for the lion's share of a $100,000 prize pool.

Six spots in the tournament will be filled through invites, while the remaining two places will be given to the finalists of an online qualifier, the details of which have not yet been announced.



Luminosity to attend DH Open Leipzig

Virtus.pro were last seen at the FACEIT League Stage 3 Finals, where they finished 3rd-4th following a 1-2 defeat to fnatic in the last-four stage. Luminosity were in attendance at the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 Finals last weekend, finishing in 5th-6th place following two defeats against Na`Vi in the group stage.

The remaining four invites, one of which will go to a German team, will be revealed in the coming weeks, DreamHack added.