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DreamHack AMD SAPPHIRE BF4 Championship

World’s largest Digital Festival DreamHack is proud to announce AMD SAPPHIRE Battlefield 4 Championship in partnership with AMD, SAPPHIRE, XMG, ASTRO Gaming and FRAGNET Networks. The Battlefield 4 tournament will boost a total prize purse of 100.000 SEK ($15.000) and will be played at DreamHack Winter 2013, 28-30 November in Jönköping, Sweden.

When DreamHack asked our visitors at the last DreamHack festival (DreamHack Summer) what game they wanted to see an eSports tournament in at next festival: 34.1% said Battlefield 4. We at DreamHack are super excited to give the people what they want and proud to present DreamHack AMD Sapphire Battlefield 4 Championship. The Battlefield tournament will be played out in the classic DreamHack eSports format with open BYOC-qualifiers, the main tournament in Tournament Area, and with the Grand Finals at DreamArena Extreme infront of thousands of gamers in the audience. In the main tournament with 8 teams, 6 teams will be invited and 2 slots will be dedicated for the open BYOC-qualifier where 32 teams can participate.

“SAPPHIRE and AMD have supported Dreamhack for over 6 years now, which is an indication of our ongoing commitment to eSports,” said Adrian Thompson, VP of Marketing for SAPPHIRE. “We are proud to be sponsors of the first major BF4 tournament which is set to be a great success”

“We are really excited to be part of the eSports side of Battlefield 4 and we really believe this can be a huge hit at DreamHack Winter, since we have thousands of Battlefield fans attending the event” Robert Ohlén CEO of DreamHack said. “It make sense. DreamHack is a Swedish event and Battlefield 4 is a Swedish game.”

Free HD broadcast at DreamHack.TV

All Battfield-fans at home that can’t participate in the event can also watch the event from home. All highlighted matches will also be broadcasted live at DreamHack.TV powered by Twitch.TV in free HD (720p). DreamHack.TV have already recruited Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez and Ben “Benson” Bowe to cast and cover the event live from DreamHack Winter 2013.

DreamHack have gathered an impressive sponsor list for the tournament, and the DreamHack AMD SAPPHIRE Battlefield 4 Championship is also presented by Electronic Arts that will be on-site in DreamExpo during DreamHack Winter 2013, where you find more amazing activities.

Game Servers provided by Fragnet Networks

The full DreamHack AMD SAPPHIRE Battlefield 4 Championship will be hosted by FRAGNET Networks. FRAGNET is a leading provider of game hosting solutions with a network spanning 17 data centers worldwide. FRAGNET is an EA Trusted Partner, offering titles like Battlefield 4 and if you wanna rent your dedicated Battlefield 4 server already today – please visit www.fragnet.net

Main tournament

Tournament: Dreamhack AMD SAPPHIRE BF4 Championship – Main tournament

Location: DreamHack Winter 2013, Hall B, Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden

Dates: 28-30 November

No of teams: 8

Platform: PC

Format: 5on5 Domination. Group stage (4×8) BO3. Top-2 teams advance. Single elimination playoffs. Semifinals BO3. Finals BO5.

Prize Purse: 100 000 SEK

Prize distribution:

1. 50.000 SEK

2. 25.000 SEK

3-4. 12.500 SEK

3-4. 12.500 SEK

Controllers: Please bring your own mouse, keyboard & headset

Qualification: Six teams will be invited to the tournament and two teams will qualify through the BYOC qualifier. If you think you have what it takes and that you deserve an invite, please follow the instructions under application.

Team list:

1. TBA – Application, Invitation, see below

2. TBA – Application, Invitation, see below

3. TBA – Application, Invitation, see below

4. TBA – Application, Invitation, see below

5. TBA – Application, Invitation, see below

6. TBA – Application, Invitation, see below

7. BYOC-qualifier – [Registration here]

8. BYOC-qualifier – [Registration here]

APPLICATION:

Mail to: esport@dreamhack.se

Subject: DreamHack AMD SAPPHIRE BF4 Championship

Name of the team:

Player nicknames:

Player names:

Player nationalities:

Players twitters:

Notable achievements in Battlefield 4 and earlier editions as organisation/team/group of players.

BYOC Qualifier

Tournament: Dreamhack AMD SAPPHIRE BF4 Championship – BYOC Qualifier

Location: DreamHack Winter 2013, Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden

Dates: 28 November

No of teams: 32

Platform: PC

Format: 5on5 Domination. Group stage (4×2) BO3. Top-2 teams advance. Single elimination playoffs.

Qualification: Top-2 team advance to Main tournament.

Registration: [Registration here]

(Important note, all participating teams need to confirm their participation before 14.00 CET 28th of Nov.

Tickets / Competitor fee: All competitors need to have the Event Pass / Competitor Pass (550 SEK) or Computer seat BYOC ticket (from 929 SEK) to be able to participate in tournaments. Buy tickets at bokning.dreamhack.se.

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Contact:

Got any questions regarding the official esport tournaments at DreamHack? Do not hesitate to contact DreamHack Esport Administration. Mail: esport@dreamhack.se