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Qualifiers, casters, video & invites

DreamHack, SteelSeries and NEEDforSEAT are proud to present the DreamHack SteelSeries CS:GO Championship at DreamHack Summer 2014 14-17 June. Today we’re announcing the official casters, one more invited team and the official video trailer!

Today we’re also happy to announce that the team formerly known as Clan Mystik, will get an direct invite to DreamHack Summer 2014 and a direct slot in the DreamHack SteelSeries CS:GO Championship. The last three invites will be announced after this weekend.

Also, in addition to this – eight teams, will today battle it out in FACEIT Online Qualifier to DreamHack Steelseries CS:GO Championship. Teams include mousesports, ALTERNATE, .no, AliGon, Reason, k1ck, SK Gaming and ENCE. Matches will be streamed at twitch.tv/faceittv and full information can be found at HLTV.org here. Make sure you tune in 19.00 CEST and follow the qualifier live!

Team list:

1. Fnatic – DreamHack Champions

2. Ninjas in Pyjamas – Invited

3. Team Dignitas – Invited

4. Titan – Invited

5. ex-LGB – Invited

6. Virtus.Pro – Invited

7. Na’Vi – Invited

8. HellRaisers – Invited

9. TBA (ex-Mystik) – Invited

10. TBA

11. TBA

12. TBA

13. FACEIT Online Qualifier – Info here

14. FACEIT Online Qualifier – Info here

15. BYOC-qualifier – Register here!

16. BYOC-qualifier – Register here!

Finally we’re also extremely proud to announce our coverage team for DreamHack Summer 2014. DreamHack will have complete new Studio set-up for CS:GO again, with a similar 4-man Studio as we had at DreamHack Open Bucharest (StarCraft II). This joint-panel will both cast the games in-game and discuss the matches between the matches.

Talent:

Anders Blume

Tomi ‘lurppis’ Kovanen

Auguste ‘Semmler’ Massonat

Duncan ‘Thorin’ Shields

DreamHack SteelSeries CS:GO Championship

Tournament: DreamHack SteelSeries CS:GO Championship

Title sponsor: SteelSeries

Main sponsor: NEEDforSEAT

Location: DreamHack Summer 2014, Hall B, Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden

Dates: 14-16 June

No of teams: 16

Format: 5on5

Platform: PC

Monitor: EIZO FG2421 (240hz)

Peripherals: Bring your own mouse, keyboard & headset

Prize pool: $30,000

1. $10,000

2. $5,000

3-4. $3,500

5-8. $2,000

BYOC-Qualifier

At June 14 DreamHack will host an open BYOC-qualifier for all attending DreamHack participants. You need a BYOC-ticket to participate in the tournament. All teams need to register online and confirm their participation on-site at Game Crew Info Desk latest 15.00 CET 14th of June 2014. Your team is only eligible to participate in the tournament if all 5 team members have ticket and bring your own computers.

Tournament: DreamHack SteelSeries CS:GO Championship – BYOC Qualifier

Teams: max 64

Date: Saturday 14th of June

Location: DreamHack Summer 2014, Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden

Tournament format: Group stage (4 team x 16 groups). Top-2 advance. Single Elimination BO1 Bracket. Top-2 team advance to Main tournament.

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

Registration: 1. Register online, 2. Confirm on-site, 3. Play.

Registration link: Register here!

Schedule: 14th of June

15.00 Final registration

17.00 Group stage – Round #1

18.00 Group stage – Round #2

19.00 Group stage – Round #3

20.00 Bracket – Round of 32

21.00 Bracket – Round of 16

22.00 Bracket – Round of 8

23.00 Bracket – Round of 4

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Announcement: DreamHack SteelSeries CS:GO Championship

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