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DreamHack League of Legends Championship

World’s Largest Digital Festival DreamHack is proud to present DreamHack League of Legends Championship at DreamHack Summer 2013 15-18 June in Jönköping, Sweden. Online Qualifiers starts 29th of May.

DreamHack will have a huge League of Legends activity and presence at DreamHack Summer 2013, including a dedicated League of Legends stage but also an open DreamHack tournament with $30,000 in prizes.

“League of Legends is one of the most anticipated and popular eSports titles at DreamHack festivals and also the most-viewed tournament online.” said Robert Ohlén, CEO at DreamHack. “As DreamHack Summer 2013 will be one of our biggest festivals ever organized, it feels natural that we level-up the experience for all League of Legends to the same level”

8 teams in main tournament with $30,000 in prizes

DreamHack League of Legends Championship will feature 8 teams in the main tournament where four teams are qualified online and four teams are qualified through the BYOC-qualifier on-site. All teams in the main tournament will get a share of the $30,000 prize pool and the winning team will be crowned on the League of Legends stage on Monday 17th of June in front of thousands of fans in the audience.

Dedicated League of Legends stage for 1200 fans

At the Summer event DreamHack will have one dedicated League of Legends stage for over 1,200 fans in the new eSports area in Hall B. At the stage you’ll be able to watch the best League of Legends matches during 3 days of action with some of world’s best casters and with full media production. All matches in the DreamHack tournament will be livestreamed in 720p for free at Dreamhack.TV powered by Twitch.

Today it’s time to announce the first details and more information will be presented in the upcoming weeks with more amazing news related to League of Legends.

Online Qualifiers (29 May)

Description: DreamHack host two qualifiers (one of EU West, one for EU East) where top-2 advance in each qualifier to DreamHack Summer 2013.

Tournament format: Single elimination bracket BO1

Max no. of teams: 2 x 128 teams (EU West + EU East)

Registration opens: 16th of May

Registration closed: 26th of May

Registration here: [Registration here]

BYOC-Qualifier (15 June)

Description: DreamHack host one open BYOC-qualifier on the first day of DreamHack Summer 2013. Top-4 teams advance to the Main tournament.

Tournament format: Single elimination bracket BO1

Max no. of teams: 64

Registration opens: 20th of May

Registration closed: 15th of June 14.00 (All teams need to confirm their participation in Game Crew / Game info desk)

Registration here: [Registration here]

Important note: All BYOC competitors need to have a computer seat BYOC ticket (929 SEK) to be able to participate in this tournament. Buy tickets at bokning.dreamhack.se.

Main tournament (16-17 June)

Tournament: DreamHack League of Legends Championship

Location: DreamHack Summer 2013, League of Legends Area in Hall B, Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden

No of teams: 8

Tournament format: Group stage 4 teams in 4 groups BO1. Top-2 advance. Single elimination BO3 playoffs.

Platform: PC

Rules: TBA

Prize purse: 195 000 SEK ($30,000)

1. 70 000 SEK

2. 35 000 SEK

3. 25 000 SEK

4. 25 000 SEK

5. 10 000 SEK

6. 10 000 SEK

7. 10 000 SEK

8. 10 000 SEK

Team list:

1. TBA (Online Qualifier) – [Registration here]

2. TBA (Online Qualifier) – [Registration here]

3. TBA (Online Qualifier) – [Registration here]

4. TBA (Online Qualifier) – [Registration here]

5. TBA (BYOC Qualifier) – [Registration here]

6.TBA (BYOC Qualifier) – [Registration here]

7. TBA (BYOC Qualifier) – [Registration here]

8. TBA (BYOC Qualifier) – [Registration here]

CONTACT & Prize Money Policy

Any questions regarding the tournaments at DreamHack? Do not hesitate to contact DreamHack Esport Administration

Tournament IRC: #dh.lol (QuakeNet)

Mail: esport@dreamhack.se

Phone: +46 768 00 1336 (Office hours)

Prize Money Policy www.dreamhack.se