The full schedule and format for the first big event after the off-season, DreamHack Masters Malmö, taking place from August 30-September 3, was released by the organizers.

All 16 teams of DreamHack Masters Malmö have already been determined, with 12 receiving direct invites for the $250,000 tournament, including the current top five according to our ranking - SK, Astralis, FaZe, Gambit, and G2.

The remaining four teams came from qualifiers in Asia and Oceania (BOOT-d[S]), Europe (Envy and mousesports), and North America (Renegades).

Natus Vincere and FaZe will be among the debuting teams in Malmö

While the groups haven't been revealed yet, DreamHack released the full schedule of the five-day event taking place in Malmö, which will begin with GSL groups of four, followed by a best-of-three, single-elimination bracket.

On the first day, which is reserved for the best-of-one stages of the groups (initial and elimination matches), DreamHack will run two matches at a time.

Here is the full schedule:

Wednesday, August 30th 13:00 Group A & B initial round match #1 BO1 14:30 Group A & B initial round match #2 BO1 16:00 Group C & D initial round match #1 BO1 17:30 Group C & D initial round match #2 BO1 19:00 Group A & B elimination match BO1 20:30 Group C & D elimination match BO1 Thursday, August 31st 10:00 Group A winners' match BO3 13:00 Group B winners' match BO3 16:00 Group C winners' match BO3 19:00 Group D winners' match BO3 Friday, September 1st 10:00 Group A decider BO3 13:00 Group B decider BO3 16:00 Group C decider BO3 19:00 Group D decider BO3 Saturday, September 2nd 10:00 Quarter-final #1 BO3 13:00 Quarter-final #2 BO3 16:00 Quarter-final #3 BO3 19:00 Quarter-final #4 BO3 Sunday, September 3rd 11:00 Semi-final #1 BO3 14:00 Semi-final #2 BO3 18:00 Grand final BO3

Here are the participating teams once again: