This past weekend we had loads of events going on; however, one that stood out the most was DreamHack Masters Winter. Here we saw Astralis reigning over Europe, and Chaos Esports dominating North America once more. Here is the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Recap:
DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 – Finals Standings + Winnings:
Europe:
- 1st – $60,000 – Astralis
- 2nd – $30,000 – mousesports
- 3rd-4th – $12,000 – GODSENT
- 3rd-4th – $12,000 – FURIA Esports
- 5th – $5,000 – Heroic
- 6th – $5,000 – Cloud9
- 7th – $5,000 – Gambit Esports
- 8th – $5,000 – Complexity Gaming
- 9th – $2,500 – FaZe Clan
- 10th – $2,500 – Team Spirit
- 11th – $2,500 – G2 Esports
- 12th – $2,500 – North
- 13th – $1,500 – c0ntact Gaming
- 14th – $1,500 – ENCE
- 15th – $1,500 – Team Liquid
- 16th – $1,500 – Nemiga Gaming
North America:
- 1st – $35,000 – Chaos Esports Club
- 2nd – $15,000 – Team One
- 3rd-4th – $6,000 – Yeah Gaming
- 3rd-4th – $6,000 – Rebirth Esports
- 5th-6th – $2,500 – Triumph
- 5th-6th – $2,500 – Mythic
- 7th-8th – $1,500 – Rugratz
- 7th-8th – $1,500 – New England Whalers
How did they do it?
Europe
Astralis kicked off the event with a disappointing loss versus Godsent in group B. Their loss meant that they were going to face off Team Liquid in the Group B losers bracket. They won the series 2-0 and moved on to play versus G2 esports in the 2nd Round. They won the best of 3 series against G2 as well, and qualified for the playoffs.
In the playoffs they faced off Gambit Esports first, and won the series with a clean 2-0. With this win they progressed through the Semifinals to meet Furia. They went on to beat them with another clean 2-0 score line and moved on to the Grand Finals.
Grand Finals
In the Finals they were against the resilient Mousesports roster. Astralis kicked off the bo5 series with a dominant win on Train as they ended the match with a 16-5 score line. Mousesports replied with a win of their own on Inferno (16-3) but unfortunately did not manage to grab another as Astralis gave them a difficult map on Nuke (16-13). The fourth map was Vertigo and it went the distance as the game ended 22-19 in overtime, favouring the Danish roster.
North America:
Chaos Esports started out the event by placing 1st in Group A with a 2-0 score line. They were matched versus Rugratz for their first match, and closely after, a game against Rebirth followed. With these results they were automatically qualified for the playoffs of the main event.
They faced off Yeah Gaming for their first match in the playoffs, and managed to beat them 2-1 after a very close best of 3 series. They then advanced through to the Grand Finals where they would meet Team One from Brazil. The Best of 5 series featured the following maps: Nuke, Train, Overpass, Mirage, Vertigo.
Grand Finals
First map went to Team One after a dominant start, winning Nuke 16-3. Train was a closer map as the match ended 16-9, favouring Chaos. Overpass was a one-sided game by Chaos Esports as they finished the match 16-2. Mirage was the closest by far as after an intense 29 rounds played, Team One closed it out 16-13. Final match of the event was on Vertigo, and Chaos’s CT-side contributed greatly to their success as they won 12 CT-Side rounds to win the game and event.
This event has definitely solidified these teams’ dominance over their region. We’ve seen Astralis struggle in the middle of 2020, but have now regained their dominance with the acquisition of their former players. As for Chaos, despite the gruesome news of the organization parting ways with the players, this has not had an impact on their performance as they win back to back events.
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