Today, the DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 will be kicking off. Here, a myriad of talented European teams will battle it all out for the title and huge bag of prize money. Here’s your full tournament guide of the event:
Tournament’s background
The DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 is the first event hosted by DreamHack in 2021. DreamHack hosts multiple events throughout the year, and this time round they are heavily focusing on the European scene due to multiple teams moving there. Because of the pandemic, the tournament is played in an online setting to prioritize the player’s health and safety.
How to qualify for the main event
All of the teams that are participating in the event got their spot due to a variety of reasons. Some are partnered teams and received invites, whereas some have gotten their spot due to the ESL Ranking. A couple of other teams qualified through DreamHack Open January EU, and others qualified through European and North American qualifiers.
Prize distribution for DreamHack Masters Spring 2021
A total of $250,000 will split between all 16 participating teams. This tournament is part of the ESL Pro Tour and will be handing out huge stacks of points to whoever places highly. Here is a list of how the prize pool will be spread:
- 1st – $100,000
- 2nd – $42,000
- 3rd-4th – $20,000
- 5th-6th – $10,000
- 7th-8th – $6,000
- 9th-12th – $5,000
- 13th-16th – $4,000
Tournament Format
Group Stage:
- Two double elimination format groups
- Each Group consists of 8 teams
- All opening matches are best of 1, but following matches are best of 3
- Top 3 teams from groups advance to playoffs
- 1st place in group stage places the teams in Semifinals
- 2nd place in group stage places the teams in Quarterfinals as high seeds
- 3rd place in group stage places the teams in Quarterfinals as low seeds
Playoffs:
- Single elimination bracket
- Quarterfinals & Semifinals are played in a best of 3
- Grand Final is played in a best of 5
Teams Participating
A total of 16 teams are participating in the event. Here’s a list of all teams taking part, separated by their groups respectively:
Group A:
- Gambit Esports
- Team Fiend
- Team Spirit
- G2 Esports
- Natus Vincere
- Mousesports
- FaZe Clan
- Virtus.Pro
Group B:
- Astralis
- Extra Salt
- Complexity
- Team Vitality
- FURIA
- BIG
- paiN Gaming
- Heroic
Schedule list for DreamHack Masters Spring 2021
The event will start on the 29th of April and will keep on going till the 9th of May. Here’s a quick run down of the first few matches:
Group A 1st Round – April 29, 2021
- 12:00 CEST – Gambit Esports vs Team Fiend
- 12:00 CEST – Team Spirit vs G2 Esports
- 13:10 CEST – Natus Vincere vs Mousesports
- 13:40 CEST – FaZe Clan vs Virtus.Pro
Group B 1st Round – April 29, 2021
- 14:40 CEST – Astralis vs Extra Salt
- 15:05 CEST – Complexity vs Team Vitality
- 15:50 CEST – Furia Esports vs BIG
- 16:25 CEST – paiN Gaming vs Heroic
Streaming platform list
The DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 event will stream on the official ESL CS:GO twitch channel here. The secondary stream will be on the ESL CS:GO B stream. As a bonus for non-english speakers, the event will stream in Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese.
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Predictions
There are many teams that have high chances of doing well at an event such as this. With so many roster changes and switches it is very hard to predict the winner of this event. Due to their recent results, we would have to say that Gambit Esports or Heroic have the best chances of coming out on top, however, there are many other solid contenders.
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