2018 DreamHack Season
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2018 DreamHack Season
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game Version:
Server:
Various
Type:
Offline
Format:
1v1
Group stages
Single-elimination playoffs
Group stages
Single-elimination playoffs
Start Date:
2018-01-26
End Date:
2018-09-09
Links
The 2018 DreamHack Season is a series of four StarCraft II tournaments organized by DreamHack that together constitute the 2018 WCS Circuit.
The total prizepool is $400,000.
The DreamHack 2018 series was announced on December 19, 2017.[1]
Format[edit]
The format of each event is 3 Dual-tournament Bo3 Group Stages and a 16 players single-elimination bracket Playoffs.
First Group Stage:
- 64 players in 16 groups of 4 players each, played in a dual tournament format.
- Matches are Bo3.
- Top 2 players of each group advance to the next stage.
First Group Stage:
- 32 players in 8 groups of 4 players each, played in a dual tournament format.
- Matches are Bo3.
- Top 2 players of each group advance to the next stage.
Third Group Stage:
- 32 players in 8 groups of 4 players each, played in a dual tournament format.
- 16 players from the First Group Stage.
- 16 players from WCS Challenger (Qualifiers).
- Matches are Bo3.
- Top 2 players of each group advance to the playoffs.
Playoffs:
- 16 players in a single-elimination bracket.
- Round 16, Round of 8 and Semifinals are played in Bo5.
- Finals are played in Bo7.
Prize Pools[edit]
| Event | Prize (USD) | WCS Circuit Points |
|---|---|---|
| WCS Leipzig | $101,000 | 12600 |
| WCS Austin | $101,000 | 12600 |
| WCS Valencia | $101,000 | 12600 |
| WCS Montreal | $101,000 | 12600 |
Events[edit]
| Event | Date | Winner | Runner-Up |
| Leipzig | (2018-01-26 — 2018-01-28) | TBD | TBD |
| Austin | (2018-06-01 — 2018-06-03) | TBD | TBD |
| Valencia | (2018-07-12 — 2018-07-14) | TBD | TBD |
| Montreal | (2018-09-07 — 2018-09-09) | TBD | TBD |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ DreamHack (December 19, 2017). wcs.dreamhack.com. https://wcs.dreamhack.com/2017/12/19/wcs-2018-details-revealed/ Announcing WCS 2018 Details. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
