DreamHack Open Leipzig schedule & first round unveiled

The full schedule and opening matches for the upcoming DreamHack Open Leipzig event has been unveiled. The event is scheduled to begin on Friday, January 24, in Leipzig, Germany and run through the 26th at the Leipziger Messe.

With $100,000 on the line, several teams are in the running to win the event with Cloud9, Virtus.pro, Heroic, BIG, and more in attendance.

Full schedule and first-round matchups for DreamHack Open Leipzig:

Friday, January 24
05:00  –  Virtus.pro vs.  BIG
06:30  –  North vs.  Sprout
08:00  –  Cloud9 vs.  Renegades
09:30  –  Heroic vs.  MAD Lions
11:00  – Group A winners’
12:30  – Group B winners’

Saturday, January 25
05:00  – Group A elimination
08:00  – Group B elimination
11:00  – Group A decider
14:00  – Group B decider

Sunday, January 26
05:00  – Semi-final #1
08:00  – Semi-final #2
12:00  – Grand final

The event will follow the standard DreamHack Open format with a GSL group stage building into a single-elimination, best-of-three playoffs.

It’s a packed year for DreamHack as they look to host eleven events throughout 2020.

Full 2020 DreamHack schedule:

DreamHack Leipzig: Jan 24-26
DreamHack Anaheim: Feb 21-23
DreamHack Dallas: May 22-24
DreamHack Summer: Jun 12-14
DreamHack Valencia: Jul 3-5
DreamHack Montreal: Sep 11-13
DreamHack Rotterdam: Oct 16-18
DreamHack Hyderabad: Oct 30-Nov 1
DreamHack Atlanta: Nov 13-15
DreamHack Winter: Nov 27-29
DreamHack Sevilla: Dec 11-13

In addition to the 11 stops on the schedule, DreamHack Summer is going to be the longest DreamHack event ever at 90 hours in Jönköping.

©Steven Corpley