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For the first time ever, DreamHack Valencia will feature a major prize pool of $27,500 and is a proper stop in the DreamHack Grand Prix.
Three days of action are set to start today in Valencia as the third stop of the DreamHack Grand Prix circuit begins. The tournament is one of the first majors to give HCT points for the Summer season, making it incredibly valuable. Find full information about the event below, including where and how to watch it and some of the big names attending.
Where to watch
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DreamHackES
Format + Prize pool: $27,500
- 1st: $8,000
- 2nd: $4,000
- 3rd-4th: $2,250
- Top 8: $1,250
- Top 16: $750
- Last Hero Standing
- 9 rounds swiss into 16-man single elimination
Top GosuRanked players in attendance
SuperJJ - World GosuRank #2
SuperJJ has been on fire this whole year and there's no reason to think he won't make it out of the swiss. The German is nominated in two categories for the 2016 GosuAwards Summer and is one of the best players in the world without a doubt.
Pavel - World GosuRank #3
ANOX's Pavel is still lacking a major championship but the sheer consistency of his results has got him to the top of the rankings. The Russian will try to grab that coveted gold in Spain this weekend and bring it for his new team.
Rdu - World GosuRank #8
Rdu comes off a fresh triumph at DreamHack Summer and is the only one in the pool of hundreds to have hoisted multiple DreamHack trophies. G2's player seems to be back in his old shape, and is a player to watch during the weekend.
AKAWonder - World GosuRank #10
Local hero AKAWonder is coming to Valencia eager to redeem himself after the disappointing run at EU Spring Championship. The Spaniard already has one major gold this year at ESL Katowice but a DH win will make it even sweeter, considering just how consistent his results have been in swiss tournaments.
Orange - World GosuRank #12
Now teamless, the young Swede is competing exclusively for himself and has proboably just realised it's been exactly half a year since his last win on DreamHack grounds (3-0 versus SuperJJ at DH Leipzig). Time for another major gold for the talent?
Schedule breakdown (all times CEST)
Thursday, July 14th:
11:15 - 11:30 Preshow
11:30 - 12:45 Round 1
12:45 - 13:00 Round draw
13:00 - 14:15 Round 2
14:15 - 14:30 Round draw
14:30 - 15:45 Round 3
15:45 - 16:00 Round draw
16:00 - 17:15 Round 4
17:15 - 17:30 Round draw
17:30 - 18:45 Round 5
18:45 - 19:00 Round draw
19:00 - 20:15 Round 6
20:15 - 20:30 Round draw
20:30 - 21:45 Round 7
Friday, July 15th
12:00 - 12:15 Preshow
12:15 - 13:30 Round 8
13:30 - 13:45 round draw
13:45 - 15:00 Round 9
15:00 - 16:15 Bracket draw
16:15 - 17:15 RO16 - 1+2
17:15 - 18:15 RO16 - 3+4
18:15 - 19:15 RO16 - 5
19:15 - 20:15 RO16 - 6
20:15 - 21:15 RO16 - 7
21:15 - 22:15 RO16 - 8
Saturday, July 16th
13:15 - 13:30 Preshow
13:30 - 14:30 RO8 - 1
14:30 - 15:30 RO8 - 2
15:30 - 16:30 RO8 - 3
16:30 - 17:30 RO8 - 4
17:30 - 18:30 RO4 - 1
18:30 - 19:30 RO4 - 2
19:30 - 20:30 Grand Final
