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DreamHack Atlanta 2017 - Qualifier details revealed

DreamHack have revealed details regarding the open and closed qualifiers for this year's edition of DreamHack Atlanta.

DreamHack Atlanta 2017 is coming up straight after DreamHack Valencia 2017, as the next stop of the DreamHack OPEN circuit. This particular stop will be taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Eight teams will duke it out for a $100,000 cash prize, in addition to the Champions' crown. The tournament will be taking place on July 21st-23rd at an as of yet undisclosed venue.

The participants amount to the usual eight, and contrary to Valencia only two teams will be determined via qualifiers, meanwhile the usual six will receive direct invites. A Europe European and North America North American qualifier will see open and closed stages - the open stage will host a maximum of 512 teams. The large amount will boil down to but four, all of which will be admitted to the closed regional qualifier for the event. At the closed qualifier the four contestants will face a further four invited teams in a bid to prove their capabilities and consequently secure a placement at the LAN finals in the United States.

The admission process to the open qualifiers is similar to that of Valencia, below is a detailed description of how to apply:

For teams interested in participating, you will need to login to the ESEA website and open a support ticket. Use "Valencia EU/NA" as the subject, depending on what region your team is from. In the body, fill in the following form:

Provide the following information in the ticket:
Team Name:
Region:
Qualifier name: (Use Valencia EU or Valencia NA / Atlanta EU or Atlanta NA in the name)
ESEA player 1 link:
ESEA player 2 link:
ESEA player 3 link:
ESEA player 4 link:
ESEA player 5 link:
(if required) ESEA player 6 link:
(if required) ESEA player 7 link:

Following is all relevant information concerning the open and closed qualifier for the event (all times expressed in CEST):

Europe

Saturday, July 1st - Open Qualifier
14:00 - Check-in 
15:00 - Start 
Top four teams qualify for Closed Qualifier

Sunday, July 2nd - Closed Qualifier
15:00 - Start
Top team qualifies for LAN finals in the US

North America

Saturday, July 1st - Open Qualifier
21:00 - Check-in 
22:00 - Start 
Top four teams qualify for Closed Qualifier

Sunday, July 2nd - Closed Qualifier
22:00 - Start
Top team qualifies for LAN finals in the US

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