It was a stacked DreamHack Summer season 2024 Esports programme this 12 months from regional CS2, to ESL Challenger, and a little bit of Street to the Esports World Cup for good measure. DreamHack Summer season had a packed esports guide.
We had been fortunate sufficient to attend DreamHack Summer season this 12 months. In case you’ve got not learn it already, we actually favored our time on the occasion.
Whereas we all know DreamHack is not all concerning the esports (you possibly can learn our preview of an indie title we noticed on the present should you like), however the esports is why we had been invited. So, let’s get into that, and have a look at who took dwelling the prizes at DreamHack Summer season 2024.
ESL Challenger – Complexity Take the win
Whereas native crew Alliance took a variety of the pre-event chatter, Complexity got here to win, and win they did. The North American aspect may already be locked in for the following season of the Professional League, however that did not cease them from finally dominating the occasion.
Complexity took the Grand Ultimate 2-0 in opposition to Crew Falcons, who, regardless of defeat, will nonetheless safe a spot at subsequent season’s Professional League. Complexity had a difficult highway to the Grand Ultimate, nevertheless, with Aurora virtually inflicting a significant upset as the sport went the complete three video games. However, Complexity did get the win, and a good-looking $100,000 in prize cash in addition.
Chatting with DreamHack, Complexity’s Elige had this to say:
“We have been by loads. Numerous actually shut matches, a variety of these loopy wins that we have had like all through the seasons,
to have the ability to finish it with one thing to indicate for makes me actually glad”
Svenska Elitserien Counter-Strike 2
The ESL Challenger collection wasn’t the one CS2 motion we noticed at DH Summer season. The native Swedish regional league the Svenska Elitserien (Swedish Elite Collection) was additionally internet hosting its ultimate on the occasion. The occasion winners had been Johnny Velocity, who received 2-0 within the Grand Ultimate in opposition to Luminx taking dwelling an $11,615 prize.
Jonas “Lekro” Olofsson had this to say to DreamHack after the occasion:
“It feels nice successful Elitserien. I feel many individuals may have their eyes on us now, particularly after this win at DreamHack Summer season.“
The Street to the Esports World Cup is Paved with Soccer and Combating
EAFC, Tekken 8, and Road Fighter 6 had been subsequent up on the esports agenda, because the three video games ready to participate within the Esports World Cup in August. All the occasions had been qualifiers for the true deal, and you’ll find all of these names beneath courtesy of DreamHack.
EA SPORTS FC™
Matias Bonanno (Manchester Metropolis)
Abu Makkah (Crew Falcons)
Levi de Weerd (Crew Gullit)
GoalPoacher (1J Esports)
Anders Vejrgang (RB Leipzig)
Younger (Tuzzy E-Sports activities)
TEKKEN 8
Raef “Raef” Alturkistani
Kane “KaneAndTrench” Heartfield
Georges “Jodd” Nguende
Bae “Knee” Jae-Min
Lee “EDGE” Ju-hyung
Kim “Kkokkoma” Mu-jong
Takaba “Keisuke” Keisuke
Oh “Meo-IL” Dae-il
Road Fighter 6
Huge Fowl (WINNER)
Masaki “Kawano” Kawano
Hiromiki “Itabashi Zangief” Kumada
Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun
Chiu “Rainpro” Chin-yat
Masato “Bonchan” Takahashi
Hikaru “Hikaru” Nakatani
Victor “Punk” Woodley
