It was a stacked DreamHack Summer season 2024 Esports programme this yr 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 ebook.
We had been fortunate sufficient to attend DreamHack Summer season this yr. In case you have not learn it already, we actually appreciated our time on the occasion.
Whereas we all know DreamHack is not all in regards to the esports (you’ll be able to learn our preview of an indie title we noticed on the present in case 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 workforce Alliance took a number 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 in the end dominating the occasion.
Complexity took the Grand Remaining 2-0 in opposition to Group Falcons, who, regardless of defeat, will nonetheless safe a spot at subsequent season’s Professional League. Complexity had a tough highway to the Grand Remaining, nevertheless, with Aurora nearly inflicting a serious 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 as well.
Chatting with DreamHack, Complexity’s Elige had this to say:
“We have been by means of quite a bit. Plenty of actually shut matches, a number 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 completely satisfied”
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 Sequence) was additionally internet hosting its last on the occasion. The occasion winners had been Johnny Velocity, who received 2-0 within the Grand Remaining 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 profitable Elitserien. I feel many individuals can 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 Preventing
EAFC, Tekken 8, and Avenue 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 actual deal, and you’ll find all of these names beneath courtesy of DreamHack.
EA SPORTS FC™
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Matias Bonanno (Manchester Metropolis)
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Abu Makkah (Group Falcons)
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Levi de Weerd (Group Gullit)
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GoalPoacher (1J Esports)
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Anders Vejrgang (RB Leipzig)
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Younger (Tuzzy E-Sports activities)
TEKKEN 8
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Raef “Raef” Alturkistani
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Kane “KaneAndTrench” Heartfield
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Georges “Jodd” Nguende
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Bae “Knee” Jae-Min
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Lee “EDGE” Ju-hyung
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Kim “Kkokkoma” Mu-jong
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Takaba “Keisuke” Keisuke
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Oh “Meo-IL” Dae-il
Avenue Fighter 6
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Large Fowl (WINNER)
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Masaki “Kawano” Kawano
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Hiromiki “Itabashi Zangief” Kumada
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Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun
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Chiu “Rainpro” Chin-yat
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Masato “Bonchan” Takahashi
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Hikaru “Hikaru” Nakatani
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Victor “Punk” Woodley
