Dreamhack Atlanta will be taking place the weekend of July 21-23, however the Starcraft 2 portion of the tournament will take place July 22 & July 23 only.
- July 22nd - Game play & broadcasting will begin at 11:00 AM EDT (Local time) and play until the RO8 is finished.
- July 23rd - SemiFinals and Finals will be played on the main stage at 3:00-5:00 PM EDT. The current format is 3x Bo5's due to time limits, but we will try our best to make the finals a Bo7!
Prize Pool
Total: $7,500USD
1st place - $2,025
2nd place - $1,125
3/4th - $750
5-8th - $375
9th-16th - $75
(The remaining will go towards our "mega tax")
Format
First & foremost you will need to purchase Dreamhack BYOC or Visitor passes in order to compete (explained in more detail below). After which you will need to sign up in order to play we will be accepting sign ups until July 21st 11:59 PM EDT. The tournament style will go as follows:
If 8 players or less: Double Elimination bracket up to, and including the RO8 (Top 4 advance to day 2)
If 16 players or more: Group style brackets leading into single elimination Ro8 (Top 4 advance to day 2)
If 32 players or more: Single elimination through to the RO8 (Top 4 advance to day 2)
MaSa having won "The Road to Dreamhack" will be the only guaranteed player to receive a spot via seeding. Depending on the amount of sign ups & attendance, GAMETIME, TRUE, HerO, Kelazhur & PiLiPiLi will also be eligible for advanced seeding should they attend.
Regarding player passes, if you are bringing your own computer to play you can purchase a BYOC pass here at a 20% discount. If you are requesting to borrow one of our provided 8 PC's please go here. If you are borrowing a rented PC you will still need a BYOC pass. Of course, all tickets are available/comparable on the official Dreamhack website
Streaming
Broadcasting for the tournament will be available on https://www.twitch.tv/basetradetv
Currently there are no other listed language broadcasters. If anyone is interested please reach out and contact Rifkin via twitter