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DreamHack has announced that the first Masters event of 2020 will be played online instead of on LAN due to coronavirus concerns. The prize pool is being bumped up an extra $50,000, making in $300,000.
An update for DreamHack Masters; bringing you the best @CSGO action!
— DreamHack Counter-Strike (@DreamHackCSGO) April 3, 2020
🏆 $300,000
🌍 4 regions: EU, NA, Asia, OCE
🚩 32 teams
📅 Starting May 19th
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The DreamHack event will now be referred to as DreamHack Masters Spring and will take place on May 19 - June 14. Thirty-two teams will compete in the tournament across four regions for the $300,000 prize pool.
Here are the teams that will be competing in the event:
Europe
- Astralis
- Vitality
- BIG
- mousesports
- G2
- Complexity
- NiP
- ENCE
- North
- fnatic
- FaZe
- MAD Lions
- TBD
- TBD
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
North America
- Evil Geniuses
- 100 Thieves
- FURIA
- MIBR
- Liquid
- Gen.G
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
Asia
- TYLOO
- ViCi
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
Oceania
- Renegades
- ORDER
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
Chief Product Officer at DreamHack, Michael Van Driel, released a statement about his excitement regarding the tournament:
We look forward to a great competition, showing that the world of esports goes on as we're quick to adapt and find solutions for this new reality. We're very excited to move to an online format for DreamHack Masters Spring. While not being able to compete on LAN is unfortunate, we've developed a structure to support teams, players and fans around the world.
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