It was a stacked DreamHack Summer season 2024 Esports programme this 12 months from regional CS2, to ESL Challenger, and a little bit of Highway 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 have not learn it already, we actually favored our time on the occasion.
Whereas we all know DreamHack is not all concerning the esports (you’ll be able to learn our preview of an indie title we noticed on the present when you like), however the esports is why we had been invited. So, let’s get into that, and take a look at who took dwelling the prizes at DreamHack Summer season 2024.
ESL Challenger – Complexity Take the win
Whereas native group Alliance took a whole lot 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 subsequent season of the Professional League, however that did not cease them from in the end dominating the occasion.
Complexity took the Grand Ultimate 2-0 in opposition to Staff Falcons, who, regardless of defeat, will nonetheless safe a spot at subsequent season’s Professional League. Complexity had a tough highway to the Grand Ultimate, nevertheless, with Aurora virtually 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 besides.
Talking to DreamHack, Complexity’s Elige had this to say:
“We have been via loads. Quite a lot of actually shut matches, a whole lot of these loopy wins that we have had like all through the seasons,
to have the ability to finish it with one thing to point out for makes me actually pleased”
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 Pace, who gained 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 believe many individuals could have their eyes on us now, particularly after this win at DreamHack Summer season.“
The Highway 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 under courtesy of DreamHack.
EA SPORTS FC™
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Matias Bonanno (Manchester Metropolis)
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Abu Makkah (Staff Falcons)
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Levi de Weerd (Staff 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