Month: June 2016

DreamHack is one of the most prominent esports series in the world, and this year’s DreamHack Summer will feature its largest line-up of fighting game titles. Mortal Kombat X, Pokkén Tournament, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee will all be at DHS, each with some significant prizes on the line.

Capcom Pro Tour 2016 Global Premier Event

The Street Fighter V tournament at DHS is a global premier event, with a $15,000 prize pool and a qualification spot for the 2016 Capcom Cup later this year.

As you would expect for a premier tournament, a lot of top players will be competing, even one from the US. F3|alucarD, BST|Daigo Umehara, EG|Momochi, RZR|Fuudo, YOUDEAL.MJS|Haitani, Tokido, Mago, MOV, Itabashi Zangief, RZR|XiaN, RB|Luffy, FA|Ryan Hart, Melty|Cuongster, Melty|Will2pac, BX3|veggey, BX3|Phenom, Infexious and UM|imstilldadaddy are among the 164 players signed up for the tourney.

Mortal Kombat XL Cup International Finals

The 2016 Mortal Kombat XL Cup reaches its climax this weekend, with ten players representing Poland, France, UK, South Africa, Italy, UAE, Spain, and one final player to be determined by the Nordic qualifier at DHS competing.

The Nordic qualifier kicks off on Saturday, with the winner claiming €3000 and a spot in the €10,000 International Finals on Sunday.

DreamHack Smash Championship 2016

DreamHack Summer is the second of three events in the Smash Championship for 2016. DHS will have a $10,000 prize pool and will be followed by DreamHack Winter in November.

Pokkén Tournament Championship Series

Pokkén Tournament is a surprise late addition to the DreamHack Summer line-up. The tournament series is broken into two divisions: The Masters Division, for players born in 2000 or earlier, and the Senior Division, for players born in 2001 or later.

First and second place in both divisions will receive invitations to the Pokkén Tournament World Championships. On top of that, the Masters Division will have a $10,000 prize pool.

Streams

Each game at DreamHack will have a dedicated stream, so you can watch as much as of your favorite games as you please. Capcom Fighters will be covering the SFV tournament, while NetherRealm will be covering MKXL. DreamHack will be providing streams for Pokkén and SSBM.

CapcomFighters (SFV)

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

NetherRealm (MKXL)

Watch live video from NetherRealm on www.twitch.tv

DreamHackSmash (SSBM)

Watch live video from Dreamhacksmash on www.twitch.tv

DreamHackPT (Pokkén)

Watch live video from DreamHackPT on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Saturday June 18

Sunday June 19

Source: DreamHack