DreamHack will host Open tournaments in November & December 2020

Tournament operator DreamHack has announced two Open series events, which will run in November and December this year. In each of them eight teams will play out the prize fund of $100,000. All matches will be played in BO3 format, except for the Grand Final in BO5 format.

Invites will be issued based on the current ESL rankings and the results of regional competitions. Only two guest teams are currently known - KOVA (Telia Esports Series S3 winner) and Originem (DreamHack Showdown Summer 2020 winner).

The first DreamHack Open will take place on November 26-29.

The list of participants is as follows:

 KOVA
Team from ESL ranking #1
Team from ESL ranking #2
Winner of Norwegian League
Winner of ESL Championship Poland
Winner of Elgiganten Ligaen S15
Winner of ESEA qualifiers
Winner of ESEA qualifiers

The second DreamHack Open tournament will run from December 10 to 13. Unlike the previous one, where Scandinavian teams prevail, the emphasis will be on the representatives of the Iberian Peninsula:

 Originem
Team from ESL ranking ESL #1
Team from ESL ranking ESL #2
Team from ESL ranking ESL #3
Team from ESL ranking ESL #4
 Победитель ESL Masters Spain
Iberian qualifiers winner (Spain & Portugal)
Winner of ESEA qualifiers