DreamHack Montreal groups & schedule released

DreamHack announced the distribution of participants of the group stage DreamHack Open Montreal 2017, scheduled for September 8-10. In the tournament will compete 8 professional teams, 6 of them received direct invitations, the remaining two teams were selected by qualifications. The championship will begin with the group stage with the format of Double Elimination (GSL) BO1 + BO3, where 4 strong teams will be determined who will compete for the prize fund of $ 100,000 and the tournament title in the Single Elimination BO3 grid.

Sowing teams in the group stage:

Group A
Denmark North
USA CLG
Poland Kinguin
Argentina Gale Force

Group B
Brazil Immortals
USA Cloud9
USA compLexity
Brazil Luminosity

Preliminary schedule of matches:

Group stage, September 8:
20:00 Denmark North vs. Argentina Gale Force BO1
21:30 USA Cloud9 vs. USA compLexity BO1
23:00 USA CLG vs. Poland Kinguin BO1
00:30 Brazil Immortals vs. Brazil Luminosity BO1
02:00 Group A - Match of winners BO1
03:30 Group B - Match of winners BO1

Group stage, September 9:
17:00 Group A - Match on the flight BO3
20:00 Group B - Match on the flight BO3
23:00 Group A - Decisive Match BO3
02:00 Group B - Decisive match of BO3

Playoffs, September 10:
17:00 Semifinal # 1 (B1 vs. A2) BO3
20:00 Semifinal # 2 (A1 vs. B2) BO3
23:00 Grand Finale BO3

Distribution of the prize fund:
1. $ 50,000
2. $ 20,000
3-4. $ 10,000
5-6. $ 3,000
7-8. $ 2,000