CS:GO: Rules, Schedule & Groups

Schedule, groups and rules is now finally released for DreamHack Logitech CS:GO Championship powered by Logitech, Kingston Hyper-X and Thor Einride that will be played during DreamHack Winter 2012.

Here are the official groups for DreamHack Winter 2012.

Group A
ESC Gaming
fnatic
mousesports
Ninjas in Pyjamas

Group B
Copenhagen Wolves
Curse
gosu
Progaming.TD – SBG

Group C
3DMAX
Hawks
VeryGames
TBA – BYOC-team #1

Group D
Anexis
n!faculty
Team Dynamic
TBA – BYOC-team #2

We’re also releasing full Schedule (download .pdf here) and full Rules (download .pdf here) today.

Free HD livestream with some of world’s best Casters
DreamHack.TV will broadcast the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament in free HD (720p) at Twitch.TV. DreamHack will have 5 casters and host’s that will rotate between our Casting desk and our CS:GO Studio. DreamHack.TV will be co-produced with our friends at KAOSTV and we’ll provide excellent coverage throughout 3 days including an “Today Matches show” every night at 17.30 CET including interviews with qualified team leaders and todays’s best in-game highlights.
Corey ‘ConsiderIt_dunN’ Dunn, Paul ‘Redeye’ Chaloner, Tomi ‘Lurppis’ Kovanen, Björn ‘threat’ Pers, Patrik ‘cArn’ Sättermon (Extra)

Main tournament

Tournament: DreamHack Logitech CS:GO Championship – Main
Location: DreamHack Winter 2012, Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden
Date: 22-24 November
Format: 5on5
Platform: PC, Latest available patch
Prize Purse: 300 000 SEK (150K, 80K, 35K, 35K)
Tournament size: 16 teams
Tournament format: 5on5, MR15, Group Play BO1, Single Elimination Play Off BO3
Tournament PC’s: THOR Einride Intel i5-2500K – 16GB – 120GB SSD + 1TB – Nvidia GTX670 – W7HP +
Tournament Screen’s: BenQ 120hz
Rules:: Download here (.pdf)
Controllers: Please bring your own headset, mouse & keyboard.
Teams:
1. NiP-Gaming – DreamHack Valencia Champions
2. Fnatic – DreamHack Bucharest Champions
3. ESC-Gaming – Invited
4. Mousesports – Invited
5. WinFakt – Invited
6. VeryGames – Invited
7. Progaming.TD – SBG – Invited
8. Team Dynamic – Invited
9. Curse – Invited
10. n!faculty – Invited
11. Anexis (HLTV.org Intl. qualifier)
12.  3DMAX (HLTV.org Intl. qualifier)
13. Copenhagen Wolves (Gaming.dk qualifier)
14. gosu (Fragbite qualifier)
15. TBA – BYOC-qualifier (Register here)
16. TBA – BYOC-qualifier (Register here)

Schedule:
22/11 Thursday: 09.00 Group A – Preparation / Warm-up
22/11 Thursday: 10.00 Group A – Round 1
22/11 Thursday: 11.00 Group A – Round 2
22/11 Thursday: 12.00 Group A – Round 3
22/11 Thursday: 13.00 Group B – Preparation / Warm-up
22/11 Thursday: 14.00 Group B – Round 1
22/11 Thursday: 15.00 Group B – Round 2
22/11 Thursday: 16.00 Group B – Round 3

23/11 Friday: 09.00 Group C – Preparation / Warm-up
23/11 Friday: 10.00 Group C – Round 1
23/11 Friday: 11.00 Group C – Round 2
23/11 Friday: 12.00 Group C – Round 3
23/11 Friday: 13.00 Group D – Preparation / Warm-up
23/11 Friday: 14.00 Group D – Round 1
23/11 Friday: 15.00 Group D – Round 2
23/11 Friday: 16.00 Group D – Round 3

23/11 Friday: 20.00 Round of 8 (2 matches)

24/11 Saturday: 10.00 Round of 8 (2 matches)
24/11 Saturday: 13.00 Semifinals (2 matches)
24/11 Saturday: 16.00 Final – 1st map (Tournament Area)
24/11 Saturday: 18.00 Final – 2nd & 3rd map (DreamArena Extreme)

Full schedule: Download here (.pdf)

BYOC qualifier

Tournament: DreamHack Logitech CS:GO Championship – BYOC
Location: DreamHack Winter 2012, Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden
Date: 22 November
Format: 5on5 MR15
Platform: PC, Latest available patch
Prize Purse: Top-2 advance to Main tournament.
Tournament size: 64 teams
Tournament format: Groupstage, Single Elimination Play Off BO1
Tickets / Competitor fee: All BYOC competitors need to have a computer seat BYOC ticket (929 SEK) to be able to participate in this tournament. Buy tickets at bokning.dreamhack.se. Details regarding invites, online & LAN qualifiers will be released soon.

Schedule:
22/11 Thursday 15.00: Registration closed
22/11 Thursday 16.30: Group stage – Round 1
22/11 Thursday 17.30: Group stage – Round 1
22/11 Thursday 18.30: Group stage – Round 1
22/11 Thursday 20.00: Playoffs – Round of 32
22/11 Thursday 21.00: Playoffs – Round of 16
22/11 Thursday 22.00: Playoffs – Round of 8
22/11 Thursday 23.00: Playoffs – Round of 4

Full schedule: Download here (.pdf)

>>> Register here: BYOC-qualifier <<<

Important: All teams registered need to CONFIRM their participation on-site at Game Crew 15.00 CEST 22/11 otherwise you are not eligible to play in the tournament.

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