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DreamHack Masters Marseille Starts Tomorrow with 16 Teams Competing for $250,000

DreamHack Masters Marseille Starts Tomorrow with 16 Teams Competing for $250,000

DreamHack Masters Marseille Starts Tomorrow with 16 Teams Competing for $250,000

The first event of the DreamHack Masters series this year – DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 ¬– starts already tomorrow. The tournament will feature 16 teams competing for the $250,000 prize pool, the event is also part of the first season of Intel Grand Slam.

The event will be held at Le Dôme de Marseille between April 18th and April 22th. The list of participants consists of 16 teams, 12 of which were invited by the organizers – Astralis, Cloud9, Team EnVyUs, FaZe Clan, Fnatic, Gambit Esports, G2 Esports, Team Liquid, mousesports, Natus Vincere, Ninjas in Pyjamas and SK Gaming, two teams qualified from Europe – Valiance and Space Soldiers, as well as one team will represent each North America and China – Renegades and TyLoo respectively. Its format is similar to all other Masters events – four GSL groups with top two teams from each group advancing to the single-elimination playoffs bracket with best-of-three series. The group stage will be held on April 18th- April 20th, while the playoffs will take place on April 21st – 22nd. The teams were seeded into groups as follows:

Groups

Group A Group B
FaZe Clan mousesports
Cloud9 SK Gaming
G2 Esports Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team EnVyUs Valiance
Group C Group D
Fnatic Team Liquid
Natus Vincere Astralis
Renegades Space Soldiers
TyLoo Gambit Esports

The tournament is part of the current Grand Slam season – a team that first wins four events will receive additional $1,000,000. According to our odds, the favorites of the tournament are Astralis, Cloud9 and FaZe Clan. Out of these three teams, only one has won a Grand Slam event before – FaZe Clan are the champions of ESL One: New York 2017.

Upcoming Matches (UK Time):

April 18, Group Stage Day 1

  • 11:00 AM – FaZe Clan vs Team EnVyUs (Group A); mousesports vs Valiance (Group B)
  • 12:30 AM – Cloud9 vs G2 Esports (Group A); SK Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas (Group B)
  • 2:00 PM – Fnatic vs TyLoo (Group C); Team Liquid vs Gambit Esports (Group D)
  • 3:30 PM – Natus Vincere vs Renegades (Group C); Astralis vs Space Soldiers (Group D)