DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
| 2015 | |||
| Tournament information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | ||
| Location | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
| Dates | October 28, 2015–November 1, 2015 | ||
| Administrator(s) | Electronic Sports League (ESL) | ||
| Tournament format(s) |
16 team round-robin group stage Eight team single-elimination playoff | ||
| Venue(s) | Polyvalent Hall | ||
| Teams | 16 teams | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Team EnVyUs | ||
| 1st Runners-up | Natus Vincere | ||
| 2nd Runners-up | G2 Esports, Ninjas in Pyjamas | ||
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DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 was a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major that was held from October 28–November 1, 2015 at the Sala Polivalentă in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was organized by DreamHack with help from Valve Corporation and the Professional Gamers League. The tournament had a total prize pool of $250,000 USD.
Team EnVyUs was the winner of the event after beating Natus Vincere in the finals. The final scores were 16-14 on Train and 16-5 on Cobblestone.[1] Fnatic failed to win their third Major in a row, instead placing 5-8.[2]
Richard Lewis and Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner hosted the event. Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen and Scott "SirScoots" Smith were the main interviewers for the event. The commentators were Anders Blume, Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat, Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett, Henry "HenryG" Greer, Daniel "ddk" Kapadia and James "JZFB" Bardolph. The analysts were Duncan "Thorin" Shields, Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson, Joona "natu" Leppänen and Jason "Moses "O'Toole.[3]
The top eight teams from the previous CS:GO Major, ESL One Cologne 2015 and non-Major tournament DreamHack Open Stockholm 2015 qualified for the DreamHack Cluj-Napoca.[4] Teams qualifying from Cologne were Fnatic, Team EnVyUs, Team SoloMid, Virtus.pro, Natus Vincere, Team Kinguin, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Luminosity Gaming.[5] Teams qualifying from Stockholm were Cloud9, Counter Logic Gaming, mousesports, TItan, Team Dignitas, FlipSid3 Tactics, Team Liquid, and Vexed Gaming.[6]
The first, round-robin group stage consisted of 16 teams in four groups. For the next stage the top two teams in each group were then seeded into a single-elimination bracket.[7]
The top eight teams received invitations to the next CS:GO Major, MLG Counter-Strike:Global Offensive Major Championship: Columbus, taking place at the end of March in Columbus, Ohio.
Final standings
| Place | Team | Roster | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team EnVyUs | kioShiMa, Happy, kennyS, NBK, apEX | $100,000 |
| 2nd | Natus Vincere | Edward, GuardiaN, seized, flamie, Zeus | $50,000 |
| 3rd–4th | G2 Esports | Maikelele, fox, dennis, jkaem, rain | $22,000 |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, Xizt, friberg, allu | ||
| 5–8th | Fnatic | JW, flusha, pronax, olofmeister, KRiMZ | $10,000 |
| Virtus.pro | TaZ, NEO, pasha, byali, Snax | ||
| Team SoloMid | karrigan, device, cajunb, dupreeh, Xyp9x | ||
| Luminosity Gaming | FalleN, fer, steel, coldzera, boltz | ||
| 9–12th | Cloud9 | shroud, Skadoodle, sgares, fREAKAZOiD, n0thing | $2,000 |
| mousesports | gob b, chrisJ, NiKo, nex, denis | ||
| Titan | RpK, shox, SmithZz, Ex6TenZ, ScreaM | ||
| Counter Logic Gaming | hazed, reltuC, tarik, jdm64, FNS | ||
| 13–16th | Vexed Gaming | peet, GruBy, Hyper, rallen, Furlan | $2,000 |
| FlipSid3 Tactics | B1ad3, bondik, markeloff, WorldEdit, DavCost | ||
| Team Liquid | Hiko, adreN, EliGE, FugLy, nitr0 | ||
| Team Dignitas | MSL, Pimp, aizy, Kjaerbye, tenzki |
References
- ↑ Lupton, Drake (November 2, 2015). "Envyus Shine over Navi 2-0 in the DreamHack Open: Cluj-Napoca Finals". GeekSnack. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ Kovanen, Tomi "lurppis" (October 28, 2015). "The favorites in this weekend's CS:GO tournament". PC Gamer. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "DreamHack Open- Talent lineup for DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca". DreamHack. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ Raven, Josh (September 10, 2015). "Here's how teams will qualify for DreamHack Cluj-Napoca". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ Kovanen, Tomi "lurppis" (October 27, 2015). "Four CS:GO teams to watch at DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca". PC Gamer. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ Kovanen, Tomi "lurppis" (October 23, 2015). "The underdogs of CS:GO's next major tournament". PC Gamer. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ Wynne, Jared (October 28, 2015). "Americans struggle as year's final CS:GO Major kicks off". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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