DreamHack 2012 announces Dota 2 Vengeance Cup

posted by Jaywalker, 1 year ago

Details for the upcoming DreamHack gaming festival has been released, and the DreamHack Dota 2 Vengeance Cup will be back for more action this year. Presented by DreamHack and Corsair, the tournament will run for both Summer and Winter 2012.

The main tournament will feature 16 teams out of which eight teams will receive a direct invite to the play-offs. Four teams will be chosen from the online qualifiers and another four from the BYOC qualifier to be held at Jönköping, Sweden. Beta keys will be given to all BYOC attendees through the online booking system, so players can have ample time to prepare for the event.

The tournament will be boasting a prize pool of SEK 400,000 for both the editions, with DreamHack Summer scheduled to take place from 16th-19th June, 2012.

The list of invited teams will be revealed along with the opening of sign-ups for the first online qualifier scheduled to begin on Friday, 13th April 2012.

The defending champions, mTw.

Our beloved caster

Tobi 'TobiWanKenobi' Dawson who previously broadcasted the Dota 2 tournament during DreamHack Winter 2011 will be providing the live stream yet again for both DreamHack Summer and Winter 2012 from the venue itself.

In the previous Vengeance Cup, viewers will recall Wild Honey Badgers upsetting teams such as Fnatic and SK en route to their victory, and sealing a sponsorship with mTw. Could we see the emergence of dark horses again this year?

joinDOTA will keep you updated with the latest information.

Sources: DreamHack Vengeance

Ladon wrote at 10.04.2012, 19:49 CEST:

Awsum!

kronikle wrote at 10.04.2012, 19:50 CEST:

"Fnatic and SK en route to their >vicotry<" ;) But very nice, really looking forward to this! :D

D3xT3r. wrote at 10.04.2012, 19:51 CEST:

nais!

Mantis. wrote at 10.04.2012, 19:52 CEST:

kronikle schrieb:
"Fnatic and SK en route to their >vicotry<" ;) But very nice, really looking forward to this! :D

Fixed =) Thank you !

MY-DeaD wrote at 10.04.2012, 19:56 CEST:

Hope got Asian Team..online or LAN?

fuzzhit wrote at 10.04.2012, 19:58 CEST:

HYPE!

matthe wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:05 CEST:

400k SEK = 40k Euro for each event? Awesome !

D3t_ wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:13 CEST:

Great!

Digestivee wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:18 CEST:

See you there everyone!

#10

Raistelin wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:19 CEST:

great news!

#11

Mantis. wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:20 CEST:

matthe schrieb:
400k SEK = 40k Euro for each event? Awesome !

400000 SEK for both events combined.

#12

redpyro wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:27 CEST:

Go mTw, reclaim your place as champions =D

#13

stokolp wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:33 CEST:

so dota2 won't be released this year?

#14

Dr_Feed wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:34 CEST:

45k Euro in total. So 22.5k euro / event. Decent money but will the winner take it all?

#15

Keyboardwarrior wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:39 CEST:

hue hue hue hue

#16

x9nium wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:51 CEST:

SEK = swedish money, i believe it's called "kronor"

1 € = 9,294 SEK

So, doing the math, it'll be something like 43k € for both editions, so a prize pool of around ~20k € for each event. Not bad ^^

#17

Subo wrote at 10.04.2012, 20:54 CEST:

Cool,<3 LAN

#18

J1Tah wrote at 10.04.2012, 21:24 CEST:

x9nium schrieb:
SEK = swedish money, i believe it's called "kronor"
1 € = 9,294 SEK
So, doing the math, it'll be something like 43k € for both editions, so a prize pool of around ~20k € for each event. Not bad ^^

Kronor it is :)

Really nice, looking forward to see tobi casting live on the scene.

#19

madjoke wrote at 10.04.2012, 22:41 CEST:

And this is why we love SWEDEN ;)

#20

Pulkan wrote at 10.04.2012, 23:45 CEST:

Dreamhack always has great DotA tournaments. Some of my best DotA memories are from watching the amazing games between MYM and T_T live at Dreamhack back in -06/07!