DreamHack announce eSports plans in StarCraft II during 2011 featuring SEK 800 000 prize purse and continuous support from same partners as last year: SteelSeries, Eizo and Sapphire AMD.

E-sport at DreamHack was followed by millions of people in 2010 and is expected to grow further in the coming years. A few weeks ago DreamHack announced the total Prize Purse for eSports during 2011 and together with its partners SAPPHIRE, AMD, SteelSeries and EIZO they now proudly present the details of this year’s tournaments in StarCraft II.

Five tournaments and SEK 800 000 Prize Purse
DreamHack SAPPHIRE AMD Championship starts in March with a online tournament and then continue with four physical events where the major festivals, DreamHack Summer 2011 and DreamHack Winter 2011 with the finals at DreamArena Extreme, will be the most prestigious and also have the largest share of the total prize purse of SEK 800 000.

A large part of the world’s elite are expected to come to Sweden to compete for the title of this year’s DreamHack Champion. The tournaments can be followed on site as well as online with several different types of live broadcasts.

DreamHack Sapphire AMD Championship
March: Kickoff Online Tournament, SEK 10 000 Prize Purse.
April / May: Swedish Tournament, SEK 100 000 Prize Purse.
June: DreamHack Summer 2011, SEK 200 000 Prize Purse.
September: European Tournament, SEK 100 000 Prize Purse.
November: DreamHack Winter 2011, SEK 400 000 Prize Purse.

All the winners in the first four tournaments will qualify for the finals at DreamHack Winter 2011. Open Qualifiers will be held online but also through International Qualifiers. More news, detailed information about the tournaments and the official tournament site will be announced shortly.