Day 3 (Sunday) at DreamHack Atlanta

WHAT:
DreamHack Atlanta is finally back after a three-year pandemic hiatus and opened earlier today as thousands lined up to experience the ultimate festival featuring everything gaming and esports under one roof.

DreamHack creates a world where the community comes to life — a place to connect, explore, win, play a part, and be yourself through a gaming lifestyle experience. The Festival is an unforgettable experience, whether festival-goers are admiring cosplay costumes, participating in tournaments, watching pros compete, learning to stream, testing technology at the Expo, or listening to live music.

DreamHack’s 2022 global tour includes a total of 10 festivals in seven countries, and it has not been to Atlanta since before the pandemic in November 2019 when it welcomed more than 35,000 attendees at the Georgia World Congress Center. This is the festival’s fourth visit to Atlanta, more than any other city in the U.S.

WHO:
INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE
● Shahin Zarrabi, VP Strategy & Growth, DreamHack
● Cristina Amaya, Director of Festivals, Americas, DreamHack

WHEN / WHERE:

Sunday (all times are ET)
• 9:00am-1:30pm: DreamHack Open ft. Fortnite - Finals
• 9:30am-12:30pm: ARC Stream from the Intel Arc Truck
• 10:00am: Expo Opens - Day 3
• 10:00am-6:00pm: BYOC - League of Legends
• 10:00am-6:00pm: Magic: The Gathering Community Competitions
• 10:00am-6:00pm: Magic: US Regional Championship, Day 1 (invite-only)
• 11:00am-12:00pm: Back in the Day: Cosplay Before it was Popular [Panel]
• 12:00-12:20pm: BBoys at the Monster Booth
• 12:00-1:00pm: Hosting, commentating, interviewing. Where do I start? [Panel]
• 12:00-5:30pm: Skyscraper Tournament Day 2 at Freeplay Area
• 1:00-4:00pm: DreamHack SC2 Masters: Round of 4
• 2:00-2:20pm: BBoys at the Monster Booth
• 2:00-3:00pm: Meet and Greet with DrLupo at the Intel Arc Truck
• 2:00-4:30pm: Tekken Finals [FGC]
• 2:30-5:30pm: JBL Quantum Cup Qualifier
• 4:00-6:00pm: DrLupo walking around the main floor
• 4:00-5:30pm: DreamHack SC2 Masters: Showmatch
• 4:30-7:00pm: Guilty Gear Strive Finals [FGC]
• 5:00-5:20pm: BBoys at the Monster Booth
• 5:30-7:00pm: DreamHack SC2 Masters: Grand Finals

COMPETITIONS TO WATCH
• DreamHack Open Featuring Fortnite
$100,000 Fortnite Competition open to all with a LAN ticket.
• Magic: The Gathering
$130,000, Regional Championship, invite only
$10,000 x 2 Open style competitions
• DreamHack SC2 Masters
$100,000 StarCraft 2 Competition, invite and open registration
• Fighting Games
More than $39,000 in cash prizes for games including: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super
Smash Bros. Melee, Rushdown Revolt, Guilty Gear Strive, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2, Tekken 7, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, DNF: Duel, and King of Fighter XV
• BYOC Tournaments
The BYOC represents the foundation of how DreamHack began — founded in 1994 as a BYOC LAN party, DreamHack grew over its 28 years into a global phenomenon as the go-to gaming lifestyle festival for today’s youth, hosted all around the world. There is $146,500 in prizes across multiple games (including DreamHack Open Featuring Fortnite).

ADDITIONAL EVENTS OF NOTE
• Creator Hub
DreamHack has offered content creators the opportunity to stream live from its Stream Studio over the years, but this year it levels up by offering creators an opportunity to further interact with their community, create unique content, and much more in our new Creator Hub — The Creator-Hub will feature Panels, creator-only lounges, creator-based tourneys, live streaming slots, magic the gathering tournaments, social media contests, along with other fun activities!
• Expo
In the Expo Hall, exhibitors present the world’s newest hardware and software, games,gadgets, gaming gear and swag. They also host activities such as game demos, giveaways, contests and more. Developers and programmers, streamers, pro gamers and other celebrities also frequent the expo.
• Quests
As part of DreamHack Beyond, we’re delivering a gamified experience to DreamHack Atlanta, where actions at the event – but also some online – reward you with experience points that in turn unlock rewards. When you enter the festival you will be able to scan a QR code with your phone in the DreamHack App and the quests will then appear. Much like a battle pass you are used to in multiplayer games nowadays, you will be able to earn XP and level up to qualify for more prizes and more prestigious prizes!