MSI, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products, and DreamHack will join forces to host DreamHacks Counter-strike tournaments at DreamHack Summer 2010 (19-22 June) and DreamHack Winter 2010 (25-28 November). Tournament will also be named MSI Counter-strike Championship.
MSI will together with already signed head sponsor KVD.se, Scandinavia’s leading auction websites, be the title sponsor of Dreamhacks official Counter-strike tournament at DreamHack Summer 2010. DreamHack have already announced a cash prize of DreamHack have already announced a cash prize of US$16,700 including US$ 3,400 gift cards from KVD.se.
The weapon of choice for gaming superstars
MSI is now increasing the stakes with putting in 5 x MSI Big Bang-Fuzion gaming mainboards for boundless Multi-GPU systems to the 1st placed team and another 5 x MSI Big Bang-Trinergy gaming mainboards for true 3 way SLI systems to the runner-ups of the tournament. It will add another over 9,000 to the total prize purse that now will be US$27,000, including both cash and product prizes.
"It’s great to be working with DreamHack, the world’s largest gaming festival, to be able to showcase our latest gaming products to the Nordic gaming communitys," said Jason Lee, MSI’s Component Marketing Director. "As the title sponsor of Dreamhack CS 1.6 tournament, we are glad to show our support and passion for gaming community and believe that when world’s best gaming teams coming out to compete it will be a truly memorable experience for all of us: visitors, professional gaming teams, organizer and manufacturer. Besides, you will see the latest top-of-the-notch gaming products from MSI, including Big Bang series."
"MSI is the perfect partner for us and we’re very glad to have them on board for the DreamHack on Tour 2010 and both our main festivals in Jönköping, Sweden" said Fredrik Nystrom, DreamHacks Press Office and also Key Account for e-Sports & Gaming "E-sports is a vital part of the DreamHack concept and if you compare DreamHack with a rock festival, the Counter-strike tournament is the headlining act."
MVP awarded by DreamHack and MSI
The MSI Counter-strike 1.6 Championship is played at DreamHack Summer 2010 with 16 teams in the main tournament. DreamHacks tournament is played in a Pro/AM format and open for both amateurs and world’s top gamers. Qualifiers are played around the world and you can also sign-up and play at DreamHack events to grab a spot in the main tournament.
DreamHack and MSI will also award the Tournament Most Valuable Player during the Prize Ceremony and the winning player will also get a MSI R5770 Hawk graphics card.
