DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018: Group Draws and Schedule
DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018: Group Draws and Schedule
The organizers of DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018 have revealed the group draws and schedule for their upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event with $250,000 at stake.
The event will take place on August 29th – September 2nd in the capital of Sweden at Ericsson Globe. The tournament’s line-up includes 16 teams, which have been seeded into four groups as follows:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Astralis | Natus Vincere | FaZe Clan | mousesports |
| North | NRG Esports | Fnatic | MiBR |
| TyLoo | Ninjas in Pyjamas | OpTicGaming | HellRaisers |
| Grayhound Gaming | Ghost Gaming | Heroic | Gambit Esports |
Each group will feature its own double-elimination bracket, where the opening matches will be best-of-one, while the rest will be best-of-three. Top two teams from each group will advance to a single-elimination playoffs bracket with best-of-three matches, while the other teams will be eliminated. As can be seen from our odds and team rankings, each group looks very even. Four most powerful teams – Astralis, Natus Vincere, FaZe Clan and mousesports – are in different groups and have a very high chance of advancing to the playoffs.
Initial Matches (UK Time):
August 29
11:00 AM
- Astralis vs Greyhound Gaming (Group A)
- Natus Vincere vs Ghost Gaming (Group B)
12:30 PM
- North vs TyLoo (Group A)
- NRG Esports vs Ninjas in Pyjamas (Group B)
14:00 PM
- FaZe Clan vs Heroic (Group C)
- mousesports vs Gambit Esports (Group D)
15:30 PM
- Fnatic vs OpTic Gaming (Group C)
- MiBR vs HellRaisers (Group D)