On November 22–25, in the Swedish town of Yyoncheping Dreamhack Winter 2012 , The world's largest computer festival and a unique event not only for Sweden, but also for all Western Europe. Just a few days ago, twelve tournaments ended, revealing us the names of the current champions, which means that the time has come to tell you about Dreamhack Winter 2012.
A few months ago, we personally watched the vicissitudes Dreamhack Summer. Then the PR manager of the event whispered secretly that these are still flowers, come in winter-winter festivals are much larger. We still thought – much more, when Kaiser Slots sister sites there are fifteen thousand computers and more than twenty thousand players from all over Europe … as it turned out – there is where.
► Get on Dreamhack Winter 2012 – the dream of any hardcore player
Dreamhack Winter collects tens of thousands of visitors with his computers annually. The best electronic musicians in Europe are performed and ten to twelve tournaments in Starcraft 2, Quake Live, Dota 2, League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and other games.
Dota 2
Corsair Vengeance Dota 2 Cup Within the framework Dreamhack Winter 2012 is one of the most prestigious championships. By and large, the Winter Dreamhack this year became the second most important after The International 2 tournament for all the strongest Western groups.
► Those who for some reason are tired of Dota 2 could go to listen to Headhunterz-one of the best Dutch DJs.
Here, unlike Parisian ESWC 2012, About which we recently wrote, there was a strong composition of participants and a prize fund of 200 thousand Swedish crowns ($ 29,000). If from a trip to Paris Some teams were raised, then in the hundred thousandth of the northern town Yyoncheping All sought to get without exception. A large -scale Swedish festival falls in love with any fan of computer games. And it's not even about prize pools and championships, but rather in it not like anything and incredibly cozy atmosphere.
Challenge Accepted!
The main participants in the largest winter tournament in Dota 2 became fourteen groups that won online qualifying, as well as two teams that took quotas on the preliminary Byoc -qualifications ("Bring Your Own Computer"), which took place on the first day of the main championship.
► League of Legends finals gathered not many people as decisive matches on Dota 2.
The group stage fell Natus Vincere , Pulse Esports , Absolute Legends , Team Dignitas , Fnatic , 4 Friends , No tidehunter , Evil Geniuses , Team Zero , Team Empire , Rigg3d , Wha , 3DMAX , Out of tangos , Sweetn China And Skyhigh. To play with the strongest rivals, the last two had to go through the same BYOC selection.
On the first day, meetings in groups A and B were planned. The unconditional favorites of the first group (Na’vi, Absolute Legends, 3dmax, out of tangos) were Daniil Ishutin ( Dendi ) and the company – silver medalists The International 2 and recent winners ESWC 2012.
► Natus Vincere – one of the main favorites at any Dota 2 championship.
The Romanian composition of “Absolute Legends” and little -known guys from the theoretically could prevent the titled Ukrainians 3DMAX ; True, it was hard to believe in it. The Ukrainian team sometimes cannot stop much more formidable rivals, where to give hopes to the Danes from 3dmax ..
In an interview on the eve of the championship, most experts were inclined to be won the top Na’vi , – "Born to win" were in good shape and relatively recently won ESWC 2012 and the third season Starladder Starsers. Wanting to win the third major LAN in a row, the “main hope of the CIS” did not forget about Dreamhacksummer, whose final was lost to the French from MTW.
Na’vi and all-all-all
It seemed, XBOCT With the comrades, all rivals in the group will now smash all rivals in chips, but only the first game against the Swedes OOT turned out to be “walking”. The favorites won for half an hour with a liner, and they had the main match with Absolute Legends ahead.
Players of the Belgian organization chose Dark Seer, Naix, Jakiro, Vengeful Spirit and Storm Spirit, and Na’vi left Gondar, Pudge, Chen, Windrunner and Leshrac. For the first few minutes, both teams played very carefully, but then everything spun up with a swift whirlwind: constant fights were boiling throughout the map.
► on Dreamhack Winter 2012 in Dota 2 not only professional teams are chopped, but also many ordinary guys.
By the twenty -fifth minute, AL was ahead of the rivals to two frag (19:17), but after twelve minutes the leadership of experience, money and murders was already at Na’VI (27:26). To realize your advantage for such an experimental team was not difficult – the next “minus five” from Na’vi , and Al are forced to give up. The final match of the group, against 3DMAX , he also dragged on: ours won only fifty minutes later.
► Record of the group match: Na’vi against Absolute Legends
Thus, in group A all those who were supposed to have (Na’vi, Absolute Legends). In parallel, meetings were played in the group B (No Tidehunter, Evil Geniuses, Rigg3D, 4 Friends), and here the unexpectedly new and very promising Swedish team won the unexpected No tidehunter.
THIS IS INTERESTING: a team with a funny name No tidehunter consists of very famous players. Not only do the fives contain Dota legends and Hon Jonathan Berg ( Loda ) and yoachim acterhall ( Akke ), so Henry Annberg also abides there ( Admiralbuldog ), on one Lone Druid’e playing more than two thousand matches!
The Frenchman is in a hurry to help
The remaining two groups were played on the second day. Especially interesting to our fans “C”, where another team from the CIS is comfortably located – Team Empire. Over the past few months, the Russian-Ukrainian five has developed an impressive speed and was seriously considered as one of the favorites.
► Silver winner of the third season Starladder Starseries is the famous Russian team Team Empire.
True, go completely and completely with your composition Scandal And the company could not – with Vladislav Morozyuk ( Blowyourbrain ) Passport difficulties arose. It’s good that the ex-player of the mtw, the Frenchman Titan Merlo ( SOCKSHKA ), who agreed to replace the missing player.
To our general joy, the replacement turned out to be successful and Team Empire, after Na’vi, went to the next stage of the competition, winning all three matches in their group. But in the battle for the second place there was a small sensation-the German-Data composition Wehaz Asian I defeated eminent Germans Team Zero , which are about to replenish the ranks Mousesports.
► TEMPLAR ASSASSIN is looking for another victim in the forest.
Group D (Fnatic, Dignitas, Pulse, Skyhigh) at first looked interesting, but in reality it turned out to be the most boring of all four. The first place was taken by the European composition Fnatic , Which seems to gradually forget what it feels like to be beating boys for the strongest Dota 2-collegues in Europe.
Loda knows something ..
When the eight of the strongest teams decided, the organizers quickly organized the draw, and we got the following pairs: Team Empire against Dignitas, Absolute Legends against no tidehunter, fnatic against Wha and Evil Geniuses Against Natus Vincere. Here he is, a blind lot: the strongest team of the United States, which far from brilliantly playing the group stage, in the first round went to the rivals of Na’vi.
► Record of the first quarterfinal game: Na’VI against Evil Geniuses
In one of the fresh interviews to the portal Gosugamers Jonathan Berg ( Loda ) stated that EG considers one of the three strongest teams in the world. Although the Swede exaggerated a little (EG is unlikely to beat LGD , Ig And even Orange ), Maelk ’A and the company is not in vain respecting all the strongest toaters of the world.
In the first game Na’VI took Jakiro, ChaoSknight, Shadow Fiend, Wisp and Lich, and Eg answered: Invoker, Sven, Enigma, Dark Seer and Shadow Demon. The match lasted about a quarter of an hour and ended with an unexpected victory of the Americans. The Ukrainian team made too many errors that were not inherent in it, and EG, on the contrary, played, according to a number of commentators, “Chinese Dota” (competent and careful).
► Record of the second quarterfinal game: Na’VI against Evil Geniuses
In the next game, we could not lose in any way, because flying out at the stage of the quarterfinals insulting to tears. Trying to outwit the opponent, PUPPEY I chose Lycanthrope, Templar Assassin, Void, Vengeful Spirit and Windrunner, and Maelk , In turn, he took Jakiro, Undying, Clinkz, Beastmaster and Sven.
The latter of our champions, alas, finished off-after recent updates (when Anti-Mage was significantly weakened), it was Sven who became the main Carrie in the Games of the strongest teams of the West. The second game lasted about thirty -five minutes. Evil Geniuses won with a score of 2: 0, and Corsair Vengeance Dota 2 Cup lost the main contender for victory at a quarterfinal stage!
Houses and cinemas help!
Having lost Na’vi, we soon said goodbye to Team Empire. The team of Arthur Kostenko ( Goblak ) In the quarter -finals she managed to defeat the finalists of ESWC 2012 – Americans from Team Dignitas , but no more.
An insurmountable obstacle for the "Imperials" became No tidehunter , who at this tournament rolled up for all rivals. It was they, having overcome Empire with a score of 2: 0, and became the first finalists Corsair Vengeance Dota 2cup. A few minutes later, old acquaintances in the group stage joined them – Americans from Evil Geniuses , Which, in turn, easily stopped Fnatic (2: 0).
► The first match of the final was played in the hall, because on the main stage they fought at Super Street Fighter IV at that time. By the way, the Korean Infiltration won.
Since “bronze” matches on Dreamhack are not held (time saving), let's move on to the final. First game, EG against No tidehunter , Unfortunately, she did not go on the main stage, but in the hall. Why unfortunately? Yes, because in a huge cinema, the Swedes would certainly have a frantic support for local spectators!
Without this, four viking and brave Canadian ( Envy ) lost in more than thirty minutes. It seemed to us, observing the final in a direct broadcast, that the break between the matches would be short-lived, but it dragged on for several hours due to technical shortcomings and a long final for the final Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition.
► Record of the third final game: Evil Geniuses against the Swedish team No Tidehunter
When the teams finally sat down on the stage, we saw completely different No Tidehunter. Great game for Sven and Dark Seer allowed the Swedes to take possession of the advantage and win over fifty minutes.
In the third and final game of the NTH championship, Furion, Leshrac, Dark Seer, Sven and Shadow Fired were taken, and EG chose Invoker, Enigma, Juggernaut, Magnus and Vengeful Spirit. The Swedes, equalizing the score in the last battle, looked somewhat more confident in rivals and by the twenty -third minute led with a score of 18:12.
► No Tidehunter and Evil Geniuses on the main tournament scene of the Winter Festival.
After another quarter of an hour, the gap between the teams not only did not decrease, but, on the contrary, increased, No tidehunter , Leading 27:15, they killed the next Roshan. It seemed that the title was already among the Swedes in the pocket – despite the loss of the lower barracks, they rushed into the final attack and … became champions Dreamhack Winter 2012.
The final location of the commands on Corsair Vengeance Dota 2 Cup:
1st place: No tidehunter (Sweden) – $ 14,000
2nd place: Evil Geniuses (USA) – $ 7500
3-4th place: Team Empire (Russia) – $ 3500
3-4th place: Fnatic (Europe) – $ 3500
Quake Live
The Dreamhack festival is now almost the only one where for a year already holding competitions in the legendary Quake. This is a kind of sign of respect for the organizers, most of whom literally grew on this game. Despite the rapid widespread decline in popularity, in Sweden itself Quake Live – Frequent guest on RS. In the summer we saw several dozen teenagers with our own eyes.
► want to be the best? Observe the games of direct competitors!
This year, sixteen shooters of various levels from all over Europe arrived at the tournament. The main applicants for victory were traditionally considered the Pole AV3K , American Rapha and Belarusian Cypher. Three participated from Russia ( Pavel , cookie , Evil ), there was only Anton Singov ( Cooller ), who has long "hung a mouse on a nail".
► The first part of the semifinal confrontation of the Russian Evil and Belarusian Cypher.
The main opening of the championship was experienced Russian Sergei Orekhov ( Evil ), who for many years tried to fight on an equal footing with the best players in the world, but could not win anything worthwhile. In Yyoncheping, Evil with his aggressive style of the game and accuracy struck all rivals: the Swede SPART1E beat in the quarterfinals (3: 1), Belarusian Cypher – in the semifinals (3: 2), and, finally, Rapha himself – in the finale (3: 1)!
The news of Sergey’s championship broke out like a thunder in the midst of a clear sky – everyone knew that he was able to snapped, but to make gold … Having lost the second final card with a crushing account 0:26, Evil did not save before the titled American, gathered his thoughts and won toxicity (11: 0) and DM13 (7: 4).
► Давно россияне не брали золота на престижных чемпионатах по Quake Live, но Сергей Орехов (evil), к счастью, сумел исправить положение.
Many will say that the price of that victory is small, because most of Quake Live are no longer trained as in the old years, but these are their problems. Already Sergey himself prepared, went and won, one thing is worthy of respect. Did we finally find a replacement for Anton Singov?
The final distribution of places on Kingston Hyperx Quake Live :
1st place: Evil (Russia) – $ 4415
2nd place: Rapha (USA) – $ 2940
3-4th place: Cypher (Belarusian) – $ 1470
3-4th place: AV3K (Poland) – $ 1470
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Literally this week we told you about the victory of the Swedes from NIP on ESWC, and now another prestigious championship in the disputed discipline struck CS: GO. The main sponsor was the company Logitech , whose name is the championship and received.
What is curious, the organizers Dreamhack They were in no hurry to replace CS 1.6 with a new game, first intended to hold a winter tournament according to the old version and only then changed the point of view. The “graphically fresh” CS Go aroused an unprecedented interest among the sponsors, and the prize fund of the championship, compared to last year, was significantly increased (up to 300,000 kroons).
► Before you are only one of the three Dreamhack Winter 2012 Game Halls.
The first steps of Fnatic
All the strongest groups of Europe, Northern and South America arrived in Yyoncheping for this money in Yyoncheping. Since it has recently ended ESWC2012 , List of participants Dreamhack Winter was largely similar to a list of participants in the Paris Championship – with some exceptions.
► So that Malina’s life does not seem to players, the organizers threw Moddii and the company in the real “death group”.
The main applicants for victory were all the same heroes of Paris – the French from Verygames (Ex6Tenz, Smithzz, Kennys, NDK, RPK) and the Golden Swedish five of Ninjas in Pyjamas (F0rest, Fifflaren, Friberg, Get_right, Xizt).
In addition to them, the Poles from the Poles from ESC , Finns from Hawks , British from Mousesports (not to be confused with the Germans, the "mice" has two compositions) and formidable Danes Fnatic. For the latter, the tournament has become a historical debut in CS: GO. The strongest CS 1.6 -The 2012 team on the eve of Dreamhack Winter made a forced replacement (instead of Fyrr73 Came Rytter ), after which only a week remained to prepare for the championship.
► nip: “Where, where, and at home we certainly will not lose to anyone!"
Four Danes and Swede Moddii They managed to adequately perform in the real "Death Group" (Fnatic, Nip, ESC, Mousesports) and even win the second match against Escgaming. Moreover, the "fanatics" almost left the most difficult group at their first championship – a game against Mousesports On de_Dust2_se turned out to be incredibly tense and ended with defeat of the Danes, but with a small difference in the score (14:16).
As a result, NIP was expected in the first place, and in the second British-Norwegian composition Mousesports led by ex-player Dignitas on CS 1.6 Englishman Sam Goun RatTlesnk ). A parallel group with three victories in the asset was won by the Danes Copenhagen Wolves (GLA1ve, Herden, Hunden, Nico, SMF), the second Brazilians from you came to the finish line Progaming.TD (Cogu, Steel, Rzk, Zakk, ZQK).
They flew out of the undefeated ..
The remaining groups, as well as in the competition Dota 2 , Played the next day. And if in group C (Verygames, Absolute Legends , Hawks , 3DMAX ) Verygames and the Swedes Absolute Legends are expected to be expected to enter the playoffs, then the group D ( Anexis , Lemondogs , n!Faculty , Dynamic ) I definitely pleased us.
► Poles from ESC Gaming is very difficult in a new game, perhaps then they will play out.
Just imagine, out of six meetings, four were tied! It is no wonder that in this situation there are those who managed to win at least someone. Such lucky were Americans from Team Dynamic And the winners are local Byoc -qualifications, team Lemondogs.
THIS IS INTERESTING: Danes Anexis , showing a good shape in the tournament, the second time in a row did not leave the group. And if in Paris they just lost, then with Dreamhack Winter The team flew out of the undefeated – Three times a draw in three matches groups. A rare sight!
Analyzing the results of the quarterfinal fights, we note two things – the bad luck of the Brazilians Progaming.TD and terrible grid for British from Mousesports. The first, with difficulty leaving the group, to their misfortune, immediately stumbled upon NIP, although, if not for the Swedes, the Brazilians would probably have fought for prizes.
► tense semifinal match on de_DUST2_SE between nip and mousesports
The second composition Mousesports Lucky even worse – with F0rest ’Om and the company" Mouse "met in the semifinals, although this is exactly what the British were afraid of. Watching games Verygames and mousesports, many spectators said that the French look less confident and is unlikely to fall into the finals, get on their way Mousesports..
However, in fact, NIP in difficult matches was defeated by the British (2: 0 on cards: 16:14 on de_dust2_se, 16: 5 on de_nuke_ve), and fellow countrymen Zhanna d’Arc – Swedes Lemondogs (2: 0 on cards: 16: 5 on de_mirage_csgo, 16: 9 on de_inferno_se).
Again for fish money
The final match between Verygames And Ninjas in Pyjamas became the third in a row the final of the two strongest CS: GO -groups of the world. The past two, in Valencia and Autumn Paris, confidently won the Swedes, which is why we did not believe in victory NBK and companies. Indeed, at the tournament in Sweden to all other advantages of the Ninja, the support of native spectators was added.
► Let's go to the cinema for the new agent 007? No, better for finals on CS: GO!
Frankly, most viewers did not enjoy this confrontation. On the first map of the final de_DUST2_SE Verygames They took nine times more rounds than on a similar location of the Parisian final ESWC, but still lost (9:16).
The “conservatism” of the French made itself felt on de_inferno_se, when the strongest CSS -The team of all times and peoples managed to again crush one of the two final cards again. Imagine what the French felt, sitting in front of a bunch of spectators and losing 1: 16 ..
► Record of the second final card with the participation of NIP and VeryGames commands, comments on the famous commentator Igor Sopov (SL4M)
Many complained that cs 1 tournaments.6 in 2012 were too predictable – in any situation in the final they will meet Na’vi And Fnatic. Well, c CS: GO , As we see, the situation is similar, only others teams. However, perhaps this is not for long, because we have not yet seen the best teams of the CIS and especially Na’vi in action. Who-who, and they know how to train to achieve success!
The final distribution of teams on Dreamhack Logitech CS: Go Championship:
1st place: NIP (Sweden) – $ 22,000
2nd place: Verygames (France) – $ 11,000
3-4th place: Mousesports (England – Norway) – $ 3670
3-4th place: Lemondogs (Sweden) – $ 3670
Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty
November turned out to be rich in high -quality and prestigious tournaments in Starcraft 2. At first we watched the Pole victory Mana on ESWC, then rejoiced at the success of the Korean Parting on WCS World Championship, Now it's time to find out the champion name Eizo Opendreamhack Winter 2012.
Although recently many have been talking about the fall of the popularity of the RTS genre, among the remaining eleven championships it was Eizo Open that turned out to be the most generous to the prize. Twenty -four players from various parts of Europe, Asia and America fought for 550,000 Swedish crowns (almost $ 83,000).
► Dreamhack Winter 2012 – Bright and colorful action, there is something to admire.
Stephano beat, but Nerchio failed
Our countries in Yyoncheping represented the powerful Ukrainian trio (Dimaga, Fraer, Bly), however, the last two we lost at the group stage. Bronze medalist of the summer Dreamhack Summer 2012 Igor Turchin ( Fraer ) became the only one who went into the playoffs. And it was given to him with considerable difficulty, since the company in group A was made by Koreans Taeja And Thestc , Finn Elfi , Norwegian Snute And the great STEPHANO , whose game has recently been a decline. Ilyes went to the ESWC semifinals, but at the next two championships he did not show anything outstanding. Perhaps we will not be mistaken if we say that it was defeat (0: 2) at the hands of the Ukrainian protoss that did not allow the titled French grag to leave the group.
► Swedes love all sorts of games – from strategies to moba and fps.
Unfortunately, the final third place in its group negatively affected the determination of the opponent in the quarterfinals. So, the Ukrainian got a very strong Polish Zerig Arthur Bloch ( Nerchio ) – winner of the past Homestorycup and winner of other prestigious championships. Player Rox.KIS How could Roy fought off the attacks, but it only managed to win on Daybreak. Other cards (Cloud Kingdom , Ohana, metropolis) remained with the best of Team Acer.
Such a good tradition is to win every year!
From other interesting results, we note a crushing (3: 0) victory Nerchio above Mana in the Polish derby, as well as an unexpected semi -final breakthrough of the Austrian protoss Philip Simon ( Monchi ).
► Record of the final matches on Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Since the aforementioned Nerchio The semifinals of the Taeja to the strong Korean terrane lost his dry, it was the Austrian who became the last European hope. At first, everything turned out well – having lost on Cloud Kingdom, Philip confidently “dragged” Metropolis and equalized the score in the series. But then the dream Hyen deok ( Hero ) I defeated him on Daybreak and Ogana and went to the finals.
South Korean TVP -The final openly disappointed all fans of the terrane race. Throughout the tournament, lovers of hellons and marine corps carefully watched the successes of one of the four terraons Eizo Open Not at all in order to see how he blows the finale with an offensive score 0: 4.
► South Korean Hero, taking gold, once again justified his nickname.
Having defeated Metropolis, Ogana, Cloud Kingdom and Antigua Shipyard, Hero repeated the achievement last year and again won Dreamhack Winter. Recall in 2011 a player Team Liquid In the final, I also defeated the terrane – Korean Puma. For his victory, one of the strongest protosss in the world received $ 37,500. Taeja was content with an amount of two and a half times less.
The final distribution of players on Eizo Opendreamhack Winter 2012:
1st place: Team Liquid. Hero (South Korea) – $ 37,500
2nd place: Team Liquid. Taeja (South Korea) – $ 15,000
3-4th place: XMG. Monchi (Austria) – $ 7500
3-4th place: Acer. Nerchio (Poland) – $ 7500
