DreamHack Leipzig
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The DreamHack Leipzig is the German platform of the Swedish Dreamhack , the world's largest digital festival. It was first held at the Leipziger Messe in 2016 and has taken place annually since then.
General information
Among the hallmarks of the event include professional e-sports tournaments, a LAN party with four-digit number of participants and exhibition area Dream Expo. Until 2018, access to DreamHack Leipzig was possible from the age of 16 for the esports and exhibition area and from the age of 18 for the LAN. From 2019, parts of the e-sports and exhibition area will be accessible from 12 years of age. DreamHack Leipzig is being organized by Leipziger Messe and Schenker Technologies / XMG as co-organizers.
program
E-sports tournaments
As part of the DreamHack Leipzig find professional e-sports - tournaments held, including the tournament series DreamHack Open. Previous tournament games included Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , StarCraft II and Hearthstone . In 2017 the TenTactic Tournament was held once , in which two teams competed against each other in ten different games.
LAN party
Germany's largest LAN party takes place at DreamHack Leipzig . In 2016, 1000 participants played with and against each other for 56 hours. In the following year the LAN area was expanded. It now had its own hall and 1500 seats.
DreamExpo and DreamStore
At the booths of the DreamExpo exhibition area, companies and developers from the gaming industry display their hardware, equipment and games for viewing and testing. Independent developers, start-ups and universities can present themselves in the IndieVille exhibition area . In the adjoining DreamStore, software and hardware as well as games and merchandising items can be purchased.
Cosplay contest
A major cosplay competition takes place every year at DreamHack Leipzig, where prizes are awarded in various categories. The jury itself consists of cosplayers. It selects the participants from all applications and finally chooses the winners for the event. In 2016, 25 cosplayers took part, in 2017 the number increased to 30.
StreamArea
In the StreamArea, prominent streamers mostly from Germany sit and stream live from DreamHack Leipzig. In addition to the 18 fixed slots for well-known streamers, there are two wildcard slots on which a total of six young streamers take turns over the course of the festival. Streamers can apply for these wildcards in the run-up to DreamHack Leipzig. In a meet & greet area, festival visitors can get to know the streamers personally.
Pokémon
The Pokémon Regional Championships, which are the biggest Pokémon tournament events after the International Championships, have been taking place at DreamHack since 2017 . The trading card game and the video games Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon were played in 2017 . The tournaments were held in a separate area, to which under 16-year-olds have access.
Results
2016
CS: GO
StarCraft 2
Cosplay contest
- Best in Show: Rons Rusty Gear as a soldier of the "Sons of Phoenix" from "Dustwind"
- Best Armor: Rao C as "Castanic" from "TERA - Rising"
- Best Dress: The Cursing German as "Swordsman" from "Ragnarok Online"
- Best Painting: Michele Ilona as "Blood Elf Warrior" from "World of Warcraft"
- Judges Choice: Horney Boi Costumes as "Chaos Barbar" from "Warhammer"
- jury
- Twin needle (Nelly Süßenguth)
- Ezra Cosplay (Kerstin Field)
- Mowky Cosplay (Nicole Mazur)
- Cyehra Cosplay (Katharina Kastian)
- Marmot Cosplay (Christiane Lennartz)
2017
CS: GO
Fifa
Cosplay contest
- Best in Show: Eri as "Saskia the dragon slayer" from "The Witcher"
- Best Armor: Traveling Tine as "Fahrenheit" from "Fallout 4"
- Best Dress: Narya Cosplay & Art as "Evie Frye" from "Assasin's Creed"
- Best Painting: Easter Frog Cosplay as "Khadgar" from "World of Warcraft"
- Best Character Design: Tingilya Cosplay as "Deathwing" from "World of Warcraft"
- Entertainer: Karash Cosplay as " Leeroy Jenkins " from "World of Warcraft"
- jury
- Twin needle (Nelly Süßenguth)
- Ezra Cosplay (Kerstin Field)
- Mowky Cosplay (Nicole Mazur)
- Cyehra Cosplay (Katharina Kastian)
- Marmot Cosplay (Christiane Lennartz)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dreamhack 2012: Biggest LAN party in the world is running - pictures of the construction . In: PC GAMES . ( pcgames.de [accessed November 27, 2017]).
- ↑ LVZ-Online: Dreamhack Leipzig is gearing up for 13,000 game enthusiasts. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ FAQ LAN | DreamHack - The Gaming Festival. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 1, 2017 ; accessed on November 27, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ DreamHack Leipzig 2019: This is what visitors can expect. Retrieved November 29, 2018 (German).
- ↑ DreamHack 2017: XMG makes Leipzig a Gamer Eldorado again - hardware inside . In: Hardware Inside . January 12, 2017 ( hardwareinside.de [accessed November 27, 2017]).
- ↑ Leipziger Internet Zeitung: DreamHack Leipzig: Start of the year of the DreamHack Open 2017 with CS: GO - L-IZ.de. Accessed November 27, 2017 (German).
- ↑ DreamHack Leipzig goes into the second round - Beyond Pixels . In: Beyond Pixels . January 12, 2017 ( beyondpixels.de [accessed November 27, 2017]).
- ↑ This is the largest LAN party in Germany . In: TECHBOOK . January 16, 2017 ( techbook.de [accessed November 27, 2017]).
- ↑ DreamHack Leipzig 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ DreamHack celebrates Germany's biggest LAN party . ( crn.de [accessed November 27, 2017]).
- ↑ Gameswirtschaft: Dreamhack 2017: A touch of Games Convention - GamesWirtschaft.de . In: GamesWirtschaft.de . January 16, 2017 ( gameswirtschaft.de [accessed November 27, 2017]).
- ↑ DreamHack Leipzig: 2017: IndieVille for young game makers and start-ups - 4Players.de . In: 4Players . ( 4players.de [accessed on November 27, 2017]).
- ↑ LVZ-Online: Carnival of the Gamer: The most beautiful cosplayers at the Dreamhack in Leipzig. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ LVZ-Online: Culture - Cosplay at the Leipzig Dreamhack: More than just dressing up. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Leipziger Internet Zeitung: All-round gaming at DreamHack Leipzig - L-IZ.de. Accessed November 27, 2017 (German).
- ↑ LVZ-Online: At the Dreamhack - Premiere in Leipzig: Pokémon championships with 50,000 dollars in prize money. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
- ^ Hall of Fame | DreamHack - The Gaming Festival. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
- ^ Hall of Fame | DreamHack - The Gaming Festival. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
