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DreamHack Austin preview: Details, schedule for CSGO Astro Open 2017

By Brittany Frederick

LEIPZIG, GERMANY - JANUARY 14: Participants attend the three-day Dreamhack 2017 gaming festival on January 14, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. The Dreamhack festival brings together thousands of video-gaming enthusiasts from across Europe for large-scale LAN competitions, cosplay and e-sports. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - JANUARY 14: Participants attend the three-day Dreamhack 2017 gaming festival on January 14, 2017 in Leipzig, Germany. The Dreamhack festival brings together thousands of video-gaming enthusiasts from across Europe for large-scale LAN competitions, cosplay and e-sports. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images) /
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DreamHack Austin will bring together eight Counter-Strike: Global Offfensive teams for this week’s Astro Open 2017. Get the details, schedule and matches.

eSports teams and gaming enthusiasts will descend on Austin this weekend for the second U.S. based DreamHack event of the year. DreamHack Austin features the next Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, called DreamHack Astro Open 2017.

Eight CSGO teams are participating in the Astro Open, which starts on Friday, April 28 and runs through Sunday, April 30. Here’s everything that CSGO fans need to know to keep up with the action at DreamHack Austin throughout the weekend.

If you’re in the Austin area, a limited number of tickets to watch the tournament live at the Austin Convention Center are still available here.

Those who are outside Texas can stream DreamHack Austin matches live through the DreamHack channel on Twitch and find completed matches through the DreamHack channel on YouTube.

Teams:

  • Cloud9
  • G2 eSports
  • Gambit
  • Hellraisers
  • Heroic
  • Immortals
  • Team Liquid
  • Luminosity

Group Stage Schedule (Friday)

  • 11 a.m. – Group A Match 1: Hellraisers vs. Luminosity (best of 1)
  • 12:30 p.m. – Group B Match 1: Immortals vs. Team Liquid (best of 1)
  • 2:00 p.m. – Group A Match 2: Gambit vs. Heroic (best of 1)
  • 3:30 p.m. – Group B Match 2: G2 eSports vs. Cloud9 (best of 1)
  • 5:00 p.m. – Winner of Group A Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 (best of 1)
  • 6:30 p.m. – Winner of Group B Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 (best of 1)

Playoff Schedule (Saturday)

  • 10 a.m. – Group A Elimination Match (best of 3)
  • 1 p.m. – Group B Elimination Match (best of 3)
  • 4 p.m. – Group A Decider Match (best of 3)
  • 7 p.m. – Group B Decider Match (best of 3)

Semifinals/Finals Schedule (Sunday)

  • 10 a.m. – Semifinal A (best of 3)
  • 1 p.m. – Semifinal B (best of 3)
  • 5 p.m. – Grand Final (best of 3)

Talent:

  • Desk Host: Alex “Machine” Richardson
  • Analyst: Halvor “VENdetta” Gulestøl
  • Analyst: Eric “adreN” Hoag
  • Commentator: Dustin “dusT” Mouret
  • Commentator: John “BLU” Mullen
  • Commentator: Mohan “Launders” Govindasamy
  • Commentator: Sam “DaZeD” Marine
  • Interviewer: Pala “Mantrousse” Gilroy Sen

While the Astro Open may not have the biggest names in CSGO, DreamHack Austin should still be able to attract a crowd. Fans will be looking for Cloud9, Immortals and Team Liquid to play well on their home turf, and having adreN onboard as an analyst will be intriguing given that he’s the former in-game leader for Liquid.

But Gambit did impress at the recent cs_summit, and G2 just overhauled their roster with former EnVyUs members in February, so DreamHack Austin is far from a walkover for the North American squads. It could get dicey out there which means more entertainment for the fans. Plus, any event hosted by Machine is guaranteed to provide several moments of real, genuine laughter.

But who will get the last laugh and hoist the trophy? You’ll have to tune in and find out.

Below is the trailer for the entirety of DreamHack Austin 2017:

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What do you think of the CSGO lineup for DreamHack Austin? Will you be tuning into the action this weekend? Let us know your thoughts about the Astro Open and your pick to win it all in the comments, and keep up with the latest gaming news at FanSided here.