Current press releases
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DreamHack Leipzig
DreamHack Leipzig builds a huge fan base – An exuberant festival atmosphere, big emotions and beaming winners: from 26 to 28 January 2018, DreamHack Leipzig celebrated its third edition and fully lived up to this year’s maxim of “Experience Gaming”. 18,500 visitors (including more than 1,700 LAN participants) descended on Leipziger Messe to cheer on the contestants of the many exciting tournaments, try out the latest technology and enjoy the action-packed events programme. In the previous year, 1,500 gamers attended the festival at Leipziger Messe. “DreamHack Leipzig has once more excelled itself, with a definite increase in visitor numbers this year. The even bigger and more diverse offering this year was hugely popular with gamers from across Europe. Together with the community, the dream team comprising Leipziger Messe, Schenker Technologies and DreamHack AB is already hugely looking forward to the next DreamHack Leipzig”, explains Markus Geisenberger, Managing Director of Leipziger Messe.
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DreamHack Leipzig
DreamHack Leipzig 2018: growth in winter gaming – Under the banner “Experience Gaming”, DreamHack Leipzig is entering its third round between 26 and 28 January 2018. This year, festival-goers can experience more than ever before, as all areas at DreamHack Leipzig have grown compared to the previous year’s event. For three days straight, everything at the Leipzig Trade Fair site will revolve around gaming – from prestigious e-sports tournaments and the latest hardware and software at the exhibitors’ stands, through to Germany’s biggest LAN party with 1,732 seats and a huge events programme.
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DreamHack Leipzig
SPORT1 becomes the media partner of DreamHack Leipzig – Between 26 to 28 January, thousands of visitors and LAN participants will once again come together to celebrate the start of the e-sports year in Germany at DreamHack Leipzig 2018. As the event’s official media partner, SPORT1 will be right at the heart of the action: the collaboration with Leipziger Messe means that SPORT1 will have a large presence at the event and also extensively report on DreamHack Leipzig via its digital channels.
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DreamHack Leipzig
PlayStation Masters to feature at DreamHack Leipzig for first time – With the StarCraft II World Championship Series, the DreamHack Open with Rocket League, the “Win the Winter” Hearthstone tournament and the ASUS ROG League of Legends Cup, the upcoming DreamHack Leipzig (26 to 28 January 2018) will already offer more e-sports than ever before. Now there will be an additional highlight. The PlayStation Masters are coming to DreamHack Leipzig, meaning that the festival will for the first time host tournaments that use a console.
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DreamHack Leipzig
Amazon brings a giant ball pit and 20% off top gaming gear to Dreamhack Leipzig – Amazon.de, partner of Dreamhack Leipzig, brings a unique experience to the expo floor this year; Not only will visitors be invited to test out the latest hardware and games, but can take part in the Amazon Ball Pit Challenge for the chance to win hundreds of valuable prizes, like gift cards, headsets, games, Echo devices and even laptops. Professional eSports-casters will ensure it’s just as fun to watch as play.
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DreamHack Leipzig
Win the Winter: major Hearthstone tournament at DreamHack Leipzig – This coming January, DreamHack Leipzig will for the first time organise its own major e-sports tournament with “Win the Winter”. The game will be Blizzard’s classic, Hearthstone. Because “Win the Winter” is purely an open tournament, no players will be directly invited. Even professional players will first have to prove themselves in the qualifying rounds, giving every participant a real and identical chance to win the tournament.
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DreamHack Leipzig
E-sports showdown at DreamHack Leipzig – This coming January, DreamHack Leipzig will once again become a Mecca for gaming fans from Germany and abroad. In recent years, the festival has established itself as the venue for high-quality e-sports tournaments, and will once more be setting a milestone in 2018. Both the StarCraft II World Championship Series and the prestigious DreamHack Open Series will get the new year under way at DreamHack Leipzig. Alongside elite international teams and players who have been directly invited, all other players also have an opportunity to qualify for the tournaments ahead of DreamHack Leipzig 2018. There is prize money totalling 150,000 US dollars at stake.
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DreamHack Leipzig
The LAN area at DreamHack Leipzig is being expanded after a surge in demand for tickets – Germany’s biggest LAN party has been celebrated at DreamHack Leipzig since 2016 – and it never stops growing. Whereas there were only 1,000 seats available at the première event, the area was relocated into its own hall last year and expanded to provide 1,500 seats. Two months before the start of DreamHack Leipzig 2018, the original consignment of 1,500 tickets has already sold out. Due to this great demand, the LAN area is now being expanded. Additional rows of seating will be released one after the other in the ticket shop. Depending on demand, the LAN party at DreamHack Leipzig 2018 can be increased up to 2,000 seats.
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DreamHack Leipzig
Experience cosplay: DreamHack Leipzig brings game characters to life – The grand cosplay contest at DreamHack Leipzig is one of the most popular events of the festival. This coming January, the contest will be taking place once again on the second day of DreamHack Leipzig. It will see many famous characters coming to life and creating a magical gaming atmosphere. Our 30 contestants will be presenting their lovingly designed costume creations in the spotlight of the event stage.
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DreamHack Leipzig
New project director – Stephanie Scholz takes over the management of DreamHack Leipzig – On 1 August 2017, Stephanie Scholz became the new project director of DreamHack Leipzig. The 28-year-old has a BA in Event Management and worked as an event manager for the Hilton Group in London from 2012 onwards. Her tasks included event planning and management, as well as sales and marketing. Last year, she was nominated for the "Manager of the Year" award by the Hilton Group.
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