After a several years of absence DreamHack has announced its return to Germany with DH Leipzig 2016.
DreamHack's show will once again be seen in Germany as one of the biggest Esports festivals has announced its return to this country. The tournament will be hosted at the Leipzig trade fair from January 22nd-24th.
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Computer games have become a fixed part of our zeitgeist. This is proven impressively by the huge LAN parties and eSports tournaments where gamers from around the world show off their skills to an enthusiastic audience. With DreamHack Leipzig, we establish a brand with international power in Germany. It will be an annual event and Germany’s largest LAN party as well as a Europe-wide competition in the eSports community.” - explains Markus Geisenberger, managing director of Leipziger Messe.
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Because of its huge and passionate esports community, Germany is one of the most important European markets for us and DreamHack as a festival. As former venue for the European gaming industry, Leipzig is the perfect city for an event of this caliber. With the Leipziger Messe and Schenker Technologies we found first-class partners to realize DreamHack’s successful concept in Germany.” - says Marcus Lindmark, CEO of DreamHack AB.”
DreamHack Leipzig is currently running a pool where the fans can vote for the game title which they want to see during the event. The pool can be found on this link and Counter-Strike:Global Offensive is currently topping it with 27% of the votes, where the Dota2 is currently sitting on the second spot with 16% of the votes.
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