Survival Guide NLC Fall Open
This tournament is made for the teams and players competing in the Nordic, UK and Ireland Region to end the 2021 season on a high note. All teams participating in the NLC, UKLC, top two teams from Iceland Open and Telia Esport Series regional leagues can join to compete for the prize pool of 24 000 EUR!
Teams will reach the main event either by qualifying or being invited directly to it based on their performance during the Summer split in their respective region.
Teams
Group A
Riddle Esports
Invited
ENCE
Qualified
Nvision Esports
Invited
XY Esports
Invited
Group B
Viking Esports
Qualified
KOVA
Invited
UniQ Esports Club
Invited
Plejehjemmet Kalder
Invited
Group C
Barrage
Qualified
Team Singularity
Qualified
Absolved
Qualified
MNM Gaming Main Team
Qualified
Group D
Tricked Esport
Invited
Nordavind Black
Invited
Dusty
Qualified
Nordavind White
Qualified
Roster Submission and Rulebook
All eligible teams for the tournament have been issued a sheet where they need to state their roster lineup for the tournament. The roster submitted needs to be in line with the eligibility requirements featured in the rulebook (linked below).
The deadline for roster submission is Oct 4 end of day.
Qualifier 1
Oct 16
19:00 CEST Round 1
Oct 17
13:00 CEST Round 2
16:45 CEST Round 3
Oct 18
13:00 CEST Round 4
16:45 CEST Round 5
Qualifier 2
Oct 23
19:00 CEST Round 1
Oct 24
13:00 CEST Round 2
16:45 CEST Round 3
Oct 25
13:00 CEST Round 4
16:45 CEST Round 5
Community Broadcaster Coverage
Registrations for providing coverage for the qualifiers have closed on Oct 2.
Main Event
The main event of NLC Fall Open starts with the Group Stage that will be played in a BO3 GSL format. The playoffs continue the week after with a single elimination BO3 bracket. The Grand Finals will be played BO5.
Here's an overview of the schedule. Please note that this is the initial schedule draft of the main event and updates might occur.
Group Stage
Nov 5
18:00 CET Round 1 Groups A & B
21:00 CET Round 2 Groups C & D
Nov 6
18:00 CET Upper Match Groups A & B
21:00 CET Upper Match Groups C & D
Nov 7
18:00 CET Lower Match Groups A & B
21:00 CET Lower Match Groups C & D
Nov 8
18:00 CET Decider Match Groups A & B
21:00 CET Decider Match Groups C & D
Playoffs
Nov 12
18:00 CET Quarterfinals 1
21:00 CET Quarterfinals 2
Nov 13
18:00 CET Quarterfinals 3
21:00 CET Quarterfinals 4
Nov 14
18:00 CET Semifinals 1
21:00 CET Semifinals 2
Nov 15
18:00 CET Grand Finals (BO5)
Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st: 8,000 EUR
- 2nd: 5,000 EUR
- 3rd - 4th: 2,500 EUR
- 5th - 8th: 1,500 EUR
How to watch
DreamHack will provide official coverage of the NLC Fall Open main event on the official NLC twitch channel. To follow the qualifiers, make sure to follow our social media to get a notification when we have the full lineup of community broadcasters ready!