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DreamHack Masters

DreamHack Masters was DreamHack's touring esports championship series, launched in 2016 with large-arena Counter-Strike: Global Offensive events.

Tournament seriesHistorical branded series; the ESL Pro Tour later used Masters as a competition tierOfficial website
DreamHack Masters
DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 at the arena. · DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 press-release image, published by DreamHack AB
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Updated October 5, 2026

Tournament snapshot

Organizer

DreamHack; later part of ESL FACEIT Group's ESL Pro Tour

First held

2016

Scope

International

Status

Historical branded series; the ESL Pro Tour later used Masters as a competition tier

PTG Database Analysis

DreamHack launched Masters in 2016 as a touring, large-arena esports championship. Its official launch announcement described two Counter-Strike: Global Offensive events that year; its 2017 release called the Malmö event the series’ third edition and documented a 16-team, $250,000 tournament. Locations and venues varied by edition.

ESL and DreamHack included the named DreamHack Masters competition in their 2021 ESL Pro Tour calendar. The next published calendar organized Counter-Strike competitions under ESL Pro Tour Masters tiers and emphasized IEM-branded flagship events. This page therefore preserves DreamHack Masters as a historical brand and does not treat it as synonymous with every later ESL Pro Tour Masters event.

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References4
  1. [1]DreamHack to host $250,000 CS:GO Event in Malmö Arena — DreamHack AB
  2. [2]DreamHack Masters Returns to Malmö — DreamHack AB
  3. [3]New Vision for ESL Pro Tour CS:GO as Dates Announced for 2021 — ESL FACEIT Group
  4. [4]ESL Pro Tour CS:GO Changes and Calendar for 2022 — ESL FACEIT Group

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