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DreamHack Winter 2010 Counter-Strike Championship

The Counter-Strike 1.6 competition at DreamHack Winter 2010 brought 23 teams to Elmia in Jönköping across 24 listed slots. Natus Vincere won the tournament and SEK 150,000 prize pool.

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Updated October 23, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

SEK 150,000[1]

Cash pool for the Counter-Strike competition; KVD also provided a winner's gift card before the event.[4]

Participant scale

23 teams across 24 slots[1][7]

Power Gaming withdrew and was not replaced.[7]

Category

Organizer

Commercial note

Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2010 edition.[1]

Category

Sponsor

Partner

MSI

Commercial note

Title sponsor · Recorded in the 2010 edition.[4]

Category

Sponsor

Partner

BenQ

Commercial note

Main monitor sponsor · Recorded in the 2010 edition.[3]

Category

Supplier

Partner

KVD

Commercial note

Winner's gift-card supplier · Recorded in the 2010 edition.[4]

PTG Database Analysis

The Counter-Strike 1.6 competition at DreamHack Winter 2010 took place at Elmia in Jönköping, Sweden, from November 25–27. DreamHack AB organized the event. MSI was the title sponsor, while BenQ was the main monitor sponsor. The Counter-Strike cash pool was SEK 150,000, and KVD supplied a gift card for the winning team.[1][3][4]

Liquipedia lists 24 team slots, but its participant section identifies 23 teams. HLTV reported that Power Gaming did not attend and no team replaced that slot, accounting for the difference. All 23 teams shown as participants resolve to canonical PTG Team pages. Natus Vincere defeated mTw in the final.[1][2][7]

References5
  1. [1]DreamHack Winter 2010 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  2. [2]Na´Vi win DreamHack Winter 2010 — HLTV.org
  3. [3]BenQ XL2410T monitor will show gaming in details at DreamHack Winter 2010 — BenQ
  4. [4]DreamHack Winter with $35,400 — HLTV.org
  5. [5]Group C and D concluded — HLTV.org

Commercial opportunities

Title sponsor

MSI was named the title sponsor of the Counter-Strike tournament.[4]

Main monitor sponsor

BenQ identified itself as the main monitor sponsor of the Counter-Strike 1.6 competition.[3]

Prize supplier

KVD supplied a gift card for the winning team.[4]

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