Fortnite DreamHack Open: Schedule, format, prize pool and how to watch

DreamHack has long been the 3rd party tournament organizer of choice for Fortnite and as part of the announcement of the Chapter 2 Season 3 competitive calendar we also got confirmation that a monthly DreamHack event was on its way. That's right, monthly, so by January 2021 we will have had six DreamHack tournaments, each with a $250,000 prize pool. There will be tournaments for NA East and West, and Europe with the first being a Solo tournament scheduled for 17-25th July.

Registration is now open for the first tournament, so if you want to take part or plan to tune in and watch some of Fortnite's best battle it out, here is everything you need to know about the DreamHack Open Featuring Fortnite event.

Format

DreamHack Open July

(Picture: DreamHack)

July's tournament is a Solo event which anyone is eligible for. If you don't reside in Europe or North America you can still take part but will obviously be at a disadvantage due to ping. It works in three stages, with two heats to kick it off that act as open qualifiers. 

• Two open qualifiers with 250 players advancing from each heat to the semifinals.
• Each player can play a maximum of 10 games during the 3-hour-heat.
• Semis with 100 players advancing to the Grand Final. Each player can play a maximum of 10 games during the 3-hour heat.
• Grand Final with 8 consecutive games at scheduled times. A new game starts every 40 minutes.

Point System

1st - 60
2nd - 53
3rd - 49
4th - 47
5th - 46
...
50th - 1

Elimination gives 5 point

Schedule

July

EUROPE (CEST)

• Heat #1
• Fri, Jul 17, 5 PM-8 PM
• Heat #2
• Fri, Jul 17, 9 PM-12 AM
• Semi-finals
• Sat, Jul 18, 7 PM-10 PM
• Grand finals
• Sun, Jul 19, 5 PM-8PM

NA EAST (EST)

• Heat #1
• Fri, Jul 17, 5 PM-8 PM
• Heat #2
• Fri, Jul 17, 9 PM-12 AM
• Semi-finals
• Sat, Jul 18, 5 PM-8 PM
• Grand finals
• Sun, Jul 19, 5 PM-10 PM

NA WEST (PST)

• Heat #1
• Fri, Jul 24, 5 PM-8 PM
• Heat #2
• Fri, Jul 24, 9 PM-12 AM
• Semi-finals
• Sat, Jul 25, 5 PM-8 PM
• Grand finals
• Sun, Jul 26, 5 PM-10 PM

Prize Pool

(Picture: DreamHack)

DreamHack Open Featuring Fortnite: How-To Watch

All the action from the Fortnite DreamHack event can be watched live from the official broadcast on Twitch. We have embedded the stream for you below.

Because the event is entirely online, your favourite players are also likely to be streaming the action from their POV. Once the open qualifiers are over check back here for a selection of the best streams.