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DreamHack Arena Upgraded

Posted by GeeteeL in Gaming News on Oct 14, 2011

DreamHack organizers have announced that due to incredible support for eSports and especially DreamHack in general, DreamHack will be upgrading their venue to allow 4000 or more spectators to enjoy eSports at its finest.

DreamHack has always pushed the bar on what it means to be an eSport's competition, especially for Starcraft 2, and has always been given rave reviews it terms of quality of the matches, preparation, and just overall viewing experience for not only the live audience, but also the potential thousands of viewers on the internet. DreamHack has been getting better every year, and it seems that with its grand final at DreamHack Winter they wish to push the bar even higher.

In an attempt to appease the massive audience that attends the DreamHack events every year, it has been announced that DreamHack will be renting out the Kinnarps Arena, an immense ice hockey arena, where over 4000 gamers can come in and view DreamHack Winter in all of its entirely both in comfort and in style.

DreamHack's Press Release is Below:

"Today DreamHack, Sapphire, AMD and Telia takes the next leap forward, presenting the next generation of esports entertainment. At DreamHack Winter 2011 we’ll enter Kinnarps Arena, one of Sweden’s largest ice hockey arenas, where over 4.000 eSports fans can watch the best live esports entertainment in the world.

The show will feature the final matches including the Grand Final of DreamHack Sapphire AMD Championship in StarCraft II where a whooping $59,200 are at stake. We will also show great matches in Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition and Quake Live during the evening.

“This Winter we are taking it to the next level. I want to thank AMD, Sapphire and Telia for supporting DreamHack in our vision for the future, and also stating that DreamHack has always been about the community and the audience, so this year we will put on a show that our fans really deserve in our +4000 capacity DreamArena Ultimate. This show is for all you guys! It is also an indication of what we have in store for 2012 and beyond. May the galaxy take heed…” says DreamHack CEO Robert Ohlén.

“Starting with our sponsorship of Dreamhack’s ground breaking series of SC2 events and now this, a leap forward in Esports presentation, the spectacular arena it truly deserves. This is our way of demonstrating Sapphire Technology’s commitment to the global eSports community” says Adrian Thompson- VP Global Marketing.

Take Swebus eSports Coach direct to DreamArena AMD SAPPHIRE
DreamHack’s travel partner Swebus will arrange dedicated coaches from 5 major cities around Scandinavia, bringing the fans to the threshold of DreamArena AMD SAPPHIRE and back again after the show! Take the esports buses to Jönköping and make sure you don’t miss this amazing on-site action!"