Fortnite DreamHack Open: Schedule, Registration & More

It's time for the next big Fortnite tournament! The Fortnite DreamHack Open is back, and with a huge prize pool. You can find all the tournament deets, registration info, and a full schedule below.
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The DreamHack Open is back! | © DreamHack

It's been a while since the last DreamHack Fortnite event. But in Season 8 the popular tournament returns with a total prize pool of $200,000. Do you want to participate? Then here are the details!

Fortnite DreamHack Open

This time round, DreamHack will be played in a duo format. And with a prize pool of $200,000, we're going to see some of the best players from around the world.

The tournament will take place between October 7-10. The best 500 teams per preliminary round will advance to phase 2, the semi-finals. Then, the best 50 players in the semi-finals can qualify for phase 3, the Open Finals. DreamHack takes place on both the European and NA East servers. Here's the schedule:

Europe

  • DreamHack Online Open Preliminary Round 1 - Thursday, October 7th, 5:00 PM CEST
  • DreamHack Online Open Preliminary Round 2 - Thursday, October 7th, 9:00 pm CEST
  • DreamHack Online Open Preliminary Round 3 - Friday, October 8th, 6:00 PM CEST
  • DreamHack Online Open Semifinals - Saturday, October 9th, 7:00 pm CEST
  • DreamHack Online Open Finals - Sunday, October 10th, 18:00 CEST

North America (East)

  • DreamHack Online Open Preliminary Round 1 - Thursday, October 7th at 5:00 pm EST
  • DreamHack Online Open Preliminary Round 2 - Thursday, October 7th at 9:00 pm EST
  • DreamHack Online Open Semi-Finals - Saturday, October 8th at 7:00 pm EST
  • DreamHack Online Open Finals - Sunday, October 9th at 4:00 pm EST

The DreamHack Open Prizepool

The image below shows how the $200,000 prize pool is distributed across the 2 regions for the duo tournament:

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The DreamHack Event Prize Pool is very generous... | © DreamHack

The DreamHack Open Point-System

In the preliminary rounds, each elimination counts as 3 points. In the semifinals, there are 4 points for each elimination. And in the final, each player gets 6 points for a kill! The placement points are divided as follows:

  • #1: 55 Points
  • #2: 49 Points
  • #3: 46 Points
  • ...
  • #25: 2 Points

How Can I Register For The Fortnite DreamHack Open?

Do you and your mate feel like taking part? What are you waiting for then? Sign up! Just follow these steps:

  1. Open the Fortnite client.
  2. Click on the "Competition" tab.
  3. Find the DreamHack Open logo.
  4. Click on it to start the tournament, and you're done.

We wish you a lot of fun! May the best duo win!

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Alisa Eiber

Alisa is not only Fortnite Lead at EarlyGame but also streams passionately on Twitch. Here she plays games like Fortnite and Valorant together with her community on a daily basis and therefore always knows what's going on....