Dreamhack Austin brings together eight teams from the Americas, featuring six North American and two Brazilian squads. Three teams rank in the global Top 10, including the reigning Major champions Luminosity Gaming.

Tournament Groups

Group A:

• Luminosity Gaming
• Counter Logic Gaming
• Cloud9
• Splyce

Group B:

• Tempo Storm
• Team Liquid
• Selfless Gaming
• NRG eSports

Tournament Favorites

Luminosity Gaming (#2 World Ranking)

• Current Major champions
• Dominant 18:4 record in ESL ProLeague S3
• Perfect 9:0 in ECS S1 Bo3s
• Clear tournament favorites despite recent upset loss to TyLoo at Dreamhack Malmo

Strong Contenders

Tempo Storm (#7 World Ranking)

• Recent victory at Gfinity CEVO-P S9
• Strong individual performances from boltz and felps
• Explosive AWPing from HEN1
• Expected to reach finals barring early Luminosity matchup

Counter Logic Gaming (#9 World Ranking)

• Consistent LAN performers despite online struggles
• Strong core with JDM, Tarik, and Cutler
• Semi-final appearance likely

Team Liquid

• Looking to establish themselves post-s1mple
• Strong potential with koosta and nitr0
• Historical close matches against Luminosity

Dark Horses

NRG

• Capable of upsets with gob b's tactical leadership
• Notable Bo3 victory over EnVyUs at CounterPit
• Just9n showing promise as emerging talent

Selfless

• Strong online performances
• Struggling to translate success to LAN
• Recent disappointing showing at Gfinity

Cloud9

• Rebuilding with new IGL Slemmy
• Still dangerous with Shroud and Skadoodle
• Group stage exit likely

Splyce

• Playing with stand-ins fREAKAZOiD and summit1g
• Limited expectations
• Not expected to win matches

The tournament begins Friday, with Luminosity heavily favored to take the title. Their main competition will likely come from fellow Brazilians Tempo Storm, while the North American teams battle for semifinal spots.

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