With DreamHack Austin right around the corner, you’d think you would be up to date on everything that’s going to be taking place at the event, from the StarCraft 2 World Championship Series event, to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. Well, it seems the organizers have one more thing up their sleeves to surprise attendees, with hugely popular streamers Guy "Dr DisRespect" Beahm and Michael "shroud" Grzesiek set to make an appearance at the event.
The two incredibly skilled streamers will be attending a fan meet and greet, as well as compete against the pair as they join in the DreamHack PUBG Showdown Duos Challenge. As the site reads, “How often do you watch a stream and think to yourself if only you had a stage, you could beat anyone there? This Friday we are opening up the PUBG stage to the community so come get your chance at DreamHack Austin in the DreamHack PUBG Showdown Duos Challenge! Competing in the challenge will be none other than Shroud and Dr DisRespect so this is a true chance to test your skills against PUBG Legends!”
Winning the event will grant the lucky players the following prize: A trip to DreamHack Winter for 2 (travel support up to $1,000 per person) and a firm handshake from Dr DisRespect. Additionally there is a bounty of $50 for every kill on either Dr DisRespect or Shroud. The event itself is a first come first serve with 30 spots available.
The schedule is as follows:
11:00 am: All teams need to check-in
1:00 pm: Check-in closes, any teams not checked in will be replaced by those on the waitlist.
1:00 pm - 2:00pm: Set-up and practice / prep
2:00 pm: Live and 5 maps are played and stream, will take as long as needed expected roughly 4 hours
The duo teams will compete across 5 maps, with the same point structure as the DreamHack Austin PUBG Showdown being used to determine a victor:
1st 400
2nd 300
3rd 240
4th 200
5th 165
6th 135
7th 110
8th 90
9th 75
10th 65
11th 55
12th 46
13th 38
14th 32
15th 27
16th 23
So, think you have what it takes to take on The Doc and Shroud at PUBG? For more information and to sign up to the event, check out the official website, here.
