DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015

DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 was the seventh Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship that was held from October 28 – November 1, 2015 at the Sala Polivalentă in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was organized by DreamHack with help from Valve and the Professional Gamers League. The tournament had a total prize pool of US$250,000.

DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015
2015
The DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 logo
Tournament information
SportCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationCluj-Napoca, Romania
DatesOctober 28, 2015–November 1, 2015
AdministratorValve
DreamHack
Tournament
format(s)
16 team round-robin group stage
Eight team single-elimination playoff
Venue(s)Polyvalent Hall
Teams16 teams
Purse$250,000 USD
Final positions
ChampionsTeam EnVyUs (1st title)
1st runners-upNatus Vincere
2nd runners-upG2 Esports
Ninjas in Pyjamas
MVPKenny "kennyS" Schrub

Eight teams were featured in the playoffs. Fnatic, G2 Esports, Luminosity Gaming, Natus Vincere, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team EnVyUs, Team SoloMid, and Virtus.pro – all Legends from the last major – were once again Legends as no Challenger took their spots. Team EnVyUs, which defeated Fnatic and G2 Esports, was the winner of the event, defeating Natus Vincere, which defeated Luminosity Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas, in the finals, 2–0. This came after Team EnVyUs placed second at the previous major, including a game in which Fnatic came back from a large deficit in the first game of grand finals.[1][2]

Format

The top eight teams from ESL One Cologne 2015 ("Legends") received direct invitations to Cluj-Napoca. This was the first Major to fill the other eight Major spots from a single Major qualifier, instead of directly from various regional qualifiers. For the Cluj-Napoca Major cycle, the regional qualifiers sent teams to DreamHack Open Stockholm 2015, where they faced off against the bottom eight teams from Cologne 2015. The top eight teams from DreamHack Open Stockholm 2015 then advanced to the Major as the "Challengers"

Teams were split up into four groups, and all group matches were best-of-ones with the exception of the final decider match. The highest seed would play the lowest seed in each group and the second and third seeds would play against each other. The winner of those two matches would play each other to determine which team moved on to the playoff stage, while the losers of the first round of matches also played. The loser of the lower match was then eliminated from the tournament. With one team advanced and one eliminated, the two remaining teams would play a best-of-three elimination match for the second playoff spot. This format is known as the GSL format, named for the Global StarCraft II League.[3]

The playoffs bracket consisted of eight teams, two from each group. All of these matches were best-of-three, single elimination. Teams advanced in the bracket until a winner was decided.

Map Pool

The seven-map pool did not change from Cologne 2015. Before each best-of-one match in the group stage, teams alternated banning maps until five maps had been banned. One of the two remaining maps was randomly selected, and the team that that did not get a third ban then selected which side it wanted to start on. In all best-of-three series, each team first banned a map, leaving a five-map pool. Each team then chose a map, with the opposing team selecting which side they wanted to start on for their opponent's map choice. The two map picks were the first two maps in the best-of-three. If the series were to require a third map, the map was randomly selected from the three remaining maps.

Maps
  • Cache
  • Cobblestone
  • Dust II
  • Inferno
  • Mirage
  • Overpass
  • Train

Main Qualifier

Regional Qualifiers

Two teams from the first European qualifier moved on to the major. Eight teams that were eliminated in the said qualifier moved to the second European qualifier. Three teams from that qualifier moved on to the major. Two teams from the North American qualifier moved on to the major and one team from the Asian qualifier moved on to the major.

Europe Qualifiers
Europe Qualifier #1
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 DH Cluj-Napoca 2015
            
Team Dignitas 0
k1ck eSports.hu 2
k1ck eSports.hu 2
Reason Gaming.dk 0
Reason Gaming.dk 2
Los Jefes 0
k1ck eSports.hu 0
Copenhagen Wolves 2
Copenhagen Wolves 2
EURONICS Gaming 0
Copenhagen Wolves 2
PENTA Sports 1
PENTA Sports 2
Torpedo Gaming 1
Copenhagen Wolves Q
HellRaisers Q
SK Gaming 2
Infinity 0
SK Gaming 2
Dobry&Gaming 0
Dobry&Gaming 2
MIXCAT 1
SK Gaming 0
HellRaisers 2
Space Soldiers 1
London Conspiracy 2
London Conspiracy 0
HellRaisers 2
HellRaisers 2
Wizards e-Sports Club 1
Europe Qualifier #2
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 DH Cluj-Napoca 2015
SK Gaming 2
NIGHT RAID 0 SK Gaming 0
Torpedo Gaming 1 MIXCAT 2
MIXCAT 2 MIXCAT 0
London Conspiracy 2 Dobry&Gaming 2
x6tence 1 London Conspiracy 0
Dobry&Gaming 2 Dobry&Gaming 2
OverGaming 0 Dobry&Gaming Q
PENTA Sports 1 Team Dignitas Q
Team LDLC.com Blue 2 Team LDLC.com Blue 0
Reason Gaming.dk 2 Reason Gaming.dk 2
Space Soldiers 0 Reason Gaming.dk 0 3rd Place DHCN Qualifier
Team Dignitas 2 Team Dignitas 2
AWTR 0 Team Dignitas 2 MIXCAT 2
k1ck eSports.hu 2 k1ck eSports.hu 0 Reason Gaming.dk 1
WorstPlayers 0

North American Qualifier
North American Qualifier
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Team Liquid 2
h00liGaNz 2
Team Liquid 2
compLexity Gaming 0
3sUP Enterprises 0
compLexity Gaming 2
Team Liquid Q
Mythic Q
Mythic 2
Method 1
Mythic 2
Conquest 1
Games Academy 0
Conquest 2

Asian Qualifier
Asian Qualifier
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
m0nster.kr 0
ExsequoR 2
ExsequoR 0
QeeYou 2
QeeYou 2
iSg.vA 0
QeeYou 2
Skyred 0
Skyred 2
Team nxl 1
Skyred 2
TyLoo 0
MVP Karnal 1
TyLoo 2

Main Qualifier

The 16 teams at the major qualifier played at DreamHack Open Stockholm 2015. The bottom eight teams from ESL One Cologne 2015, five teams from two European qualifiers, two teams from the North American qualifier, and one team from the Asian qualifier.

Teams were divided into four groups and the top two from each group made it to the major.

ESL One Cologne 2015 Bottom 8
Regional Qualifiers
  1. Lounge Gaming signed the entire Dobry&Gaming lineup.
  2. MIXCAT signed with Team ROCCAT.
  3. Mythic was signed by Winterfox.
  4. The Asia Qualifier champion, QeeYou, had passport issues and could not attend. Skyred was the runner-up of the qualifier and took its place at the main qualifier.

DreamHack Open Stockholm 2015

The main qualifier took place at DreamHack Open Stockholm 2015. Group A

Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 Cloud9 2 0 64 40 +24 6
2 Team Dignitas 2 1 93 89 +4 6
3 Team Immunity 1 2 89 97 −8 3
4 Team ROCCAT 0 2 44 64 −20 0
Group A Results
Cloud9 2 0 Team ROCCAT
Team Immunity 0 2 Team Dignitas
Cloud9 2 0 Team Dignitas
Team Immunity 2 0 Team ROCCAT
Team Dignitas 2 1 Team Immunity

Group B

Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 Titan 2 0 72 51 +21 6
2 Vexed Gaming 2 1 89 98 −9 6
3 HellRaisers 1 2 108 97 +11 3
4 Skyred 0 2 41 64 −23 0
Group B Results
Titan 2 0 Skyred
Vexed Gaming 0 2 HellRaisers
Titan 2 1 HellRaisers
Vexed Gaming 2 0 Skyred
HellRaisers 1 2 Vexed Gaming

Group C

Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 mousesports 2 0 67 47 +20 6
2 Team Liquid 2 1 97 77 +20 6
3 Renegades 1 2 77 101 −24 3
4 Winterfox 0 2 51 67 −16 0
Group C Results
mousesports 2 0 Winterfox
Renegades 1 2 Team Liquid
mousesports 2 0 Team Liquid
Renegades 2 0 Winterfox
Team Liquid 2 0 Renegades

Group D

Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 Counter Logic Gaming 2 0 81 66 +15 6
2 FlipSid3 Tactics 2 1 90 68 +22 6
3 Copenhagen Wolves 1 2 82 95 −13 3
4 Lounge Gaming 0 2 71 95 −24 0
Group D Results
FlipSid3 Tactics 2 0 Copenhagen Wolves
Counter Logic Gaming 2 1 Lounge Gaming
FlipSid3 Tactics 0 2 Counter Logic Gaming
Copenhagen Wolves 2 1 Lounge Gaming
FlipSid3 Tactics 2 0 Copenhagen Wolves

Broadcast talent

Hosts

  • Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner
  • Richard Lewis

Interviewers

  • Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen
  • Scott "SirScoots" Smith

Analysts

  • Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson
  • Joona "natu" Leppänen
  • Jason "moses" O'Toole
  • Duncan "Thorin " Shields

Commentators

  • James Bardolph
  • Anders Blume
  • Henry "HenryG" Greer
  • Daniel "ddk" Kapadia
  • Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
  • Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett

Broadcasts

All streams were broadcast on Twitch in various languages.

  • DreamHackCS
  • 99Damage
  • BiDa
  • cadiaN
  • cnon3
  • DreamHackCS Spain
  • Excello
  • GamermagTV
  • Gameshow
  • GamingLive
  • GEC TV
  • Hungarian Esport TV
  • HuntingDuck
  • IzakOOO
  • striimIT
  • Subzidite
  • svtplay

Teams
Legends
Qualifiers
  1. Team Kinguin partnered with G2 Esports and the players played under the G2 name.[4]
  2. The roster of Team eBettle played under the name Vexed Gaming due to the organization wanting to distance its eSports and betting operations.[5]

Pre-Major Ranking

The HLTV.org October 26, 2015 ranking of teams, displayed below, was the final ranking released before the Major.[6]

HLTV.org Pre-Major Ranking
World Ranking
Place Team Points Move†
1 Team SoloMid 892 Steady
2 Fnatic 888 Steady
3 Virtus.pro 805 Steady
4 Team EnVyUs 778 Steady
5 Ninjas in Pyjamas 440 Steady
6 Natus Vincere 432 Steady
7 Cloud9 279 Steady
8 Team Dignitas 214 Steady
9 G2 Esports 209 Steady
10 Counter Logic Gaming 208 Steady
11 Team Liquid 207 Increase 1
12 Titan 203 Increase 1
13 mousesports 197 Decrease 2
14 Flipsid3 Tactics 183 Steady
15 Luminosity Gaming 175 Steady
18 Vexed Gaming 102 Steady

†Change since October 19, 2015 ranking

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 Luminosity Gaming 2 0 32 24 +8 6
2 Fnatic 2 1 61 44 +17 6
3 Cloud9 1 2 45 61 −16 3
4 Vexed Gaming 0 2 23 32 −9 0
Group A Matches
Fnatic 1 0 Vexed Gaming
Luminosity Gaming 1 0 Cloud9
Cloud9 1 0 Vexed Gaming
Fnatic 0 1 Luminosity Gaming
Fnatic 2 0 Cloud9
Group A Scores
Group A Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Fnatic 16 Cobblestone 10 Vexed Gaming
Luminosity Gaming 16 Dust II 11 Cloud9
Cloud9 16 Cobblestone 13 Vexed Gaming
Fnatic 13 Inferno 16 Luminosity Gaming
Fnatic 16 Dust II 6 Cloud9
Fnatic 16 Overpass 12 Cloud9
Fnatic – Cache – Cloud9

Group B
Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 Team SoloMid 2 0 32 12 +20 6
2 G2 Esports 2 1 69 61 +8 6
3 mousesports 1 2 61 71 −10 3
4 FlipSid3 Tactics 0 2 14 32 −18 0
Group B Matches
Team SoloMid 1 0 FlipSid3 Tactics
G2 Esports 1 0 mousesports
mousesports 1 0 FlipSid3 Tactics
Team SoloMid 1 0 G2 Esports
G2 Esports 2 1 mousesports
Group B Scores
Group B Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Team SoloMid 16 Cache 6 FlipSid3 Tactics
G2 Esports 16 Inferno 8 mousesports
mousesports 16 Overpass 8 FlipSid3 Tactics
Team SoloMid 16 Dust II 6 G2 Esports
G2 Esports 19 Mirage 16 mousesports
G2 Esports 12 Inferno 16 mousesports
G2 Esports 16 Cache 5 mousesports

Group C
Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 Virtus.pro 2 0 35 22 +13 6
2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 2 1 61 42 +19 6
3 Titan 1 2 38 61 −23 3
4 Team Liquid 0 2 26 35 −9 0
Group C Matches
Virtus.pro 1 0 Team Liquid
Ninjas in Pyjamas 0 1 Titan
Ninjas in Pyjamas 1 0 Team Liquid
Virtus.pro 1 0 Titan
Titan 0 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas
Group C Scores
Group C Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Virtus.pro 19 Cobblestone 15 Team Liquid
Ninjas in Pyjamas 13 Cobblestone 16 Titan
Ninjas in Pyjamas 16 Mirage 11 Team Liquid
Virtus.pro 16 Train 7 Titan
Titan 14 Cache 16 Ninjas in Pyjamas
Titan 1 Dust II 16 Ninjas in Pyjamas
Titan – Overpass – Ninjas in Pyjamas

Group D
Pos Team W L RF RA RD Pts
1 Team EnVyUs 2 0 32 15 +17 6
2 Natus Vincere 2 1 67 61 +6 6
3 Counter Logic Gaming 1 2 61 72 −11 3
4 Team Dignitas 0 2 20 32 −12 0
Group D Matches
Team EnVyUs 1 0 Team Dignitas
Natus Vincere 1 0 Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming 1 0 Team Dignitas
Team EnVyUs 1 0 Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere 2 1 Counter Logic Gaming
Group D Scores
Group D Scores
Team Score Map Score Team
Team EnVyUs 16 Cobblestone 6 Team Dignitas
Natus Vincere 16 Cobblestone 12 Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming 16 Cobblestone 14 Team Dignitas
Team EnVyUs 16 Cobblestone 9 Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere 16 Train 9 Counter Logic Gaming
Natus Vincere 10 Cobblestone 16 Counter Logic Gaming
Natus Vincere 16 Inferno 8 Counter Logic Gaming

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
D1 Team EnVyUs 2
A2 Fnatic 1
D1 Team EnVyUs 2
B2 G2 Esports 1
C1 Virtus.pro 0
B2 G2 Esports 2
D1 Team EnVyUs 2
D2 Natus Vincere 0
B1 Team SoloMid 0
C2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 2
C2 Ninjas in Pyjamas 0
D2 Natus Vincere 2
A1 Luminosity Gaming 0
D2 Natus Vincere 2

Team EnVyUs vs. Fnatic

Casters: Anders Blume & Semmler

Team EnVyUs vs. Fnatic
Team Score Map Score Team
Team EnVyUs 9 Mirage 16 Fnatic
Team EnVyUs 16 Cobblestone 9 Fnatic
Team EnVyUs 16 Cache 2 Fnatic

Virtus.pro vs. G2 Esports

Casters: James Bardolph & ddk

Virtus.pro vs. G2 Esports
Team Score Map Score Team
Virtus.pro 10 Cache 16 G2 Esports
Virtus.pro 17 Train 19 G2 Esports
Virtus.pro – Mirage – G2 Esports

Team SoloMid vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas

Casters: Anders Blume & moses

Team SoloMid vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team Score Map Score Team
Team SoloMid 10 Train 16 Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team SoloMid 8 Dust II 16 Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team SoloMid – Inferno – Ninjas in Pyjamas

Luminosity Gaming vs. Natus Vincere

Casters: Sadokist & HenryG

Luminosity Gaming vs. Natus Vincere
Team Score Map Score Team
Luminosity Gaming 14 Dust II 16 Natus Vincere
Luminosity Gaming 13 Overpass 16 Natus Vincere
Luminosity Gaming – Inferno – Natus Vincere

Team EnVyUs vs. G2 Esports

Casters: James Bardolph & ddk

Team EnVyUs vs. G2 Esports
Team Score Map Score Team
Team EnVyUs 10 Dust II 16 G2 Esports
Team EnVyUs 25 Inferno 21 G2 Esports
Team EnVyUs 16 Cache 7 G2 Esports

Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Natus Vincere

Casters: Sadokist & HenryG

Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Natus Vincere
Team Score Map Score Team
Ninjas in Pyjamas 3 Train 16 Natus Vincere
Ninjas in Pyjamas 6 Dust II 16 Natus Vincere
Ninjas in Pyjamas – Inferno – Natus Vincere

Finals

Casters: Anders Blume & Semmler

Team EnVyUs won its first title. kennyS and apEX had their first major title and NBK-, kioShiMa, and Happy won their second title, their first being with Team LDLC.com at DreamHack Winter 2014.

Team EnVyUs vs. Natus Vincere
Team Score Map Score Team
Team EnVyUs 16 Train 14 Natus Vincere
Team EnVyUs 16 Cobblestone 5 Natus Vincere
Team EnVyUs – Dust II – Natus Vincere

Final standings
Place Team Prize Money Seed Roster Coach
1st Team EnVyUs $100,000 MLG Columbus 2016 kioShiMa, Happy, kennyS, NBK, apEX Next
2nd Natus Vincere $50,000 Edward, Zeus, seized, flamie, GuardiaN starix
3rd–4th G2 Esports $22,000 Maikelele, fox, dennis, jkaem, rain
Ninjas in Pyjamas f0rest, GeT RiGhT, Xizt, friberg, allu HeatoN
5–8th Fnatic $10,000 JW, flusha, pronax, olofmeister, KRiMZ vuggo
Virtus.pro TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, byali, Snax kuben
Team SoloMid karrigan, dev1ce, cajunb, dupreeh, Xyp9x 3k2
Luminosity Gaming FalleN, fer, steel, coldzera, boltz nak
9–12th Cloud9 $2,000 MLG Columbus 2016 Qualifier Skadoodle, sgares, fREAKAZOiD, n0thing, shroud
mousesports gob b, nex, denis, chrisj, Niko
Titan RpK, shox, SmithZz, Ex6TenZ, ScreaM
Counter Logic Gaming hazed, reltuC, tarik, jdm64, FNS
13–16th Vexed Gaming $2,000 peet, GruBy, Hyper, rallen, Furlan
FlipSid3 Tactics B1ad3, bondik, markeloff, WorldEdit, DavCost Johnta
Team Liquid Hiko, adreN, EliGE, FugLy, nitr0 GBJame^s
Team Dignitas MSL, Pimp, aizy, Kjaerbye, tenzki zonic

Post-Major Ranking

The HLTV.org November 3, 2015 rankings of teams in the major is displayed below. The ranking was the first one released after the major.[7]

HLTV.org Post-Major Ranking
World Ranking
Place Team Points Move†
1 Team EnVyUs 949 Increase 3
2 Team SoloMid 821 Decrease 1
3 Fnatic 785 Decrease 1
4 Virtus.pro 722 Decrease 1
5 Natus Vincere 598 Increase 1
6 Ninjas in Pyjamas 491 Decrease 1
7 G2 Esports 308 Increase 2
8 Cloud9 273 Decrease 1
9 Luminosity Gaming 222 Increase 6
10 Counter Logic Gaming 220 Steady
11 Titan 201 Increase 1
12 Team Dignitas 199 Decrease 4
13 mousesports 198 Steady
14 Team Liquid 196 Decrease 3
15 Flipsid3 Tactics 178 Decrease 1
18 Vexed Gaming 90 Steady

†Change since October 26, 2015 ranking

References
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