The Dreamhack gaming festival actually attracts thousands of computer game fans to the Leipzig Trade Fair in January – but this year everything is different. The Leipziger Messe and its partners organize the Dreamhack from 22. to 24. January as “Home Edition”. “This is a very slimmed-down version of Dreamhack, so that we can make an offer to the particularly loyal part of our community during this time as well,” said trade fair spokesman Felix Wisotzki.

This refers to the players who had secured a place at the big LAN party in previous years. 2000 it was in the previous year. You should also be able to have a LAN party this time – only from home. For example, tournaments in “CS: GO” (“Counter Strike: Global Offensive”) or “League on Legends” are offered. The fair sold tournament tickets for this. Wisotzki could not yet say how many players are taking part. The fair counts with less than 2000.

Much deleted This year everything that has taken place on the exhibition grounds since 2016 has been deleted: professional tournaments in e-sports with relatively high prize money, streaming events , the exhibition part. In January 2020 before the outbreak of the corona pandemic, this mixture was even more than 23. 000 Attracted visitors. Wisotzki said a lot is currently on hold in e-sports anyway. “Even the big tournaments in e-sports live from the atmosphere with an audience.”

The mini format was agreed with the Swedish licensor for the Dreamhack brand, said Wisotzki. “He thinks it’s good that something is happening at all.” The fair is also about maintaining the brand. The hope: 2022 everything should then run normally again.

(olb)