DreamHack Masters Jönköping on hold as Summer event gets postponed due to coronavirus

DreamHack has announced that it has rescheduled the upcoming Summer Festival amid the coronavirus outbreak,önkö leaving the situation of the Masters event in Jönköping up in the air.

In a statement released on Twitter, DreamHack explained that it is "currently evaluating options available for how to proceed with DreamHack Masters" as it temporarily suspends all mass gathering events in an effort to contain the spread of the virus.

A DreamHack representative has clarified to HLTV.org that, for the time being, it is keeping its original dates of June 9-14 for its first Masters of 2020. The event was originally due to be held as part of the DreamHack Summer Festival, which will take place between August 6-9, a week before DreamHack Dallas, which has been rescheduled from May 22-24 to August 14-16.

DreamHack added that it is "in continuous dialogue" with the Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association (CSPPA) and other parties to make sure that any options that are being considered "have minimal impact on the CS:GO community, players, staff and other tournament organisers."

BIG and Gen.G were the first two teams confirmed for the $250,000 event in Jönköping following their victories at the DreamHack Open events in Leipzig and Anaheim, respectively.

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