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.

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.

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.

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

North American Qualifier

Asian Qualifier

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

Counter Logic Gaming Cloud9 Renegades Flipsid3 Tactics Vexed Gaming Team Immunity Titan mousesports Regional Qualifiers

Copenhagen Wolves (Europe Qualifier 1) HellRaisers (Europe Qualifier 1) Lounge Gaming (Europe Qualifier 2) Team Dignitas (Europe Qualifier 2) Team ROCCAT (Europe Qualifier 2) Team Liquid (North America Qualifier) Winterfox (North America Qualifier) Skyred (Asia Qualifier)

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

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Teams Legends

Fnatic Team EnVyUs Team SoloMid Virtus.pro G2 Esports Ninjas in Pyjamas Luminosity Gaming Natus VincereQualifiers

Counter Logic Gaming mousesports Cloud9 Team Dignitas Flipsid3 Tactics Team Liquid Vexed Gaming Titan

Pre-Major Ranking The HLTV.org October 26, 2015 ranking of teams, displayed below, was the final ranking released before the Major.

World Ranking Place Team Points Move† 1 Team SoloMid 892 2 Fnatic 888 3 Virtus.pro 805 4 Team EnVyUs 778 5 Ninjas in Pyjamas 440 6 Natus Vincere 432 7 Cloud9 279 8 Team Dignitas 214 9 G2 Esports 209 10 Counter Logic Gaming 208 11 Team Liquid 207 1 12 Titan 203 1 13 mousesports 197 2 14 Flipsid3 Tactics 183 15 Luminosity Gaming 175 18 Vexed Gaming 102 †Change since October 19, 2015 ranking

Group stage

Group A PosTeamWLRFRARDPts 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 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 PosTeamWLRFRARDPts 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 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 PosTeamWLRFRARDPts 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 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 PosTeamWLRFRARDPts 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 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 Mirage 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

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

Semifinals

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