March, 2026
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Event Details
When: March 27-29th 2026
Where: Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT, United Kingdom
Modes: Ranked 4v4, FFA, 2v2
Maps:
Slayer (6):
- Slayer on Live Fire
- Slayer on Origin
- Slayer on Recharge
- Slayer on Solitude
- Slayer on Streets
- Slayer on Vacancy (replaces Aquarius Slayer)
Strongholds (2):
- Strongholds on Live Fire
- Strongholds on Recharge
CTF (3):
- Capture the Flag on Aquarius
- Capture the Flag on Empyrean (replaces Forbidden CTF & Fortress CTF)
- Capture the Flag on Origin
Oddball (3):
- Oddball on Lattice
- Oddball on Live Fire
- Oddball on Recharge
King of the Hill (3):
- King of the Hill on Lattice
- King of the Hill on Live Fire
- King of the Hill on Vacancy (replaces Recharge KOTH)
Changes from 2025:
- Removed Maps: Aqua Bomb and Slayer, Fortress CTF, Forbidden CTF, Recharge KOTH, Lattice Strongholds
- Added Maps: Vacancy KOTH and Slayer, Empyrean CTF
Schedule:
- Friday
- 32-team Open Bracket begins
- Includes 4 online-qualified teams seeded 1–4
- Top 8 teams advance to Pool Play
- Teams finishing 9th–12th move to Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ)
- Saturday
- LCQ determines the final 2 teams for Pool Play
- Pool Play starts:
- 2 pools of 5 teams each
- Top 4 teams from each pool advance to the Championship Bracket
- Sunday
- Championship Bracket:
- 8-team double-elimination
- Tournament concludes
Team Passes: £299
- Ticket for 4 players + 1 coach
- Free access to the rest of DreamHack
Prize Pools:
4v4
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Place
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Prize Money
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Point Breakdown
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|---|---|---|---|
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TOTAL
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$86,000
|
154,600 Pts
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1st
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$35,000
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25,000 Pts
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2nd
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$17,000
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15,000 Pts
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3rd
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$10,000
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11,000 Pts
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|
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4th
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$8,000
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9,000 Pts
|
|
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5-6th
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$4,000
|
8,000 Pts
|
|
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7-8th
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$2,500
|
7,000 Pts
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9-10th
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$1,500
|
5,500 Pts
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11-12th
|
–
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5,000 Pts
|
|
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13-16th
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–
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4,500 Pts
|
|
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17-18th
|
–
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3,600 Pts
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|
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19-20th
|
–
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3,300 Pts
|
|
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21-24th
|
–
|
2,700 Pts
|
Halo 5 2v2
$1,000 prizing
Friday – 6:45PM – 9:00PM
8 teams, single elimination, all matches bo3
Halo 3 2v2
$1,500 prizing
Sunday – 12:00PM – 4:15PM
16 teams, single elimination, bo3, bo5 finals
Halo Infinite 2v2
$2,500 prizing
Saturday – 6:45PM – 9:00PM
Sunday – 11:00AM – 3:15PM
32 teams, single elimination, bo3, bo5 finals
Halo Infinite FFA
$5,000 prizing
Saturday – 12:45PM – 7:30PM
128 players, single elimination, bo1
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/europeanhalo
Socials: https://x.com/DreamHack
