Aravindh Chithambaram vinner DreamHack Atlanta og kvalifiserer seg til Esports World Cup

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Fire stormestere sikret seg plass i Play-in til Esports World Cup 2026 etter å ha konkurrert under DreamHack Atlanta. GM-ene Aravindh Chithambaram, Andrey Esipenko, Liem Le og Alexey Sarana sikret kvalifisering gjennom arrangementet som ble avholdt fra 15. til 17. mai.

GM-ene Aravindh Chithambaram, Andrey Esipenko, Liem Le og Alexey Sarana kvalifiserte seg til Play-in for Esports World Cup 2026 under DreamHack Atlanta. De skal møte fire spillere fra «Last Chance Qualifier» i august for å kjempe om to plasser i hovedgruppespillet, sammen med stjerner som Magnus Carlsen. Gruppespillet vil totalt bestå av 16 spillere når alle kvalifiseringsrundene er ferdigspilte.

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