DraculaN Season 7 Preview: Format, Rosters, Prize Pool, and Schedule for Day 1
DraculaN Season 7 kicks off on October 19 in Bucharest. The tournament format, rosters for all 24 teams, prize pool distribution, and the schedule for the first day of competition are detailed below.
Format and Dates
DraculaN Season 7 will take place October 19–23 in Bucharest, Romania, at the Nexus Esports Hub. A total of 24 teams will participate in the tournament: eight of them will start directly in the playoffs, while the remaining 16 will compete in the group stage. The event’s results count toward the VRS ranking.
In the group stage, teams are divided into four groups of four. Opening matches and winner’s bracket matches will be best-of-1, while elimination and final matches will be best-of-3. The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs. There, the 16 teams will compete in a double-elimination bracket, with all matches played in a best-of-3 format.
Participating Teams
Teams that will start the tournament in the playoffs:
BBL Esports
- Jamie “leakz” Bugge West Jensen
- Jason “salazar” Salazar
- Nikki “NickyB” Brün
- Oliver “IceBerg” Berg
- Mikkell “MistR” Thomsen
- Kenny “wezx” Holmberg (coach)
ENVY
- Lucas “Lucky” Chastang
- Brian “Maka” Kanda
- Philip “Graviti” Branković
- Kevin “misutaaa” Rabie
- Jérémie “Kursy” Gast
- Damien “wasiNk” Dufour (coach)
Eternal Fire
- Samet “jottAAA” Koklu
- Julian “regali” Harjau
- Gareth “MisteM” Reyes
- Vladislav “Kvem” Korol
- Kaner “soulfly” Kesichi
- Chezgin “Fabre” Kalaychi (coach)
HEROIC
- Linus “nilo” Bergman
- Kristoffer “Chr1zN” Storgård
- Tim “susp” Ongström
- Ludwig “Brollan” Brolin
- Antonio “Martinez” Martinez Sanchez
- Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer (coach)
JiJieHao
- Hussein “m1N1” Hijazi
- Bebu “Bibu” Adil
- Osama “0SAMAS” Orabi
- Dionis “sinnopsyy” Budechi
- Alexander “CacaNito” Kyulukoski
- Torbjörn “MithR” Niborg (coach)
Luminosity Gaming
- Lucas “lux” Meneghini
- Orelien “afro” Drapier
- Oscar “AZUWU” Bell
- Alex “Rainwaker” Petrov
- Simon “yxngstxr” Boye
- Alexander “kakafu” Shimanchik (coach)
SINNERS Esports
- Sebastian “beastik” Dano
- Max “SHOCK” Kvapil
- Kamil “kisserek” Banak
- Jordan “stressarN” Manevski
- Madalin-Andrei “MoDo” Mirei
- Jakub “bfull” Kokoska (coach)
FaZe Clan
- David “frozen” Chernyansky
- Jakub “jcobbb” Petrushevski
- Russell “Twistzz” Van Dalken
- Jason “JBOEN” Bo Nielsen
- Ryan “Neityu” Aubry
- Niklas “enkay J” Krumhorn (coach)
Teams that will start the tournament in the group stage:
INFINITE
- Jang “kyuubii” Ali
- Heinrich “sl3nd” Hevesy
- Raul “Blytz” Gligor
- Sebastian “volt” Malosh
- Robin “ScrunK” Röpke
- Sami “Tionix” von Gelen (coach)
Aimclub
- Gabriel-Cosmin “zewts” Letcanu
- Adrian “XELLOW” Gutsa
- Andrei Corneliu “waZz” Liposhtanu
- Cosmin “ragga” Teodorescu
- Mihnea “mhN1” Gățe
- Danielovski (coach)
BASEMENT BOYS
- Yegor “Tr0ublE” Bulavin
- Mikhail “OWNER” Lyamar
- Altair “kAlash” Askarov
- Denis “maggent” Kapinus
- Bogdan “kr1vda” Krivda
- ImNotOk (coach)
Insiders Esport
- bitu
- bogi
- vlady
- zypwiz
- Roberto “ADRON” Paun
BC.Game Esports
- Alexander “s1mple” Kostylev
- Azbayar “Senzu” Munchbold
- Emil “Magisk” Reif
- Ayush “mzinho” Batbold
- Tyson “asap” Patterson
- Viktor “TaZ” Voitas (coach)
WhiteBIT Team
- Alexander “Psycho” Zlobin
- Alexander “Smash” Turchin
- Kirill “s4ltovsk1yy” Litvinov
- Sergey “DemQQ” Demchenko
- Maksim “tyr1k” Tur
- Mikhail “kane” Blagin (coach)
Nexus Gaming
- Alexandru “s0und” Stefan
- Mihai “fNk” Kostach
- Bram “Nexius” Campana
- Roberts “shield” Tipsis
- Radu “HOLY” Vrancanu
- Catalin “H4rder” Hardulă (coach)
Drama Esports
- Ivan “choiv7” Živković
- Andriy “andr1x” Lyubich
- Artem “Chill” Mankevich
- Filip “DEPRESHN” Yarkich
- Roberts “Frip” Polyakovs
Iberian Soul
- Alejandro “mopoz” Cano
- David “dav1g” Granado Bermudo
- Pere “sausol” Solson Saumel
- Alejandro “alex” Masanet
- André “Ag1l” Gil (substitute)
- Daniel “djL” Narančić (coach)
Sashi Esport
- Rasmus “Zyphon” Nordfoss
- Fredrik “acoR” Guldstrand
- Anton “Anlelele” Hyun
- Tainan “TjP” Pörtell
- Jordan “Hatz” Bajić
- Nikolai “HUNDEN” Petersen (coach)
MOUZ NXT
- Maksims “ay0k” Beloglazovs
- Nikolay “Nikodeon” Sørensen
- Sasha “eSx-” Dupin
- Mykola “mixer” Zhu
- Denis “deeN” Adamovich
- Sergey “lmbt” Bezhanov (coach)
HYPERSPIRIT
- Daniel-Catalin “Ciocardau” Puris
- Tudor “d1maje” Aparashchivei
- Dierfi “starplajerz” Gabriel
- Rasmus “Scr0b” Poulsen
- Marcus “Q-Q” Krolak-Henriksen
- Rupert “Rickertje” Hoop (coach)
SAW
- Michel “ewjerkz” Pinto
- Filipe “NOPEEj” Diaz
- Christopher “MUTiRiS” Fernandez
- Adones “krazy” Nobre
- João “story” Vieira
- Thiago “mowzassa” Rodrigues (coach)
ASTRAL Esports
- Genç “gxx-” Kolgeçi
- Olivier “swiz” Janus
- Roland “RaY5ive” Simineev
- Artem “Neqy” Sanyuk
- Alexander “meowpop” Berezyuks
- Allan “Rejin” Petersen (coach)
Leo Team
- Vladislav “leen” Stepanov
- Kacper “next1me” Parakowski
- Jakub “aimy” Klechkovsky
- Julien “Tarkky” Buzogani
- Étienne “drac” Salayun
- Dmitry “rjy” Chumak (coach)
Bayankhongor
- gl0ss
- Poloolpp
- wenyt
- m9-
- Ithlin (substitute)
- maxgiela (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
In total, teams will compete for $35,000 in DraculaN Season 7.
- 1st place — $14,000;
- 2nd place — $8,750;
- 3rd place — $5,250;
- 4th place — $3,500;
- 5th–6th place — $1,750 each.
Schedule for Day 1
October 19, times are in Moscow time.
Group A
- 12:00 p.m. — INFINITE vs. Insiders Esport;
- 12:00 p.m. — Aimclub vs. BASEMENT BOYS;
- 3:15 PM — TBD vs. TBD;
- 4:45 p.m. — TBD vs. TBD;
- 7:45 PM — TBD vs. TBD.
Group B
- 12:00 p.m. — BC.Game Esports vs. Drama Esports;
- 12:00 p.m. — WhiteBIT Team vs. Nexus Gaming;
- 3:15 PM — TBD vs. TBD;
- 4:45 PM — TBD vs. TBD;
- 7:45 PM — TBD vs. TBD.
Group C
- 1:45 PM — Iberian Soul vs. HYPERSPIRIT;
- 1:45 PM — Sashi Esport vs. MOUZ NXT;
- 3:15 PM — TBD vs. TBD;
- 4:45 PM — TBD vs. TBD;
- 7:45 PM — TBD vs. TBD.
Group D
- 1:45 PM — SAW vs. Bayankhongor;
- 1:45 p.m. — ASTRAL Esports vs. Leo Team;
- 3:15 PM — TBD vs. TBD;
- 4:45 PM — TBD vs. TBD;
- 7:45 PM — TBD vs. TBD.
Photo — Digital Crusade.
