The tournament that Le Quang Liem is competing for is DreamHack Atlanta 2026 (USA). The competition program takes place from May 15 to May 17 local time. Thus, the matches will end on May 18, Vietnam time.
The competition includes 32 chess players divided into 2 groups to select 8 people with the best results to participate in the DreamHack Atlanta 2026 finals.
The organizers can compete in rapid chess for each match. Chess players compete in the first and second rounds. If there is a draw in rapid chess, the match continues with 1 Armageddon round to decide the final victory.
After the first matches in his bracket in Group A, Le Quang Liem continued to win against Grandmaster Jules Moussard (France) and was named in the top 2 positions.
With this result, Le Quang Liem is in the list of 8 best players entitled to compete in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Atlanta DreamHack Tournament.
Le Quang Liem will continue to meet Oleksandr Bortnyk in his quarterfinals.
According to regulations, the 4 players with the best results at DreamHack Atlanta 2026 will receive official spots to compete in the 2026 Esports World Cup (Esports World Cup 2026 - EWC 2026).
The competition program takes place in Saudi Arabia in August. Chess competitions on computers are part of the official program of the tournament.
