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| ESL Hearthstone Legendary Series Season 2 | ||
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| Organizer: | ESL Gaming | |
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| Sponsor: | Newegg | |
| Eventtype: | Online | |
| Format: | Bo3, Single Elimination | |
| Prize pool: | $36,000 | |
| Links: | Website | |
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Overview
The ESL Hearthstone Legendary Series is a premier Hearthstone tournament series hosted by ESL and sponsored by Newegg. It is a 12-week-long series with two cups per week. Players compete for a chance to play in the offline playoffs at ESL`s studio in Burbank, California.
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Challenger Tournament
The Challenger Tournament is an open signup tournament with a US$500 prize pool for each of the 12 weeks.
- Best of three, single elimination brackets
- The winner must retain their deck, but the loser cannot use the same deck again
- No sideboarding
- A top two finish guarantees participation in that week⃢₀ₙs Legendary Series Match Day
Match Day
The Match Day featuresSpecial attraction eight of the best Hearthstone players in the world every week.
Week 1-8
- Eight players will fight for ranking points which will determine who will attend the grand finals.
- The participants in each week`s Match Day will be selected using the following criteria:
| Week 1 | Week 2-5 | Week 6-8 | |
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| invitees based on merit | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| from previous week`s top 4 | 2* | 2 | 3 |
| from that week`s Challenger Top 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
* Week 1`s 2 players will come from the NESL Preseason tournament point totals after playing through a bracket of the top 8.
Week 9-12
- $500 in Prizes per week
- Continued invites for points in next season week 1
- Different formats possible as ESL continue exciting cups while finalist players book travel to LA Studios
Grand Finals
Eight players will advance to the LAN finals at ESL`s studio in Burbank, California, with the grand finals themselves having a US$20,000 share of the prize pool to distribute among the contestants. Players can secure a spot for the playoffs based on their past performances in the following ways:
- Via one of four invites given to the first place winners of weeks five, six, seven or eight
- Via one of four invites given to those with the top four point totals at the end of week eight
Prize Pool
$36,000 USD is spread among the players as follows:
- $20,000 split between players for the Season Grand Finals
- $8,000 split between players for Weekly Tournament Prizes
- $8,000 split between players for travel support to the Season Grand Finals
| Place | Prize (USD) | Player |
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 1st | $ 8,000 | |
 2nd | $???? | |
 3rd | $??? |
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- ESL Hearthstone Stream
External Links
- Official Site
