Hearthstone World Championship


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The Hearthstone World Championship is the official Hearthstone The Hearthstone icon Hearthstone (formerly known as Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft 1] 2]) is a free-to-play digital collectible card game from Blizzard Entertainment. It was first announced in a presentation by Rob Pardo at the hearthstone world championship and the finale for the Hearthstone Championship Tour. Each year, the Championship gathers the best 16 players in the world, 4 from each region, to compete against each other. The competitors are selected using a number of criteria, including in-game performance in Ranked Play The 25 numbered ranks in Ranked play. Ranked (also known as Ranked Play) is the serious side of Play mode, with players able to earn special ranks to reflect their prowess in battle this season. hearthstone and participation in selected tournament events. A substantial cash prize pool is divided between the top 16 players, and the winner of the Hearthstone World Championship is crowned as the Hearthstone World Champion.

Matches are streamed live on the official Hearthstone Twitch channel.

2017 Hearthstone World Championship

See more: 2017 Hearthstone World Championship The 2017 Hearthstone World Championship is the fourth year of the Hearthstone World Championship and the finale for the 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour. It will take place in Jan. 2018. Contents 1 Structure 1.1 Changes

The 2017 Hearthstone World Championship is the fourth year of the Hearthstone World Championship. Breaking from the tradition of previous years, the 2017 Hearthstone World Championship will take place in Jan. 2018, instead of during Blizzcon in the fall.

  • Date: Jan. 2018
  • Location: TBA
  • Prize Pool: $1,000,000
Links
  • 2017 Esports Preview - Battle.net
  • 2017 Hearthstone World Championship Tour official rules

Videos

2016 Hearthstone World Championship

See more: 2016 Hearthstone World Championship A map of the qualification process towards the 2016 Hearthstone World Championship. The 2016 Hearthstone World Championship was the third year of the Hearthstone World Championship and the finale for the 2016 Hearthstone Championship Tour. hearthstone

The 2016 Hearthstone World Championship saw 16 exceptional players, four apiece from Europe, China, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas, come together to duel for their share of a $1,000,000 prize pool and the title of Hearthstone World Champion. Four groups of four players (one from each region) competed against each other in a double-elimination tournament format until only eight players remained, at which point the competition shifted to a single-elimination bracket. All matches were played in a Conquest Tournaments in Hearthstone are comprised of official Blizzard-sanctioned tournaments and unofficial non-Blizzard-sanctioned tournaments. Contents 1 Competitive formats 1.1 Conquest 1.2 Last Hero Standing 2 Official tournaments 2.1 Hearthstone Championship Tour 2.2 Hearthstone Collegiate National Championship hearthstone format with a ban.

  • Date: Oct. 26 - Nov. 5, 2016
  • Location: Anaheim, CA
  • Prize Pool: $1,000,000

Pavel defeated DrHippi in the grand finals. Babbling Book Babbling Book Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Class: Mage Rarity: Rare Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Class-related, Generate, Random Battlecry: Add a random Mage spell to your hand.His idol hearthstone turned out to be a major swing card for Pavel during the match, and the coined meme "Paveled" arose in the Hearthstone community to refer to any swing turn caused by RNG "I think it’s important for there to be some kind of randomness in the game. I think it creates great stories and I don’t think you want a game that is entirely no RNG. Heck, hearthstone .

  • 2016 Hearthstone World Championship viewing guide - Battle.net
  • Hearthstone World Championship - Week #1 - Reddit
  • Hearthstone World Championship - Week #2 - Reddit
  • Top 8 decklists - Hearthpwn
  • Top 16 brackets - Battle.net
  • 2016 Hearthstone World Championship Tour overview - Battle.net
Video
  • 2016 Hearthstone World Championship Playlist - YouTube
  • 2016 Hearthstone World Championship - Day Two - YouTube

2015 Hearthstone World Championship

See more: 2015 Hearthstone World Championship A map to the the 2015 Hearthstone World Championship qualification process The 2015 Hearthstone World Championship was the second year of the Hearthstone World Championship. It took place at the end of fall 2015, at hearthstone

The 2015 Hearthstone World Championship was the second year of the Hearthstone World Championship. It took place at the end of fall 2015, at BlizzCon 2015. It was the first Hearthstone World Championship to begin using the Conquest Tournaments in Hearthstone are comprised of official Blizzard-sanctioned tournaments and unofficial non-Blizzard-sanctioned tournaments. Contents 1 Competitive formats 1.1 Conquest 1.2 Last Hero Standing 2 Official tournaments 2.1 Hearthstone Championship Tour 2.2 Hearthstone Collegiate National Championship hearthstone tournament format.

  • Date: Oct. 28 - Nov. 7, 2016
  • Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
  • Prize Pool: $250,000

On Nov. 7, 2015, Ostkaka defeated Hotform to become the 2015 Hearthstone World Champion, claiming $100,000 in prize money.

  • 2015 Hearthstone World Championship - Reddit
  • Top 8 players - Battle.net
  • Top 16 decklists - Battle.net
  • 2015 Hearthstone World Championship year overview - Battle.net
  • 2015 Hearthstone World Championship official rules

2014 Hearthstone World Championship

The Hearthstone World Championship trophy.
See more: 2014 Hearthstone World Championship A map to the World Championship s qualification process The 2014 Hearthstone World Championship was the first year of the Hearthstone World Championship. Following regional playoffs to select players, the Hearthstone World Championship began on Nov. hearthstone

The 2014 Hearthstone World Championship was the first year of the Hearthstone World Championship. The Championship featured $250,000 USD in total prize money. It was played in a best-of-five " Last Hero Standing Tournaments in Hearthstone are comprised of official Blizzard-sanctioned tournaments and unofficial non-Blizzard-sanctioned tournaments. Contents 1 Competitive formats 1.1 Conquest 1.2 Last Hero Standing 2 Official tournaments 2.1 Hearthstone Championship Tour 2.2 Hearthstone Collegiate National Championship hearthstone " tournament format with 3 classes allowed per player for each match.

Following the regional playoffs in which players were selected, the Hearthstone World Championship began on Nov. 2-3, and concluded at BlizzCon 2014 on Nov. 7-8. Matches were streamed live on the official Hearthstone Twitch channel.

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  • 2014 Hearthstone World Championship overview - Battle.net
  • Top 16 decklists - LiquidHearth
  • 2014 Hearthstone World Championship video playlist - YouTube
  • 2014 Hearthstone World Championship official rules

Top 16

Americas Europe Korea/Taiwan China
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Finals

The final moment of the Championship.

The quarter finals saw Kolento Category:{{{location}}}]] Alexander Malsh help] edit] Team Information Twitter: Kolento Share this Page Tweet Kolento (real name Alexander Malsh) is a popular streamer and noted player of Hearthstone. Biography edit | edit source] References edit | , the widely-held favourite to win the Championship, knocked out in a tight set by Kranich Category:{{{location}}}]] help] edit] Team Information Share this Page Tweet Kranich is a noted Hearthstone player. He is perhaps best known for reaching the semi-finals of the 2014 Hearthstone World Championship, where he was defeated . StrifeCro Category:{{{location}}}]] Cong Shu help] edit] Team Information Twitter: StrifeCro Share this Page Tweet StrifeCro (real name Cong Shu) is a noted Hearthstone player. He is a member of team Cloud9. 1] Contents 1 Career 2 hearthstone , another strong contender, was also eliminated by the lesser-known DTwo Category:{{{location}}}]] help] edit] Team Information Share this Page Tweet DTwo is a noted Hearthstone player. He is perhaps best known for reaching the semi-finals of the 2014 Hearthstone World Championship, where he was narrowly . The other series saw Kaor Category:{{{location}}}]] help] edit] Team Information Share this Page Tweet Kaor is a noted Hearthstone player. He is perhaps best known for reaching the quarter-finals of the 2014 Hearthstone World Championship, where he was defeated narrowly defeated by the nascent Firebat Category:{{{location}}}]] James Kostesich help] edit] Team Information Twitter: Hero_Firebat Share this Page Tweet Firebat (real name James Kostesich) is a noted Hearthstone player, and winner of the 2014 Hearthstone World Championships, having defeated Tiddler Celestial hearthstone , and Tarei Category:{{{location}}}]] help] edit] Team Information Share this Page Tweet Tarei is a noted Hearthstone player. He is perhaps best known for reaching the quarter-finals of the 2014 Hearthstone World Championship, where he was defeated knocked out by the feted Tiddler Celestial Category:{{{location}}}]] help] edit] Team Information Share this Page Tweet Tiddler Celestial is a noted Hearthstone player. He is perhaps best known for reaching the grand final of the 2014 Hearthstone World Championship, where he .

Firebat narrowly survived some stiff competition from DTwo in the semi-finals to make it the final series, with some memorable plays including some extreme double- Gadgetzan Auctioneer Gadgetzan Auctioneer Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 6 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Draw cards Tags: Spell-related, Triggered effect Whenever you cast a spell, draw a card.He used to run the black market hearthstone Miracle Rogue card-drawing action. Tiddler Celestial made a clean sweep against Kranich to join Firebat.

The finals saw Firebat and Tiddler Celestial opening with a druid mirror, which Firebat was able to win. Tiddler Celestial`s attempts to counter Firebat`s druid deck with both priest and Handlock ultimately proved in vain, and Firebat stomped to victory in a straight-through 3-0 series.

Placings and prizes

2014 Hearthstone World Champion Firebat holding his trophy.
The tournament ends.
Place Name Country Prize
Gold.png 1st Firebat USA $100,000
Silver.png 2nd Tiddler Celestial China $50,000
Bronze.png 3rd Kranich Korea $15,000
DTwo USA $15,000
5th-8th Tarei USA $7,500
Kolento Ukraine $7,500
Kaor Italy $7,500
StrifeCro USA $7,500
6th-16th NumberGuy Denmark $5,000
FrozenIce Taiwan $5,000
Qiruo China $5,000
RunAndGun China $5,000
Greensheep UK $5,000
Tom60229 Taiwan $5,000
Lu Xiaobu China $5,000
RenieHouR Korea $5,000

2015

  • Eligibility for Regional Qualifiers is now through a new qualification points system.
  • Australia and New Zealand will now be included in the new Asia-Pacific region, rather than the Americas region. This does not affect live play, in which players from Australia and New Zealand are still by default assigned to the Americas region.
  • Additional sub-regions now have a set number of players to qualify for their Regional Championships: The Americas region is split between US/Canada (6) and Latin America (2); and the new Asia-Pacific region is split between Korea (2), Taiwan (2), Japan (1), Southeast Asia (1), and Australia/New Zealand (2).
  • Participation in a Regional Championship, Regional Qualifier, or Fireside Gathering is now dependent on proof of residency or citizenship within the given eligible region.

2016

Based on feedback from last year⃢₀ₙs tournaments, the following changes were implemented for 2016:

  • More local champions. Four tournaments (three Season Championships and one Last Call Invitational per region) across the year will help determine the Hearthstone World Championship invitees.
  • No instant byes in Hearthstone Majors. Invited players may have their spots reserved, but they will start in the same round as all open players to ensure a more even playing field.
  • More money! We⃢₀ₙve increased the prize pool of the Hearthstone World Championship to a cool $1 million, with a $100,000 prize pool for the each of the nine Season Championships in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
  • More onsite events. With multiple Fireside Gatherings serving as the setting for the Season Preliminaries that lead into the Season Championships, there are more opportunities for you to attend a local event to either compete or cheer on your favorite players.
  • Points matter more than ever. With the points decaying after each Championship Season, and the Last Call Invitational qualification relying on total accumulated points, collecting points will give you more opportunities to join the competition at any time.
  • Point distribution has been rebalanced. The top placing players in a given event will receive fewer points, and the lower placing players will receive more points. For Ranked Play, this also includes providing points to every player that achieves the Legend Rank in an eligible season.
  • More flexible match and tournament formats. We will take the opportunity with this year⃢₀ₙs new structure to iterate and improve on the match format from each Championship Season to the next, and encourage other event organizers to be creative with their match and tournament formats as long as they encourage fair competition.

2017

Much was learned throughout the 2016 Hearthstone World Championship Tour. Taking into account feedback from players and fans, the following changes were made to the 2017 Hearthstone World Championship Tour:

Viewer numbers

While the 2014 Regional Qualifiers saw a maximum of around concurrent 90,000 viewers, the Round of 16 games at Burbank Studio hit a new high point for World Championship (and possibly any Hearthstone tournament) so far, with more than 132,000 concurrent viewers watching the games on Nov. 4th, 2014.

The Championship`s final series peaked at more than 135,000 viewers. Be that as it may, given that it took place at precisely the same time as similar tournaments for both StarCraft II and World of Warcraft, it is possible the figure could have been far higher.

With the ongoing growth of the game and its playerbase, viewer numbers for the 2015 Championship are expected to exceed those of the previous year.