![]() ![]() Standard players will be competing for one of eight spots at the 2023 World Championship, and its total prize pool of $500,000 (USD). Battlegrounds: Lobby Legends Fall Championship – NovemberĪs standalone events, each Battlegrounds: Lobby Legends will have a $50,000 (USD) prize pool. ![]() Masters Tour Fall Championship – November.Battlegrounds: Lobby Legends Summer Championship – July or Augustįall Season – Qualification Period: July – September.Masters Tour Summer Championship – August or September.Summer Season – Qualification Period: April – June Battlegrounds: Lobby Legends Spring Championship – May.Masters Tour Spring Championship – April or May.Spring Season – Qualification Period: January – March The specific event dates are currently to be determined and will be shared in the coming months: The top four Points earners in each region will receive invites, followed by the top four total Points earners, regardless of region that had not yet received an invite. Each Masters Tour and Lobby Legends will feature 16 of the top Ladder players based on Competitive Points earned through monthly standings. Qualifying for each event will take place through their respective Ladders across three-month seasons. This year will see a total of seven events–three Masters Tour Seasonal Championships leading into the 2023 World Championship, as well as three standalone Battlegrounds: Lobby Legends tournaments–all broadcast on YouTube and Twitch! Even though the 2023 program is smaller, this year is poised to bring another exciting year of competitive Hearthstone, with players from across the globe showcasing their skills to earn prizing and join the Hall of Champions. Last fall, we began thinking about setting Hearthstone Esports up for sustainability as it turns a decade old, balancing the realities of an ever-changing production landscape, sizing the program according to its audience, and finding the most direct path forward for players to compete. Heading into the 2023 season, we have been evaluating the state of our competitive program and the best format for it to take moving forward. You can read the official blog post below:Īre you ready for the TENTH YEAR of competitive Hearthstone?! This year is going to look a bit different from the previous few, so let’s get into what is coming to Hearthstone Esports. And I’m not the only one with this opinion – most of the Hearthstone pros and semi-pros share a similar view in their early responses to the announcement. At this point, I’m not sure if it will even come back for 2024 at all – maybe if the viewership gets substantially better again after re-introduction of Twitch streams. Seemingly, the good news is that all of the events will be streamed both on YouTube and Twitch, with drops confirmed for every tournament.īetween all of that and smaller things like no international broadcasts planned, the future of Hearthstone esports looks pretty grim. This might be changed if a new publishing deal gets struck that brings back Blizzard games to China. Being a Hearthstone pro without a heavy focus on streaming was already barely sustainable – it looks like that path is now completely dead.Īdditionally, because of the recent news that Blizzard games will no longer provide their services in China (after the end of the agreement with NetEase), no Chinese players will be invited to this year’s event. The only prize here is the potential to win invite to World Championship with $500k prize pool. The total amount of money prizes for Hearthstone esports this year will be reduced heavily – Lobby Legends will feature $50k prize pool, but Seasonal Championship will have no money prize at all. The three qualifying periods will run from January to March, April to June and finally July to September. Players will get points for high Legend season finishes (or high MMR Battleground finishes) and invites will be based on those points. Qualifying to the main (and only) events will take place exclusively through the ladder – there will be no qualification tournaments or smaller Masters Tours. In total, there will be seven major events – three Seasonal Championships and 2023 World Championship for Standard and three Lobby Legends for Battlegrounds. Hearthstone’s esports scene gets considerably downsized this year. Pro players have long waited to hear more about the direction the game will be taken in. Blizzard has just announced their plans for Hearthstone esports this year. ![]()
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