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Masters Tour 2020 Montreal Preview

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Finally, the 2020 Masters Tour series tournaments are back. Accordingly, they celebrate the top Hearthstone competitors in the world fighting for GrandMasters 2020. The next event, Masters Tour 2020 Montreal, is the fifth event of the season. Let’s take a quick preview!

Running from 11-13th September, the Tier 1 event puts $500,000 on the line. Organized by Blizzard Entertainment, qualification for the event has concluded already.

In terms of format, the event will use a ‘Conquest‘ format typical within the Tier 2 esport. It’s somewhat complicated, but here’s a simplification:

  • The competition plays over 3 days
  • Day 1 involves 5 rounds of Swiss pairings
  • Day 2 involves winners from Day 1, thrown into 4 more Swiss pairings
  • On the last day, the top 8 fight in a single-elimination playoff
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Credits: Blizzard Entertainment

Masters Tour 2020 Montreal, as an online tournament, looks to crown another Masters Champion. Predictions are somewhat impossible due to the fact that almost every event a new champion is crowned – this is due to the open nature of these events and the high level of competition involved.

This is an opportunity for lower competition to compete while GrandMasters is currently underway.

To view the stream, visit the Hearthstone Esports YouTube Channel.

For more esports news, visit: https://www.esportsguide.com/news.

Grandmasters Season 2 – Americas 2020 Preview

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

The Hearthstone Grandmasters events are premium Tier 1 events hosted by Blizzard themselves. Finally, after some downtime for the esports scene, Grandmasters Season 2 is only days away. Indeed, with $90,500, an insane level of competition is expected. Read on for a quick preview!

Accordingly, the event is running from 14th August to 11th October. To be clear, the tournament has three regional variants – we’ll be focusing on the Americas. Held online, 16 of the best Hearthstone players in the world will be attending:

Credits: Hearthstone Esports Twitter

Overall, the competition is testing. Specifically, the format is tough. Split into three stages, including a swiss tournament, group stage and playoffs – it’s a lot.

In terms of predictions, the names of “bloodyface” and “Eddie” come to mind following their fight for first place at the Season 1 event. However, Grandmasters Season 2 is playing on a different version of the game. Will this be enough to shake up the standings?

Regardless, it’s a great time to be a Hearthstone fan as three regions all enter the ring at the same time. Do note that the other regions are equally competitive as similar prize pools are on the line.

For more news, visit https://www.esportsguide.com/news.

To view competitive Hearthstone matches, visit https://www.esportsguide.com/events/hearthstone.

Hearthstone Masters Tour Online: Madrid – Now in October

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Like many other leagues and championships within the esports industry, the Hearthstone Masters Tour made the move to online. Although it’s not ideal, the bright side is that the dates of the Heathstone Masters Tour: Madrid have moved closer to October!

As revealed in a press release, the event has moved from the original December date to take place on October 23-26. Accordingly, qualifiers have also transitioned to an earlier date, that of August 6 and beyond.

Potential competitors are fighting for a portion of the $3,000,000 Blizzard has invested in the title this year. More importantly, Hearthstone Masters Tour Online: Madrid is an opportunity to qualify for Masters Tour Online: Montreal.

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Credits: Blizzard Entertainment

To do so, Blizzard has outlined possibilities on how to make it into the latter event of Montreal:

  • Winning at least one of the 90 Masters Qualifiers from August 6th to September 27th.
  • Place into top 16 of in-game Ladder
  • Earn Top 8 at 5 Qualifiers

For other parameters, visit the press release here.

Beyond that, qualification for Grandmasters 2021 is also on the line!

As details for the event role out, we’ll be keeping a watchful eye on the exact schedule of the Hearthstone Masters Tour Online: Madrid event.

For more information, visit https://www.esportsguide.com/ .