A short announcement went out that Chinese players are now part of the Masters Tour again too. Read on to learn more!
This is an extension of the original esports calendar announcement of January 2024.
Quote from BlizzardThe Masters Tour World Championship of 2024 is expanding with the return of Hearthstone to China! We’re doubling the number of global qualifiers from 8 to 16 players and boosting the prize pool to a grand total of $500,000 USD provided by Blizzard Entertainment® and NetEase ThunderFire!
The top four players from the China qualifiers and eight players based on points from the Ladder rankings will join the champions and runner-up of the Spring and Summer Masters Tours in a showdown for their share of the prize pool.
Read the updated official rules for more details. Stay tuned here on the Hearthstone official site and X for all of the latest Hearthstone Esports news and content as we move forward. . Good luck, have fun, and we’ll see you in the Tavern!
-
View User Profile
-
Send Message
Posted Jul 31, 2024 (Perils in Paradise)But still no open cups, just a tiny step forward after many steps backwards, to accommodate China. I get it that most players don't care about competitive, but why not reward your competitive players by opening qualification via open cups again? Not everyone has time to grind ladder nonstop. I used to love open cups, and they kept me hyped about the game.
-
View User Profile
-
Send Message
Posted Jul 30, 2024 (Perils in Paradise)-
View User Profile
-
Send Message
Posted Jul 29, 2024 (Perils in Paradise)Good News! It's nice to see that they investing in E-Sport.
-
View User Profile
-
Send Message
Posted Jul 28, 2024 (Perils in Paradise)The majority of the players don't care about esports or streamers, even when HS was at its peak. They should use some of that money on the actual game instead of cutting features.
-
View User Profile
-
Send Message
Posted Jul 28, 2024 (Perils in Paradise)Thats true to an extent but also not true the esport aspect of the game draws in more than it costs I'm 100% sure off that and the game having alot of streamers do maintain the game in the public eye remove all the streamers and events and the game would drop fast.
-
View User Profile
-
Send Message
Posted Jul 28, 2024 (Perils in Paradise)Yeah, I didn't mean to conflated them. I meant the esports streaming. But I guess you're right about it being a good investment for Blizzard,