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Week two of the 2020 Grandmasters starts tomorrow. 48 players will compete -- including 7 brand new Grandmasters for a total of eight weeks. Prizing for the Season includes $500,000 and of course the right to compete at this year's Hearthstone World Championship. All the competition can be viewed over at the Hearthstone YouTube Channel.

Last week's competition saw Empanizado, BoarControl, and Ryvius all win for their respective regions. They earned themselves $2500 a piece, but more importantly 6 points to sit atop the leaderboards. The early weeks feature a rotating format this year with Week 2 competition consisting of a 4-deck Last Hero Standing battle.

Format

Weeks 1-3: Swiss/Group Stages

• Each Region will compete in 7 rounds of Swiss off stream earlier in the week.
• The Top 8 finishers from each Region will play in a dual tournament format Friday-Saturday, with the Top-4 being played Sunday.
• Format changes each week:
• Wk. 1: Conquest w/ 1 Ban
• Wk. 2: Four Deck Last Hero Standing w/ 1 Ban
• Wk. 3: Ten Deck Conquest w/ 6 Bans

Week 4-7: Round Robin

• After the first three weeks, players will be split into two divisions per Region based on point accumulations. Division A will consist of the Top 8, while Division B will consist of 9-16.
• The two divisions will compete in Round Robin style play over the four weeks. Standings from this four week period will determine playoff participants.
• Format for the Round Robin will be Five Deck Conquest w/ 1 Ban.

Week 8: Season One Playoffs

• Top 6 from Division A automatically advance to the Playoff portion.
• Top 4 from Division B compete in a "play-in" Round with the winners joining the Division A winners.
• The bottom 3 players from each Region will be relegated from Grandmasters.
• The winner of each Region's Playoff advances to the World Championship.

Standings