The road to the 2020 Global Finals continues this weekend! Approximately 360 players were invited to compete for their portion of the more than $250,000 prize pool*. The event runs July 16-19, kicking off each day at 5:00PM PT/8:00PM ET/1:00AM GMT/2:00AM CET.
Quick Facts
- Venue: This event will be held entirely online.
- Dates: July 16-19
- Casters: Jacinta Patricia “Jia” Dee, Darroch “Darroch” Brown, Alex “RavenCasts” Baguley, Simon “Sottle” Welch, and Neil “l0rinda” Bond
- Prize Pool: More than $250,000 of the 2020 prize pool of $3,000,000
- Format: 4 Decks, Best-of-5 Conquest w/ a Ban
- Where to Watch: The PlayHearthstone Esports YouTube channel.
This event was originally scheduled to take place in Asia and was then moved to fully online due to ongoing concerns over the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The player base will consist of winners from official Masters Tour qualifying events, current Hearthstone Grandmasters, and previous top finishers in Masters Tour events. Below is a breakdown of Masters Tour stop invites.
Blizzard has doubled both the number of Masters Tour events and the number of Grandmasters being relegated -- making the stakes higher than ever. Top earners from the first 3 Masters Tour events earn the right to replace one of the 6 relegated Grandmasters at the end of Season 2 (which will be held in August).
*The official prize pool is listed at "more than $250,000 of the $3,000,000 total prize purse for 2020". Originally set at $250,000 per event, the prize money increased after community purchases of the Dragon Masters Bundle.
Tournament Format
Each match will be played with a 4-deck, best-of-five Conquest Format with a ban. Any participants ending with a record of 7-2 or better are automatically qualified for Masters Tour Online: Montreal and Masters Tour: Madrid.
- Day 1: Five rounds of Swiss pairings. Any players collecting 3 losses will be removed from the field.
- Day 2: Players with at least 3 wins on the first day will advance to Day 2. This will feature four more rounds of Swiss.
- Day 3: The top 8 players head to Day 3 and compete in a single elimination tournament to crown a champion.
Notable Invites
 tom60229 |
 Bunnyhoppor |
 bloodyface |
 hunterace |
 BoarControl |
muzzy |
 Kolento |
Casie |
 Surrender |
 blitzchung |
 Thijs |
Firebat |
| HotMEOWTH |
 Lnguagehackr |
 VKLiooon |
| Viper |
 Felkeine |
 Orange |
What's Next?
The Second 2020 Season of Grandmasters will be in August. 48 of your favorite players will battle it out weekly in an effort to earn their spot at the Global Finals. The next Masters Tour event, Masters Tour: Montreal, will be held September 11-13 and is currently scheduled to take place fully online.
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Posted Jul 17, 2020 (Pre-Expansion Nerfs)Love these events!
I ALWAYS learn something new that helps me climb the legend ladder, one of the best sources for getting better.
Unfortunately I’ll be on the road almost the entire Saturday stream, but will still catch the finals Sunday
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Posted Jul 17, 2020 (Pre-Expansion Nerfs)Hearthstone dead game
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Posted Jul 16, 2020 (Pre-Expansion Nerfs)I opened this page, pressed Ctrl+F, input "drop", only found it in the comments, then I left my comment and closed it.
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Posted Jul 16, 2020 (Pre-Expansion Nerfs)If there's drops we always mention it in the title. We know people care.
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Posted Jul 16, 2020 (Pre-Expansion Nerfs)Can i watch it somehow postponed? F.e. if i wake up 6 hours after stream started to just watch from begining and continue, just like you can on twitch
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Posted Jul 16, 2020 (Pre-Expansion Nerfs)Yes. The live stream will start at the point where it's live at that moment, but you can slide the progression slider back however many minutes or hours you want.
So you need to fiddle with it to get the full stream from the start, but it's easy enough. I don't think there's a button to click that will make you automatically go to the stream start though, you have to manually put it there..
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Posted Jul 16, 2020 (Pre-Expansion Nerfs)That´s what I wanna know. Drops or no drops. Sadly non this time.
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Posted Jul 16, 2020 (Pre-Expansion Nerfs)You tube link is wrong, it's in the "Hearthstone Esports" channel, link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPHDS_zrjvU
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Posted Jul 16, 2020 (Pre-Expansion Nerfs)The intent was to link the main channel, but I must have been sleep writing cause I linked the normal Hearthstone YT instead of the Esports one. Thanks for the head's up!