Week 4 of the Hearthstone Grandmasters Tournament will be held this weekend. The tournament features the same format as last season, which we've recapped below. 48 players are competing -- including 10 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!
- Venue: Online
- Broadcast: Hearthstone Esports YouTube Channel
- Stream Times: Broadcasts begin at 2AM PT/5AM ET/11AM CEST w/ the Asia-Pacific Region, followed by the EU Region and closed by the Americas Region
- Dates: Friday, Saturday, Sunday - August 14th - September 6 and September 18 – October 11, 2020. The break is for the Masters Tour Online: Montreal Tournament.
- Casters:
- Asia-Pacific: Jia “Jia” Dee and Darroch “Darroch” Brown
- Europe: Simon “Sottle” Welch and Alex “Raven” Baguley
- Americas: Dan "Frodan" Chou and TJ "Azumo" Sanders
- Prize Pool: $500,000 USD
- Format This Week: 4 Deck Conquest w/ 1 Ban
Featured Matches Round Robin
We've chosen one must watch match-up from each region this week. While the weekend is sure to be packed with action, these are the matches you'll definitely want to make time for! You should also check back on Monday to see the results and Decklists from these matches!
Asia-Pacific: Surrender vs Bankyugi - Saturday 3am PT/ 6am ET/ 12:00 CEST
The no.1 versus the no.2 from the Swiss rounds in the Asia Pacific Region. Surrender narrowly missed out on a trip to the World Championship last season and Bankyugi is the new guy in the Asia Pacific Grandmasters scene, who already went on a tear. This is sure to deliver fireworks!
Europe: Rdu vs xBlyzes - Saturday 9am PT/ 12pm ET/ 18:00 CEST
The no.1 versus the no.2 from the Swiss rounds in the Europe Region. These 2 players clashed several times during the Swiss stages, with xBlyzes winning one and Rdu winning the other match up. Maybe this match can finally settle the ultimate winner?!
Americas: Eddie vs Bloodyface - Friday 11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 20:00 CEST
The no.1 versus the no.2 from the Swiss rounds in the Americas Region. Bloodyface has already qualified for the World Championship (by beating Eddie) and Eddie wiped the floor with the competition in the Swiss rounds, claiming two 1st place finishes. Who will come out on top?!
Format Changes
As we previously mentioned, the 2020 Grandmasters features the same format as last season. The first three weeks will be made up of Swiss Rounds. The last 4 weeks will be Round Robin. We've broke down the entire Season below.
Weeks 1-3: Swiss/Group Stages
- Each Region will compete in several 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: 7 Rounds of Swiss, Conquest w/ 1 Ban
- Wk. 2: 7 Rounds of Swiss, Four Deck Last Hero Standing w/ 1 Ban
- Wk. 3: 9 Rounds of Swiss, Bo3 Specialist
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, and who will be relegated from Season 2.
- Format for the Round Robin will be: Bo5 Conquest, Four Decks 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 7th and 8th placed players in Division B at the close of Round Robin are automatically relegated from Season 2 of Grandmasters.
- Final relegation will be determined via a 3-match Play-In involving the 7th and 8th placed from Division A, and 5th and 6th placed from Division B.
- The winner of each Region's Playoff advances to the World Championship.
Standings
These are the final standings after the Swiss rounds. The players from place 1 through 8 are in Group A, the players below the black line, in place 9 through 16, are in Group B of their respective regions.
| Americas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Points | Prize $$$ |
| 1. Eddie | 21 | $7000 |
| 2. bloodyface | 14 | $5750 |
| 3. lnguagehackr | 13 | $5750 |
| 4. muzzy | 12 | $5500 |
| 5. Justsaiyan | 10 | $5250 |
| 6. killinallday | 9 | $5000 |
| 7. NoHandsGamer | 9 | $5000 |
| 8. Monsanto | 9 | $5000 |
| 9. Fr0zen | 9 | $5000 |
| 10. Firebat | 8 | $4750 |
| 11. Zalae | 8 | $4750 |
| 12. Empanizado | 7 | $4750 |
| 13. ETC | 6 | $4250 |
| 14. Briarthorn | 6 | $4250 |
| 15. Nalguidan | 5 | $4250 |
| 16. Rami94 | 4 | $4000 |
| Europe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Points | Prize $$$ |
| 1. Rdu | 16 | $6250 |
| 2. xBlyzes | 14 | $5750 |
| 3. Jarla | 14 | $5750 |
| 4. Viper | 13 | $5500 |
| 5. Seiko | 13 | $5750 |
| 6. Thijs | 12 | $5500 |
| 7. Bunnyhoppor | 11 | $5500 |
| 8. Casie | 10 | $5250 |
| 9. Warma | 8 | $4750 |
| 10. Swidz | 8 | $4750 |
| 11. BoarControl | 7 | $4750 |
| 12. Felkeine | 6 | $4250 |
| 13. Silvername | 5 | $4250 |
| 14. AyRoK | 5 | $4250 |
| 15. Zhym | 4 | $4000 |
| 16. Bozzzton | 4 | $4000 |
| Asia-Pacific | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Points | Prize $$$ |
| 1. Surrender | 14 | $5750 |
| 2. Bankyugi | 13 | $5750 |
| 3. Che0nsu | 12 | $5500 |
| 4. tom60229 | 12 | $5500 |
| 5. DawN | 11 | $5250 |
| 6. Tyler | 11 | $5250 |
| 7. glory | 11 | $5250 |
| 8. blitzchung | 10 | $5250 |
| 9. Posesi | 10 | $5000 |
| 10. TIZS | 8 | $4750 |
| 11. Alan870806 | 8 | $4750 |
| 12. Flurry | 8 | $5000 |
| 13. Shaxy | 7 | $4500 |
| 14. Ryvius | 6 | $4500 |
| 15. kin0531 | 5 | $4250 |
| 16. Alutemu | 4 | $4000 |
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Posted Sep 3, 2020 (Scholomance Academy)How are the decks chosen now? Do they still change it every week? Every match? Or do they keep the same during the entire stage?
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Posted Sep 3, 2020 (Scholomance Academy)Players choose 4 decks to bring every week, any Standard deck they want to create. Then in every match their opponent bans 1 deck of their choice and they have to win with each of their other 3 decks once. The first player to win with all 3 of his remaining decks wins the series.
Then the next week, it's the same thing. Players can bring the same decks or make adjustments or bring a whole different lineup, depending on who they play that week, if they so desire.
This same format will be used for the whole Round Robin stage, of which this is the first of 4 weeks.