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The road to the 2021 Global Finals begins this weekend at the first Masters Tour event! Approximately 400 players were invited to compete for their portion of the $250,000 prize pool. The event runs March 12-14, and will be broadcast on the Hearthstone YouTube channel. This will be the first of six online only events where players can earn a spot into Hearthstone's most prestigious group: the Grandmasters. This will be Hearthstone's first eSports event since announcing that production will be handled by ESL.

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.

The 2021 season also marks the introduction of the Masters Tour Points system. Throughout the season's events, players will be awarded points based on their finishes. These point totals will determine which participants will replace the relegated Grandmasters in Season 2. The events used to calculate these points will be Masters Tour Asia-Pacific, Montreal, Madrid, Ironforge, Ogrimmar, and Dalaran. You can follow along throughout the season here.

Quick Facts

• Venue: Ironforge is the capital city of the dwarves, proud members of the Alliance.
• Stream: the Hearthstone YouTube channel.
• Dates: March 12-14; The event kicks off each day at 8:15AM PST, w/ coverage beginning at 9:00AM PST. Please note that day 3 takes place after a time change and will be held at 8:15AM PDT.
• Casters: Darroch Brown, TJ Sanders, Jia Dee, Alexander "Raven" Baguley, Neil "L0rinda" Bond
• Prize Pool: $250,000
• Format: 4 Decks, Best-of-5 Conquest w/ a Ban

Tournament Format

Each match will be played with a 4-deck, best-of-five Conquest Format with a ban.

• Day 1: Five rounds of Swiss pairings.
• Day 2: Four additional rounds of Swiss pairings. At the conclusion of Swiss, the top-16 will play the first round of a single elimination playoff.
• Day 3: The top-8 players head to Day 3 and complete the single elimination playoff to crown a champion.

Notable Invites

Zalae	Bunnyhoppor	bloodyface
NoHandsGamer	RNG.Leaoh	muzzy
Fr0zen	Casie	Surrender
blitzchung	Thijs	Eddie
killinallday	Lnguagehackr	VKLiooon
Viper	Felkeine	Orange

What's Next?

The next Masters Tour event will be April 30 - May 2 in Orgrimmar. It will follow the same structure, format, and prizing as the Ironforge event. Season One of the Grandmasters event also begins on April 9. You can learn more about Grandmasters here.