The road to the 2021 World Championship continues this weekend at the fifth Masters Tour event! Approximately 400 players were invited to compete for their portion of the $250,000 prize pool. The event runs October 22-24, and will be broadcast on the Hearthstone YouTube channel. This will be the fifth of six online only events where players can earn a spot into Hearthstone's most prestigious group: the Grandmasters.
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: Stormwind -- the capital of the Alliance.
- Stream: the Hearthstone YouTube channel.
- Dates: October 22-24; 6:00 a.m. PDT / 3:00 p.m. CEST / 10:00 p.m. KST
- Prize Pool: $250,000
- Format: 4 Decks, Best-of-5 Conquest w/ a Ban
- Casters: TJ “Azumoqt” Sanders, Darroch “Darroch” Brown, Jia “Jia” Dee, Neil “Lorinda” Bond, and Alex “Raven” Baguley
Drops Are Back!
Viewers can earn up to two Year of the Phoenix cards packs for watching. After watching 2 hours you'll receive your first pack -- watch an additional 2 hours for the second. Time is cumulative, so you don't have to watch all at once. Be sure to link your YouTube and Battle.net accounts to receive your prizes -- directions can be found here.
Tournament Format
Each match will be played with a 4-deck, best-of-five Conquest Format with a ban.
- Day 1: Four rounds of Swiss pairings.
- Day 2: Four additional rounds of Swiss pairings.
- Day 3: Top 16 single-elimination playoffs, where a new Masters Tour Champion will be crowned!
Notable Invites
| lunaloveee | DreadEye | lnguagehackr |
| muzzy | NoHandsGamer | AlanC86 |
| blitzchung | Thijs | Gaby |
| CaelesLuna | McBanterFace | RNGLeaoh |
| KZGXiaobai | iGSyf | Orange |
| Rase | Meati | wiRer |
What's Next?
Masters Tour: Undercity will take place on November 19-21. Hearthstone's 2021 World Championship is soon after on December 18-19.
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Posted Oct 22, 2021 (Demon Seed Ban)Impossible to watch, just keep buffing and buffing all the time. Is it like this for everyone else, do i still get my drops?
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Posted Oct 21, 2021 (Demon Seed Ban)>Year of the Phoenix packs
Worthless.
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Posted Oct 21, 2021 (Demon Seed Ban)I thought that both Muzzy and Thjis were no longer competing. Was that going to happen later on, or did they still "invite" them in hopes they will still play?
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Posted Oct 21, 2021 (Demon Seed Ban)All GMs for that season get an automatic invite to Masters Tours
Besides, Thijs never said he was quitting competitive Hearthstone completely, just that he was quitting GM.
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Posted Oct 21, 2021 (Demon Seed Ban)Quitting GM = Relegated