Season One of this year's Grandmasters starts tomorrow. It features 4-weeks of action in what will be the final year for Grandmasters. The winner of each region will advance to the 2022 World Championship. Unlike previous years, only the top 4 finishers will advance to Season 2. Those twelve competitors will join the top 4 Masters Tour points earners in a 16-player global region. Full details of the changes to this year's Hearthstone eSports can be found here. All the competition can be viewed over on the Hearthstone YouTube Channel.
- Venue: Online
- Stream: the Hearthstone YouTube Channel.
- Dates: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: February 25 – March 13 and March 25 – 27, 2022
- Casters:
- Americas: Not Known At Time of Posting.
- Asia-Pacific: Not Known At Time of Posting.
- Europe: Not Known At Time of Posting.
- Prize Pool: $250,000 USD
- Stream Times: Broadcasts begin at 2 a.m. PST / 5 a.m. EST / 11 a.m. CET / 7 p.m. KST
Drops Return!
Drops will be returning for Grandmasters Season 1. Viewers can earn up to four free packs just for watching the action live on YouTube. They will be awarded as follows for watching two hours of the stream. Viewers are required to link their Blizzard and YouTube accounts to claim packs -- directions can be found here.
- Weeks 1-3 - Fractured in Alterac Valley (max 2 packs)
- GM Playoffs - Fractured in Alterac Valley (max 2 packs)
Format
Once again Grandmasters will feature a rotating format from week to week. A summary of each week is below. This season also will feature the debut of an all new experimental format -- Trio!
- Week 1 - Conquest
- Week 2 - Trio
- Week 3 - Last Hero Standing
- Week 4 - Conquest
The Grandmasters
16 players from each of the three regions will compete. Three will advance to the World Championship, while the top 4 from each will advance to Season 2.
Americas
Europe
Asia-Pacific
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Posted Feb 27, 2022 (Fractured in Alterac Valley)Pretty nice, I'm getting back into Hearthstone, it's been a while. Reno Jackson
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Posted Feb 27, 2022 (Fractured in Alterac Valley)I watched 4+ hours the first day, 5+ hours the second day. only got 1 pack tho. I am watching the 3rd day now, hoping it will count.
man I reaaallly hate the way youtube drops works, twitch's progress tracking system is so much superior.
update: got the 2nd pack
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Posted Feb 25, 2022 (Fractured in Alterac Valley)Will J4You play? Since we all know what is happening in Ukraine...?
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Posted Feb 24, 2022 (Fractured in Alterac Valley)Only guys this time ? Where are all Hearthstone girls ?
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Posted Feb 24, 2022 (Fractured in Alterac Valley)The very first contestant is a female i believe. she is the only one
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Posted Feb 24, 2022 (Fractured in Alterac Valley)Please don't spread ignorance. The lone female in the event is lunaloveee, from the Americas region.
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Posted Feb 25, 2022 (Fractured in Alterac Valley)gotta get the points to play