The Hearthstone 2020 World Championship is ready to kick off this Saturday, December 12. Eight players are going at it to get a large share of the $500,000 prize pool. Of course, there’s also the spot in the Hall of Champions.
That’s not all as Hearthstone has partnered with T-Mobile. This offers fans a little something extra. Instead of waiting around, fans can choose ahead one of the competitors as their champion. Then, they'll receive Hearthstone card packs as rewards. The rewards are based on how their champion performed.
Here’s how the event works:
- Choose your champion
- During the selection window, choose a champion.
- Choose well since once you’ve locked your pick, you can’t change it.
- Cheer them on to glory
- Follow what’s happening in the tournament and see how your champion is progressing.
- Reap Rewards
- Earn card packs.
If you’re wondering who the champions are, read about them below:
- Americas
- Luna “bloodyface” Eason
- The Veteran
- Americas Grandmasters Season 1 Champion
- Ratings
- Speed of Play: 3/5
- Hand-Reading: 4/5
- Class Variation: 5/5
- Comfort: 5/5
- Jerome “Monsanto” Faucher
- The Comedian
- Americas Grandmasters Season 2 Champion
- Ratings
- Speed of Play: 2/5
- Hand-Reading: 4/5
- Class Variation: 3/5
- Adaptability: 5/5
- Luna “bloodyface” Eason
- Asia-Pacific
- Poramet “Bankyugi” Putchakan
- The Rising Thai
- APAC Grandmasters Season 2 Champion
- Ratings
- Speed of Play: 3/5
- Hand-Reading: 4/5
- Class Variation: 4/5
- Perseverance: 5/5
- Kenta “Glory” Sato
- The Noble
- APAC Grandmasters Season 1 Champion
- Ratings
- Speed of Play: 3/5
- Hand-Reading: 4/5
- Class Variation: 3/5
- Control of Play: 5/5
- Poramet “Bankyugi” Putchakan
- China
- Fan “Syf” Yilun
- The Lion’s Pride
- 2019 World Champion
- Ratings
- Speed of Play: 3/5
- Hand-Reading: 3/5
- Class Variation: 4/5
- Hardwork: 5/5
- Wu “XiaoT” Jiwei
- The Trailblazer
- Ratings
- Speed of Play: 3/5
- Hand-Reading: 5/5
- Class Variation: 5/5
- Grasp of Meta: 5/5
- Fan “Syf” Yilun
- Europe
- Jaromir “Jarla” Vyskocil
- The Inevitable
- Europe Grandmasters Season 2 Champion
- Ratings
- Speed of Play: 1/5
- Hand-Reading: 4/5
- Class Variation: 4/5
- Maxing Card Value: 5/5
- Vladislav “SilverName” Sinotov
- The Headliner
- Europe Grandmasters Season 1 Champion
- Ratings
- Speed of Play: 4/5
- Hand-Reading: 4/5
- Class Variation: 2/5
- Concentration: 5/5
- Jaromir “Jarla” Vyskocil
For participating in the event, fans will immediately get one card pack from Madness at the Darkmoon Faire. Each time a champion advances, fans who choose that champion gets an extra card pack. That means if the champion makes it to the finals, those who chose the champion should get a total of four packs.
Since T-Mobile co-sponsors the event, customers of the company get an extra pack through their official company website.
What are you waiting for? Voting ends on December 12 at 2:59 AM EST.
