All of the summer playoffs are over and it’s finally time to crown a HCT Summer 2018 Champion! We’ve got all of the information you will need, including dates, casters, results & brackets, as well as all of the deck lists for the tournament!
Don’t forget to vote for a champion and get a chance to win packs based on how well they do!
HCT Summer Championship 2018 Dates
The Summer Championship takes place June 28 through July 1, starting at 8:30 a.m. PDT daily.
- June 28 – Group Stage
- June 29 – Group Stage
- June 30 – Elimination & Decider Matches
- July 1 – Playoffs
Casters
Calling all of the action will be host Cora “Songbird” Georgiou and the talented casting duos of:
- Dan “Frodan” Chou with Brian Kibler
- Simon “Sottle” Welch with Darroch Brown
- TJ “Azumo” Sanders with Nathan “ThatsAdmirable” Zamora
Prize Pool
The $250,000 Summer Championship prize pool will be divided as follows:
| Placement | Prize (USD) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $50,000 | 30 |
| 2nd | $40,000 | 25 |
| 3rd & 4th | $25,000 | 20 |
| 5th – 8th | $12,500 | 15 |
| 9th – 16th | $7,500 | 12 |
| Total | $250,000 | 251 |
HCT Summer Championship Results & Brackets
Group Stage Results
Class Distribution
Deck Type Distribution
Most Popular Legendaries
34/64 Decks
14/64 Decks
14/64 Decks
13/64 Decks
12/64 Decks
11/64 Decks
9/64 Decks
9/64 Decks
Most Popular Epics
20/64 Decks
19/64 Decks
14/64 Decks
14/64 Decks
Most Popular Rares
17/64 Decks
15/64 Decks
14/64 Decks
14/64 Decks
Is there any simple explanation for the HCT Championships and how they affect Worlds, etc.? These (and other games as well) tournament structures are very confusing, and everyone talks like everyone knows is all already, rather than explaining the overall big picture… what does winning this or Top 4 get you? Invite to Worlds? Is that really the “superbowl” of Hearthstone, ’cause there seem to be a lot of other tounraments out there, etc. Is it as simple as “four HCT seasonal tournaments… top for of each of those go to Worlds” then cool… but I just don’t find that definition written down anywhere.
Yeah that’s exactly how it works. Top 4 of each season of championships will make it to worlds and compete in a 16 man bracket