HCT Winter Championship concluded this weekend, and it was the last chance for players to qualify for World Championship. Roger, Bunnyhoppor, Bloodyface and SNJing are the last four finalists. We now have a full list of 16 players who will compete for their share of a massive $1,000,000 prize pool, as well as the title of this year’s Hearthstone Champion.
It’s also the last official event that will be played in Conquest format. The recently announced Specialist format will take over after World Championship.
You can read more below, but here’s a quick summary of when and where it’s going to happen:
When: April 24 – 27, 2019, starting at 7 PM PT (4 AM CET) daily.
With Luo “Roger” Shengyuan’s win over Raphael “Bunnyhoppor” Peltzer in the finals of the Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) Winter Championship, we now know the 16 players who will compete at the HCT 2019 World Championship! The top four finishers from each Year of the Raven Seasonal Championship (Summer, Fall, and Winter), will be joined by the four Regional Point Leaders (from Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and China) in April in Taipei, where they will battle for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
Here are the 16 players competing at the HCT 2019 World Championship:
Address: No. 28, Lane 76, Dunnan Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
The initial group stage will take place over the first two days, with elimination and decider matches on Saturday, and the quarterfinals, semifinals, and grand finals on Sunday. The format will be best-of-five Conquest with each player banning a single deck.
For those who want to watch live as we crown a new World Champion, we will share more details about the in-person experience when tickets go on sale next week.
Be sure to tune in for the climatic end of the Hearthstone Championship Tour when the broadcast goes live at 7:00 p.m. PT on April 24 at Twitch.tv/PlayHearthstone!
A Hearthstone player and writer from Poland, Stonekeep has been in a love-hate relationship with Hearthstone since Closed Beta. Over that time, he has achieved many high Legend climbs and infinite Arena runs. He's the current admin of Hearthstone Top Decks.
