It’s time for the fifth (out of six) Masters Tour of 2021 – the event starts later today. Over 400 players will fight for their share of $250k prize pool and a chance to qualify to Grandmasters 2022 Season 1. The event is pretty interesting, because for the last week and a half the main focus on nearly every player was Mercenaries – so seeing some Constructed gameplay again will feel nice.
YouTube drops will also be active. Watch the tournament on any of the official streams for two hours to get a single Year of the Phoenix pack, watch for two more (four in total) for a second pack.
Learn more about the event and how to connect your accounts for the drops (in case you haven’t done it yet) from the official blog post below:
The Masters Tour heads to the Alliance capital of Stormwind! More than 400 invited players from over 40 countries will compete for a chance to take home a share of the $250,000 (USD) prize pool. Earn Year of the Phoenix Drops as you watch top players from around the world battle for their shot at claiming the title of Masters Tour Stormwind champion, only on YouTube!
Details
- Dates: Friday, October 22– Sunday, October 24, 2021
- Day 1: Swiss Rounds 1-4
- Day 2: Swiss Rounds 5-8
- Day 3: Round of 16, Top 8, Semifinals, & Finals
- Broadcast Start Time: 6:00 a.m. PDT / 3:00 p.m. CEST / 10:00 p.m. KST
- Prize Pool: $250,000 (USD)
- Format: 4-deck, best-of-5 Conquest with a ban
- Casters: TJ “Azumoqt” Sanders, Darroch “Darroch” Brown, Jia “Jia” Dee, Neil “Lorinda” Bond, and Alex “Raven” Baguley
- Language Streams on YouTube:
How It Works
Masters Tour Stormwind will be played in the 4 deck, best-of-5 Conquest with a ban format. The top 32 players that don’t already have invites will receive one for Masters Tour Undercity!
· Day 1: Four rounds of Swiss.
· Day 2: Four rounds of Swiss.
· Day 3: Top 16 single-elimination playoffs, where a new Masters Tour Champion will be crowned!
For qualified players, please check the full tournament schedule for information regarding mandatory player check-ins, round start times, and more. Qualified players should familiarize themselves with our rules and policies.
YouTube Drops Return!
You can earn up to two Year of the Phoenix card packs this weekend as you watch Masters Tour Stormwind! On any of the above YouTube channels, watch two total hours to receive one pack and two more hours for your second. Time watched is cumulative throughout the weekend, so even if you can’t watch for the full four hours in one sitting your time will still count toward earning the Drops.
Connecting Your Accounts
Before you can receive rewards, you’ll need to link your YouTube and Blizzard Battle.net accounts. Here’s how:
- Log in or create an account on YouTube.
- Navigate to Account Sharing under “Connected Apps” in Settings.
- Select “Connect” next to Battle.net.
- Follow the simple prompts to finish connecting accounts.
- When connecting accounts, be sure that you’re currently logged into the Blizzard account on which you’d like to receive your Drops.
- Check out the full rules for eligibility details.
Keep up with all of the latest Hearthstone Esports news and content on the Hearthstone Esports website, Twitter, and YouTube. Good luck, have fun, and we’ll see you in the Stormwind Tavern!
i’m just watching for packs playing another game at the same time. since they removed the french casting (not a single word on this from blizzard, its taboo) i’m not hyped anymore. i tried to watch it and there was no !bracket and maybe no moderator. it’s a joke.
Ah yes. The failure binding of 4 hours streams where the majority of viewer mute them for the sole purpose of pack drops. The views itself is a little shy from 5K, probably lower since many of us witnessed it first hand how YT platform stream can’t even pushed beyond 15K at best.
No wonder it has failed to attract the “Golden Joystick Awards 2021”.
Not in Best Game Expansion, with it’s so called Mercenaries.
Not in Mobile Game of the Year, with it’s heavy load, crashes and game breaking bugs,
Not in Best Game Community, where it’s filled with rants and curses with how bad the game is,
Not in any category, not even for a simple task to be mentioned or as far getting nominated like MTG Arena.
Well, when people spoke out, it’s often speak the truth isn’t it? Or was I wrong all this time?
“Or was I wrong all this time?”
I have noticed that you are almost always wrong. Excellent consistency.
Well, it’s hard to please everyone. But keep reading then. I know you love my rants.