Although many esports host their final event of the season in late summer, Hearthstone is a little different. Accordingly, the likes of the Hearthstone World Championship 2022 will be taking place in the coming week – read on to learn how to watch this highly anticipated event!
Event Background
For those uanware, the Hearthstone World Championship 2022 is the final event of highest level of competitive Hearthstone – the Grandmasters 2022.
Hosted by Blizzard Entertainment, the online event will invite the very best players from the entire year to compete and be crowned world champions for the past season.
Bearing this in mind, the top 16 players in the world are listed below:
- Pascoa
- XiaoT
- Bunnyhoppor
- glory
- Tianming
- Xmg
- Habugabu
- Posesi
- Xc
- YuYi
- xBlyzes
- levik
- Xiaobai
- Jarla
- Mighty
- DeadDrea
Notably, there is a prize pool of $500,000 on the line. Read on as we dive deeper into the event below!
Format
With regards to the format, we’re looking at a Conquest game mode across all stages of competition.
Firstly, we have the Group Stage which will involve four groups of 4 players. All matches will be BO5 with a Dual Tournament style. Here are the competing players below:
- A: DeadDraw, iGXc, KZGYuYi, xBlyzes
- B: LGDXiaoT, Tianming, Jarla, glory
- C: Posesi, KZGXmg, Mighty, Habugabu
- D: Pascoa, Bunnyhoppor, KZG.Xiaobai, levik
From this stage, only the top 2 will progress to the Playoffs from each group.
Do note that the format here hasn’t changed much since the 2015 Hearthstone World Championship, with Conquest being played out as follows for those unaware:
- All matches will be best-of-5. The first player to win 3 games within the match is considered the winner of the match and advances.
- Each player must submit decklists from three unique classes prior to each stage of the event. Players may submit new decks prior to each stage of the event.
Feel free to learn more about the Conquest format here.
Once arriving in the Playoffs, only the final 8 players will participate in an exciting single elimination bracket. With only one lifeline, players need to win to progress to the subsequent stages of the tournament.
Schedule for the Hearthstone World Championship 2022
With regards to the schedule, the following is an excerpt from the official event page:
- 16th December – Day 1 will feature 10 matches – Group play will Start at 8 AM CET • Initial Group A/B, Winner, Elimination, and Decider Matches
- 17th December – Day 2 will feature 10 matches – Group play will Start at 8 AM CET • Initial Group C/D, Winner, Elimination, and Decider Matches
- 18th December – Day 3 will feature 7 matches – Top 8 will start at 8 AM CET • single-elimination playoff round, followed by the Top 4 players
For further updates, we recommend staying up to date via the Hearthstone Esports Twitter here.
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Predictions
Most recently, we witnessed the Masters Fall Championship in October. This was the last opportunity for these player to compete at the highest level – check out the standings from that event:
- #1 – Bunnyhoppor
- #2 – Habugabu
- #3-4 – Xmg, Xiaobai
As you can imagine, these four are favourites for this event.
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