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Come one, come all, and begin your journey to the Hearthstone World Championships, to be held live at this year’s BlizzCon! Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned Hearthstone veteran, anyone has the potential to become the Hearthstone World Champion. We’re looking for the best of the best to put their skills to the test . . . and to prove they’re a cut above the rest!

Starting with Ranked Play Season 1, the best players from around the world will represent their region and battle it out Hearthstone style to decide who will become the Hearthstone World Champion.

How can you qualify for the World Championships? Excellent question! Each region has different ways to qualify, so check out the information for yours below:

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Americas Qualifier Tournament

  • The top 16 Legend players from each of the Ranked Play Seasons from April through August for the Americas region will be invited to participate in the Americas Hearthstone Qualifier Tournament.
    • Each player can only qualify for the Americas Qualifier Tournament once. In cases where a player achieves a qualifying rank for a second time or is ineligible to compete in the Americas Qualifier Tournament, the next highest ranking player will be selected to qualify for the Americas Qualifier Tournament.

  • The top players from select community-run weekly tournaments held between April and August will be invited to participate in the Americas Qualifier Tournament. Further details, including which community tournaments qualify, will be announced at a later date.
  • The top 3 players from select licensed events will also qualify for the Americas Qualifier Tournament. Further details, including which events qualify, will be announced at a later date.
  • A Last Call Tournament will be held immediately prior to the Americas Qualifier Tournament to determine any remaining Qualifier spots. This Last Call Tournament will only be available to players who satisfy residency requirements for the Americas region. More details regarding this will be announced at a later date.
  • Seeding for the Americas Qualifier Tournament will be based entirely on consistency of performance during the Ranked Play Seasons. Achieving a high rank multiple times will positively affect the player’s seeding during the Americas Qualifier Tournament.
  • The Americas Qualifier Tournament will be best of five matches.
  • The top 4 players from the Americas Qualifier Tournament will qualify for the Hearthstone World Championships at BlizzCon 2014.


Europe Qualifier Tournament

  • The top 16 Legend players from each of the Ranked Play Seasons from April through August for the Europe region will be invited to participate in the Europe Hearthstone Qualifier Tournament.
    • Each player can only qualify for the Europe Qualifier Tournament once. In cases where a player achieves a qualifying rank for a second time or is ineligible to compete in the Europe Qualifier Tournament, the next highest ranking player will be selected to qualify for the Europe Qualifier Tournament.

  • The top players from select community-run weekly tournaments held between April and August will be invited to participate in the Europe Qualifier Tournament. Further details, including which community tournaments qualify, will be announced at a later date.
  • The top 3 players from select events will also qualify for the Europe Qualifier Tournament. Further details, including which events qualify, will be announced at a later date.
  • A Last Call Tournament will be held immediately prior to the Europe Qualifier Tournament to determine any remaining Qualifier spots. This Last Call Tournament will only be available to players that satisfy residency requirements for the Europe Region. More details regarding this will be announced at a later date.
  • Seeding for the Europe Qualifier Tournament will be based entirely on consistency of performance during the Ranked Play Seasons. Achieving a high rank multiple times will positively affect the player’s seeding during the Europe Qualifier Tournament.
  • The Europe Qualifier Tournament will be best of five matches.
  • The top 4 players from the Europe Qualifier Tournament will qualify for the Hearthstone World Championships at BlizzCon 2014.


Korea/Taiwan Hearthstone Qualifier Tournaments

  • Korea: Two (2) players will be selected to represent Korea from the OGN Hearthstone League. More details will be announced by OGN at a later date.
  • Taiwan: The top 2 players from the Taiwan Qualifier Tournament will qualify for the Hearthstone World Championships. More details will be announced at a later date.


China Qualifier Tournament

  • All players for the China Qualifier Tournament will come from the official China Ranked Play Rankings, official Chinese grassroots tournaments, or licensed Chinese tournaments.
  • The top 4 players from the China Qualifier Tournament will qualify for the Hearthstone World Championships at BlizzCon 2014.



Hearthstone World Championships at BlizzCon Tournament Format

The World Championships will be played in a best-of-five “Last Hero Standing” format, with 3 classes per player each match. In a “Last Hero Standing” format, when you lose a game, you must change the deck you are currently playing. Each player brings three decks and plays until one player wins three games.

Participants must have their own card collections. Sixteen total players will participate in the World Championships: 4 representatives from Americas, 4 from Europe, 4 from China, 2 from Korea, and 2 from Taiwan.

We want you to be a part of the card-slinging action! If you’ve got your sights set on becoming a world-renowned Hearthstone player and think you’re ready to battle it out to the end, participate in Ranked Play and take your first step on the road to the World Championships!

The full tournament rules will be made available at a later date.

 

 

 

 

요약

 

북미/유럽 : 4~8월 래더 시즌 마감일 1위부터 16위까지 유저들 간추려서 해당지역 '월챔 예선' 을 치룸. 4명 선발

 

중국 : '중국 공식 래더 랭킹' 에 의거 4명 선발. (아마 가레나 랭킹 같은 시스템 인가봄.)

 

대만 : 대만지역 '월챔 예선' 을 통해 2명 선발 (어떻게 월챔예선에 참가하는지에 대한 정보는 나중에 공지)

 

한국 : 온게임넷 하스스톤 리그의 성적으로 2명 선발

 

 

 

 

 

온겜넷 하스리그 성적으로 "월챔예선 자격 부여" 가 아니라, 그냥 "월챔 진출" 이기 때문에,

우승자 & 준우승자 두 명이 그냥 월챔 직행일 가능성이 높음.

만약 대회가 1회/2회 두 번 열린다면, 각 대회 우승자가 직행하겟고....

 

 

 

 

여하튼 한국은 래더랭킹이 휴지조각이 되었고, 온겜넷 리그에서 성적을 거둬야합니다.

 

다른 지역은 리그 (각 지역 월챔예선) 에 진출하기위해 래더 상위 16위에 들어야하는 반면,

한국은 그렇지 않기에 약간 더 널널하다는 점에서 이익을 봤고,

 - 타지역 : 래더상위권 → 리그참여 → 입상 → 진출

 - 한국 : 리그참여 → 입상 → 진출

 

대만과 자리를 반반 나눠먹기때문에 고작 두 명만 뽑는단 점에선 불이익을 봤네요.