HearthStone has officially launched around the globe, and while newcomers to the game are having a great time jumping into the CCG Universe of WarCraft, the more experienced and competitive players are now on the look out for the rumored eSports support coming on the way for the game. Well, earlier today the first beam of light was shed on some of the upcoming plans Blizzard has for upcoming HearthStone players, with the announcement of the HearthStone World Championships. With tournament qualifiers happening all around the globe from now until August, players will have several chances to qualify for the World Championship that will take place at Blizzcon 2014 at the Anaheim Convention Center from November 7th – 8th.
While official dates have not been announced for the qualifiers as of yet, you can check out opportunities to qualify within America by viewing the official US details below.
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- 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.
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Check out the official announcement by Blizzard located here
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