Eight of the world’s top Wild players – two from each region – have emerged from the online qualifiers to compete in the first ever Hearthstone Wild Open. Tune in July 1 and 2 beginning at 10:00 a.m. PDT each day to catch the action. All sets are welcome in the Wild Open, which means surprises and the unexpected will surely abound.

Meet the Players

Europe

Alberto “ Alb987 ” Reano

” Reano Albert “Bertík” Kačírek

Jesse “ Control ” Chrysler

” Chrysler Albert “MeknugetZz” Bazinet

Asia Pacific

Masakazu “ masnic ” Ishikawa

” Ishikawa Young-Hun “Noriggoon” Kim

China

Xinyu “ SHRoyalBaiZe ” Wang

” Wang Yuchen “LVGE” Zheng

Wild Tournament Bracket

Casters

Play-by-play analysis will be led by Dan ‘Frodan’ Chou, who will be joined by the talented Brian Kibler, Simon ‘Sottle’ Welch, and Alex ‘Raven’ Baguley.

Format

Players will compete in a single elimination best-of-five Conquest format with one ban.

Schedule

All the action will play out live July 1 and 2. Broadcast times for the Hearthstone Wild Open are as follows:

Quarterfinals: July 1 beginning at 10:00 a.m. PDT

Semifinals and Finals: July 2 beginning at 10:00 a.m. PDT

All broadcasts will be held on the official Hearthstone Twitch channel.

Prize Pool

The $25,000 Hearthstone Wild prize pool will be divided as follows:

Placement Prize (USD) 1st $8,000 2nd $5,000 3rd & 4th $3,000 5th to 8th $1,500 Total $25,000

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