The Hearthstone competitive recap: July 11-17

Coming in the wake of DreamHack Valencia is the newest edition of the Hearthstone competitive recap. Everything you might've missed from the scene, bite-sized.

The "Hearthstone competitive recap" is issued every Monday and goes over the major events in - and often outside - competitive Hearthstone. Blizzard's card game is in the middle of of its HCT campaign but there are also lots of other third party tournaments running in parallel, and this post will summarize everything for your convenience.

Enjoy!

Tournament news:



Evangelion wins DreamHack Valencia

Local player Evangelion hoisted the trophy of DH Valencia on Saturday, after proving himself the best out of 250+ players. The Spaniard defeated tournament favorid Crane of team Complexity in a convincing 3-1 and went 12-1 in the playoffs overall on the wings of his N'Zoth Paladin.

Full player list for SeatStory Cup V announced

Defending champion SuperJJ will be joined by a host of known names, including popular streamers such as Forsen, Reynad and Sjow. The dates for the tournament are July 21-24. so there are just a few days till the competition kicks off in Krefeld. $20,000 are on the line, as usual.

Major news and content:



GosuAwards Summer: Hearthstone nominations

The first ever GosuAwards Summer come at year's mid-point and are exclusive for Hearthstone. 36 nominees in 6 categories have been put to community vote up until July 28th. At the end of the month, the GosuAwards panelists and the community will determine the two winners in each category, carrying the main award and the community choice award, respectively.

Is the new expansion close?

In a special Fireside Gathering which happened in California last week, Blizzard's dev team gave away invitations to a "majestic, marvelous, magical event" with no date to go with the latter. Rumorsthat this is a teaser to the new expansion are already circulating the community boards, with speculations pointing towards "Darkmoon Fair" as a theme, due to the language used in the letter.

To watch/play next:



SeatStory Cup V, July 21-24

Everyone's favorite casual, friendly, home-hosted tournament is coming on streams this weekend and you wouldn't want to miss it.

GosuCup HCT EU July

GosuGamers' own circuit of open events expanded in July and all 13 cups are open for registration now. Grab one of the limited 128 spots now and compete for 7 HCT points each Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

GosuCup HCT NA July

GosuCup HCT is now across the pond. On Mondays and Wednesday PDT time (21:00 PDT), sign up and compete for 7 HCT points. Entry is free, as usual, and format is Single Elimination Bo5 Conquest.

Calendar of HCT events

Looking to compete in more events than our own? Check the link above for full list of open cups with HCT points available.

Decks and guides:



DreamHack Valencia decks

Team ANOX's Free to play decks