Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft will see its first ESL cup competition on October 27th at 19:00 CET. Due to the large number of international streamers already taking part, the competition can be also be watched via streams. Players lucky enough to already have their hands on a Hearthstone Beta Key can now sign-up for Sunday's first ever ESL Hearthstone Beta Cup. Registration closes at 18:40 CET on October 27th with the tournament kicking off at 19:00 CET. Only those with EU Beta access will be allowed to take part on the weekend and in upcoming cups.

During the tournament, players will have no deck or choice of hero restrictions and will be able to switch decks freely between games. A maximum of 15 minutes break will be given between games, although this will be reduced to just 5 minutes for best-of-three and best-of-five matches. A player who disconnects will automatically lose the game, unless of course there is a server crash (in which case both players will disconnect) and the game will restart. To register a valid win, a screenshot of the win-screen must be uploaded that clearly shows both players names. If you are taking part in the tournament, please do not forget to submit these as your games will otherwise be counted as null and void.Up until the Quarterfinals, players will advance through best-of-one matches with a maximum round time of 30 minutes. In both the Quarterfinals and Semifinals, best-of-three matches will be played with rounds lasting a maximum of 50 minutes. The finals will see a best-of-five match decide the winner of the first ever ESL Hearthstone Beta Cup!For those interested in following the cup, there are already a few streamers from all across the world who have registered with us: Stream Link or