The HEARTHSTONE Esports Scene is Growing in 2020

In 2019, there were three Masters Tours for Hearthstone. This year, Blizzard wants to double that number. This move is in order to build upon the Hearthstone esports scene. Here are the dates for all six Master Tours including when the qualifying period is taking place. It should be noted that the qualifying period for the first tour is concluded. Each tour will offer a minimum of $250,000 in prizes.

• Masters Tour #1 – Arlington, Texas – 1/31/20 – 2/2/20

  • Qualifying Period: 10/3/19 – 11/24/19

• Masters Tour #2 – Bali, Indonesia – 3/20/20 – 3/22/20

  • Qualifying Period: 12/12/19 – 1/26/20

• Masters Tour #3 – Jönköping, Sweden – 6/12/20 – 6/14/20

  • Qualifying Period: 2/6/20 – 3/29/20

• Masters Tour #4 – TBD Asia-Pacific Location (July/August)

  • Qualifying Period: 4/2/20– 5/24/20

• Masters Tour #5 – Montreal, Canada – 9/11/20 – 9/13/20

  • Qualifying Period: 6/4/20 – 7/26/20

• Masters Tour #6 – TBD Spain Location (November/December)

  • Qualifying Period: 8/6/20 – 9/27/20

In addition to doubling the number of Masters Tours, Blizzard is bringing Grandmasters back in 2020 with two seasons. The first season will start in April and the second will happen in August. Each season will run for eight weeks, but the structure will be different. During the first four weeks, 16 players from each region (Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe) will rotet and compete against each other to earn points. These points will then determine the two divisions in each region. Weeks 5-7 will feature a round-robin withing the divisions leading up to the eighth and final week when the playoffs will occur and one player from each region will move forward to the finals at the end of the year.

Are you excited for the growth of the Hearthstone esports scene?