Wondering if you have what it takes to card-sling your way to the top? Here’s your chance to find out! Starting Saturday, January 23, special Blizzard-sanctioned Hearthstone tournaments will be taking place at Fireside Gathering events in select locations across the Americas. Check out the details below.
Tavern Heroes
Players attending any of the below-listed Blizzard-sanctioned Hearthstone tournaments will battle it out until a champion is crowned in each location. These remaining players will be named Tavern Heroes and will each earn a slot in the Hearthstone 2016 Americas Winter Preliminaries, where they’ll join the 128 players who have earned slots in the preliminaries via the standard point system. See our 2016 Hearthstone Championship Tour blog for details on this year’s point structure and match formats.
Next Stop, The 2016 Americas Winter Preliminaries!
The 128 top-ranked Americas players, along with all the qualified Tavern Heroes, will compete in the preliminaries in the same select locations across the Americas for the chance to earn one of eight slots in the Hearthstone 2016 Americas Winter Championship. Stay tuned for details on where and when you can watch the preliminary matches.
Tavern Hero Tournament Details
Below you will find all the different Tavern Hero Tournament locations and dates. For additional details, click on a selected event below.
Note: Events marked with an asterisk (*) will only host Tavern Hero Tournaments and will not be a location for the Winter Preliminaries.
| Venue | Location | Date | Tavern Hero |
| eSports Arena | Santa Ana, CA | Saturday, January 23 | Cheesee10 |
| J. Willard Marriott Library, Room 1120 | Salt Lake City, UT | Saturday, January 23 | kylemxm |
| Gameworks | Seattle, WA | Saturday, January 30 | Crazylazy97 |
| Invictus Game Station | Toronto, ON | Saturday, January 30 | Duane |
| Pastimes | Chicago, IL | Saturday, January 30 | Sirslim |
| Kansas Memorial Union | Kansas City, KS | Sunday, January 31 | Ghostlike |
| Gameworks | Las Vegas, NV | Sunday, January 31 | Activelee |
| Mothership Books and Games | Austin, TX | Saturday, February 6 | Jasm |
| Tenley Bar and Grill | Washington, DC | Saturday, February 6 | krampus |
| Central Town 2 | Guadalajara, MX | Saturday, February 6 | NiKo |
| Battle & Brew | Atlanta, GA | Sunday, February 7 | StoneWill |
| Insert Coin Bar | Santiago, CL | Sunday, February 7 | Athan |
| Folsom Street Foundry* | San Francisco, CA | Thursday, February 11 | mtanzer |
| The Grid: Games and Growlers* | Mesa, AZ | Saturday, February 13 | Circumstance |
| Escuela Da Vinci | Buenos Aires, AR | Saturday, February 13 | Snail |
| Cafe Meeples* | Richmond, KY | Sunday, February 14 | calcal |
| Campus Cards & Games* | Orlando, FL | Sunday, February 14 | Sprklaphobia |
| MAX5 | São Paulo, BR | Sunday, February 14 | coreia |