Hearthstone Collegiate Championships Rulings

Hearthstone Collegiate Championships (Fall 2019 Season)

During week 4 of the Fall 2019 Hearthstone Collegiate Championships, players GiantDwarf, TJammer and Xcelsior were in violation of section 7.1.B of the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship rules for engaging in behavior disruptive to the official esports broadcast. The players are disqualified from the ongoing tournament and will be ineligible to participate in Hearthstone esports for 6 months, beginning from October 8th, 2019 and extending to April 8th, 2020. Following the 6 months suspension, the players may, at their discretion, continue to participate in Hearthstone esports.

Hearthstone Grandmasters Rulings

Hearthstone Grandmasters Season 1 (May - July 2019) (updated 2019-07-15)

Hearthstone Grandmasters Season 2 (August - October 2019)

During Asia-Pacific week 7, player Blitzchung was in violation of section o of rule 6.1 Prize Deductions and Standards of Conduct. Blitzchung was disqualified for the remainder of Season 2 of the Grandmasters 2019 and will be ineligible to participate in Hearthstone esports for 6 months beginning from October 5th, 2019 and extending to April 5th, 2020. Following the 6 months suspension, Blitzchung may, at his discretion, continue with the Grandmasters program and participate in Hearthstone esports.

During Americas Grandmasters Week 1 Deck submission, Fr0zen was in violation of rule "7.2 Failure to Submit Deck List" due to submitting their complete deck lists late. The penalty for this infraction is a Season 2 prize deduction of $500 USD.

During Europe Grandmasters Week 4 Deck submission, Casie was in violation of rule "7.2 Failure to Submit Deck List" due to submitting their complete deck lists late. The penalty for this infraction is a Season 2 prize deduction of $500 USD.

During Game 1 of Match 2 - Europe Week 4 Day 1, Pavel was in violation of rule "7.4 Wrong Deck Selection". The normal penalty for this infraction is a game loss, however, as both players are required to message their deck picks secretly to the game admins before each game, the penalty was downgraded to a warning. Any further infractions of rule 7.4 Wrong Deck Selection by this player will result in a game loss for the duration of the season.

During Americas Grandmasters Week 6 Deck submission, Firebat was in violation of rule "7.2 Failure to Submit Deck List" due to submitting their complete deck lists late. The penalty for this infraction is a Season 2 prize deduction of $500 USD.

During Game 1 of Match 4 - Asia-Pacific Week 6 Day 1, Frostee was in violation of rule "7.4 Wrong Deck Selection". The normal penalty for this infraction is a game loss, however, as both players are required to message their deck picks secretly to the game admins before each game, the penalty was downgraded to a warning. Any further infractions of rule 7.4 Wrong Deck Selection by this player will result in a game loss for the duration of the season.

During Game 1 of Match 2 - Europe Week 6 Day 2, Jarla was in violation of rule "7.7 Game Disconnect" and remained disconnected for longer than 10 minutes. The penalty for this infraction is a match loss.

During Game 1 of Match 5 - Asia-Pacific Week 6 Day 3, SamuelTsao was in violation of rule "7.7 Game Disconnect" and remained disconnected for longer than 10 minutes. The penalty for this infraction is a match loss.

During Americas Grandmasters Week 7 Deck submission, Fr0zen was in violation of rule "7.2 Failure to Submit Deck List" due to submitting their complete deck lists late. The penalty for this infraction is a Season 2 prize deduction of $500 USD.

2019 Masters Tour Rulings

Masters Qualifier Bucharest - 48 - July. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Bucharest - 48, player shalen91 was determined to be in violation of rule 7.12.(a).iii for threatening a player and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Bucharest - 30 - July. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Bucharest - 30, player GreyStar was determined to be in violation of rule 7.3 for two consecutive decklist mismatches and given a match loss.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 170 - June. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 170, player DrStrangePhD was determined to be in violation of rule 7.5 for extreme match tardiness and was given a match loss.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 150 - June. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 150, player Stark was determined to be in violation of rule 7.12.(a).iii for unsportsmanlike conduct and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 142 - June. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 142, player Andre was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).x for falsifying match outcomes and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 133 - June. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 133, player NaviOOT was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).ii for soliciting outside advice during a match and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 119 - June. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 119, player cynce was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).vii for determining a match winner through a method outside of Hearthstone and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 119 - June. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 119, player ivan99zhang was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).vii for determining a match winner through a method outside of Hearthstone and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 101 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 101, player Niobbb was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).x for lying to a tournament official and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 95 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 95, player PaPaPower was determined to be in violation of rule 7.12.(a).iii for unsportsmanlike conduct and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 90 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 90, player Rot was determined to be in violation of rule 7.12.(a).iii for unsportsmanlike conduct and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 90 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 90, player samuelthagpd was determined to be in violation of rule 7.12.(a).iii for unsportsmanlike conduct and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 90 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 90, player Greg was determined to be in violation of rule 7.12.(a).iii for unsportsmanlike conduct and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 87 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 87, player Efemanek was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).x for falsifying match outcomes and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 85 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 85, player BingFu was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).i for stream sniping and was disqualified from the tournament. BingFu has been reviewed and suspended for a year from competitive tournament play for a period of 1 year ending on May 30th, 2020.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 80 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 80, player BingFu was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).ii for soliciting outside advice during a match and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 72 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 72, player Juje was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).ii for soliciting outside advice during a match and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 71 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 71, player Poolmaster was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).x for lying to a tournament official during a match and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Seoul - 51 - May. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Seoul - 51, player Sutikshna was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11.(a).x for lying to a tournament official and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Las Vegas - 92 - Mar. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Las Vegas - 92, player Finest was determined to be in violation of rule 7.12(iii) and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Las Vegas - 92 - Mar. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Las Vegas - 92, player PoisonDamage was determined to be in violation of rule 7.12(iii) and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Las Vegas - 81 - Mar. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Las Vegas - 81, player Nowy reported a match score incorrectly (in their favor) then requested a drop on behalf of their opponent. Their opponent raised this to the admins with proof of the true match result. Nowy was determined to be in violation of rule 7.11(iv), and 7.11(x) and was disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Las Vegas 78 - Mar. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Las Vegas 78, the admin team was alerted of a potential rules violation by iNviiDiouS. The admins investigated the situation and determined that they were in violation of rule 7.11(ii) and were disqualified from the tournament.

Masters Qualifier Las Vegas - 29 - Mar. 2019

During Masters Qualifier Las Vegas - 29, player Wolcat alerted the Admins that their opponent wished to drop. After an investigation it was discovered that Wolcat offered to purchase packs for their opponent in exchange for their concession.

Wolcat was determined to be in violation of rul 7.11(a)(vii) and was Disqualified from the tournament.

2018 Rulings

2018 Hearthstone Legacy Rulings (updated 2019-06-25)

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