The 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour's first Championship stop lands on the sunny shores of the Bahamas. Sixteen players from around the globe have earned their spot in the HCT Winter Championship to compete for their share of the $250,000 prize pool and a seat at the Hearthstone World Championship. Choose Your Champion also returns—pick your favorite competitor and cheer them on throughout the tournament! Winter Championship details including the participants, casters, schedule, and more can be found below.
Choose Your Champion
You can once again root for one of the 16 competitors as they compete in the Winter Championship and be rewarded with card packs based on how well they perform!
These champions represent the Americas, Asia-Pacific, China, and Europe, and hope to represent their home region at the World Championship.
Simply click the button below to choose a champion to cheer on, but remember, you cannot change your selection one you have chosen!
Just for participating, you will receive one card pack from the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. You will receive one additional card pack from the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan each time your champion advances—to the quarterfinals, semi-finals, or finals. If your champion plays in the finals, for example, you would earn four total packs (including your participation pack). All card packs will be delivered to you in-game the week after the Winter Championship. Voting ends on March 21 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.
Casters
Calling all of the action are the talented casting duos of Dan ‘Frodan’ Chou with Brian Kibler, Simon ‘Sottle’ Welch with Alexander ‘Raven’ Baguley, and TJ ‘Azumo’ Sanders with Nathan 'ThatsAdmirable' Zamora.
Format
The Winter Championship begins with a double-elimination group stage, followed by a single-elimination bracket. Each group consists of four competitors, one from each of our regions. Each match will be best-of-seven using the Conquest format with one ban. Each player will bring five decks to play with for each match, and they and their opponent will be able to ban one of each other’s decks and compete with the remaining decks. Groups were seeded based on Hearthstone Competitive Points, with the top point earner from each region placed in their own group and the remainder of the group being filled in order of the players’ regional seeds.
Schedule
The Championship takes place March 23 to 26 according to the following schedule:
- Day 1 (March 23) at 7:00 a.m. PDT – Groups A and B
- Day 2 (March 24) at 6:00 a.m. PDT – Card Reveal Live Stream, Groups C and D
- Day 3 (March 25) at 7:00 a.m. PDT – Group Decider Matches and Quarterfinals
- Day 4 (March 26) at 9:00 a.m. PDT – Semifinals and Finals
Prize Pool
The $250,000 Winter Championship will be divided as follows:
| Placement | Prize (USD) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $60,000 | 20 |
| 2nd | $40,000 | 15 |
| 3rd & 4th | $20,000 | 10 |
| 5th – 8th | $12,500 | 8 |
| 9th – 16th | $7,500 | 6 |
| Total | $250,000 | 135 |
Tune in to all of the action on our official Hearthstone Twitch channel and discuss the tournament using the #HCT hashtag on Twitter and Facebook.