The esports year of 2021 is closing in on the grand finale, Hearthstone World Championship. Eight players will fight over two days for their share of the $500,000 prize pool and the coveted title of Hearthstone World Champion. You can find everything you need to know below.
Format
The format used in seasonal championships is used for World Championship as well.
- Best of 5 Conquest.
- Each player brings four decks, and one deck is banned before each match.
- The players have been split into two groups, each having one player from each region.
- Each group plays a dual elimination bracket with top 2 advancing.
- Top 4 plays a single elimination bracket to decide the Champion.
Competitors
These eight players, two from each region, qualified for the final tournament from the two seasonal championships of 2021.
Decklists
You can find the decklists of each player in our dedicated post.
YouTube Drops
Instead of the usual Choose Your Champion, this year's World Championship will continue with the Hearthstone esports events' pack policy.
- Watch 2 hours of the stream to earn one Fractured in Alterac Valley pack
- Watch 2 more hours (4 in total) to earn another Fractured in Alterac Valley pack.
However, the move away from Choose Your Champion is not planned to be a permanent change as confirmed by Eric Elliott on Twitter.
Schedule
| West Coast PST (UTC-8) | East Coast EST (UTC-5) | Europe CET (UTC+1) | Korea KST (UTC+9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 18 | 8:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 | 1:00 (Dec 19) |
| December 19 | 8:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 | 1:00 (Dec 20) |
You can find all the matches and results on the official tournament site.
Watch Live
You can watch all the action on the official Hearthstone Esports Youtube channel. Don't forget to log in to get your pack drops!
But wait, there's more! Sometimes during the Day 1 stream we should be getting insight into the next year's Hearthstone esports system.
Quote From TJ Sanders Recorded an interview yesterday with @Abar_HS talking about @HSesports plans and changes for 2022. Have to say I'm really excited for what's to come, and I think the team has the right goals in mind for the future. Interview will be played on stream during Day 1 of Worlds.
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Comments
Congratulations to posesi for an exciting finale! This really cements Japan as the premier region in Hearthstone right now, maybe for all card games (the current Magic: the Gathering world champion is also Japanese, and their testing team placed FOUR players in the top 8).
Not a big fan of the decks they're bringing, but still very hype. So many amazing players, all of which would deserve the world title. Rooting for Nalguidan myself, shame there's no Choose your Champion this time.
on reddit, someone put together those decks. turns out, it's 64 OTK decks out of 72.
must be fun to watch. I ... guess .. ... ...
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/rhsqer/lineups_for_worlds_2021_details_in_comments/
I'd recommend putting DROPS!!!! in the article title :)