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HGC Finals - Semifinal :: MVP Black/Freedom vs Dignitas/expert :: Discussion thread
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Time
The match should start at about 10:00 PDT / 13:00 EDT / 18:00 CET / 120 minutes from this post. Please note that this time might not include potential delays.
Streams
- Official English stream (Twitch)
- mirrors: BlizzCon.com, MLG.tv
- talent: Dreadnaught, Gillyweed, Grubby, JHow, Kaelaris, Khaldor, Skimmy, Trikslyr, Wolf
- For streams in other languages check:
Community challenges
- Master League - prediction challenge
HGC Finals
The HGC Finals is a 16-team, $1,000,000 tournament, serving as the culmination of the 2017 season of HGC. 8 teams were eliminated in the Opening Week, and other 8 teams now play at the BlizzCon stage in a single-elimination bracket to determine which team is the best in the world.
- Official HGC website
- Opening Week Survival Guide
- BlizzCon schedule
- Master League
- Liquipedia
- BlizzCon megathread
Teams
TBD vs TBD TBD1 support - support TBD1 TBD2 support - support TBD2 TBD3 support - support TBD3 TBD4 support - support TBD4 TBD5 support - support TBD5 Match format
Semifinals of the HGC Finals are best-of-5 matches. The Grand Final will also be best-of-5.
Game version
HGC Finals are played on the Junkrat release patch, but teams are not allowed to pick Junkrat. Changes from the recent Junkrat balance patch are not applied on the tournament server.
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Matt MacNeil
Today we crown a global champion. Going to be exciting!
Matt MacNeil
All the cinematics this year were sooooo good. Goosebumps while sitting with the production team!