The first Grandmasters season of 2022 kicked off with Week 1 last weekend as 48 players started the elite competition in the hope of gathering enough points to reach the Playoffs and Season 2. You can re-live the action with our spoiler-free post below.
Finalists' Decklists
These were the players that reached the final in each region and the decks they brought for the opening week of Conquest.
lambyseries' Decks
okasinnsuke's Decks
SuperFake's Decks
xBlyzes' Decks
Fled's Decks
Fr0zen's Decks
VoDs
Here are the links to individual match VoDs in spoilers below.
Day 1 - Initial Group Decider Matches
———- Asia-Pacific ———-
- Group A Decider - hyung vs trahison: VoD
- Group B Decider - grr vs lambyseries: VoD
- Group C Decider - okasinnsuke vs MegaGliscor: VoD
- Group D Decider - GivePLZ vs glory: VoD
———- Europe ———-
- Group A Decider - Frenetic vs xBlyzes: VoD
- Group B Decider - Felkeine vs Rdu: VoD
- Group C Decider - Casie vs Furyhunter: VoD
- Group D Decider - ZloyGruzin vs Jarla: VoD
———- Americas ———-
Day 2 - Quarterfinals
The spoiler below uses results from Day 1 games in naming matchups, so watch those first if you want no spoilers!
———- Asia-Pacific ———-
- Quarterfinal 1 - Mighty vs lambyseries: VoD
- Quarterfinal 2 - Shaxy vs GivePLZ: VoD
- Quarterfinal 3 - Posesi vs hyung: VoD
- Quarterfinal 4 - Bankyugi vs okasinnsuke: VoD
———- Europe ———-
- Quarterfinal 1 - Viper vs Rdu: VoD
- Quarterfinal 2 - SuperFake vs Jarla: VoD
- Quarterfinal 3 - J4YOU vs xBlyzes: VoD
- Quarterfinal 4 - Gaby vs Furyhunter: VoD
———- Americas ———-
Day 3 - Semifinals and Finals
Results
The results in full, including the preceding off-stream games, can be found here.
Discussion
Druid and Demon Hunter made it to top 3 picks in all three regions on the back of the popularity of Kazakusan Druid and Fel Demon Hunter, respectively. Rogue was also quite popular especially in APAC, where players preferred it more than Demon Hunters. All regions also had all 10 classes in play this weekend, and even the least popular ones (Hunter and Paladin) saw a total of 6 picks each. Diversity!
In APAC the top two of the week saw a change of fortunes compared to last season, as the runner-up okasinnsuke fell out of the playoffs during the final week and this week's winner lambyseries just about managed to stay in Grandmasters altogether. Now both took a big step towards playoffs due to the short length of the season with 4 and 5 point tallies, respectively.
In Europe, two newcomers started with strong performances as Furyhunter reached the top 4, whereas SuperFake managed to go one step further and got to the final with a perfect 4-0 record before being defeated by xBlyzes. In Americas the fortune of the promoted players was not as good, as three of them (including re-promoted CaelesLuna) were left last in their respective groups. Only GamerRvg was able to reach top 8 before losing to Fr0zen who, in turn, went on to win this week's tournament after a hard-fought final against Fled.
The winners of Week 1.
Lastly, let's take an early glimpse at the points standings of this season.
| APAC | Points | Europe | Points | Americas | Points |
| lambyseries | 5 | xBlyzes | 5 | Fr0zen | 5 |
| okasinnsuke | 4 | SuperFake | 4 | Fled | 4 |
| Shaxy | 3 | Furyhunter | 3 | DreadEye | 3 |
| Posesi | 3 | Rdu | 3 | lunaloveee | 3 |
| 4 players | 2 | 4 players | 2 | 4 players | 2 |
| … | … | … | … | … | … |
| che0nsu | 0 | Seiko | 0 | killinallday | 0 |
| AlanC86 | 0 | Bunnyhoppor | 0 | Pun | 0 |
| DragonMan | 0 | Leta | 0 | Pascoa | 0 |
| Alutemu | 0 | Floki | 0 | CaelesLuna | 0 |
You can find the full standings on the official tournament site (not yet updated with the results at the time of writing).
Grandmasters will continue next week with a new format called Trio. Don't forget to tune in!
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