Hearthstone Esports' Battlegrounds tournament series Lobby Legends continues this weekend with the seventh iteration called "Murlocized". 16 qualified players from around the world will fight for the glory and their share of the $50,000 prize pool. You can find everything you need to know below.
Tournament Format
The tournament is divided in two days, which will proceed as follows:
- Day 1: Two 8-player groups will play three rounds of Battlegrounds, and players will earn points based on their finish.
- Winner gets 7 points, runner-up 6 points etc.
- Top 4 players from each group will advance to Day 2.
- Day 2: "Check format" tournament.
- Players will still earn points as in Day 1.
- Tournament winner has to earn more than 20 points after which they have to win a lobby.
For full tournament rules, visit here.
Participants
These are the 16 players who qualified for this Lobby Legends tournament, some of whom are familiar from the previous events.
Group A
Group B
Chinese players were drawn in groups as CN#1-CN#4, and their groups have not been shared yet.
Eastleaf
MengXia
Sword
YJNB
Stream Schedule
In case your timezone isn't listed below, check out the sidebar on the official tournament site. It should display the schedule in your local time.
| West Coast PDT (UTC-7) | East Coast EDT (UTC-4) | Europe CEST (UTC+2) | Korea KST (UTC+9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15 | 8:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 | 24:00 |
| October 16 | 8:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 | 24:00 |
New "Tavern Buddy" Twitch Extension
Like last time, if you choose the English Twitch channel as your destination for live viewing of the event, you might find yourself with a handful of new tools at your disposal. All viewers will be able to use the special “Tavern Buddy” extension to pick their favorite players, predict events, and showcase their HS knowledge in order to compete against other viewers and the casters themselves for bragging rights.
Quote From Blizzard
We are thrilled to dive into the possibilities of a new Twitch Extension during the Lobby Legends broadcast. With “Tavern Buddy”, viewers will be able to challenge each other and our casters with their HS knowledge while supporting their favorite players and predicting how various matches will go. Who is the biggest Battlegrounds fan? Who has the magical premonitions to know what is to come? This is your chance to find out and lord those bragging rights over your friends!
THE PUZZLE BOX
Viewers answer a series of yes/no or over/under questions at the start of every broadcast, such as “Will one player get 1st place more than once?” Points are earned for each correct answer.
FANTASY TEAM
Before the start of each Group, viewers choose 3 players they believe will perform the best out of the 8. Viewers earn points based on their game results.
BANDWAGON
Viewers pick a player during the first few turns of each game. Points are earned based on that player’s finish. The earlier they choose, the more possible points.
BAROV’S BLESSING
Once during each game, the broadcast will focus on a single matchup and viewers will be asked to predict the winner of that turn.
Watch Live
You can watch all of the action on the official PlayHearthstone YouTube channel or on PlayHearthstone's Twitch channel. In addition to the official English stream with TJ and Darroch as casters, the players themselves are allowed to stream the event. There will also be a bunch of community co-streams, the full list of which you can find here.
Comments
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No free packs?
No, not in Battlegrounds tournaments.