A Fireside Path to the World Championship!
by JR Cook - 10 years ago show comments
For those of you that missed your chance to host or attend a Fireside Gathering Tournament in July, your second chance has arrived! This weekend, Fireside Gatherings held August 1-3 that host open tournaments will be able to qualify participants for the qualifier. It sounds confusing, but Blizzard does a great job of clarifying the requirements below:
Qualify for the Qualifier!
If you’re a serious Hearthstone player, then attending a Fireside Gathering this weekend (and the first weekend of August) should feature into your plans in a major way. This could be your shot at the big times, so pay heed! The road to victory begins with these steps:Step One: Many Fireside Gathering events will be holding open tournaments, and if your card handling skills take the top spot in your local verified Fireside Gathering open tournament, then you could make it into your region’s online Fireside Pre-Qualifierhosted by ZOTAC. There will be two verified Fireside Gathering open tournament weekends:
- July 4 – 6
- August 1 – 3
Attend, win, and take your first steps on the path of legends!
Step Two: Do well at your Fireside Pre-Qualifier hosted by ZOTAC, and you could earn one of two seeds to compete in the Americas Qualifier Tournament. You’re almost there. . . .
Step Three: Make the top four at the Americas Qualifier Tournament, and you’ll earn a spot at the BlizzCon 2014 Hearthstone World Championship!
Step Four: Compete at the BlizzCon 2014 Hearthstone World Championship! Dazzle the world with your impeccable decision making and innovative play to win the undying admiration of Hearthstone players all over the world . . . and your shot at the massive$250,000 prize pool!
There are some rules to follow though to make sure your event is eligible to be a Fireside Pre-Qualifier, so take note:
Open Tournaments
For a Fireside Gathering to be eligible to qualify their tournament winner for the appropriate Fireside
Pre-Qualifier for their region, there are a few rules. Only Fireside Gatherings taking place in countries or
states that are eligible for the Hearthstone World Championship may take part (Americas Rules – Europe
Rules). In addition, tournaments must have a minimum of eight (8) players entered to be eligible, but
may have any number of maximum entrants.If you have a particularly large Fireside Gathering, you may want to consider splitting the field into two
or more separate tournaments of at least twelve players each. Organizers may submit multiple
tournament brackets as long as the players in each tournament are unique (players can only compete in
one bracket per weekend) and the other rules are followed.The format for the open tournaments being held at Fireside Gatherings must be a single-elimination
bracket with best of 3 matches. Each registered player is permitted to use only one (1) deck for the
entirety of the tournament, and that deck may not be altered between games or between rounds.
Tournament organizers must verify that their event took place by taking a picture with all of the
contestants and providing Blizzard Entertainment with a copy of their event’s completed Fireside
Gatherings bracket (color version – black and white).Once a winner is determined, the Fireside Gathering organizer must send all of the following
information to firesidegatherings@blizzard.com:
1. Group photo with all participants
2. Scanned copy or legible photograph of the filled out bracket
3. The winner’s contact information:
a. Full name
b. BattleTag (Ex: SleepyElf#0001)
c. Contact e-mail address
The complete, official tournament rules can be found Here.
Don’t have 7 friends to organize your own tournament? No problem! The team here at BlizzPro has not one, but 3 events happening this weekend in North America!
Kansas City Gathering
This gathering is purely for the qualifier for the regional fireside online pre-qualifier hosted by ZOTAC. We will be running multiple tournaments based on how many people show up, but you are only allowed to enter into 1 tournament. Each tournament’s winner will qualify for the regional pre-qualifier.
TOURNAMENT RULES: Can only use 1 deck the entire tournament. It’s best of 3 matches single elimination. We will have groups of 12 (or more) for each tournament and you can only enter one. We will need to take a group photo of each grouping. Signups will be posted soon – we will need full name, battle tag, and contact email address. If you want to read more of the rules check here.
The event is sponsored and run by BlizzPro and partnered with ArcheType Gaming.
Where: Microsoft Store, Oak Park Mall, 11149 West 95th St, Overland Park, KS 66214
When: Saturday August 2, 2014, 2:00 PM CST
Links:
Washington DC Gathering
We have Wi-Fi, plenty of seating, power outlets, and a rooftop deck. Attendees MUST bring a laptop or tablet to play, we don’t provide computers. This is a bring your own food, drinks (or beer) event. We encourage you to bring some shareable appetizers/food, but that is completely optional. There may be some restaurants nearby with special discounts for our attendees (to be announced).
TOURNAMENTS RULES: Single-elimination, 1 deck, best of 3 matches (Sign up at the event – Naxx cards are NOT allowed).
1st place: $50 Battle.net Gift Card & Entry into BlizzCon $250k Qualifier.
2nd place: $50 Battle.net Gift Card.
3rd place: One (1) case of Red Bull energy drinks!
Official Rules can be found here.
PRIZES: In addition to our tournament prizes, We will be giving away Hearthstone Card Packs and Red Bull energy drinks!
METRO/PARKING: McPherson Square metro station is closest on the orange/blue line. If you’re on the red line take Dupont Circle. It’s about a half mile walk. There’s also a bike share station directly across the street. There are two parking garages within a two block radius, and meters are free if you can find street parking.
A special thanks to our sponsors BlizzPro.com, Red Bull, and to the folks at Fathom Gallery for providing us with such an amazing venue.
WHERE: Fathom Gallery, 1333 14th St NW – Washington, DC 20005
WHEN: Sunday August 3rd @ 1:00pm – Tournament starts @ 2:00pm.
LINKS:
Toronto Gathering
We have many activities at this gathering: collaborative arena runs, Hearthstone pictionary, a raffle and a group dinner afterwards! We will also be hosting as many tournaments as possible (based on attendance) with the winners qualifying for the pre-qualifiers that leads to the Hearthstone World Championship. Event is ALL ages.
The event is sponsored by BlizzPro and run by the Toronto Hearthstone Community.
Tickets are $15 and includes computer time at the cafe and entrance to all of the activities above (dinner is separate).
Purchase your ticket here: https://www.picatic.com/THC3
TOURNAMENTS RULES: Single-elimination, 1 deck, best of 3 matches (Sign up at the event – Naxx cards ARE allowed)
WHERE: Net Effect Lan Cafe,9 isabella St, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1M7
WHEN: Saturday August 2nd, Noon to 6:00 PM.
LINKS:
Facebook Event
Toronto Hearthstone Community
If you do not live close enough to attend one of the events that BlizzPro has to offer, you can also check the Blizzard or the Liquid Hearth Fireside Gathering listings for upcoming gatherings in your area.
Best of luck to everybody attending a Fireside Gathering Tournament this weekend and I can’t wait to see you all at the Toronto event!
Is the kc event at 2 or 3. Says 2 on the website and 3 on the Facebook page