What better way to escape the heat of summer than to head to your local Tavern to watch and play some Hearthstone! From August 19-21, we’ll be inviting players from across the Americas to participate in the Hearthstone Championship Tour’s Summer Preliminary, and you can join them to cheer them on and perhaps duel with some fellow players.
The action begins on Friday, August 19, as the winners of the Tavern Hero Qualifiers battle it out in the Summer Season Tavern Hero Tournament. The top 32 finishers will then join 128 of the Americas' top-ranked players in the Summer Preliminary on August 20 and 21 to determine who will participate in the Americas Summer Championship and a chance to qualify for the Hearthstone World Championship at BlizzCon!
All of the venues listed below will be open to the public, so come along to watch the action unfold, have a duel or two with other fans, and enjoy some of the side events lined up for attendees.
Venue Locations
| Venue | Location |
| eBash Video Game Center (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| The Dragon's Lair (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Wallingford, Connecticut |
| GameWorks (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Seattle, Washington |
| eSports Arena (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Santa Ana, California |
| The Cave Gaming Center (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Fairfax, Virginia |
| The Grid: Games and Growlers (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Mesa, Arizona |
| Level Up Games and Hobbies (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Microsoft Store (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Frisco, Texas |
| Pastimes (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Niles, Illinois |
| KU Hillel (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Lawrence, Kansas |
| J. Willard Marriott Library (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Raiders Esports Centre (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Centre de jeux l'Expédition (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Montréal, Quebec |
| Canvs (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Orlando, Florida |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Jose (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | San Jose, CA |
| Rancho Las Orquideas (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Cartago, Costa Rica |
| Sede eSport Colombia (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Cali, Colombia |
| El Baúl del Enano (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Quito, Ecuador |
| Player vs Player (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Brasília, Brazil |
| Duoc Santiago (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Santiago, Chile |
| Local Strike Offices (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Plaza de la tecnología (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| X5 Arena (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Taberna Hearthstone Perú (Tavern Hero, Day 1, Day 2) | Lima, Peru |
Livestream Details
Unable to attend in person? No problem! The event will be livestreamed on the official Hearthstone Twitch channel in English. Additional language streams available here: Spanish, Portuguese
Saturday, August 20 – Summer Preliminary Day 1 – 10:00 AM PDT
Sunday, August 21 – Summer Preliminary Day 2 – 10:00 AM PDT
Casters: Dan 'Frodan' Chou, Brian Kibler, TJ 'Azumo' Sanders, Simon 'Sottle' Welch, Nathan 'ThatsAdmirable' Zamora, Cora ‘Songbird’ Georgiou
Brackets: Tavern Hero, Preliminary
Good luck to all of the competitors, and hope to see you at one of the events or in our stream!