Hot on the heels of CATACLYSM’s fiery launch, things are cooling down with the first Masters Tour of the year: the Winter Championship! From April 10 - 12, the top ladder players will face off against the winners of the Winter Playoffs, competing for their share of $50,000 and one of three coveted spots at the 2026 Hearthstone World Championship. Read on to learn how to catch all the action on Twitch and YouTube.

What You Need to Know

• Dates: Friday, April 10 - Sunday, April 12, starting each day at 8 a.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. CEST)
• Format: 4-deck, Best-of-5 Conquest with a ban
  • Day 1: A&B Groups Play, Double Elimination Bracket
  • Day 2: C&D Groups Play, Double Elimination Bracket
  • Day 3: Top 8, Single Elimination Bracket, with 3rd place match.
• Prize Pool: $50,000
  • The top 3 competitors will qualify for the Masters Tour World Championship later this year!
• Drops: Earn up to 3 CATACLYSM packs while watching on Twitch (1 each day)
• Choose Your Champion: Choose a competitor in the Winter Championship, and the better they finish, the more packs you’ll earn!
  • Choose Your Champion is live now, so head here to enter and get a pack just for voting.
• Co-streamers: If you’re interested in co-streaming the Hearthstone Winter Championship then please fill out this form as soon as possible to be considered fo costreaming.
• Casters: Edelweiss, Lorinda, PocketTrain, Raven, Sottle
• Streams:
  • Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Hearthstone

Players

Group A	Region	Group B	Region
SAVOR	Europe	Mesmile	Americas
Lucas	Americas	Maverick	Europe
mthd4s	Europe	Brainpeace	APAC
ViSi0N	APAC	Nature	Americas
Group C	Region	Group D	Region
Gaby59	Europe	Maxiebon1234	APAC
Grimaldi	Americas	Jheick	Americas
gyu	APAC	Maur1	Europe
Nick77	Europe	Kwanwoo	APAC

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