The road to BlizzCon is almost over, with just one final chance for competitors to qualify: the Summer Championship! Next weekend, from July 31-August 2, the top ladder players will join the qualifiers from the Summer Playoffs to battle it out for their share of $50,000 and one of three spots in the 2026 Hearthstone World Championship. Read on for everything you need to know to catch all the action on Twitch and YouTube.

What you need to know

• Dates: Friday, July 31 – Sunday, August 2, starting each day at 7:00 a.m. PDT (4:00 p.m. CEST, 11:00 p.m. KST)
• 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.

The top three competitors will qualify for the Masters Tour World Championship at BlizzCon later this year!

• Prize Pool: $50,000
• Drops: Earn up to 3 Escape from Violet Hold packs while watching on Twitch (1 each day)
• Choose Your Champion: Choose a competitor in the Summer Championship. The better they finish, the more packs you'll earn!

Choose Your Champion is live now, so head over and make your pick to earn a pack just for voting here!

• Co-streamers: If you’re interested in co-streaming the Hearthstone Summer Championship then please fill out the following form as soon as possible to be considered for 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
demoshadow	EMEA	Gaby59	EMEA
Shaxy	APAC	Noobuser	EMEA
Roberg	EMEA	ddiyong	APAC
McBanterFace	Americas	SkillDrain	Americas
Group C	Region	Group D	Region
zlsjs	Americas	Kwanwoo	APAC
Incurro	EMEA	Maverick	EMEA
WwwindX	Americas	Rot	APAC
Che0nsu	APAC	WinBrownie	Americas

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We’ll see you in the tavern!