After years of waiting, the Hearthstone World Championship is coming home to BlizzCon! Sixteen of the world’s best players have fought all year to earn their ticket to Hearthstone's biggest stage. The Group Stage takes place September 8-10, followed by the Knockout Stage live at BlizzCon on September 12 and 13. This is an event you won’t want to miss, so read on for everything you need to know.

What You Need to Know

• Dates:
  • Group Stage: September 8-10, starting at 9:00 a.m. PDT
  • Knockout Stage at BlizzCon: September 12, starting at 11:00 a.m. PDT, and September 13, starting at 9:00 a.m. PDT
• Format: 4-deck, Best-of-5 Conquest with a ban
  • Group Stage:
    • Day 1: Groups A and B Initial and Winners’ Matches
    • Day 2: Groups C and D Initial and Winners’ Matches
    • Day 3: Elimination and Decider Matches for all groups
  • Knockout Stage:
    • Day 1: Top 8 Single-Elimination Quarterfinals
    • Day 2: Semifinals and Finals

The winner of the tournament will be crowned the 2026 Hearthstone World Champion and receive a $100,000 prize!

• Prize Pool: $500,000
• Drops:
  • Group Stage: Earn 1x Escape from Violet Hold pack each day while watching on Twitch or YouTube.
  • Knockout Stage Day 1: Earn 2x Escape from Violet Hold packs while watching on Twitch or YouTube.
  • Knockout Stage Day 2: Earn 1x Escape from Violet Hold pack and 1x Golden Escape from Violet Hold pack while watching on Twitch or YouTube.
• Choose Your Champion: Choose a competitor in the World Championship. The better they finish, the more packs you’ll earn!
  • Plus, if you pick the player who wins the 2026 Hearthstone World Championship, you’ll earn an additional Golden Escape from Violet Hold pack.
  • Choose Your Champion goes live at 10:00 a.m. PDT on Thursday, September 3, so head over and make your pick!
• Co-streamers: If you’re interested in co-streaming the Hearthstone World Championship, please fill out the following form as soon as possible to be considered for co-streaming.
• Casters: Edelweiss, Lorinda, PocketTrain, Raven, Sottle, and guests!
• Streams:
  • Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Hearthstone

Players

Group A	Region	Group B	Region
McBanterFace	Americas	maxiebon1234	APAC
Soyorin	APAC	WinBrownie	Americas
mlYanming	China	XiaoT	China
hyosung	APAC	Fatty	Europe
Group C	Region	Group D	Region
Gaby59	Europe	OTGxhh	China
Curfew	APAC	Che0nsu	APAC
Xiaobai	China	SAVOR	Europe
Kwanuu	APAC	Mesmile	Americas

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