NVIDIA has announced that free registration for the Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Pro/Am international tournament, featuring Blizzard Entertainment’s critically acclaimed digital collectable card game, is now open. Pro and amateur players will compete online for their share of the $25K prize pool and qualification points for the Hearthstone World Championship. In addition to the cash prize pool, all pro players and the 16 amateurs who make the brackets will receive NVIDIA Shield Android gaming tablets.
Interested to take part in the global tournament? Register here.
I’m super excited to be working with NVIDIA to cast this tournament for the Hearthstone community. It’s one of those games that’s not only fun to play, but equally as fun (if not more) to watch. I can’t wait to see how this tournament plays out. ” Marcin ‘Gnimsh’ Filipowicz, Hearthstone-tournament caster.
LIVE Broadcast Schedule: There will be a 4 hour LIVE broadcast on the twitch.tv/NVIDIA channel each Thursday (11 AM EST – 3:00 PM EST) throughout the Group Stage of the tournament covering the best matches of the week and here’s what the prize pool looks like.
Prize Pool ($25,000 USD + 230 qualification points for the Hearthstone World Championship):
1st: $10,000.00 + 100 qualification points for the Hearthstone World Championship
2nd: $5,000.00 + 50 qualification points for the Hearthstone World Championship
3rd/4th: $1,500.00 + qualification points for the Hearthstone World Championship
5th-8th: $750.00 + qualification points for the Hearthstone World Championship
9th-16th: $500.00
Players can register for the tournament until Thursday, March 19th 12:00 PM EST.
