Become a Tavern Hero!
Posted on 18 January 2016
Wondering if you have what it takes to card-sling your way to the top? Here’s your chance to find out! Starting Saturday, January 23, special Blizzard-sanctioned Hearthstone tournaments will be taking place at Fireside Gathering events in select locations across the Americas. Check out the details below.
Tavern Heroes
Players attending any of the below-listed Blizzard-sanctioned Hearthstone tournaments will battle it out until a champion is crowned in each location. These remaining players will be named Tavern Heroes and will each earn a slot in the Hearthstone 2016 Americas Winter Preliminaries, where they’ll join the 128 players who have earned slots in the preliminaries via the standard point system. See our 2016 Hearthstone Championship Tour blog for details on this year’s point structure and match formats.
Next Stop, The 2016 Americas Winter Preliminaries!
The 128 top-ranked Americas players, along with all the qualified Tavern Heroes, will compete in the preliminaries in the same select locations across the Americas for the chance to earn one of eight slots in the Hearthstone 2016 Americas Winter Championship. Stay tuned for details on where and when you can watch the preliminary matches.
Tavern Hero Tournament Details
Below you will find all the different Tavern Hero Tournament locations and dates. For additional details, click on a selected event below.
Note: Events marked with an asterisk (*) will only host Tavern Hero Tournaments and will not be a location for the Winter Preliminaries.
Venue
Location
Date
Tavern Hero
eSports Arena
Santa Ana, CA
Saturday, January 23
Cheesee10
J. Willard Marriott Library, Room 1120
Salt Lake City, UT
Saturday, January 23
kylemxm
Gameworks
Seattle, WA
Saturday, January 30
Crazylazy97
Invictus Game Station
Toronto, ON
Saturday, January 30
Duane
Pastimes
Chicago, IL
Saturday, January 30
Sirslim
Kansas Memorial Union
Kansas City, KS
Sunday, January 31
Ghostlike
Gameworks
Las Vegas, NV
Sunday, January 31
Activelee
Mothership Books and Games
Austin, TX
Saturday, February 6
Jasm
Tenley Bar and Grill
Washington, DC
Saturday, February 6
krampus
Central Town 2
Guadalajara, MX
Saturday, February 6
NiKo
Battle & Brew
Atlanta, GA
Sunday, February 7
StoneWill
Insert Coin Bar
Santiago, CL
Sunday, February 7
Athan
Folsom Street Foundry*
San Francisco, CA
Thursday, February 11
mtanzer
The Grid: Games and Growlers*
Mesa, AZ
Saturday, February 13
Circumstance
Escuela Da Vinci
Buenos Aires, AR
Saturday, February 13
Snail
Cafe Meeples*
Richmond, KY
Sunday, February 14
calcal
Campus Cards & Games*
Orlando, FL
Sunday, February 14
Sprklaphobia
MAX5
São Paulo, BR
Sunday, February 14
coreia
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