Host a Winter Tavern Hero Qualifier!
Posted on 23 November 2016
The 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour is underway—and the Tavern Heroes program is back to allow for even more ways to get involved! Starting Wednesday, November 30, approved Fireside Gatherings will be able to host Tavern Hero Qualifiers. Winners of these competitions will be eligible to participate in the Tavern Hero tournament for a chance to earn a spot at the 2017 Hearthstone Americas Winter Playoffs. Find out more below!
See the list of qualified players here!
Tavern Heroes
Fireside Gatherings near you will now be eligible to host Tavern Hero Qualifiers, where you can battle it out against your fellow patrons to determine who will represent your local inn at one of the select Tavern Hero tournament locations across the Americas. The Tavern Hero tournament for the Winter Season will take place the day before the Winter Playoffs begin, and the top 8 players will be crowned Tavern Heroes. These players will then join the top 64 competitors from the point standings to do battle in the Americas Winter Playoffs for one of four spots in the Winter Championship. More details will be revealed later.
Tavern Hero Qualifier competition requirements:
Must create your event on FiresideGatherings.com
Must submit an e-mail to FiresideGatherings@blizzard.com and include a link to your event
Must take place from Nov 30 to Jan 22
Must sign up before the Jan 11 deadline
Must be open to the public, and held in a public venue
Must have a minimum of 16 players
Must be played using Standard decks in the Conquest format
Must provide a completed event report and tournament bracket within 1 week of the end of the qualifier via email to FiresideGatherings@blizzard.com
Organizers are not eligible to participate in their own Tavern Hero Qualifier
Note: An organizer may run more than one qualifier during the Winter Season, but all previous events must be reported with tournament results before new events will be approved.
You can check to see if your event has been listed by visiting www.FiresideGatherings.com. Set the “Filter By” drop down to “Special” then search your country. If your event has been accepted and flagged, it will appear on the list.
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