Semifinals
Day 3 and Day 4 · 13–14 November
16 players. 8 advance to the finals.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Open Tournament
Viewers vs Streamers
Welcome to Viewers vs Streamers!
We’re hosting a huge open tournament with 256 spots! If you have 10K MMR or more you’re allowed to enter. Sign-ups open 1 week before the tournament starts so you still have time to grind!
The top 8 of this open tournament qualify for Stage 2 the next week. Here they’ll face off vs 8 invited, high MMR streamers to compete for a $5,000 prize pool.
The Open
7–8 November
256 players, 8 advance
Stage 2
13–15 November
8 Challengers from the open vs 8 invited streamers
Format
Players earn points based on their performance. After every lobby, players are matched with players that have similar points. The lowest ranking players are eliminated after specific rounds, as displayed below.
Saturday 7 November · Day 1 · Round 1
256 players in 32 lobbies. Nobody is eliminated after round 1.
Bracket
The open, 7–8 November. Lobbies are filled in once sign-ups close.
Stage 2
Viewers vs Streamers
13–15 November. 8 Challengers from the open against 8 invited streamers.
8 Challengers from the open
8 invited streamers
Finals, check format
Day 5 · 15 November
Players that reach 40 points put the lobby in check. The first of these players to win a lobby wins the tournament. You need 40 points at the start of a game, so reaching 40 while winning a lobby doesn’t count.
The finals last at most 10 games. If no one has won through check format after game 10, the highest scoring player wins.
| Finish | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st place | 9 |
| 2nd place | 7 |
| 3rd place | 6 |
| 4th place | 5 |
| 5th place | 4 |
| 6th place | 3 |
| 7th place | 2 |
| 8th place | 1 |
Same scoring throughout the semifinals and finals.
Prize pool
$5,000
The prize split will be posted with the full rules.
Bring back Battlegrounds tournaments!
We’re legally not allowed to charge an entry fee for this event. Everyone involved is working for free because they love this game. If you want to help bring back Battlegrounds e-sports, please consider donating so we can continue to host these awesome events.
If you want to become an official sponsor of our next edition, please reach out to Shadybunnylive@gmail.com
Schedule
Times below are in your time zone: CET
The open
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November
Your local start time: 16:00
- Pacific Los Angeles7 AMPST
- Eastern New York10 AMEST
- UK London3 PMGMT
- Central Europe Berlin4 PMCET
Stage 2
Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November
Your local start time: 18:00
- Pacific Los Angeles9 AMPST
- Eastern New York12 PMEST
- UK London5 PMGMT
- Central Europe Berlin6 PMCET
- 7Sat Nov Day 1256 to 64 players
- 8Sun Nov Day 264 to 8 players
- 13Fri Nov Day 3Semifinals
- 14Sat Nov Day 4Semifinals
- 15Sun Nov Day 5Finals
Where to watch
Every day is live with casting. Follow to get the go-live notification.