BlizzCon 2014 : Un premier week-end eSport dès le 31 octobre !
Comme l'indique Blizzard dans cet article publié au cours de ces dernières heures, un seul week-end n'est pas suffisant pour contenir l'ensemble des tournois eSports de la BlizzCon 2014. En raison des finales prévues pour trois des licences, un week-end supplémentaire sera nécessaire afin de couvrir l'ensemble des événements et de s'assurer que tout le monde ait une chance d'en suivre un maximum que possible.
Les finales des tournois eSports de cette année commenceront ainsi une semaine plus tôt, lors du week-end du 31 octobre au 2 novembre, où les premiers tours seront joués. L'intégralité des matchs seront visibles sur les canaux Twitch.tv officiels. Voici les détails.
One weekend can’t contain all of this year’s BlizzCon eSports action. With the StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals, Hearthstone World Championship, and World of Warcraft Arena World Championship all culminating this year at BlizzCon 2014, we needed an extra weekend to squeeze in all of the competitionsand to make sure everyone has a chance to take in as many of the tournaments and events during BlizzCon as possible.
That’s why this year, the global finals for all Blizzard eSports tournaments will get underway a week early at a special World Championship Opening Weekend event taking place at ESL’s Burbank, CA studio October 31 through November 2. There, we’ll be hosting the first rounds of the StarCraft II WCS Global Finals, Hearthstone World Championship, and World of Warcraft Arena World Championship global finals. Of course, you’ll be able to watch it all live online beginning October 31 on our Twitch World Championship Series, Hearthstone, and World of Warcraft channels.
After this action-packed weekend of Blizzard eSports takes place, the global finals for each game will continue at BlizzCon 2014 on November 7 and 8.
Here’s the breakdown of which matches will be conducted during the World Championship Opening Weekend October 31November 2.
World of Warcraft Arena World Championship
- Prize Pool: $250,000
- Number of Teams: 8 teams (3 players per team)
- World Championship Opening Weekend Schedule:
- Friday, October 31, 12pm6:30pm PT
StarCraft II World Championship Series 2014 Global Finals
- Prize Pool: $250,000
- Number of Players: 16
- World Championship Opening Weekend Schedule:
- Saturday, November 1, 10am10pm PT
Hearthstone World Championship
- Prize Pool: $250,000
- Number of Players: 16
- World Championship Opening Weekend Schedule:
- Sunday, November 2, 10am10pm PT
You’ll also be able to watch coverage of the BlizzCon opening ceremony and all of the StarCraft II, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, and Heroes of the Storm matches taking place at BlizzCon for free in HD at www.blizzcon.com. The StarCraft II finals will also be available to watch via the official WCS website.