On Dec. 20-21, sixteen competitive Hearthstone players from around the world were invited to compete in the WSOE 2 Hearthstone Event. This time it was hosted in Manhattan Beach, California. The players competed for their share of $30,000 in the second event of the World Showdown of Esports, which is a tournament series organized by ESP Gaming.
The casters
- Brian “Briankibler” Kibler
- Dan “Frodan” Chou
- Nathan “Thatsadmirable” Zamora
- Paul “Zalae” Nemeth
- TJ “Azumoqt” Sanders
- Joe “Munchables” Fenny
- Lauren Jbara
- “Lisa Lucymae” Malambri
The competitors
- Alexandra ”Alliestrasza” Macpherson
- Claire ”Chandyland” Chan
- Nayara “NaySyl” Sylvestre
- Cordelia “Scarakye” Chui
- Laura “Arya” Molina Quinto
- Edelweiss
- Nicholena “Nicholena” Moon
- Slysssa
- Bloody
- Rumay “Hafu” Wang
- Pathra ”Pathra” Cadness
- Cora “SongBird” Georgiou
- Cara “CaraCute” Vergel De Dios
- Jia Aquino “Jia” Dee
- SaltyMonkey
- Teebs “Teebs” Auberdine
Format
The WSOE event had a unique format we have not seen before in the Hearthstone scene. All competitors had to bring a deck for each of the nine classes in Hearthstone. The format is quite complicated.
- Ban two classes
- Pick one class
- Ban two classes
- Pick one class
- Ban one class
- Pick two classes (The remaining two)
With these four classes chosen, you and your opponent will be given one more ban knowing what decks your opponent has, followed by a best-of-5 series using the Last Hero Standing format. An example of this is the series between winner Jia and Slysssa.
Final standings
- Jia
- SongBird
- Slysssa
- Pathra
5-8th
- Teebs
- Chandyland
- Alliestasza
- Edelweiss
9-12th
- Arya
- Nicholena
- Scarakye
- Hafu
13-16th
- CaraCute
- NaySyl
- Bloody
- SaltyMonkey
The winner of the event was Jia Aquino “Jia” Dee, who beat Cora “SongBird” Georgiou in the finals. The series was incredibly close and really was a pleasure to watch. With many upsets and an eventual 3-2 score, this is one worth watching back. Find the VOD of this series and others on WSOE’s Twitch channel.
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