In celebration of the newly launched Hearthstone Scholomance Academy expansion, Blizzard Entertainment is hosting a SEA show match this weekend with six teams from Southeast Asia representing their own country to fight for the champion title and grand prize of USD$2,000.
Hearthstone Scholomance Academy SEA show match will take place this weekend on August 22 and August 23, featuring six teams of best Hearthstone players representing their nations to compete. Players can expect to see several well-known professional players from Hearthstone Grandmasters APAC and 2019 SEA Games participants from the region representing their nations to compete, including “Bankyugi” from Thailand
(2020 Hearthstone APAC Season 2 Grandmaster), “Iambyseries” from Singapore (2019 Hearthstone Global Games Singapore representative), “Joth” from Indonesia (2018 Asian Games Hearthstone silver medalist), “PhatLH” from Vietnam (2019 SEA Games Hearthstone Vietnam team representative), “Staz” from Philippines (2020 Hearthstone APAC Season 1 Grandmaster), and “wkyew90” from Malaysia (2019 SEA Games Hearthstone gold medalist).
The two-day tournament will feature a team-based, round-robin with Conquest format. Top two teams with highest winning record will advance to the finals and determine which team will take home the champion title and USD$2,000 prize money. With Scholomance Academy expansion entering its third week, new mechanics and new dual-class cards will continue to evolve and introduce new deck and playstyle. This will
challenge each team to best use their collective intelligence into deckbuilding strategy and outwit their opponents. Players can expect to see some interesting decks and thrilling matches within the two-day tournament.
Join us in celebrating country pride and showcasing the best Hearthstone talent from Southeast Asia! Don’t miss out on the live broadcast on English channel and Thai channel starting at 11 a.m. (GMT+8) this Saturday and Sunday!
You can find more information about the Hearthstone Academy SEA Showmatch on official fan page and below.
Hearthstone Scholomance Academy SEA Showmatch Details
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, August 22 – August 23, 2020
Broadcast Start Time: Broadcast kicks off at 11 a.m. (GMT+8)
Language Streams:
- English – Hearthstone SEA YouTube Channel
- Thai – Hearthstone Thailand Facebook page
Tournament Bracket:
- August 22, Saturday
11:00 a.m. (GMT+8) – Singapore vs Vietnam (live broadcast), Philippines vs
Thailand, Indonesia vs Malaysia
12:30 p.m. (GMT+8) – Philippines vs Malaysia (live broadcast), Thailand vs
Vietnam, Indonesia vs Singapore
2:00 p.m. (GMT+8) – Thailand vs Indonesia (live broadcast), Philippines vs
Vietnam, Malaysia vs Singapore
- August 23, Sunday
11:00 a.m. (GMT+8) – Malaysia vs Thailand (live broadcast), Philippines vs
Singapore, Vietnam vs Indonesia
12:30 p.m. (GMT+8) – Philippines vs Indonesia (live broadcast), Singapore vs
Thailand, Vietnam vs Malaysia
2:00 p.m. (GMT+8) – Finals (First two teams with highest winning records from round-robin)
Tournament format: Round robin, Bo5 Conquest (4 decks, 1 ban) Player roster:
• Team Indonesia: Joth (2018 Asian Games Hearthstone silver medalist), Eiduart, Rezdan
• Team Malaysia: EzXarT, FlyFM.Hafiz, wkyew90 (2019 SEA Games Hearthstone gold medalist)
• Team Philippines: Charlie, Enli, Staz (2020 Hearthstone APAC Season 1
Grandmaster)
• Team Singapore: Danbam, Iambyseries (2019 Hearthstone Global Games
Singapore representative), Wolfsbanee
• Team Thailand: Bankyugi (2020 Hearthstone APAC Season 2 Grandmaster),
OuixZ, ScreaM
• Team Vietnam: DucDeoKinh, PhatLH (2019 SEA Games Hearthstone Vietnam team representative), Xut
Prize pool – USD$5,000
1st place: USD$2,000
• 2nd place: USD$1,500
• 3rd place: USD$750
• 4th place: USD$750
• 5th, 6th place: Logitech Gaming Gear (G604 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming mouse G613 Wireless Gaming keyboard + G633s LIGHTSYNC Gaming Headset)
