To celebrate the Hearthstone Scholomance Academy expansion, Blizzard Entertainment is hosting a SEA showmatch this weekend, featuring six teams from Southeast Asia representing their own country for the title of champion and USD$2,000 grand price.

This 22 and 23 August weekend, catch the Hearthstone Scholomance Academy SEA showmatch, with some of the most well-known APAC Hearthstone players taking up the mantle for their countries, including “Bankyugi” from Thailand (2020 Hearthstone Grandmaster Season 2 APAC player), “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 Grandmaster Season 1 APAC player), 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 the live broadcast on English channel and Thai channel starting 11 a.m. (GMT+8) this Saturday and Sunday!

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

• 1^st place: USD$2,000
• 2^nd place: USD$1,500
• 3^rd place: USD$750
• 4^th place: USD$750
• 5^th, 6^th place: Logitech Gaming Gear (G604 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming mouse + G613 Wireless Gaming keyboard + G633s LIGHTSYNC Gaming Headset)

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