Competitive Hearthstone will feature three tournaments in total.

Blizzard has revealed the Hearthstone esports 2024 roadmap ahead of the game's 10-year anniversary. This year, the game will get two Hearthstone Masters Tour seasonal championships plus the Hearthstone World Championship 2024 event. Read on for details.

Hearthstone Masters Tour World Championship 2024 information (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Hearthstone Masters Tour World Championship 2024 information (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Hearthstone esports 2024 roadmap

This year, Hearthstone esports will have three events. These will include the Hearthstone Masters Tour Spring Championship, Hearthstone Masters Tour Summer Championship, and Hearthstone World Championship 2024. The Masters Tour events will lead up to the World Championship, and all of the tournaments will feature the Standard game mode.

Esports Event
Total Players
Prize Pool (USD)
Hearthstone Masters Tour Spring Championship
16
$50,000
Hearthstone Masters Tour Summer Championship
16
$50,000
Hearthstone World Championship 2024
8
$350,000

Each Masters Tour event will have 16 of the game's best competitors duke it out for a share of the $50,000 prize pool. Then, Hearthstone World Championship 2024 will showcase eight players dueling for the bulk of the $350,000 prize pool.

How to qualify for Hearthstone Masters Tour 2024

Interested players will be able to climb the leaderboard in February and March to earn a place in the Hearthstone Masters Tour Spring Championship. The Masters Tour Summer Championship will also include climbing the leaderboard, but between the months of June and July instead.

Competitive points information for Hearthstone esports 2024 (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Competitive points information for Hearthstone esports 2024 (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

For each Masters Tour, a total of 12 spots will go to the top four regional players with the most competitive points. The remaining four spots will go to the top point earners regardless of their region.

Next, the top two players from each Masters Tour will advance to the Hearthstone World Championship 2024 event. The remaining four slots in the World Championship will go to the top point earners throughout the year. Below is a table summarizing this and the qualification details.

Esports Event
Information
Total Players
Competitive Points (Spring)12 slots (4 players with the most points in each region) will advance to the Masters Tour Spring Championship

4 players with the most points regardless of region will advance to the Masters Tour Spring Championship
16
Competitive Points (Summer)12 slots (4 players with the most points in each region) will advance to the Masters Tour Summer Championship

4 players with the most points regardless of region will advance to the Masters Tour Summer Championship
16
Hearthstone Masters Tour Spring Championship2 players will advance to Hearthstone World Championship 20242
Hearthstone Masters Tour Summer Championship2 players will advance to Hearthstone World Championship 20242
Competitive Points4 players with the most points across all of February, March, June, July, October, and November (1 slot for the highest earner in each region and 1 slot for the highest point earner who hasn’t yet earned an invite regardless of region)4
Hearthstone World Championship 20248 players duke it out for the 2024 crown8

The official rules for the game's competitive events this year can be found here.

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