The Hearthstone esports 2025 roadmap is here. It includes two Masters Tour Championships and the Hearthstone World Championship 2025 event.
Blizzard has announced plans for Hearthstone esports in 2025. This year's roadmap includes two Hearthstone Masters Tour Championship events plus Hearthstone World Championship 2025. It also features new Open Qualifier tournaments, Masters Tour Playoff events, and more.
Hearthstone esports 2025 roadmap
This year, there will be three Hearthstone qualification periods. The first couple of qualification periods will lead into the third one. The overall goal will be a coveted spot in the 16-player Hearthstone World Championship 2025 tournament.
- Spring: March/April
- Summer: June/July
- Last Chance: September/October
Here is our quick overview of everything. However, we do go over each Hearthstone esports competition in more detail after this table.
Hearthstone Esports Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Spring Qualification Period | This is the first qualification period happening in March/April. |
| Summer Qualification Period | This is the second qualification period happening in June/July. |
| Last Chance Qualification Period | This is the final qualification period happening in September/October. |
| Open Qualifiers | There are 3 Open Qualifiers in total. The top players advance to each respective Masters Tour Playoffs event. |
| Masters Tour Playoffs | There are 3 Masters Tour Playoffs in total. The top players advance to their respective Masters Tour Championship. |
| Masters Tour Championships | There are 2 Masters Tour Championships in total. The top players advance to the World Championship. |
| Last Chance Qualifier | This Last Chance Qualifier tournament happens after the World Championships and gives players a final chance to enter the World Championship. |
| Hearthstone World Championship 2025 | The World Championship features 16 players in total. |
How to compete in Hearthstone esports
There will be two qualification pathways for Hearthstone esports in 2025. The first option will be through the ranked Hearthstone ladder. Interested competitors will have to place in the top 100 during a qualification period to gain some competitive points.
Hearthstone Open Qualifier events
As for the second option, there will be three Open Qualifier events to duke it out in. The top 4 players who place in an Open Qualifier will advance into a Masters Tour Playoffs event. The first of these Open Qualifier events will happen between March 21 and March 23. In terms of the official rules for this year, the first published version can be found here.
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Hearthstone Masters Tour Playoffs 2025
Speaking of the Masters Tour Playoffs, there will be three of them this year. This will be one per region. Each of these tournaments will feature 50 players with the most competitive points and players who placed in the top 4 of an Open Qualifier. The top 3 players from each Masters Tour Playoff event will advance to that specific period's Hearthstone Masters Tour Championship.
Hearthstone Masters Tour Championship 2025
As noted, Hearthstone players and fans will get two Masters Tour Championships this year. Each one of them will feature the top 16 players from their respective qualification period.
- Masters Tour Championship
- 6 players from the Masters Tour Playoffs
- Top 2 from each of the 3 regions
- 10 from competitive points
- Top 2 from each region
- 4 highest remaining point earners across all 3 regions
- 6 players from the Masters Tour Playoffs
Last Chance Qualifier tournament
After the two aforementioned Masters Tour Championships, the Last Chance Qualifier event will be a global tournament. This one will feature the top 50 earners of competitive points, the top 4 finishers from the Open Qualifiers during the Last Chance qualification period, and everyone who duked it out in a Masters Tour Championship and didn't get into Hearthstone World Championship 2025 yet.
- Last Chance Qualifier
- Top 50 combined competitive points earners globally across all 3 qualifying periods
- Top 4 finishers from the Open Qualifiers during the Last Chance qualification period
- All the players who competed in a Masters Tour Championship and have not already earned a spot at the Hearthstone World Championship
Hearthstone World Championship 2025
As for this year's World Championship, it will feature 16 players in total and a prize pool of $500,000 USD.
- World Championship
- Top 4 players from each Masters Tour Championship (8 players)
- Top 4 players from the Chinese-region competitive esports system (4 players)
- Top 3 earners of competitive points globally across all 3 qualifying periods (3 players)
- Winner of the Last Chance Qualifier tournament (1 player)
That's all for now. Are you excited about the Hearthstone esports 2025 roadmap? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates.
