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Eight of the world’s top Wild players – two from each region – have emerged from the online qualifiers to compete in the first ever Hearthstone Wild Open. Tune in July 1 and 2 beginning at 19:00 CESTeach day to catch the action. All sets are welcome in the Wild Open, which means surprises and the unexpected will surely abound.

Meet the Players

Europe

• Alberto “Alb987” Reano
• Albert “Bertík” Kačírek

Americas

• Jesse “Control” Chrysler
• Albert “MeknugetZz” Bazinet

Asia Pacific

• Masakazu “masnic” Ishikawa
• Young-Hun “Noriggoon” Kim

China

• Xinyu “SHRoyalBaiZe” Wang
• Yuchen “LVGE” Zhang

Wild Tournament Bracket

Casters

Play-by-play analysis will be led by Dan ‘Frodan’ Chou, who will be joined by the talented Brian Kibler, Simon ‘Sottle’ Welch, and Alex ‘Raven’ Baguley.

Format

Players will compete in a single elimination best-of-five Conquest format with one ban.

Schedule

All the action will play out live July 1 and 2. Broadcast times for the Hearthstone Wild Open are as follows:

Quarterfinals: July 1 beginning at 19:00 CEST
Semifinals and Finals: July 2 beginning at 19:00 CEST

All broadcasts will be held on the official Hearthstone Twitch channel.

Prize Pool

The $25,000 Hearthstone Wild prize pool will be divided as follows:

Placement	Prize (USD)
1st	$8,000
2nd	$5,000
3rd & 4th	$3,000
5th to 8th	$1,500
Total	$25,000

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