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The 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour is just getting started and players are already earning points and looking to secure their slots for the Winter Championship in the Bahamas!
The action kicks off on Friday, February 10, as qualified Tavern Heroes battle it out in the Tavern Hero Tournament. The top 8 Tavern Heroes will then join 64 of Europe’s best-ranked Hearthstone players in the Winter Playoffs on Saturday and Sunday, February 11-12. Competition is bound to be fierce as only 4 players will be continuing on to the Bahamas in March for the Winter Championship.
Check out the full list of venue locations, livestream details, and further information below.
Venue Locations
| Venue | Location |
| Respawn eSportsbar | Vienna, Austria |
| Café-Club "Graj" | Minsk, Belarus |
| Meltdown Brussels | Brussels, Belgium |
| Playground Paradise Center | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Aalborg University | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Ravintola Casa Mare | Helsinki, Finland |
| Meltdown Paris | Paris, France |
| Meltdown Cologne | Cologne, Germany |
| InSpot Rotondas | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Barcraft 2 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Red Star Gaming | Rome, Italy |
| Castellum Theater | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
| House of Nerds | Oslo, Norway |
| Hex | Kraków, Poland |
| 1UP Gaming Lounge | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nexus Gamers Pub | Bucharest, Romania |
| Fireplace | Moscow, Russia |
| O'Deer | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| The Campus | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Meltdown Valencia | Valencia, Spain |
| Webhallen Fridhemsplan | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Löwen | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Goblin FRP & Oyun Cafe | Istanbul, Turkey |
| ESL Studio UK | Leicester, UK |
| Kiev CyberSport Arena | Kiev, Ukraine |
All of the above-listed venues will be open to the public, so come along and watch the action unfold, have a duel or two with other fans, and enjoy some of the side events lined up for attendees.
Livestream Details
Unable to attend in person? No problem! The event will be livestreamed on the official Hearthstone Twitch channel in English. Streams will also be available in several other languages - check back here later for more details:
English: Twitch – PlayHearthstone
Stream Times:
Saturday, February 11 – Winter Playoffs Day 1 – Time to be confirmed
Sunday, February 12 – Winter Playoffs Day 2 – Time to be confirmed
Official Casters
To be announced
Additional Events and Rewards for Attendees
In addition to showing and hosting the Tavern Hero Tournament and Winter Playoffs from February 10-12, the venues listed above will also be holding various side events for attendees. That means loot and prizes will be available, so be sure to join us in person if you can!
If you visit any of the above-listed locations during the event, you’ll also be able to add the Power Core card back to your Hearthstone collection*. Additionally, all participants in the Tavern Hero Tournament and Winter Playoffs will receive this unique esports card back.
*In order to receive the Power Core card back attendees must simply participate in one of the side events at their location – winning in a side event is not required.
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