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Wondering if you have what it takes to card-sling your way to the top? Here’s your chance to find out! Starting Saturday, January 23rd, special Blizzard-sanctioned Hearthstone tournaments will be taking place at Fireside Gathering events in select locations across Europe. Check out the details below.

Tavern Heroes

Players attending any of the below-listed Blizzard-sanctioned Hearthstone tournaments will battle it out until a champion is crowned in each location. These remaining players will be named Tavern Heroes and will each earn a slot in the Hearthstone 2016 European Winter Preliminaries, where they’ll join the 128 players who have earned slots in the preliminaries via the standard point system. See our 2016 Hearthstone Championship Tour blog for details on this year’s point structure and match formats.

Next Stop, The 2016 European Winter Preliminaries!

The 128 top-ranked European players, along with all the qualified Tavern Heroes, will compete in the preliminaries in the same select locations across Europe for the chance to earn one of eight slots in the Hearthstone 2016 European Winter Championship. Stay tuned for details on where and when you can watch the preliminary matches.

Tavern Hero Tournament Details

Below you will find all the different Tavern Hero Tournament locations and dates. For additional details on a specific event click on the venue and you will be redirected to the venue's sponsor website.

Venue	Location	Date
Loading Online Bar	London, UK	Saturday, January 23
Pixel Bar	Madrid, Spain	Sunday, January 24
Fireplace	Moscow, Russia	Sunday, January 24
Meltdown Paris	Paris, France	Saturday, January 30
Meltdown Berlin	Berlin, Germany	Saturday, January 30
Meltdown Valencia	Valencia, Spain	Saturday, January 30
Meltdown Lisbon	Lisbon, Portugal	Saturday, January 30
O'Learys Gamla Stan	Stockholm, Sweden	Saturday, January 30
O'Deer	St. Petersburg, RU	Saturday, January 30
Meltdown Bordeaux	Bordeaux, France	Sunday, January 31
Löwen	Zurich, Switzerland	Sunday, January 31
ESL Arena	Katowice, Poland	Saturday, February 6
Kiev CyberSport Arena	Kiev, Ukraine	Saturday, February 6
The Quill	Sofia, Bulgaria	Saturday, February 6
Malom Bisztro	Budapest, Hungary	Saturday, February 6
Noroff University Campus	Oslo, Norway	Sunday, February 7
The Cave	Utrecht, Netherlands	Sunday, February 7
Baze Esports Café	Istanbul, Turkey	Sunday, February 7
Nexus Gamers Pub	Bucharest, Romania	Sunday, February 7
InSpot Panormou	Athens, Greece	Sunday, February 7

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