Heroes of the Storm news » Cheer and Win at the Heroes Summer Global Championship

The Heroes of the Storm Summer Global Championship will feature 12 top teams from around the world battling it out for $500,000 USD. The tournament will be held at DreamHack Summer, where thousands of attendees will watch the action unfold.

We’ve got lots of loot to give away, and whether or not you’re visiting the event in person, everyone will have a chance to cheer for their favorite team and win! Read on for details.

Cheer and Win

Whoever you’re rooting for, make some noise and let them know that they’ve got your support! We’ll be raffling off Hero and Skin codes throughout the live show, and everyone in the audience will have a chance to win. We’re also looking forward to seeing the loudest and most passionate fans in attendance.

If you’re tuning in to watch our online stream, make sure you’ve logged in to your Twitch account. Viewers will be picked at random to receive Heroes game codes at regular intervals throughout the show—for more details, see the rules here. And if you link your Twitch account to your Battle.net account, you’ll also receive a special in-game portrait.

Event Details

Organizer

DreamHack

Location

Elmia Fair in Jönköping, Sweden

Format, Date, and Time

The Heroes of the Storm Summer Global Championship will host two group stages, with the top four seeded teams earning immediate passage to the second stage. The other eight qualifying teams will compete in the first stage of the tournament. You can watch all the matches on our Twitch channel (Blizzheroes).

First Group Stage:

• Monday, June 13 from 11:15 to 20:30 CEST
• Tuesday, June 14 from 13:30 to 20:30 CEST
• Wednesday, June 15 from 13:30 to 20:30 CEST

Double elimination groups. All matches are Bo3, the top two from each group advance to Group Stage 2.

Second Group Stage:

• Saturday, June 18 from 11:15 to 23:00 CEST
• Sunday, June 19 from 11:15 to 23:00 CEST

Double elimination groups. All matches are Bo3, the top two from each group advance to Semi-Finals.

Semi-Finals and Grand Finals:

• Monday, June 20 from 12:15 to 22:00 CEST

Single elimination. Semi-finals and Grand Final are Bo5.

Teams

• Team Dignitas (Europe Region)
• mYinsanity (Europe Region)
• Team Naventic (North America Region)
• Gale Force eSports (North America Region)
• eStar Gaming (China Region)
• X-Team (China Region)
• MVP Black (South Korea Region)
• Tempest (South Korea Region)
• Big Gods (Latin America Region)
• Please Buff Arthas (Taiwan Region)
• Renovatio I (Southeast Asia Region)
• Negative Synergy (Australia and New Zealand Region)

Prizes

The $500,000 USD prize pool will be divided up among all competitors:

• 1st - $150,000
• 2nd - $75,000
• 3rd-4th - $50,000
• 5th-6th - $37,500
• 7th-8th - $25,000
• 9th-12th - $12,500

Talent and Casters

• Wade "Dreadnaught" Penfold;
• Jaycie "Gillyweed" Gluck
• James "Kaelaris" Carrol
• Michael "KendricSwissh" Kratzel
• Thomas "Khaldor" Kilian
• Yoan "ToD" Merlo
• Wolf "Wolf" Schröder

Watch Online

You can watch all the action live via the streams listed below.

• English (Main stream);
• Russian (HappyZerg);
• Russian (RuHub);
• Polish;
• German (TakeTV);
• German (YouBetterKnowMe);
• Spanish (DreamHack_heroes);
• Spanish 2 (OGSeries);
• French (Gameward);
• French 2 (Millenium);
• Italian (Everyeyeit);
• Bulgarian (Esl_gplaytv);

Where to Discuss:

/r/heroesofthestorm

Official Heroes of the Storm Twitter

Official Heroes of the Storm esports Twitter

Official forums on Heroesofthestorm.com

More information:

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