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This year’s BlizzCon promises to be one of the most exciting for esports yet, and—in partnership with Twitch and MLG.tv—we’re offering new ways to stream live championship events for Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, StarCraft II, and World of Warcraft.
Beginning with Opening Week on October 26-31, when the top players and teams from around the world are focused on their final march towards championship hardware, you can enjoy world-class esports on BlizzCon.com, Twitch, and MLG.tv. All BlizzCon esports streams are free, presented in high definition, and available on your favorite device, so you can catch Opening Week esports anywhere.
World of Warcraft Arena Championship and Heroes of the Storm Fall Championship viewers on Twitch will be treated to special viewer rewards, while Overwatch World Cup viewers on MLG.tv can check out up-to-the-minute match statistics with the Enhanced Viewing Experience (EVE).
If you plan to watch BlizzCon esports in a language other than English, Twitch has you covered with options that will vary depending on the game. Use the tables below to find your favorite game and your preferred language stream to get the most out of Opening Week.
For more information on the players, teams, prizes, and casters at Opening Week and BlizzCon, check out blizzcon.com.
English Language Streams for All Esports
The Hearthstone World Championship features $1,000,000 in total prize money and 16 of the best players from around the world.
German: *Lifecoach
French: Millenium
French: Gamers Origin
Italian: GamingArena
Russian: Starladder
Polish: BlackFireIce
Spanish (EUR): OGSeries
Spanish (LATAM): Audiox
Romanian: RDU
Portuguese (LATAM): Comarox
Mandarin (TW): Hong Kong Esports
Cantonese (TW): Hong Kong Esports
Korean: Inven
Japanese: Twitch TV Japan
The Heroes of the Storm Fall Championship brings together 12 of the best teams from every region for a shot at a $1,000,000 prize pool.
German: KnowMe
French: Millenium
French: GameWard.tv
Italian: Merlo
Russian: HappyZerg
Polish: Rivid
Spanish (EUR): Sarly21
Spanish (LATAM): Aulox
Portuguese (LATAM): NomadTV
Korean: Inven
The World Championship Series Global Finals will award $200,000 to the champion that emerges from the field of 16 qualified players.
German: TakeTV
French: O’Gaming
Russian: Alex007
Russian: Alex007
Swedish: VikingTV
Polish: Zedd
Polish: IndyStarCraft
Polish: Emil Wieczorek
Dutch: DutchStarCraftLeague
Spanish (EUR): *StronGer
Spanish (LATAM): RTM
Portuguese (LATAM): Sefirofe
Chinese (TW): Hong Kong Esports
The Overwatch World Cup assembles national teams from all over the world to decide 2016 international bragging rights once and for all.
German: Cirouss
French: O’Gaming
Italian: Merlo
Russian: Starladder
Swedish: *David "Fenrishi" Eriksson
Spanish (EUR): OGSeries
Finnish: Wabbit
Spanish (LATAM): SolidCaster
Portuguese (LATAM): peterNetoTV
Mandarin (TW): TeSL
Korean: ContentsBox
Japanese: Twitch TV Japan
The World of Warcraft Arena World Championship features eight top teams playing for a share of the $250,000 prize pool.
German: TakeTV
German: TakeTV
French: Lifestream
Italian: *BattleCraft.it
Russian: Gothique
Spanish (EUR): DarksoulEVO
Spanish (LATAM): Aldrah
Portuguese (LATAM): NandaWoW and PvPGirls
Korean: Inven
Stay tuned, as we’ll have additional stream information when esports action moves to the BlizzCon stage in Anaheim.
*These streams will only be broadcasting finals during BlizzCon
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