The PGL Tavern Tales will hold its 2016 Summer edition from July 29th-31st, once again sporting a $25,000 prize pool and offering 43 Hearthstone Championship Tour points.
After a successful spring edition in February, which was won by Romanian player Marius “xTracKyStyLe” Nistor, the PGL Tavern Tales crown is ready to be passed on. As before, 32 card-slingers from around the world will travel to PGL’s studios in Bucharest this summer to compete in a three-day LAN event.
The 32 playoff spots will be determined via online qualifiers that will be open to everyone who wishes to participate.
Prize pool breakdown
•1st place: $8,000
•2nd place: $4,000
•3rd-4th: $2,500 each
•5th-8th: $1,000 each
•9th-16th: $500 each
HCT points breakdown
•1st place: 15 points
•2nd place: 10 points
•3rd-4th: 5 points each
•5th-8th: 2 points each
The PGL Summer Tavern Tales 2016 playoff will feature a Swiss group stage with a Top 16 cut-off, followed by a single-elimination bracket.
All matches will be played in a Best of 5, four heroes, one ban Conquest format.
The English broadcast of the tournament will be available on www.twitch.tv/pgl_hs.
Twitch is the official partner of the PGL Summer Tavern Tales 2016 tournament.