CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce that Ilias “AretuzaAndyWand” Karamanis has won the May 2018 GWENT Open tournament!
Ushering the GWENT Masters rivalry into its second half, the May 2018 GWENT Open saw highest ranked Pro Ladder players face off this past weekend. The tournament’s stakes included a $25,000 prize pool and Crown Points, which serve as ranking points of GWENT’s official esports series. Players were also competing for spots in the tournament’s final, which guarantee participation in the next GWENT Challenger.
Recordings of the coverage from the May GWENT Open are available on the official CD PROJEKT RED Twitch channel.
The final standings for the tournament are as follows:
WINNER
Ilias “AretuzaAndyWand” Karamanis (Germany)
FINALISTS
Ilias “AretuzaAndyWand” Karamanis (Germany) — $9,800
Damian “TailBot” Kaźmierczak (Poland) — $5,050
SEMIFINALISTS
Jacek “Fanderman” Leja (Poland) — $2,750
Alexander “proNEO3001” Shpak (Ukraine) — $2,750
QUARTERFINALISTS
Zehua “LpHanachan” Zhao (China) — $1,400
Xiaoxiang “Huanshi7702” Zeng (China) — $1,250
Mikel “Nujwk” Besga Aristizabal (Spain) — $1,000
Daniel “Damorquis” Morkisch (Germany) — $1,000
CD PROJEKT RED would like to thank the participants, as well as everyone watching the event online, for making the May 2018 GWENT Open a great tournament. More GWENT Open will follow in July.
GWENT Open is part of GWENT Masters — the official esports series of GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. For the complete overview of GWENT Masters, including the ruleset, tournament dates, and format, visit masters.playgwent.com.
About GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
In GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilities and use clever tricks to deceive their opponents.