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Hearthstone Global Games 2018

Blizzard Entertainment

Everyone, get in here—because we’ll soon be going to the polls to decide the teams for the 2018 Hearthstone Global Games (HGG)! Until then, though, here’s a rundown of the full program.

Voting Criteria

Team eligibility this year will be determined by Season 1 Hearthstone Competitive Points (CP). A country or region’s top point earner will automatically be the team anchor unless they decline. The next eight point earners are eligible to be voted on to the final four player team.

Should any player decline to be put up for vote, the next eligible player in line will take their place.

Format

HGG 2018 will once again feature 48 countries and regions. This time, the first phase will be a Swiss-format bracket that includes all 48 teams. The Swiss rounds will run from mid-July to early September, and will pare the bracket down to just 16 teams.

After that, we’ll take a short break before heading into the Round of 16, which will be played in dual tournament format. This will last two weeks in September and will identify the eight teams advancing to the playoffs. The HGG playoffs this year will take place at BlizzCon 2018!

Rules

Schedule

Want to keep up with the action? Here are specific dates and times for all HGG 2018 broadcasts, which will air on the official PlayHearthstone Twitch channel.

Week/Phase CEST PDT KST
Week 1, Swiss Rounds July 17: 10:00 a.m. CEST
July 18: 4:00 p.m. CEST
July 20: 3:00 a.m. CEST		 July 17: 1:00 a.m. PDT
July 18: 7:00 a.m. PDT
July 19: 6:00 p.m PDT		 July 17: 5:00 p.m. KST
July 18: 11:00 p.m. KST
July 20: 10:00 a.m. KST
Week 2, Swiss Rounds July 24: 10:00 a.m. CEST
July 25: 4:00 p.m. CEST
July 27: 3:00 a.m. CEST		 July 24: 1:00 a.m. PDT
July 25: 7:00 a.m. PDT
July 26: 6:00 p.m PDT		 July 24: 5:00 p.m. KST
July 25: 11:00 p.m. KST
July 27: 10:00 a.m. KST
Week 3, Swiss Rounds July 31: 10:00 a.m. CEST
Aug. 1: 4:00 p.m. CEST
Aug. 3: 3:00 a.m. CEST		 July 31: 1:00 a.m. PDT
Aug. 1: 7:00 a.m. PDT
Aug. 2: 6:00 p.m PDT		 July 31: 5:00 p.m. KST
Aug. 1: 11:00 p.m. KST
Aug. 3: 10:00 a.m. KST
Week 4, Swiss Rounds Aug. 7: 10:00 a.m. CEST
Aug. 8: 4:00 p.m. CEST
Aug. 10: 3:00 a.m. CEST		 Aug. 7: 1:00 a.m. PDT
Aug. 8: 7:00 a.m. PDT
Aug. 9: 6:00 p.m PDT		 Aug. 7: 5:00 p.m. KST
Aug. 8: 11:00 p.m. KST
Aug. 10: 10:00 a.m. KST
Week 5, Swiss Rounds Aug. 28: 10:00 a.m. CEST
Aug. 29: 4:00 p.m. CEST
Sep. 1: 3:00 a.m. CEST		 Aug. 28: 1:00 a.m. PDT
Aug. 29: 7:00 a.m. PDT
Aug. 30: 6:00 p.m PDT		 Aug. 28: 5:00 p.m. KST
Aug. 29: 11:00 p.m. KST
Sep. 1: 10:00 a.m. KST
Week 6, Swiss Rounds Sep. 4: 10:00 a.m. CEST
Sep. 5: 4:00 p.m. CEST
Sep. 7: 3:00 a.m. CEST		 Sep. 4: 1:00 a.m. PDT
Sep. 5: 7:00 a.m. PDT
Sep. 6: 6:00 p.m PDT		 Sep. 4: 5:00 p.m. KST
Sep. 5: 11:00 p.m. KST
Sep. 7: 10:00 a.m. KST
Week 7, Dual Tournament To be updated To be updated To be updated
Week 8, Dual Tournament To be updated To be updated To be updated

Dates are subject to change.

Apart from the tournament broadcasts, we also have a weekly show focused on the Hearthstone Global Games! Catch that on Twitch at 7:00 p.m. CET / 10:00 a.m. PDT / 2:00 a.m. KST on Mondays each week the broadcast runs.

Voting for HGG 2018 will begin very soon. Meanwhile, share your thoughts on #HGG2018 with us on the official Hearthstone Esports Twitter!

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