Under the eyes of the world, which nation will prove to be the best to play at Hearthstone?
On 25 and 26 August, gamescom in Cologne, Germany will end the Hearthstone Global Games. With national pride at stake and a total prize pool of $332,000, you’ll discover which of the four finalist teams will have what it takes to win.
Some of the best professionals in the world, along with the most popular playersselected from the community, have had the honor to represent your country in the first Global Games of Hearthstone. Now were four teams, two of which are European:
Ukraine
Aleksandr “Kolento” Neirea “” Shumilin Malsh and Eugene showed high level skills on several occasions, while Artem “DrHippi” Kravets has shown what he’s made of coming at last year’s World Championship Finals. Together with the specialist Hunter Mykola”NickChipper” Velychko, Ukraine has already defeated several important teams, including the Netherlands, which were considered Favorites in the early stages of the tournament.
Czech Republic
Guided by the innovative creator of decks Stanislav “StanCifka” Cifka, Czech Republic played absolutely wonderful match, not missing the opportunity to have fun. Known for having participated in the Hearthstone Championship Tour, Mikuláš “Pokrovac” God can use his experience in tournamentshigh level, while Jaromir JáraVysko & # 269 “;” Vysko & # 269; and Petr “CzechCloud” Žalud have already demonstrated they knew the competitive environment.
United States
Since the members of the team were announced, the United States were among the favourites to conquer the trophy of HGG. James “Kostesich” Firebat, former world champion of Hearthstone, participates with William Amnesiac Barton, David “Dog” HotMEOWTH “Za” Cook, and Edwin all players arrived among thefirst 8 in recent major tournaments. In addition to providing excellent performance in tournaments, each player of the team regularly demonstrates his skills with the live stream, climbing the ranks of the League and getting a solid fan base around the world.
South Korea
The South Korea arrives at gamescom following a dry 3-0 against Mexico in the quarterfinals. Winner of Asia-Pacific Spring and Summer Championships of 2016, Ilmook “handsomeguy” Kangwill try to keep its winning streak at gamescom; at his side we will Hakjun “Kranich” Baek, the only player to have reached two consecutive finals in the World Championship. In the group there are also Sanghyeon “DDaHyoNi” Baek and Cho “Flurry” Hyun Soo, who have already won key victories during the tournament.
The experts at Hearthstone Simon “Sottle” Welch, Alexander “Raven” Baguley, Daniel Falcone and Daniel Gaskin will accompany customers throughoutthe Global Games on channel Twitch.
