Hearthstone WSOE 2: Fast event recap

On Dec. 20-21, sixteen competitive Hearthstone players from around the world were invited to compete in the WSOE 2 Hearthstone Event. This time it was hosted in Manhattan Beach, California. The players competed for their share of $30,000 in the second event of the World Showdown of Esports, which is a tournament series organized by ESP Gaming.

The casters

Brian “Briankibler” Kibler
Dan “Frodan” Chou
Nathan “Thatsadmirable” Zamora
Paul “Zalae” Nemeth
TJ “Azumoqt” Sanders
Joe “Munchables” Fenny
Lauren Jbara
“Lisa Lucymae” Malambri

The competitors

Alexandra ”Alliestrasza” Macpherson
Claire ”Chandyland” Chan
Nayara “NaySyl” Sylvestre
Cordelia “Scarakye” Chui
Laura “Arya” Molina Quinto
Edelweiss
Nicholena “Nicholena” Moon
Slysssa
Bloody
Rumay “Hafu” Wang
Pathra ”Pathra” Cadness
Cora “SongBird” Georgiou
Cara “CaraCute” Vergel De Dios
Jia Aquino “Jia” Dee
SaltyMonkey
Teebs “Teebs” Auberdine

Format

The WSOE event had a unique format we have not seen before in the Hearthstone scene. All competitors had to bring a deck for each of the nine classes in Hearthstone. The format is quite complicated.

Ban two classes
Pick one class
Ban two classes
Pick one class
Ban one class
Pick two classes (The remaining two)

With these four classes chosen, you and your opponent will be given one more ban knowing what decks your opponent has, followed by a best-of-5 series using the Last Hero Standing format. An example of this is the series between winner Jia and Slysssa.

Final standings

Jia
SongBird
Slysssa
Pathra

5-8th

Teebs
Chandyland
Alliestasza
Edelweiss

9-12th

Arya
Nicholena
Scarakye
Hafu

13-16th

CaraCute
NaySyl
Bloody
SaltyMonkey

The winner of the event was Jia Aquino “Jia” Dee, who beat Cora “SongBird” Georgiou in the finals. The series was incredibly close and really was a pleasure to watch. With many upsets and an eventual 3-2 score, this is one worth watching back. Find the VOD of this series and others on WSOE’s Twitch channel.

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