Gen.G Emerged Victorious at 2018 HGC Finals
Gen.G Emerged Victorious at 2018 HGC Finals
2018 Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Finals has completed with a victory of the South Korean team Gen.G over the European squad Dignitas with the 3-0 score. The champions received $500,000 in prize money.
Both finalists qualified for the playoffs from the first places in their groups – Gen.G placed first in Group A with the 4-1-0 map score, while Dignitas finished their run in Group B with the 5-0-0 score. In the playoffs Gen.G defeated TheOne (2:0) and Team Liquid (3:2), while Dignitas outplayed Tempo Storm (2:0) and Miracle (3:1). The final series concluded with the 3:0 score in favour of the South Korean squad. Earlier this year they placed first at 2018 HGC Mid-Season Brawl, 2018 HGC Phase #2 Eastern Clash and 2018 HGC Phase #2 South Korea Pro League.
2018 HGC Finals is the main Heroes of the Storm event of the year. It was held from October 25th – November 3rd during BlizzCon. It featured 12 teams competing for a $1,000,000 prize pool. First, the participants were seeded into two groups with round-robin format and best-of-two series. Then top four teams from each group advanced to a single-elimination playoffs bracket with best-of-three quarterfinals and best-of-five semifinals and grand finals.
Group Stage:
| Group A | Group B | ||||||
| 1. | Gen.G | 4-1-0 | 9-1 | 1. | Dignitas | 5-0-0 | 10-0 |
| 2. | Miracle | 4-0-1 | 8-2 | 2. | HeroesHearth | 3-1-1 | 7-3 |
| 3. | Team Liquid | 3-1-1 | 7-3 | 3. | Tempest | 2-1-2 | 5-5 |
| 4. | Tempo Storm | 2-0-3 | 4-6 | 4. | TheOne | 1-3-1 | 5-5 |
| 5. | Beyond The Game | 1-0-4 | 2-8 | 5. | Leftovers | 1-1-3 | 3-7 |
| 6. | Luna Meow | 0-0-5 | 0-10 | 6. | Mindfreak | 0-0-5 | 0-10 |
Playoffs Bracket:
Event Results:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
| 1st | $500,000 | Gen.G |
| 2nd | $200,000 | Dignitas |
| 3rd-4th | $80,000 | Team Liquid, Miracle |
| 5th-8th | $25,000 | TheOne, HeroesHearth, Tempo Storm, Tempest |
| 9th-10th | $10,000 | Beyond The Game, Leftovers |
| 11th-12th | $10,000 | Luna Meow, Mindfreak |