Hunterace Is the New World Hearthstone Champion
Hunterace Is the New World Hearthstone Champion
The Norwegian player Casper "Hunterace" Notto placed first at Hearthstone World Championship 2019, securing $250,000 in prize money. In the grand finals of the world championship he outplayed the German player Torben "Viper" Wahl with the 3-2 score.
Hunterrace advanced to playoffs from the second place in Group C. In the playoffs bracket he defeated bloodyface (3-1), Jing (3-1) and Viper (3-2).
Hearthstone World Championship 2019 was held on April 25th – 28th in Taipei City, Taiwan, where sixteen participants competed for a $1,000,000 prize pool. This event marked the end of the old competitive season, with the next season featuring a new three-level system.
Group Stage:
| Group A | Group B | ||||
| 1. | Bunnyhoppor | 2-0 | 1. | Yueying | 2-0 |
| 2. | Jing | 2-1 | 2. | languagehacker | 2-1 |
| 3. | XiaoT | 1-2 | 3. | killinallday | 1-2 |
| 4. | Bloodtrail | 0-2 | 4. | Muzzy | 0-2 |
| Group C | Group D | ||||
| 1. | justsaiyan | 2-0 | 1. | bloodyface | 2-0 |
| 2. | Hunterace | 2-1 | 2. | Viper | 2-1 |
| 3. | A83650 | 1-2 | 3. | Roger | 1-2 |
| 4. | Ike | 0-2 | 4. | Tyler | 0-2 |
Playoffs Bracket:
Tournament Results:
| Place | $ USD | Player |
| 1st | $250,000 | Hunterace |
| 2nd | $150,000 | Viper |
| 3rd-4th | $100,000 | Bunnyhoppor, Jing |
| 5th-8th | $50,000 | languagehacker, justsaiyan, Yueying, bloodyface |
| 9th-12th | $25,000 | XiaoT, killinallday, A83650, Roger |
| 13th-16th | $25,000 | Bloodtrail, Muzzy, Ike, Tyler |