Wellplayed Present: HyperX Invitational!

WellPlayed Productions is excited to announce the HyperX Invitational, a Hearthstone tournament that will be held August 23rd-24th.

We have learned from our last event (WellPlayed Cup: Hearthstone), and listened to your feedback. The HyperX Invitational will include the following improvements:

• Player cameras
• Class bans
• Open qualifiers (will be held August 18th/19th. Full information on that can be found here)
• Grand Finals requiring the player to come from Loser’s bracket to win two BO5s.

This time around, we are also offering Twitch subscriber perks. Subscribers will receive benefits not only for this tournament, but for our next Hearthstone event as well! New icons/emoticons will be added soon. Subscribing encourages WellPlayed to keep producing Hearthstone tournaments!

The 6 players invited are as follows:

• Andrew “TidesofTime” Biessener

22-year-old American Hearthstone player. He took first place in the
WellPlayed Cup: Hearthstone, and the Deck Wars Season 1 Finale. He plays for Tempo Storm. You can find him on Twitch (tidesoftime) and on Twitter (@TidesTV).

 

• Andrey “Reynad” Yanyuk

22-year-old American Hearthstone player. He has achieved Legendary rank in Hearthstone in every available region. He formed Tempo Storm, and can be found on Twitter (@andreyyanyuk), Twitch (Reynad27), and Facebook (Reynad).

 

• Dima “Rdu” Radu

17-year-old Romanian Hearthstone player. He took first place in DreamHack Summer, netting himself the $10,000 prize. He plays for MYM. He placed second in the WellPlayedCup: Hearthstone. His favorite movie is the first Godfather. You can find him on Twitter (@rduhearthstone), Twitch (radu_hs), and Facebook (rdu_hs).

 

• Sebastian “forsen” Fors

Swedish Hearthstone player. He is a player for ManaGrind’s European team. He took fourth place in the VGVN Naxxramas Release Tournament. He is a former StarCraft II player. You can find him on Twitch (forsenlol), and Twitter (@forsensc2).

 

• Jason “Amaz” Chan

23-year-old Hearthstone player from Hong Kong. He took first place in the Numericable Millenium House Cup 4, and the VGVN Naxxramas Release Tournament. He is known for his Priest play. You can find him on Twitter (@amazhs), Facebook (Amazhs), and on Twitch (amazhs).

 

• Jeffrey “Trump” Shih

27-year-old American Hearthstone player. He is a member of Team SoloMid. He has reached Legendary rank with free-to-play decks. He was active in tournaments during the game’s Beta phase. He can be found on Twitch (trumpsc), Twitter (@TrumpSC), and YouTube (trumpSC).

 

Joining this list will be 2 players who qualify through the open bracket.

Stay up to date with the tournament and see when it goes live by following WellPlayed:

Twitter: @WellPlayedOrg
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