More than 100 Heroes of the Storm teams will be battling it out in the North America July Open for a chance to secure a $25,000 prize pool and a slot in the American Championship. The action will be taking place live this weekend, July 11–12 at 12:00 p.m. PDT. You can be sure to watch all the action live on the Heroes of the Storm community streams. The Round of 8 will conclude next weekend with broadcasts from the ESL studio on July 18–19.
The winning teams will be transported alongside the greatest Heroes of the Storm players in the world to a new battleground—BlizzCon! Heroes of the Storm will be featured on stage alongside StarCraft II, World of Warcraft, and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, with the World Championship for all four events taking place at BlizzCon on November 6 – 7 in Anaheim.
The stakes are high, with a total prize pool of over $1.2 million in total cash and prizes—including $500,000 at BlizzCon. The World Champion team will walk away with $200,000—and bragging rights as the best Heroes of the Storm players in the world.
Find out more on the official website.