Welcome travelers, tavern-goers and seekers of forbidden knowledge! It’s time to embark on a new adventure this October with the National University Esports League’s Hearthstone Winter Championship.
Take a seat at the hearth!
You may have your thick clothes, ale and weapons ready but have you completed your prerequisite quests? Check below to be sure:
- Make a NUEL account at: https://thenuel.com/account/create
- Link your battle.net account to your NUEL account
- Sign up to play here
- Compete. Once you are signed up, have your university email verified and have the correct battle.net account linked, you are ready to play!
Prizes
1st Place: £30 Battle.net giftcard
2nd Place: £20 Battle.net giftcard
3rd Place: £10 Battle.net giftcard
Format
Qualification Phase
Signup Deadline: Monday 24th October
Start Date: Tuesday 25th October
Duration: 3 weeks
Type: Modified Swiss
For the first 3 weeks, players will be competing in a Swiss format, each of them playing 4 best-of-five conquest matches per week. The top 8 players at the end of this period will qualify to compete in the Elimination Phase.
Elimination Phase
Start Date: 15th November
Duration: 1 day
Type: Single Elimination
For the final week, the top 8 players will compete in a single elimination bracket, each playing best-of-five conquest matches
Got a question?
If you need a question answering or have any issues signing up get in touch with us by:
- Sending an email to issues@thenuel.com
- Joining and posting in our Facebook group here
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