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Blizzard Esports
Blizzard eSports.png
Official logo
Status Active
Genre Video game
Country United States
Organized by Blizzard Entertainment
Website
esports.blizzard.com

The Blizzard Esports is a subsidiary of Blizzard Entertainment that houses all things esports.

On 13 December 2018, Blizzard announced that the Heroes Global Championship and Heroes of the Dorm will not return in 2019.[1] On 21 February 2019, the Hearthstone Championship Tour was replaced with a more simplified tournament system known as Hearthstone Masters.[2] The following year, in 2020, the KSL (Korea StarCraft League) and StarCraft II World Championship Series would come to an end[3] with future esports for StarCraft II starting as the ESL Pro Tour StarCraft II (and for Warcraft III) that is run by ESL and Dreamhack along with prizing funded by Blizzard Entertainment.[4]

On 22 January 2024, Overwatch League, Overwatch Contenders, and Overwatch Open Division, are officially ending and will not return in the future. Overwatch Esports along with the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) were announced as the next chapter in competitive Overwatch, allowing anyone to participate in this esports chapter in the NA, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and North Africa), and Asia regions. Unlike Contenders and Open Division, Collegiate and Calling All Heroes are here to remain.[5][6] There is no news whether the Overwatch World Cup was affected.

Tournaments

Warcraft

Hearthstone

Overwatch

  • Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS)
  • Overwatch Collegiate
  • Overwatch World Cup
  • Calling All Heroes

Defunct

Mobile

The Blizzard Esports Mobile App was the mobile app that provided esports content from all of Blizzard's games in one place. It was announced and released on 26 October 2018.[7]

The app has since been delisted from the stores.

Gallery

See also

References

 
  1. ^ Heroes of the Storm News.... Blizzard Entertainment (2018-12-13). Retrieved on 2018-12-13.
  2. ^ Introducing Hearthstone Masters. Blizzard Entertainment (2019-02-21).
  3. ^ KSL 종료 안내. Blizzard Entertainment (2020-03-30). Archived from the original on 2020-04-11.
  4. ^ Elise Favis 2020-01-07. Blizzard cuts esports deal with ESL, DreamHack around StarCraft II, Warcraft III: Reforged. The Washington Post.
  5. ^ Sean Miller 2024-01-22. Thank you, Overwatch League. Blizzard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
  6. ^ The Future of Overwatch Esports. Blizzard Entertainment (2024-01-23). Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  7. ^ Introducing the Blizzard Esports Mobile App. Blizzard Entertainment (2018-10-26). Retrieved on 2018-11-03.

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