ESL Pro Tour Warcraft 3 Reforged: a new competitive tour for 2020

Published at 28/01/2020 at 03:07 By Djey

ESL and Dreamhack have announced their competitive circuits for Starcraft 2, CS:GO, and for the Warcraft 3 remaster, Warcraft 3 Reforged. A $200,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winner, as well as the World Champion title.

ESL Pro Tour Warcraft 3 Reforged: a new competitive tour for 2020

The release of Warcraft 3: Reforged is imminent, today at 3PM PT precisely, and ESL has announced that Blizzard's RTS will return to the competitive scene. The Starcraft 2 and CS:GO circuits are also being announced, and details are available here.

Introducing the #ESLProTour for StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged. Together with @Blizzard_Ent and @DreamHack, we're creating a new path for players of all levels to achieve greatness.

Discover our vision at https://t.co/I6324omNZc! pic.twitter.com/b5D1JufsA8
— ESL (@ESL) January 7, 2020

As for future dates to look out for on the Warcraft 3: Reforged circuit, here are those already known and the information available:

Dreamhack Anaheim - February 21-23, 2020 - 16 players - $25,000 cashprize
Dreamhack Sweden - June 12-14, 2020 - 16 players - $25,000 cashprize
Challengers - August 2020
Dreamhack Rotterdam - October 16-18, 2020 - 16 players - $25,000 cashprize
World Championships - End of 2020 (potentially Blizzcon?)

Here's the program of this 2020 competitive circuit 2020 in the video below.

When is Warcraft 3: Reforged coming out? Release date & specifications

Long awaited by fans, the Warcraft 3: Reforged release date has been confirmed as 3PM PT later today by Blizzard. The minimum and recommended system requirements have also been confirmed.