Format
Weeks 1 – 3: Swiss into Group Stage
During weeks 1 – 3, players will compete in matches in a Swiss format each Wednesday and Thursday of the week to earn a placement in the weekend Group Stage. Points from these weekend rounds will be used to determine two Divisions in each region for round-robin weeks. There will be a different gameplay format each week.
The 16 players in each region will compete against each other off broadcast in 7-9 Swiss Rounds during the week.
Each Thursday, after Swiss play has completed, the field is cut in half based on standings and the Top 8 per region will play in a dual tournament format live on YouTube across Friday and Saturday, with the Top-4 finals played out on Sunday.
Gameplay format changes every week:
- Week 1: 7 Rounds of Swiss, Conquest with 1 Ban
- Week 2: 7 Rounds of Swiss, Four Deck Last Hero Standing with 1 Ban
- Week 3: 9 Rounds of Swiss, Bo3 Specialist
Weeks 4 – 7: Round Robin
Weeks 4 – 7 will consist of round-robin group play within the two divisions in each region – much like Season 1 of Grandmasters.
- Following weeks 1-3, players will be sorted into two divisions based on their points standings. Division A is comprised of the top-8-point-earning players, and Division B will be point total ranks 9-16.
- The two divisions compete in round-robin group play over four weeks. The standings at the conclusion of these weeks will determine who will move onto the Playoffs, and who will be relegated from Season 2.
- The format will stay consistent during round-robin weeks: Bo5 Conquest (4 decks, 1 ban)
Week 8: Season 2 Playoffs
Round Robin weeks lead into Week 8 Playoffs, which will qualify one player per region to the World Championship at the end of the year, while three players from each region will be relegated.
- Top 6 from Division A automatically make it into Playoffs.
- Top 4 from Division B compete in a play-in round to determine who will join the top 6 from Division A in a dual tournament bracket for Playoffs.
- The 7th and 8th placed players in Division B at the close of Round Robin are automatically relegated from Season 2 of Grandmasters.
- Final relegation will be determined via a 3-match Play-In involving the 7th and 8th placed from Division A, and 5th and 6th placed from Division B.
- The winner from each region in Season 2 Grandmasters Playoffs will advance to the Hearthstone World Championships later this year.
All Season 2 Grandmasters
Americas
- Brian “bloodyface” Eason
- Brian “Briarthorn” Schneider
- Eddie “Eddie” Lui
- Guillermo “Empanizado” Tolosa
- Fei “ETC” Liang
- James “Firebat” Kostesich
- Frank “Fr0zen” Zhang
- David “killinallday” Acosta
- David “justsaiyan” Shan
- Mihai “Lnguagehackr” Dragalin
- Jerome “Monsanto” Faucher
- Muzahidul “muzzy” Islam
- Facundo “Nalguidan” Pruzzo
- Luke “NoHandsGamer” Kooken
- Ramiro “Rami94” Ponce
- Paul “Zalae” Nemeth
Europe
- Romaric “AyRoK” Dubois
- George “BoarControl” Webb
- Elias “Bozzzton” Sibelius
- Raphael “Bunnyhoppor” Peltzer
- Kevin “Casie” Eberlein
- Theo “Felkeine” Dumont
- Jaromir “Jarla” Vyskočil
- Dima “Rdu” Radu
- Linh “Seiko” Nguyen
- Vladislav “SilverName” Sinotov
- Joffrey “Swidz” Cunat
- Thijs “Thijs” Molendijk
- Torben “Viper” Wahl
- Enzo “Warma” Flock
- Zakarya “xBlyzes” Hail
- Martin “Zhym” Prête
Asia-Pacific
- Alan “Alan870806” Chiang
- Yashina “Alutemu” Nozomi
- Poramet “Bankyugi” Putchakan
- Ng “blitzchung” Wai Chung
- Cheonsu “che0nsu” Kim
- Hyun Jae “DawN” Jang
- Hyun-Soo “Flurry” Cho
- Sato “glory” Kenta
- Tsz Kin “Kin0531” Lo
- Wataru “posesi” Ishibashi
- Dasol “Ryvius” Sim
- Wei-Chieh “Shaxy” Liu
- Jung-Soo “Surrender” Kim
- Li “TIZS” Ching-Li
- Wei-Lin “Tom60229” Chen
- Tyler “Tyler” Hoang Nguyen
Following the Masters Tour Jönköping, three players from each region will join the most prominent league of the Hearthstone competitive scene.
