The first nine-deck format since the Celestial Championship Series is ready to kick-off Friday, September 16th, at 09:00 CEST.
Where to watch
Twitch.tv/pgl_hs cast by: Raven, Gnimsh and Lothar
Round of 16:
Format + Prize pool: $20,000
- 1st: $10,000
- 2nd: $4,000
- 3rd-4th: $2,000
- Top 8: $500
- Round of 16: Double Elim Group stage
- Round of 8: Double Elim bracket
Top GosuRanked players in attendance
Xixo - World Rank #1 • GosuAwards Summer nomination for "Best player"
In his last event in the Na`Vi jersey, Xixo is looking to pick up yet another LAN championship after winning StarSeries Season 2. Sporting ridiculous consistency in the year so far, Xixo is a prime candidate for a Player of the Year award, but will have to best Crane, Kolento and local boy Angeloshaggy if he's to have a shot at the PGL championship.
SuperJJ - World Rank #3 • GosuAwards Summer award for "Breakout player"
SuperJJ has proven times and times again that he's a master deckbuilder and innovator. After breaking out at SeatStory Cup IV just after the release of League of Explorers, JJ's most recent success in unorthodox line-ups includes winning Batstone #1 just this Wednesday. Now that all players are forced to think outside the box and build for a nine-deck format, SuperJJ's ingenuity gives him a strong edge.
StanCifka - World Rank #5
Although StanCifka has been lacking a gold medal since his StarSeries 1 victory, the former MTG pro is not to be underestimated. Following a period of underperforming at the start of the year, Cifka placed top six in StarSeries Season 2 and top four at DreamHack Valencia in July. He might not be in top form but the last time he played a nine-deck format at HouseCup #3 he went home with a bronze medal.
Lifecoach - World Rank #6
Lifecoach is hot off his championship run at SeatStory Cup V which gave us a glimpse at the powerhouse he used to be in the winter of early 2015. Thus, we're all ready for a lot of roping, a lot of jaja's and a lot of high skill Hearthstone from one of game's greatest minds and metagame-readers.
Hoej - World Rank #7
Just like Xixo, Hoej is playing his last event as part of Natus Vincere and is looking forward to increasing his attractiveness as a free agent. Despite crushing it in the open and qualifier stages of major tournaments to place high in the playoffs, Hoej is chasing his third LAN gold since Gfinity Summer II in 2015 and has come too close too many times to let this one go.
Schedule; Each day starts at 09:00 CEST
Group stage: Friday, September 16th
Playoffs day one: Saturday, September 17th
Playoffs day two: Sunday, September 18th