The second semi-final of the Hearthstone World Championship will decide whether the second finalist is from NA or the APAC region.
When looking at this match it is easy to just see it as the semifinal that it is not the EU one. But nevertheless it is certain that it will still bring high level plays. Kno and Hotform are both the last standing players from their respective regions. Both of the players use Druid in their lineup, something none of the Europeans have done. Kno's other deck are very midrange focused with a non-secret Paladin deck and a demon zoo Warlock decks. On the other end, Hotform is bringing a much more aggressive line-up other than Druid, with tempo mage and oil rogue.
Looking at the numbers it is clear that Hotform has to be regarded as the favorite. Kno is largely an unknown player having very few tournament appearances before Blizzcon whereas Hotform is a well established player currently ranked 19 in the world. As anyone who have made it this far, Kno is not without accomplishments and he has faced and beaten the established players Jab and DieMeng. Hotform however also has significant victories on his belt too beating players like Purple and Neilyo.
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