NA’s Newest Venue Presents: The eSports Arena Hearthstone $25K

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Today, eSports Arena announced their grand opening event, “The Hearthstone $25K”, hosted by Brian Kibler! eSports Arena is launching a tournament venue in Santa Ana, California, and aims for it to be one of the known in the United States. The Hearthstone $25K will be conquest format however, further details are yet to be announced. The event will not be an Arena tournament, lest the name confuse anyone. For the full rundown on the event, visit their site.  To get a better feel for the scope of the place where it will be held, here’s a bit more about it in their own words:


eSports Arena is North America’s first dedicated eSports facility. The Arena is a 15,000 square foot facility launching in 2015 and is located in downtown Orange County, California. eSports Arena’s unique modular facility allows for small to large scale highly produced eSports and entertainment events. eSports Arena will also host daily video game competition, produce unique digital content, and rent space/equipment to the eSports/interactive entertainment industry at a fraction of the cost of traditional venues.”


Hosting the event will be Brian Kibler, the Magic The Gathering pro that migrated to the Hearthstone scene roughly a year ago. Kibler is well known for his induction into the MTG Hall of Fame, as well as his many tournament wins. Recently, he competed in the first season of the Archon Team League Championships on Team Value Town, and contributed to many of the wins that the team produced. Team Value Town went to the semi-finals of the ATLC, but lost to Team Nihilum, the eventual tournament champions.

There will be quite a few pros in attendance at the Hearthstone $25K. The event will surely have a large Twitch viewership, and hopefully the venue in California will be equally packed. eSports Arena will be holding a pre-party before the tournament; there those who attend will have a chance to hang out with the pros. From their website, here is what’s in store for the 3 day eSports Arena Hearthstone $25K event:


“eSports Arena is teaming up with Brian Kibler to bring you a $25k Hearthstone Invitational. Come to North America’s first dedicated eSports facility and watch the best Hearthstone players in the world battle it out for a share of $25,000! VIP tickets are available which grants you access to the pre event party on Friday October 2nd where you can meet the players, see the behind the scenes of the Arena, eat, and… party! We’re adding new players everyday but here is a list of the current attendees:

Reynad
Trump
Strifecro
TidesofTime
Hyped
Dog
And more!”


Pricing information to attend the tournament, as well as the pre-party is available here, and ends on September 21st. It’s sure to be a great event, with some top notch pros doing what they do best. No word yet on a Twitch stream for the Hearthstone $25K however, more information is forthcoming as we draw near to the beginning of October! Be sure to watch this space for updated details.

Dave Eaton

An avid Hearthstone player after the game released. When he isn't writing, he can be found sipping on coffee, enjoying some EDM, and gaming with his girlfriend. Don't let him fool you, she's better than he is.

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