Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Published , by Ozzie Mejia
Only one team can be recognized as the best PvP players in World of Warcraft. The best three-person PvP Arena teams in the world will converge in Anaheim, CA at this year's BlizzCon, as Blizzard marches to the end of the 2019 Arena World Championship. Shacknews is here to brush you up on everything you need to know.
The 2019 Arena World Championship prize pool is $330,000. This is a combination of $250,000 from Blizzard Entertainment, along with funds from the Worlds of Warcraft community via purchases of special in-game items. The top eight teams will all earn prize money, with the allocation amounts currently unknown.
Teams have been placed in a eight-team bracket, with all teams qualifying from North America, Europe, China, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. This will be a double elimination tournament, with matches contested in a best-of-three format. The Grand Finals will be a best-of-five format.
Here is the tournament bracket:
And here is the full schedule, with all matches taking place on Saturday, November 2:
If you're looking to watch the action, you can jump in either through the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket or for free through the Warcraft Twitch channel. Twitch will also be broadcasting the 2019 Arena World Championship in multiple languages. Check out the World of Warcraft website for more information.
Blizzard will regularly update the World of Warcraft YouTube channel with full matches that can be viewed on demand.