Spring is in the air, and Hearthstone players’ thoughts now turn to the Hearthstone Championship Tour’s Spring Playoffs! The Spring Playoff competition for Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific will take place across three consecutive weekends in May and June. Players will compete from their local taverns for a share of the $25,000 USD prize pools, as well as a spot in the upcoming Spring Championship. Read on for where the Spring Playoff taverns are located, when the broadcasts will be, which of your favorite casters will be calling all the action, and what you can unlock in the game for attending live! Europe looks dominant after ShtanUdachi’s incredible victory at the Winter Championship, and their best players — including the likes of Sjow, 2015 world champion Ostkaka, and Thijs — will fight for the chance to take home the Spring trophy as well. Join us May 20 and 21 to see who makes it through! The Americas Spring Playoffs take place May 27 and 28, and there plenty of familiar faces will be competing. A quick look at the standings shows the ever-present Amnesiasc placing well, with recent DreamHack Austin winner shoop not far behind him. In all three Playoffs, the eight best players from the Spring Tavern Hero Tournaments will join their region's top 64 players to compete for one of four spots in the Spring Championship. Asia-Pacific rounds out three weeks of Spring Playoffs action, and it’s a veritable who’s who of Hearthstone pros from Korea, Japan, and more. The renowned tom60229 leads the pack by a substantial margin, trailed by the likes of b787 and Pinpingho. Their chase for the Spring Championship will close out our back-to-back-to-back Playoff weekends on June 3 and 4. All of the Spring Playoffs will be played using the updated Spring ruleset. Venue Locations Venue Location Raiders Esports Centre Toronto, ON Centre de jeux l'Expédition Montréal, QC Buffalo Wild Wings Lake Forest, CA Buffalo Wild Wings Westminster, CO Buffalo Wild Wings Brandon, FL Buffalo Wild Wings Marietta, GA Pastimes Chicago, IL Buffalo Wild Wings Olathe, KS The Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV Mister Tamps Austin, TX The Cave Gaming Center Fairfax, VA GameWorks Seattle, WA Argentina Comic Con 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina Paradiso Cine Bar Brasilia, Brazil Vitrine E-sports Bar São Paulo, Brazil Centro Comercial Monterrey Cali, Colombia AFK Gaming Center Cartago, Costa Rica Hotel Davinci Santiago, Chile El Baúl del Enano Quito, Ecuador Digitalife Las Rosas Zapopan, Mexico HP Store Lima, Peru Livestream Details Unable to join in on the action at one of the taverns? Fear not! The playoffs will be broadcast live on the official Hearthstone Twitch channel in English. Europe Saturday, May 20 – 1:00 a.m. PDT Sunday, May 21 – 1:00 a.m. PDT Americas Saturday, May 27 – 8:00 a.m. PDT Sunday, May 28 – 9:00 a.m. PDT Asia-Pacific Friday, June 2 – 7:00 p.m. PDT Saturday, June 3 – 7:00 p.m. PDT Calling all the action will be the usual suspects, as well as a couple of new additions — your HCT casting crew! Casters: Dan ‘Frodan’ Chou, Brian Kibler, Simon ‘Sottle’ Welch, Alexander ‘Raven’ Baguley, TJ ‘Azumo’ Sanders, Nathan ‘ThatsAdmirable’ Zamora, Cora ‘Songbird’ Georgiou, James ‘Firebat’ Kostesich, Justin ‘JV’ Varghese, Nabil ‘Nebtune’ Pervez Attendee Rewards In addition to showing the Americas Spring Playoffs on May 27 and 28, taverns will also have side events for attendees — meaning loot and prizes will be available! Be sure to join us in person if you can. 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