Hearthstone Masters Tour gets $50,000 prize pool

Hearthstone Masters Tour will now feature a $50,000 prize pool instead of nothing at each event. After much community feedback, the Hearthstone esports team updated the prize pool distribution. Read on for the Hearthstone esports 2023 details.

Similar to the Battlegrounds Lobby Legends Championship events, the Masters Tour side of Hearthstone esports will get a $50,000 prize pool. This will also mean that the 2023 Hearthstone World Championship will adjust its prize pool to $350,000 instead of $500,000.

In 2022, each Masters Tour had a $250,000 prize pool. When the Hearthstone esports roadmap was first announced in January 2023, the competitive community took note of the $0 prize pool for this year's Masters Tour events.

"After listening to feedback for the Masters Tour, we are changing prize pool distribution," Blizzard stated on Twitter on Feb. 1, acknowledging the community feedback.

The Hearthstone esports roadmap features seven competitive events for 2023. These include three seasonal tournaments each for Battlegrounds Lobby Legends and Masters Tour. The annual Hearthstone World Championship is included among the seven.

Here is the Hearthstone esports 2023 roadmap:

Spring Season: Qualification Period: January to March

Summer Season: Qualification Period: April to June

Fall Season: Qualification Period: July to September

"With players having a direct qualification path to the world championship by playing ladder, we want to prioritize rewarding the most consistent players over the course of the whole year," Blizzard noted in the announcement.

That's all for now. Stay tuned on Esports.gg for more Hearthstone news and updates.