College seasons announced for 'Overwatch,' 'Hearthstone' and 'Heroes of the Storm'
Attention college esports players: fall seasons are starting for Blizzard's top games.
Tespa is hosting in partnership with Blizzard college-level tournaments in Overwatch, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm for the coming season. Registration is open through Sept. 30 to college students in the U.S. and Canada.
The Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm fall seasons are both Training Grounds tournaments, which means they are open to any eligible college players and schools are not limited in how many teams can participate.
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Overwatch's fall season is a Collegiate Series tournament, which only allows one team per school. In the spring season, the games will switch tournament styles: Overwatch will have an open tournament while Hearthstone and HotS will have tournaments limited to one team per school.
Competition begins for all three games on Oct. 1. HotS has weekly tournaments through mid-November while Hearthstone and Overwatch start with group stages that move to playoffs ending Jan. 31. Hearthstone and Overwatch both also feature scholarship prize pools of $50,000 and $100,000, respectively. All three games offer a variety of other prizes throughout the season. Teams get T-shirts if they show up to every match.
You can find more details about registration, player eligibility and more match formats on Tespa's individual pages for Overwatch, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm.
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Tespa, which is a partner of Blizzard, has previously hosted tournaments for all three Blizzard titles including Heroes of the Dorm, which was broadcast on ESPN. Match streams will be available to watch six nights a week: Hearthstone on Mondays and Tuesdays, Overwatch on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and HotS on Saturdays and Sundays.
