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Playoff Bracket will begin Sunday, Feb 28 6:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Liquipedia: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/heroes/2016_Heroes_of_the_Storm_Global_Championship/Spring/North_America
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Group Stage:
Dual Tournament
All matches are Bo3
Top 2 of each group advance to Playoffs
Playoffs:
Single Elimination
All matches are Bo3 except Grand Finals which is Bo5.
Top 2 will qualify for the 2016 Heroes of the Storm Spring Global Championship.
Prize Pool
| 1st | $25,000 | |
| 2nd | $20,000 | |
| 3rd-4th | $15,000 | |
| 5th-6th | $7,500 | |
| 7th-8th | $5,000 |
Host
Anna Prosser Robinson
Casters
Jake "SolidJake" Kulinski
Jared "Zoia" Eggleston
Wade "Dreadnaught" Penfold
Jaycie "Gillyweed" Gluck
Teams
COGnitive Gaming Cloud9 Kings of Blade Alpha Panda Global Team Blaze Team Naventic Team Nom Tempo StormPoll: Who do you think will win?
(Vote): COGnitive Gaming
(Vote): Cloud9
(Vote): Kings of Blade Alpha
(Vote): Panda Global
(Vote): Team Blaze
(Vote): Team Naventic
(Vote): Team Nom
(Vote): Tempo Storm
Poll: Who do you want to win?
(Vote): COGnitive Gaming
(Vote): Cloud9
(Vote): Kings of Blade Alpha
(Vote): Panda Global
(Vote): Team Blaze
(Vote): Team Naventic
(Vote): Team Nom
(Vote): Tempo Storm
In Addition, there are some portraits you can unlock by watching via twitch with linked twitch and battlenet accounts. See this Blizzard post for more details.
