Gaara came out 4-0 from the Prismata Cup swiss and will be looking forward to topping it with a chamoionship
In the days after Curse of Naxxramas' release, the organizers of Prismata Cup embark on a mission to put together a grand online tournament with 32 of the biggest names in Hearthstone.
What makes this tournament worthy of mentioning - besides the pool of players - is its thought out format, considered by many players to be the perfect one for volatile card games like Hearthstone. Instead of shoving the competitors in a bracket or a group stage, Prismata Cup started with five rounds of Bo5 swiss to sift the best performing ones. Those who managed to get a score of 4-0 or 4-1 were labeled worthy for the playoffs cut off, with the two players with a perfect score getting a seed directly into the semi finals.
A total of 32 players flocked to the tournament, flocking from Europe, North America and even Australia. After the swiss rounds ended, six names stood above all: Freshca, Gaara, TidesofTime, Ignite, StrifeCro and Brad, the former two jumping right into the semi finals. For the remaining 26 players, all that's left at Prismata Cup is tuning to the playoffs on August 3rd.
Gaara | Frehsca | TidesofTime | Ignite |
StrifeCro | Brad | Sjow | Dog |
Luffy | Gnimsh | Puffin | Trump |
Hyped | Hosty | Backspace | Forsen |
Kitkatz | ErA | Lifecoach | Bma |
Dart | Chakki | Kisstafer | Strelzik |
Reynad | Luigezz | Realz | Prodigy |
Firebat | Impact | ThijsNL | Xixo |
Click on the bolded names to see the decklists used
The six swiss winners will now fight to split the $2,600 prize pool this Sunday. Adding to the overall hype is also the casting duo of Hafu and Trump who will be in charge of walking the audience through the games.
GosuGamers also managed to get in touch with the Prismata Cup crew so we bring you the decklists of the top six players. These decks will also be used in the playoffs, so it's another piece of preview towards what'll come on August 3rd.
NOTE: The "Mark of the Wild"s in the token deck are actually "Power of the Wild"s