Grandmasters 2021 Season 1 Play-Offs This Weekend – Get Two Free Packs From YouTube Drops

It’s finally here – after seven long weeks, first season of Grandmasters 2021 concludes this weekend. The top eight players from each region will fight for a hefty money prize and a chance to qualify for this year’s Hearthstone World Championship.

And if you’re a viewer, you can gain some freebies when watching it. We’re finally out of the second pool of YouTube drop packs, which lasted all the way from Week 2 through 7. In the final week, you’ll be once again able to obtain two packs. Watch the official YouTube streams for 2 hours for one Forged in the Barrens pack, and two more (or four in total) for a second one.

The first matches start tomorrow, at 2 AM PDT (or 11 AM CEST). Learn more about the tournament and drops in the official blog post below:

Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 Season 1 comes to its thrilling conclusion this weekend! After seven consecutive weeks of individual regional tournaments, standings are set and the top eight players from each region are advancing to one final tournament. The stakes are high as the Finals will determine who will finish the season as regional champions and become eligible for the first three Grandmasters spots at the 2021 Hearthstone World Championship. Here’s everything you need to know to keep up with Season 1 action!

Standings

Americas	Asia-Pacific	Europe
NoHandsGamer	Posesi	Jarla
Lunaloveee	Blitzchung	Rdu
Nalguidan	Alutemu	Thijs
Eddie	Glory	Warma
Rami94	Alan870806	Bozzzton
DreadEye	GivePLZ	Viper
Fled	Shaxy	xBlyzes
muzzy	Surrender	Frenetic

Details

• Venue: Online – Youtube.com/Hearthstone and YouTube.com/HearthstoneEsports
• Dates: Friday, June 4, 2021 – Sunday, June 6, 2021
• Broadcast Start Time:
  • ASIA-PACIFIC: 2 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. CEST / 6 p.m. KST
  • EUROPE: 7:00 a.m. PDT / 4:00 p.m. CEST / 11:00 p.m. KST
  • AMERICAS: 12 p.m. PDT / 9 p.m. CEST / 4 a.m. KST
• Casters: TJ “Azumoqt” Sanders, Darroch “Darroch” Brown, Dan “Frodan” Chou, Jia “Jia” Dee, Alex “Raven” Baguley, and Simon “Sottle” Welch
• Prize Pool: $34,500 (USD) for the playoffs out of a Global season 1 prize pool of $486,000 (USD), dividided into $64,500 (USD) each tournament for Weeks 1 through 7
• Language Streams on YouTube:
  • English (Hearthstone)
  • English (HearthstoneEsports)
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Mandarin
  • Portuguese (LATAM)
  • Spanish (LATAM)

Drops Return!

You can earn up to two Forged in the Barrens card packs this weekend as you watch the Season 1 conclusion of Grandmasters! On any of the above YouTube channels, watch two total hours to receive one pack and two more hours for your second. Time watched is cumulative throughout the weekend, so even if you can’t watch for the full four hours in one sitting your time will still count toward earning the Drops.

Connecting Your Accounts

Before you can receive rewards, you’ll need to link your YouTube and Blizzard Battle.net accounts. Here’s how:

• Log in or create an account on YouTube.
• Navigate to Account Sharing under “Connected Apps” in Settings.
• Select “Connect” next to Battle.net.
• Follow the simple prompts to finish connecting accounts.
• When connecting accounts, be sure that you’re currently logged into the Blizzard account on which you’d like to receive your Drops.
• Click here for a full set of official rules for Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 Season 1 YouTube Drops.

Keep up with all of the latest Hearthstone Esports news and content on the Hearthstone Esports website, Twitter, and YouTube. Good luck, have fun, and we’ll see you in the Tavern!