Masters Tour Ironforge is over! It was the first Masters Tour event of 2021. Just like the last couple of Masters Tours, this was also online-only because of the current global pandemic situation.
Nearly 400 skilled players from around the world, who qualified through tournaments or high ladder finishes, fought for their share of $250,000 prize pool, and a chance to qualify for the next Grandmasters season. However, only 8 of them qualified to the final day of play-offs. You can find all of their deck lists and some statistics below!
Masters Tour Ironforge Top 8 Results & Prizes
Here are the final results and prizes. All 8 players did amazing job to get this far, but biggest congratulations to Xiaobai for taking the trophy home!
| Place | Player | Money Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KZGXiaobai | $25,000 |
| 2 | Maverick | $17,000 |
| 3-4 | Turna | $10,000 |
| 3-4 | trahison | $10,000 |
| 5-8 | Floki | $6,000 |
| 5-8 | okasinnsuke | $6,000 |
| 5-8 | LGDXiaoWang | $6,000 |
| 5-8 | Sidi | $6,000 |
And here’s a full Top 8 bracket:
Tournament Winner – Xiaobai
Masters Tour Ironforge has concluded and Huang “KZGXiaobai” Dehui is the first champion of 2021! In an incredible final match, Xiaobai dominated European competitor Michaël “Maverick” Looze in a 3-0 sweep. With his victory, Xiaobai outplayed 389 other players from across the globe to finish the weekend with the Masters Tour trophy and $25,000 in champion prizing!
After going 8-1 in Swiss Rounds, Xiaobai secured his spot in the Top 8 after defeating Hearthstone Grandmaster Wesley “lambyseries” Seek, 3-2, in their match. This momentum carried him into the final day with a 3-2 quarterfinal win over Kenta “Okasinnsuke” Sekiguchi. He then went on to best Marco “Turna” Castiglioni 3-1, in the semifinal. Xiaobai’s Zoo Warlock, Whirlkick Rogue, and Libram Paladin decks made short work of Maverick, despite the Belgium player’s seemingly smooth fight to reach the final match. In a stunning show of mastery, Xiaobai utilized his flexible lineup to quickly secure the championship, despite predictions from both Darroch “Darroch” Brown and Jia “Jia” Dee that the match would go the full five rounds.
Masters Tour Ironforge Top 8 Deck Distribution & Card Stats
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Deck Type Distribution
Most Popular Legendaries
Most Popular Epics
Most Popular Rares
Any chance to watch the match?
I should probably mention it in the post. You can watch all the VoDs on official Hearthstone Esports YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV7woL1v23u3sc_Uo10dy9g