This Week in Heroes Esports – May 12, 2016

With one DreamHack event concluded and another about to begin, this past week has been filled with anticipation and achievements. The top eight teams in North America competed for the region’s first spot at the Summer Championship during DreamHack Austin, where the eventual winners after a thrilling final were Team Naventic! Meanwhile, the top eight European teams have been gearing up for their turn in the spotlight at this weekend’s DreamHack Tours, where they’ll compete in Europe’s second Summer Regional. Taiwan is looking to wrap up its Regional Qualifier this week, while the May 14 SEA/ANZ Summer Regional is fast approaching! Korea is also feeling the pressure as the battles to survive both Group Stages conclude this week!

Upcoming Events

Date	Event Name	Location
Friday, May 13 1:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. CET	EU - Summer Regional Day 1, DreamHack Tours	Tours, France
Saturday, May 14 1:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. CET	EU - Summer Regional Day 2, DreamHack Tours	Tours, France
Saturday, May 14 6:00 p.m. PT / 2:00 a.m. CET (May 15)	ANZ - Summer Regional	Sydney, Australia
Saturday, May 14 11:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 a.m. CET (May 15)	TWN - Summer Regional Qualifier	Online
Saturday, May 14 3:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. CET	CH - Gold League Finals Day 1	Shanghai, China
Sunday, May 15 1:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. CET	CH - Gold League Finals Day 2	Shanghai, China
Sunday, May 15 10:00 a.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. CET	NA - ESL Burbank Qualifier 3	Online
Monday, May 16 3:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. CET	KR - Super League Ro8 Group B	Seoul, Korea
Wednesday, May 18 3:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. CET	KR - Super League Ro8 Group B	Seoul, Korea
Thursday, May 19 3:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. CET	KR - Super League Ro8 Group B	Seoul, Korea

You can find the full schedule of upcoming events here.

Games to Watch

Teams			VOD	Description
Team Naventic	vs.	Cloud9	YouTube	The rise of Misha has begun in North America, as evidenced by this group stage match on Tomb of the Spider Queen. iDream’s phenomenal Rexxar play for Cloud9 caused no end of problems for Team Naventic’s Azmodan composition.
RoMg	vs.	RAVE	Twitch	Meanwhile in Korea, Greymane is still a threat. In this nail-biter of a game from the Super League Season 2 quarterfinals, Gilduck’s performance highlights the worgen hero’s strengths, as well as his weaknesses.
Mighty	vs.	RoMg	Twitch	In the first game of this Group A Final between Mighty and RoMg, both teams showed the importance of positioning and, ultimately, the result hinged on a single boss fight.

The Dust Settle at Dreamhack Austin!

The first North American team going to DreamHack Sweden for the Heroes Global Circuit Summer 2016 Finals has been decided! Congratulations to Team Naventic! For a rundown of and videos from the final stages of the event, check out Monday’s recap article.

Both North America and Europe have two Regionals this season. Details about how teams will qualify for the Summer Global Championship, as well as what will happen in case of conflicting Regional results, can be found here!

Catch VODs of the NA Regional on the Heroes YouTube channel.

Going Forward: The NA Regional Road Ahead

Qualifiers for the next North America Regional are already well underway. Two of the four online events concluded already and, over the course of the next two weeks, we’ll find out which four teams will be completing the field of eight at ESL Burbank. The following teams have already qualified:

For info on the event, check out the official brackets on ESL's website!

Super League Season 2 Group A Concludes!

On Wednesday we said goodbye to the first team in Group A: RAVE HOTS. Though they showed incredible strength in-game, their competitors were able to consistently outdraft them and expose their weak points. In the next match, both Mighty and RoMg had the potential to dominate and, as it turns out, one team did: Mighty! As Wolf and Doa said, RoMg put up a good fight but they played as if they were in Hero League and that lack of team coordination was their downfall. MVP Black and Mighty are now the first two teams moving on to the Playoffs!

Teams	Score	VOD
RoMg vs. RAVE	3:1	Twitch
Mighty vs. RoMg	3:0	Twitch

Watch Season 2 of the Heroes of the Storm Super League, cast in English, on OGNGlobal’s Twitch channel.

The Recall Effect: Tracer Blinks into Action!

With the approach of DreamHack Tours and the second Europe Summer Regional, there is no doubt that Tracer will have an incredible debut. Though she has yet to be played in the Korean Super League, professional players across North America and Europe have acknowledged her potential and will be keeping an eye out for the Agent of Overwatch. With incredible mobility and poke capabilities, Tracer is ready to lock and Reload on her competition!

Celebrate Esports with Heroes Swag from the Blizzard Gear Store!

For a limited time, you can get 15% off Heroes of the Storm merchandise in the online Blizzard Gear Store! Use the code: HGC2016NA1 at checkout to celebrate the conclusion of the first North America Regional during the 2016 Summer Heroes Global Circuit!