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October 15, 2018

The Results From This Year’s GWENT Open

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Annually, CD Projekt Red holds an esports tournament for its Witcher 3 spinoff, the card game GWENT. The 2018 GWENT Open was held last weekend, October 13-14. A share in a $25,000 prize pool was on the line, along with Crown Points and advancement to the next round. It was Frederick Bird that proved victorious, upsetting Andrzej Bal in the final round and walking away with over $9,000. Second place wasn’t too bad for Bal, netting him $4,600. WINNER Frederick “Freddybabes” Bird (United Kingdom) FINALISTS Frederick “Freddybabes” Bird (United Kingdom) — $9,650 Andrzej “Adzikov” Bal (Poland) — $4,600 SEMIFINALISTS Andrada “radu.andrada” Radu (Romania) — $2,800 Raffael “GameKingAT” Iciren (Austria) — $2,350 QUARTERFINALISTS Damian “TailBot” Kaźmierczak (Poland) — $1,400 Mikel “Nujwk” Besga Aristizabal (Spain) — $1400 Kacper “kacper322” Sobkowicz (Poland) — $1400 Paweł “kams134” Skoroda (Poland) — $1400 This isn’t the end — in addition to the prizes, the contestants were also competing for placement in GWENT Challenger, which is the next tournament before the big one

May 21, 2018

Who Won This Weekend’s GWENT Open?

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The Gwent Open officially kicked off this weekend. The competition concerned eight professional eSports members from all over the world, competing for a slice of the $25,000 prize pool, plus Crown Points — the ranking points of the Witcher Card Game’s official esports series. The competition whittled down to Ilias Karamanis from Germany, AKA “AretuzaAndyWand,” vs. Damian Kaźmierczak, AKA “Tailbot,” in the final tournament. Karamanis emerged triumphant and took the biggest slice of the pie — $9800. Kaźmierczak received the second-largest check for second place: $5050. WINNER Ilias “AretuzaAndyWand” Karamanis (Germany) FINALISTS Ilias “AretuzaAndyWand” Karamanis (Germany) — $9,800 Damian “TailBot” Kaźmierczak (Poland) — $5,050 SEMIFINALISTS Jacek “Fanderman” Leja (Poland) — $2,750 Alexander “proNEO3001” Shpak (Ukraine) — $2,750 QUARTERFINALISTS Zehua “LpHanachan” Zhao (China) — $1,400 Xiaoxiang “Huanshi7702” Zeng (China) — $1,250 Mikel “Nujwk” Besga Aristizabal (Spain) — $1,000 Daniel “Damorquis” Morkisch (Germany) — $1,000 If you missed the GWENT Open and would like to watch, all the coverage has been archived on the official CD Projekt Red Twitch channel. The GWENT

May 18, 2018

Gwent Open Commences This Weekend

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First there was Witcher….then there was Witcher 3…..then there was Gwent, and ultimately, Gwent Open. The card game introduced in CD Projekt Red’s fantasy world has taken on a life of its own, and now has an entire esports tournament centered around it. This weekend the Gwent Open is once again…..well, open. Eight of the best GWENT Pro Ladder players in the world will be competing for a share in the $25,000 prize pool, plus Crown Points — the ranking points of the Witcher Card Game’s official esports series. Quarterfinals will be held tomorrow, May 19. The four that win that day will advance to the semifinals on May 20, and the remaining two will compete in the final later that day. You can watch the Gwent Open live on the official GWENT Masters website, but if you’re not in a place where video is practical, you can follow updates posted on the GWENT Masters Twitter. The Gwent Open begins tomorrow at 4 PM CEST.

March 16, 2018

GWENT Open Returns This Weekend

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GWENT was the playable card game in The Witcher 3 that eventually became popular enough to be turned into its own product. Enough people play GWENT now that it’s led to GWENT Masters, an official esports series dedicated solely to the game. This weekend the tournament continues with GWENT Open, broadcast live on Twitch. GWENT Open will begin on Saturday, March 17th at 4 PM CET. Quarterfinals will be held that day, and semifinals and finals will take place on Sunday, March 18th. Regular updates will be posted via the official GWENT Masters Twitter. Pro Ladder players will compete for Crown Points and a share of a prize pool worth $25,000. Finalists from these rounds will advance to the April GWENT Challenger, taking place deep underground in “Wieliczka” Salt Mine, Poland. The whole thing will be streamed live on Twitch, and Twitch drops will be given out to those who watch: viewers can earn Card Kegs, participants’ favorite cards and other rewards by just watching GWENT Open. More information can be