To help protect the health and safety of players, staff, and partners, the 2020 Arena World Championship (AWC) Battle for Azeroth season will be held entirely online. This program was originally planned to culminate in a multi-region LAN tournament this summer. Unfortunately, with this move to online-only play, this kind of international tournament cannot be hosted due to differences in regional server ping. We are determined, however, to make our online events awesome for everyone. To that end, we will be making format changes to our originally scheduled tournaments to ensure that we get our fix of incredible PvP action while competitive integrity is maintained. The new AWC Battle for Azeroth season will consist of three major stages.
Speaking of prize pools, the Arena World Championship Battle for Azeroth LAN Finals was originally equipped with a USD $500,000 prize pool. With these changes, we will be splitting this prize pool to the new regional North American and European Circuit and Finals. The total prize pool for this phase will remain the same with this move to online-only and will be split between NA/EU equally (USD $250k per region).
The World of Warcraft esports team is working hard to bring you all the AWC action through remote online broadcasts for the remainder of Battle for Azeroth. Please refer to the official rules for further details on the prize pool distribution and other information about AWC. Stay connected and on top of the latest news by following us on YouTube and Twitter, and be sure to sign up for the AWC. Good luck, have fun! Join the discussion on the 2020 Arena World Championship on the forums. |