NA:

-Justsaiyan: #1 point leader in NA, just went on a winning streak of 32 competitive rounds. Insane momentum. Has been playing competitively since 2015. Has the most all-time Dreamhack wins. Member of the USA HGG team. His streams (watchstone) were my favorites.

-Bloodyface: An OG in HS. Have been playing since the beginning, recently decided to quit his job to pursue his career in competitve Hearthstone.

-Lnguagehackr: One of my favorite players. Great at piloting control and combo decks. Very consistent Dreamhack finishes. Went 10-0 in DH Austin before losing to Amnesiac.

-Tincho: A bit less known. The only player from the Latin America community this time.

EU:

-Sintolol: Top8 in last year's World Championships. #1 point earner in EU in 2017. Super emotional during matches. Watching him play is a pleasure :)

-RENMEN: Very consistent ladder finishes, even though he does not have many tournament results.

-Moyen: Even though he might be considered new to the scene, his practice groupe is quite insane, with players like Viper, Sintolol and Bunnyhoppor.

-Hatul: Qualified as a Tavern Hero. Has quite a unique personality. Member of the Israel HGG team.

APAC:

-Tyler: "Just a grinder". Very consistent ladder finishes for almost 2 years already. Was competing in EU before he moved to Vietnam.

-DacRyvius: #1 point earner in APAC currently. Do not underestimate this guy. Really good deck builder. Came second in HCT Bangkok.

-Bloodtrail: Back to back championships. Last time he was on stage he was obviously stressed out and misplayed quite horribly. I think this time he will do way better. Don't forget that even players like Pavel have blundered really hard on stage before.

-Akumaker (Jowen): It's been a long time since we have seen an ANZ representative in the global stage: Aku is probably the best of them. He was in the top8 of the 2016 APAC summer championships and has multiple tour stop finishes this year.

CHINA:

-Trunks: This is his third appearance in an HCT seasonal championship. He is the only father in this tournament. Very consistent player from China. Loves control decks.

-Islandcat: Quite a popular streamer and caster in China. Not much tournament results tho. He does hang out with Fr0zen quite often, so he might have a really solid lineup.

-Caimiao: Member of the team IceCola, which is the best team in China, having members like XiaoT, Rugal and yrshar.

-LionKing: He has been playing competitve HS in China for quite a while: finally got the chance to qualify for a seasonal Champs.