Liooon Wins GrandMasters 2019 to Become First Female Champion of a Blizzard Event
Liooon Wins GrandMasters 2019 to Become First Female Champion of a Blizzard Event
Xiaomeng "Liooon" Li has become the first female player to win a Blizzard event. In the grand finals of GrandMasters 2019 – Global Finals she defeated Brian "bloodyface" Eason with the 3-0 score, claiming $200,000 in prize money.
Liooon advanced to the playoffs from the first place in Group B, where she defeated tom60229 (2-0) and Fenomeno (2-0). In the playoffs she outplayed Casie (3-2) in the semifinals and bloodyface (3-0) in the grand finals.
Group Stage:
| Group A | Group B | ||||
| 1. | Leaoh | 2-0 | 1. | Liooon | 2-0 |
| 2. | Casie | 2-1 | 2. | bloodyface | 2-1 |
| 3. | Surrender | 1-2 | 3. | Fenomeno | 1-2 |
| 4. | PNC | 0-2 | 4. | tom60229 | 0-2 |
Playoffs Bracket:
GrandMasters 2019 – Global Finals was held on November 1st-2nd in Anaheim, USA as part of BlizzCon. It featured eight best Hearthstone players competing for a $500,000 prize pool.
Tournament Results:
| Place | $ USD | Player |
| 1st | $200,000 | Liooon |
| 2nd | $100,000 | bloodyface |
| 3rd-4th | $50,000 | Leaoh, Casie |
| 5-6th | $25,000 | Surrender, Fenomeno |
| 7-8th | $25,000 | PNC, tom60229 |