Tournaments
Lobby Legends was redesigned for 2023. Only three big championships, each with a prize pool of $50,000 will be played. The original announcement from Blizzard can be found here.
In theory, everyone can qualify for the championships. The first qualification gate is securing enough points for finishing high on the official regional leaderboards (Americas, Asia-Pacific or Europe) at the end of each month for a period of three months successively.
The top 4 players from each region (by accumulated points) and the 4 players with most points from any region, will battle it out over two days in the semi-finals (two groups with three rounds each) and the finals (the remaining 8 players would play lobbies until someone has accumulated 20 points and then wins a lobby).
Lobby Legends #12 (“Fall Championships” at 14/15.10.2023) Top 8 after 6 lobbies
Patch 27.4.3 with all anomalies active and the newest hero Thorim, Stormlord was played. Also, heroes had low MMR armor values as well as low MMR anomaly selection, and streamer-mode was enabled (meaning players were unable to see which hero was played by whom).
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jeef | US (USA) | 28.5 |
| 2 | BeterBabbit | US (USA) | 31.0 |
| 3 | Alutemu | AP (JPN) | 21.5 |
| 4 | DaPeeDou | AP (TWN) | 21.0 |
| 5 | Tume | EU (FIN) | 20.5 |
| 6 | jag-eunsae | AP (KOR) | 18.5 |
| 7 | Waterloooooo | US (CAN) | 18.0 |
| 8 | Satellite | AP (JPN) | 11.5 |
Lobby Legends #11 (“Summer Championships” at 22/23.07.2023) Top 8 after 6 lobbies
Patch 26.6.3 with lots of newly added quests and rewards was played. Also, heroes had low MMR armor values and streamer-mode was enabled (meaning players were unable to see which hero was played by whom) and the overlay did not work due to technological difficulties.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterloooooo | US (CAN) | 28.5 |
| 2 | Maks7K | EU (RUS) | 29.5 |
| 3 | Tume | EU (FIN) | 27.0 |
| 4 | Yanase | AP (JPN) | 23.0 |
| 5 | Sevel | EU (POL) | 17.0 |
| 6 | jeef | US (USA) | 18.0 |
| 7 | Cytro | EU (BEL) | 13.5 |
| 8 | Lii | US (USA) | 8.5 |
Lobby Legends #10 (“Spring Championships” at 27/28.05.2023) Top 8 after 5 lobbies
Patch 26.2.3 with all minion types freshly redesigned and the new hero Rock Master Voone was played. Also, heroes had low MMR armor values and streamer-mode was enabled (meaning players were unable to see which hero was played by whom).
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2 (currently missing)
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AlexJP | AP (JPN) | 29.5 |
| 2 | PenguinSan | AP (JPN) | 21.5 |
| 3 | Yanase | AP (JPN) | 18.0 |
| 4 | BeterBabbit | US (USA) | 17.0 |
| 5 | Tume | EU (FIN) | 17.0 |
| 6 | Shirousa | AP (JPN) | 14.5 |
| 7 | Tesura | AP (JPN) | 14.0 |
| 8 | Satellite | AP (JPN) | 8.5 |
Originally Lobby Legends was a monthly esports series by Blizzard, started in early 2022 and supported with a total prize pool of $500,000. Basic information can be found on the official website.
In theory, everyone could qualify for the finals. The first qualification gate was securing a spot in the top 16 of one of the official regional leaderboards (Americas, Asia-Pacific or Europe) at the end of the month. Usually 3-4 weeks later a top 48 tournament with the qualified players from all three regions would take place. To advance further, one had to reach top 4 out of 8 (8 players per group) after three rounds of BGs, twice.
After that the LL main event happened, where the 12 remaining players and 4 qualifiers from China were battling it out over two days in the semi-finals (two groups with three rounds each) and the finals (the remaining 8 players would play lobbies until someone has accumulated 20 points and then wins a lobby).
Lobby Legends #1 (“Raid Leaders” at 02/03.04.2022) Top 8 after 5 lobbies
Patch 22.6.0 with buddies plus armor, but without Friend of a Friend was played.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BeNice | EU (GER) | 27.5 |
| 2 | hof | CHN | 19.5 |
| 3 | KenKen | US (CAN) | 18.5 |
| 4 | Curt | US (USA) | 18.0 |
| 5 | BaboFat | EU (GER) | 17.5 |
| 6 | EducatedC | US (USA) | 15.5 |
| 7 | bayiu | CHN | 13.0 |
| 8 | Ponpata07 | AP (JPN) | 10.5 |
Lobby Legends #2 (“Noblegarden” at 14/15.05.2022) Top 8 after 6 lobbies
Patch 23.2.0 with Naga freshly released (and still unnerfed), as well as the new key minions Mantid Queen, Leeroy, Darkgaze Elder and Young Murk-Eye was played.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maks7K | EU (RUS) | 27.5 |
| 2 | DaPeeDou | AP (TWN) | 24.0 |
| 3 | Yanase | AP (JPN) | 22.0 |
| 4 | Awedragon | US (CAN) | 21.5 |
| 5 | saoKing | CHN | 20.5 |
| 6 | jag-eunsae | AP (KOR) | 19.5 |
| 7 | Xixo | EU (GER) | 17.0 |
| 8 | Alucard | US (BRA) | 16.0 |
Lobby Legends #3 (“Eternal Night” at 25/26.06.2022) Top 8 after 6 lobbies
Patch 23.4.3 with rebuffed Naga, new Pyramad and Tarecgosa back on tier 3 was played.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterloooooo | US (CAN) | 27.0 |
| 2 | DaPeeDou | AP (TWN) | 27.5 |
| 3 | Gohan | CHN | 24.0 |
| 4 | Valeera | CHN | 22.5 |
| 5 | Oliech | EU (BEL) | 20.5 |
| 6 | Kid | CHN | 17.5 |
| 7 | guDDummit | EU (RUS) | 15.0 |
| 8 | Keromon | AP (JPN) | 14.0 |
Lobby Legends #4 (“Fire Festival” at 09/10.07.2022) Top 8 after 7 lobbies
Patch 23.6.1 with a 25% chance of Darkmoon Prizes, as well as Kooky but without Chromawing was played. Also, an unfixed Leeroy Divine Shield bug was featured.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KidFive | CHN | 27.0 |
| 2 | Alucard | US (BRA) | 29.5 |
| 3 | Satellite | AP (JPN) | 28.0 |
| 4 | MXJF | CHN | 26.5 |
| 5 | BeterBabbit | US (USA) | 25.5 |
| 6 | Butterfly | CHN | 22.0 |
| 7 | Ribapusa | AP (KOR) | 19.0 |
| 8 | Cytro | EU (BEL) | 18.5 |
Lobby Legends #5 (“Magic of Azeroth” at 04/05.09.2022) Top 8 after 8 lobbies
Patch 24.2.1 with quests/rewards, a Demon revamp and brand-new minions like Tea Master Theotar, Rendle and Tortollan Blue Shell, was played. Also, a controversy arose in lobby number 5, when Ribapusa was in a tournament winning position but the lobby server crashed (a too well known bug) with only 3 players left alive. The ruling was a no-score and a fresh lobby start, resulting in the longest Lobby Legends yet, and Ribapusa only finishing third.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rimgosu | AP (KOR) | 31.5 |
| 2 | SeseiSei | AP (JPN) | 35.5 |
| 3 | Ribapusa | AP (KOR) | 34.0 |
| 4 | AlexJP | US (USA) | 30.0 |
| 5 | Xixo | EU (GER) | 28.0 |
| 6 | aliciasan | AP (JPN) | 28.0 |
| 7 | blyunchang | CHN | 22.0 |
| 8 | torisan | US (USA) | 15.0 |
Lobby Legends #6 (“Castle Nathria” at 24/25.09.2022) Top 8 after 8 lobbies
Patch 24.2.2 with quests/rewards, with buffed two-drops and a nerfed Togwaggle, was played. Also, the Twitch "Tavern Buddy" extension for multiple ways of viewer interaction was used for the very first time.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SeseiSei | AP (JPN) | 43.0 |
| 2 | MATSURI | AP (JPN) | 33.0 |
| 3 | BeterBabbit | US (USA) | 32.0 |
| 4 | rimgosu | AP (KOR) | 30.5 |
| 5 | PenguinSan | AP (JPN) | 30.0 |
| 6 | hof | CHN | 23.0 |
| 7 | SleepyHS | US (USA) | 22.0 |
| 8 | EastLeaf | CHN | 10.5 |
Lobby Legends #7 (“Murlocized” at 15/16.10.2022) Top 8 after 7 lobbies
Patch 24.4.0 with quests/rewards and Sylvanas as a new hero was played.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yanase | AP (JPN) | 40.0 |
| 2 | YJNB | CHN | 29.0 |
| 3 | EastLeaf | CHN | 26.0 |
| 4 | SleepyHS | US (USA) | 26.0 |
| 5 | MATSURI | AP (JPN) | 24.5 |
| 6 | XQN | EU (BLR) | 24.0 |
| 7 | MengXia | CHN | 16.5 |
| 8 | kuroneko | AP (JPN) | 10.0 |
Lobby Legends #8 (“Hallow's End” at 12/13.11.2022) Top 8 after 6 lobbies
Patch 24.6.2 with quests/rewards, a slightly nerfed Volatile Venom and the returned rewards Golden Hammer and Kidnap Sack was played.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XunYu | CHN | 29.0 |
| 2 | sola | CHN | 25.0 |
| 3 | Slyders | EU (FRA) | 22.5 |
| 4 | Gongi | AP (KOR) | 21.0 |
| 5 | KunKing | CHN | 20.5 |
| 6 | oliech | EU (BEL) | 17.5 |
| 7 | Geobugi | AP (KOR) | 17.5 |
| 8 | SeseiSei | AP (JPN) | 15.0 |
Lobby Legends #9 (“Winter Veil” at 02/03.12.2022) Top 8 after 6 lobbies
Patch 25.0.0 with quests/rewards, the new hero Enhance-o Mechano and the new quest reward Enhance-a-matic was played. The prize pool was doubled to $100,000 for this final event of the year.
YouTube VOD recording of day 1
YouTube VOD recording of day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PenguinSan | AP (JPN) | 30.0 |
| 2 | Zanyang | AP (KOR) | 26.5 |
| 3 | Shaxy | AP (TWN) | 24.5 |
| 4 | Sara | CHN | 24.5 |
| 5 | iGSword | CHN | 19.5 |
| 6 | Vigo | CHN | 17.0 |
| 7 | Zorg | EU (GER) | 15.0 |
| 8 | Maks7K | EU (RUS) | 11.0 |
Twitch Rivals 2022 (“Thijs's HS Tavern” at 16.07.2022) Top 8 after 6 lobbies
At TwitchCon Amsterdam the finals of this 24 player invitational tourney with a total prize pool of $20,000 took place.
Patch 23.6.2 with a 25% chance of Darkmoon Prizes, as well as Kooky but without Chromawing was played.
YouTube recap and mood piece about the BG tournament
Twitch VOD recording including most of the first 5 lobbies of the top8
Twitch VOD recording of the final lobby
| Place | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zorg | EU (GER) | 36 |
| 2 | Xixo | EU (GER) | 33 |
| 3 | EducatedCollins | US (USA) | 28 |
| 4 | DeathItself | EU (CRO) | 27 |
| 5 | ThefishouGO | EU (FRA) | 27 |
| 6 | Shadybunny | EU (BEL) | 26 |
| 7 | Sorren | EU (ITA) | 24 |
| 8 | Lii | US (USA) | 15 |