One Nation of Gamers Hearthstone Opens are Back with New Alienware Giveaway

A new tournament series sponsored by GEICO, the Video Game Voters Network, and Alienware has been announced. After a very successful run in 2015, One Nation of Gamers are keeping the same format moving forward in 2016 and kicking off the series with an onsite Open at PAX South January 29th-31st. If you’re going to be at PAX South, you can signup here.

At the GEICO booth at PAX South we will be running a onsite tournament each day. Each tournament will consist of four 12-player heats run throughout the day. The winner of each heat will then compete for a $500 Visa Gift Card. Registration for each heat will be on a first-come first-served basis starting at 10am or you can pre-register here. There will, however, be a feature match area where games will be streamed and cast.

After the kick off at PAX, there will be five Feature Tournaments being fed by ten Opens primarily casted by TSM Kripparrian. Adding an extra Feature Tournament is one of the few changes we’ve made this year but it will give you an extra chance to qualify straight through to the Grand Final.

Speaking of which, the Grand Final this year will once again be held at PAX Prime! Winning a Feature Tournament is one way there, but there will also be a points race so get in on the Opens early.

Here is the complete list of all upcoming One Nation of Gamers Open qualifiers:

• GEICO Open 1: Bracket Play – February 5 (7PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four January 6 (3PM EST)
• GEICO Open 2: Bracket Play – February 12 (7PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four February 13 (3PM EST)
• GEICO Open 3: Bracket Play – March 11 (9PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four March 12 (9PM EST)
• GEICO Open 4: Bracket Play – April 1 (7PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four April 2 (8PM EST)
• GEICO Open 5: April 30 (3PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four May 1(3PM EST)
• GEICO Open 6: May 20 (7PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four May 21 (3PM EST)
• GEICO Open 7: Bracket Play June 17 (7PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four June 18 (3PM EST)
• GEICO Open 8: Bracket Play July 1 (7PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four July 2 (3PM EST)
• GEICO Open 9: Bracket Play July 28 (7PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four July 29 (3PM EST)
• GEICO Open 10: Bracket Play August 5 (7PM EST), Live Broadcast Round of Four August 6 (3PM EST)

Each set of two opens will qualify one player for the next Feature Tournament and give points to other top finishers. The rest of the Feature Tournament slots will be filled by four invitees and the two points leaders who have not yet played in a Feature Tournament.

Here are the dates for the Feature Tournaments:

• Feature 1: Group A February 26 (7PM EST), Group B February 27 (3PM EST),  February 28 (3PM EST)
• Feature 2: Group A April 8 (7PM EST), Group B April 9 (3PM EST), April 10 (3PM EST)
• Feature 3: Group A June 3 (7PM EST), Group B June 4(3PM EST),  June 5 (3PM EST)
• Feature 4: Group A July 15 (7PM EST), Group B July 16 (3PM EST), July 17 (3PM EST)
• Feature 5: Group A August 12 (7PM EST), Group B August 13 (3PM EST), August 14 (3PM EST)

Want to get more involved with One Nation of Gamers or just keep better tabs on them? Visit their subreddit.

Related: Alienware & Killer Networking are Presenting Sponsors for The Art of Video Games

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