Forever Open finals tonight: these 36 duelists made it

Yesterday thousands of players dueled their way through the qualifiers of the Forever Open. The result: 36 duelists, the four best of every class, go to the finals tonight. Here is where we stand.

When and where

• The finals start today, Sunday October 18, at 19:00 CEST, in the official duel arena in Hyjal Crater.
• Watch live with the official hosts: Watch Esfand on Twitch or Watch Xaryu on Twitch

How the finals work

• One big double elimination bracket: lose once and you drop to the lower bracket, lose twice and you are out.
• Upper bracket matches are best of three, lower bracket matches one duel only, apart from the lower bracket final (best of three).
• The championship match is best of five, without a bracket reset.
• The winner takes $50,000. The best placed player of every class also wins $5,555.

The 36 finalists

Druid

• Desmondhume (Tauren)
• Minpojke (Tauren)
• Snupy (Tauren)
• Sodapoppin (Tauren)

Hunter

• Danmark (Orc)
• Fvp (Troll)
• Hardfight (Orc)
• Ryhaz (Troll)

Mage

• Allyana (Undead)
• Teleporter (Undead)
• Venruk (Troll)
• Yonezka (Troll)

Paladin

• Azzu (Undead)
• Gomzy (Undead)
• Lamelol (Undead)
• Reed (Undead)

Priest

• Dakkroth (Undead)
• Lash (Troll)
• Nieze (Troll)
• Psychapeute (Troll)

Rogue

• Chopmaster (Undead)
• Justwoo (Undead)
• Kyroo (Undead)
• Pshero (Undead)

Shaman

• Cdewx (Orc)
• Luuxiå (Orc)
• Oddwaffletv (Orc)
• Skeelz (Orc)

Warlock

• Jázggz (Undead)
• Korleone (Undead)
• Neepzen (Undead)
• Warlockguy (Undead)

Warrior

• Bcw (Undead)
• Disruptive (Skyborne)
• Fracc (Orc)
• Mag (Undead)

Worth watching

• The bracket opens with four duels: Disruptive vs Snupy, Kyroo vs Bcw, Mag vs Teleporter and Oddwaffletv vs Fracc. The other 28 players start in round 2.
• Sodapoppin is in, as a Tauren Druid, with a first match against Hunter Ryhaz.
• All four Paladins are Undead. Forsaken Paladins, on the Horde side!
• Warrior Disruptive is the only Skyborne in the finals.
• Rogue Pshero meets Paladin Azzu in round 2.

What this means for Legends of Azeroth

Every class is in with four players, so whatever you main, there is someone to cheer for. Tune in tonight at 19:00 and see which class comes out on top. We will post the winner as soon as it is known!

Bracket and rules: Raider.IO, the official tournament hub, at https://raider.io/events/the-forever-open/brackets/finals