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Hearthstone Masters Tour Arlington 2020: Semifinal Results

We're here in Arlington, Texas this weekend for the Hearthstone Masters Tour Arlington 2020. We've blown through the quarterfinals and are down to the top four. Here are today's results from the semifinals.

Match 1: Alan870806 vs. xBlyzes

Alan and xBlyzes fought hard for their right to be here, as they now face off against each other for a spot in the finals. The first round started with Alan bringing in his Warrior deck while Blyzes brought in his Mage deck. The match started out very even-handed but eventually tipped in Alan's favor with the Warrior digging into the health. It looked like it was going to be over pretty quick, but after two insane pulls off the top of the deck, Blyzes pulled out a victory for a 1-0 lead. For match two we saw Alan bring back his Warrior deck to face off against Blyzes' Warlock deck. Alan took full control of the match at the start, busting Blyzes down to half health as he tried to fight for survival. Blyzes eventually stacked up his creatures to put up a large defense.  The cards just stopped working for Alan the way he wanted them to, giving Blyzes an opening to take advantage as he steamrolled over him for the 2-0 lead.

For game three, Blyzes was just left with his Warrior deck while Alan brought in his Warrior deck for a mirror match. For the first part of this match, it was basically a one-sided affair as Blyzes just dealt tons of damage against Alan with little retaliation. It's not like Alan just let him roll over his cards, but they just weren't working in his favor. For a moment he got a card advantage which also depleted his deck and put him into low cards earlier than expected. He managed to chain together the right combo of damage-dealing spells and characters to rise back up and fend off Blyzes, as Alan got on the board making it 1-2. Round four has Blyzes still with his Warrior deck while Alan brought in his Druid deck. The vast majority of this match was building up defenses and fending off your opponent. The two traded a ton of damage, but the majority of it went into shielding and creatures. It looked like Blyzes was ready to take it, but Alan went all in and burned through his deck to bring out all the dragons he could for the win. Tying the series up 2-2.

The final match gave us the remaining decks they had left as Blyzes was still fighting with his Warrior deck while Alan had to bring his Hunter deck back in. Alan ended up throwing his opening hand and got a better deal at a slight cost. Alan hammered him early on, but Blyzes found a few resources that brought him back up in health and revered all the early game work. Both men were drawing tons of minions and higher-grade characters, so they started just attacking each other relentlessly each turn to chop down the other. Alan looked like he had a victory in hand until Blyzes threw out a few dragons that made short work of the field. After that, it was very academic as Blyzes took the match, making it 3-2 and moving onto the championship round.

Winner: xBlyzes (3-2)

Match 2: AyRoK vs. Felkeine

AyRok had to battle for a difficult victory, and even though Felkeine swept his round, it was a frustrating experience. So both men had some trying times to get into this match. AyRoK started off with a Warrior deck while Felkeine went for a Mage deck. Felkeine started right out of the gate gaining an Edwin Vancleef by turn four and shrinking AyRok down to 12 in short order. Two turns later and it was practically over as AyRoK gave in and Felkeine went up 1-0. For match two Felkeine took his Warlock deck in while AyRoK brought in his Warrior deck again. This time around it felt like much of the last game, only with the roles reversed as the Warrior chipped away at Felkeine's health until he was down to 10. Felkeine found a few ways to survive and stall the game out, but it didn't do much as AyRoK rolled over him two turns later for the 1-1 tie.

For match three, Felkeine brought in his Warlock deck again while AyRok took in his Mage deck. The two kept having a spirited battle, having played against each other, pulling off some cheeky moves that are both fun and silly to watch. The two threw various attacks at each other, but the game favored more AyRoK as he loaded up on creatures and stacked his health. There wasn't a lot Felkeine could do at that point but watch his health go down, as AyRoK took the 2-1 lead. Round four saw AyRoK bring in his Warlock deck while Felkeine went for his Warrior deck. Both men started off pretty event, but it was pretty clear by the seventh turn that AyRoK was going to roll the rest of the match. The two players kept having fun, as you could see on the player cams, but it was also bittersweet to see Felkeine know it was over. AyRoK moves onto the Championships with the 3-1 win.

Winner: AyRoK (3-1)

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