— Summer of Blood · Season MMXXVI

The AzerothGauntlet

Sixteen champions of the streaming realms, summoned to the ancient battlefields of Warcraft III. Hosted by Grubby, the living legend. One crown, $10,000, and eternal bragging rights.

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16
Champions
5
Nights
4
Races
1
Crown
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Grubby
The Warchief Host
Your Host

A legend returns to the battlefield.

Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen — nine-time WCG medalist, crowned king of the Orcish hordes, and the most decorated Warcraft III player of all time — steps into the host's chair to preside over the Gauntlet.

Expect unfiltered commentary, deep strategic insight, and the kind of hype only a true legend can summon. This is his arena. These are his rules.

9×
WCG Medals
500k+
Twitch Army
20y+
At the Helm
Watch Live

The broadcasts of war.

The main stage is Grubby's channel — unfiltered commentary and live casting. Follow the bloodshed from the champions' own points of view.

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⚔Main Stage · Grubby
Offline · Stream begins Jun 15
Ironhide
Offline
Zugzug
Offline
— All Champion Channels —
IronhideZugzugBoneWeaverStarLeafAxeRendLightForgeGraveWalkerCoinFlipMoonWraithShieldWallBloodTotemSoulHarvestGladeRunnerKingsGuardWildDrawWarDrummer
The Invited

Sixteen champions.

Streamers, personalities, and hidden ladder demons — summoned from every corner of the gaming multiverse.

Human
Human
Ironhide
— The Calm Marksman
Orc
Orc
Zugzug
— The Chaos Shaman
Undead
Undead
BoneWeaver
— The Crimson Lich
Night Elf
Night Elf
StarLeaf
— Moonlight Sentinel
Orc
Orc
AxeRend
— The Lumbering Brute
Human
Human
LightForge
— The Swift Paladin
Undead
Undead
GraveWalker
— The Patient Reaper
Random
CoinFlip
— The Unpredictable
Night Elf
Night Elf
MoonWraith
— Keeper of the Grove
Human
Human
ShieldWall
— The Silent Knight
Orc
Orc
BloodTotem
— The Rally Caller
Undead
Undead
SoulHarvest
— The Scheming Necromancer
Night Elf
Night Elf
GladeRunner
— Whisper of the Forest
Human
Human
KingsGuard
— The Loud Lord
Random
WildDraw
— Wild Card
Orc
Orc
WarDrummer
— The Tournament Maestro
The Gauntlet

Two stages. One crown.

Survive the group stage, claw your way into the bracket, and carve your name into the Gauntlet's stone.

I
Stage One

The Warbands

Sixteen warriors are drawn into four warbands of four. Within each warband, every champion does battle with every other — no mercy, no retreats.

  • Warbands4 × 4 players
  • MatchesRound-robin, Bo3
  • AdvancingTop 2 per warband
  • DurationThree nights
II
Stage Two

The Gauntlet

Eight survivors enter a single-elimination bracket. The weak fall. The mighty ascend. One champion claims the crown and the purse.

  • QuarterfinalsBo5
  • SemifinalsBo5
  • Grand FinalBo7
  • DurationTwo nights
— Playoff Bracket —
QUARTERFINALSSEMIFINALSGRAND FINALCHAMPIONA1 · Seeded WarlordB2 · Dark HorseC1 · Ladder DemonD2 · Dark HorseB1 · Seeded WarlordA2 · Dark Horse— wild card —— Winner of QF I·II —— Winner of QF III·IV —— Grand Finalists —Champion$5,000 PURSE
The Spoils

Ten thousand in gold.

The Invitational purse splits as follows. Every cent goes to those who earn it by blade and wit.

IV
Quarterfinalists
$250
III
Semifinalists
$1,000
II
Runner-Up
$2,500
I
Champion
$5,000
The Reckoning

Five nights of war.

All matches broadcast live from Grubby's lair. Cast in English. Timezones: 19:00 CEST / 13:00 EDT / 10:00 PDT.

15June
Opening Ceremonies
Draw reveal, seeding, and the first warband matches.
Live
16June
Warbands — Day II
Warbands C & D take the field. Who survives?
Group
17June
Warbands — Finale
Final round-robin nights. Eight champions advance.
Group
21June
The Gauntlet Opens
Quarterfinals and semifinals, all in one brutal night.
Bracket
22June
The Grand Final
Best of seven. One crown. The Gauntlet is won.
★ Final

For honor.For glory. For gold.

The Gauntlet opens June 15. Grubby awaits. Will you answer the summons?

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