BunnyHoppor Wins Hearthstone Championship Tour Summer Championship

The esports scene for Blizzard Entertainment's popular card game Hearthstone for the Year of the Raven expansion is in full swing, and it has finally crowned its first champion. 

Raphael "BunnyHoppor" Peltzer finished a strong run at the Hearthstone Chamionship Tour (HCT) Summer Championship by defeating Kacper "A83650" Kwiecinski in the grand finals of the HCT Summer Championship to secure the title, the grand prize of $60,000 and 20 HCT points. 

It was an adrenaline pumping grand finals between BunnyHoppor and A83650, as the HCT Summer Champion was able to secure a 3-1 series victory against A83650 in order to secure his championship title. However, it was not an easy road to the grand finals of the tournament for BunnyHoppor, as the talented player had to complete a reverse sweep in his semi-final match in order to punch his ticket to the championship match against A83650.

The HCT Summer Championship took place from June 28th to July 1st and saw 16 countries send their best Hearthstone players to the Blizzard arena in Los Angeles, California to compete in the highly anticipated event for Blizzard's popular title. 

With top four placings by BunnyHoppor, A83650, David "killinallday" Acosta and Torben "Viper" Wahl, the four players secured spots in the upcoming HCT World Championship with their strong performances at the Summer Championship. 

The next major event in the Hearthstone esports will be the Fall Playoffs where players will be granted another opportunity to secure a spot in the World Championship. More information on the Fall Playoffs can be found on Blizzard's website. 

With the HCT Summer Championship title under his belt, BunnyHoppor will now be focusing his attention and Hearthstone skills in securing the same amount of success at the World Championship against what is sure to be a very competitive field. 

(cover photo courtesy of Blizzard)