GWENT Open — winner of July tournament announced!

GWENT Open — winner of July tournament announced!

CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher series of games, announce that Benjamin "kolemoen" Pfannstiel has won the July GWENT Open tournament!

The weekend saw some of the best GWENT players from around the world clash in the sixth GWENT Open tournament of The Witcher Card Game’s official esports series. A total of 8 participants fought for shares of the $25,000 prize pool and GWENT Masters Crown Points, with both finalists — Benjamin "kolemoen" Pfannstiel and Oleksandr "proNEO3001" Shpak — also having secured spots in the next GWENT Challenger.

Recordings of the coverage from the July GWENT Open are available on the official CD PROJEKT RED Twitch channel.

The final standings for the tournament are as follows:

WINNER

Benjamin "kolemoen" Pfannstiel (Germany) 

FINALISTS

Benjamin "kolemoen" Pfannstiel (Germany) — $9,650

Oleksandr "proNEO3001" Shpak (Ukraine) — $4,700

SEMIFINALISTS

Zehua "LpHanachan" Zhao (China) — $2,500

Daniel "Damorquis" Morkisch (Germany) — $2,350

QUARTERFINALISTS

Krzysztof "konsiu95" Konsek (Poland) — $1,750

Maciej "Molegion" Kokosza (Poland) — $1,400

Kacper "kacper322" Sobkowicz (Poland) — $1,400

Dmitrii "House_of_cards" Shliakhov (Russia) — $1,250

CD PROJEKT RED would like to thank the participants, as well as everyone watching the event online, for making the July GWENT Open a great tournament.

GWENT Open is part of GWENT Masters — the official esports series of GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. For the complete overview of GWENT Masters, including the ruleset, tournament dates, and format, visit masters.playgwent.com. 

About GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

In GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilities, and use clever tricks to deceive their opponents. 

About GWENT Masters

GWENT Masters is the official esports series of GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, where players compete for the title of GWENT World Champion, tournament prize pools and Crown Points. There are three tiers of official GWENTMasters events: Open, Challenger, and the grand finale World Masters tournament. GWENT Masters also involves participation in licensed tournaments, as well as an in-game Pro Ladder mode, which allows all gamers to enter the world of GWENT pros.

About CD PROJEKT RED

CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for personal computers and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include The Witcher series of games, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game and the upcoming futuristic AAA role-playing game — Cyberpunk 2077. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Capital Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).

For more information contact

Radek Adam Grabowski – [email protected]