Virtus.pro will play against Tempo Storm in the first tour of Trinity Series

The online part of ESL Hearthstone team tournament is commencing on January 18.

A total of 14 rounds with two matches each will take place upon 7 weeks. All matches are best-of-11 "Last Hero Standing" (a player continues to play his deck until defeated).

What makes the tournament special is the format. Each team is represented by three players. They can communicate with each other during all matches and take evey in-game decision together. Teams can ban two out of nine opponent decks and choose six out of seven remaining classes.

The LAN finals are planned to be held in March. They will take place in the ESL studio in Burbank, USA. The prize pool amounts to $150,000.