"The idea behind the Invitational is simple: Take some of Hearthstone’s most passionate players and pit them against each other in a no-holds-barred deathmatch... er, pit them against each other live on stage at BlizzCon with three of their best constructed decks at their side. Each player must bring three decks with three different classes and they will battle each other in a set of best-of-five matches. If one of their chosen decks loses, it's out for good! The losing player will then have to choose one of their remaining decks to battle with, and if they run out of decks, that's the end of their run: Time to pay your tab and don't forget to tip the innkeeper."
Amongst the participants, one can find Sean "Day[9]" Plott - a professional "StarCraft: Brood War" gamer, who became a commentator for eSports tournaments and similar events. "Hafu", "Kripparrian" and "Reckful" are going to be present beside him as well. The second bracket consists of "Trump", "Husky", "Noxious" and "Artosis". Those who are not able to follow "The Innkeeper's Invitational Tournament" live, are given the possibility to watch the event on the official "World of Warcraft" twitch channel.