On Saturday, March 18, while other students were looking forward to their spring break festivities, the Miami University Hearthstone team in King Library thought only of the round of 64. Gathered in the newly finished E-Sports arena, each player knew their hours of preparation and hard work led up to this moment.
The Tespa League regional playoffs are an entire day of back-to-back competition. Each team qualified by having at least a record of 5-2 during regular season play and would play six matches. If a team ended the regional playoffs with five wins, they would advance to the round of 64.