Blizzard Announces 2023 AWC And MDI Tournaments, Season One Signups Live

Now that Dragonflight is out, Blizzard is ready to get things rolling with the game’s annual esports seasons. This year, things are going to be a bit different with the Arena World Championship consisting of two full seasons while the Mythic Dungeon International will feature two formats: the standard one and The Great Push. Between the different events, Blizzard plans to award players more than $1.6 million USD.

Season one of the Dragonflight AWC is now open for signups in both Europe and North America. Players can sign up on GameBattles to participate in the Season 1 Cups. There are four cups in total. The top three teams to come out of the cups will progress immediately to the Grand finals, where $300k is on the line. Those who come in 4th – 8th place in the cups will compete for the last spot in the Finals in the AWC Gauntlet, where there’s a $20,000 prize pool. Things kick off on January 18, 2023, with the AWC Cup 1 Open Bracket.

As for the Mythic Dungeon International and The Great Push, each will be its own season with the MDI taking Season one and offering players a total prize pool of $390k. $300k of the MDI prize pool will be awarded during the Global Finals. The remaining 90K will be broken down into $30k each for the three groups of 8 teams that will be competing to make it into the finals. This season kicks off on February 1. Sign-ups are open now.

The great Push will take place later in the year and feature a $300,000 prize pool for the Global Finals.

Note: Activision Blizzard is still under investigation by the state of California for serious harassment charges. CEO Bobby Kotick is alleged to have known about such actions within his company – and performed some himself – and shielded the perpetrators from consequences.