BlizzCon 2017
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BlizzCon 2017 was Blizzard Entertainment’s annual fan convention in Anaheim featuring major announcements, esports tournaments, and previews for its game franchises.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| BlizzCon 2017 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11544995 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: BlizzCon 2017 Context triple: [Kobolds & Catacombs, announcedAt, BlizzCon 2017]
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A.
BlizzCon 2019
BlizzCon 2019 was Blizzard Entertainment’s annual fan convention where it unveiled major updates and new titles across its game franchises, including the next World of Warcraft expansion.
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B.
BlizzCon 2013
BlizzCon 2013 was Blizzard Entertainment’s annual fan convention in Anaheim that showcased major announcements, tournaments, and previews of its games, including the reveal of Heroes of the Storm.
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C.
World of Warcraft Arena World Championship 2019
The World of Warcraft Arena World Championship 2019 was the premier global PvP tournament for Blizzard’s MMORPG World of Warcraft, featuring top arena teams competing for a world title and substantial prize pool.
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D.
TwitchCon convention
TwitchCon convention is an annual fan and creator event celebrating the Twitch streaming community with live shows, gaming, meet-and-greets, and industry panels.
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E.
World of Warcraft: Legion
World of Warcraft: Legion is a major expansion to Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG that centers on the demonic Burning Legion’s invasion of Azeroth, introducing the Broken Isles, the Demon Hunter class, and powerful artifact weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BlizzCon 2017 Target entity description: BlizzCon 2017 was Blizzard Entertainment’s annual fan convention in Anaheim featuring major announcements, esports tournaments, and previews for its game franchises.
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A.
BlizzCon 2019
BlizzCon 2019 was Blizzard Entertainment’s annual fan convention where it unveiled major updates and new titles across its game franchises, including the next World of Warcraft expansion.
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B.
BlizzCon 2013
BlizzCon 2013 was Blizzard Entertainment’s annual fan convention in Anaheim that showcased major announcements, tournaments, and previews of its games, including the reveal of Heroes of the Storm.
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C.
World of Warcraft Arena World Championship 2019
The World of Warcraft Arena World Championship 2019 was the premier global PvP tournament for Blizzard’s MMORPG World of Warcraft, featuring top arena teams competing for a world title and substantial prize pool.
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D.
TwitchCon convention
TwitchCon convention is an annual fan and creator event celebrating the Twitch streaming community with live shows, gaming, meet-and-greets, and industry panels.
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E.
World of Warcraft: Legion
World of Warcraft: Legion is a major expansion to Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG that centers on the demonic Burning Legion’s invasion of Azeroth, introducing the Broken Isles, the Demon Hunter class, and powerful artifact weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fan convention
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gaming convention ⓘ |
| announced |
Hearthstone: Kobolds & Catacombs expansion
NERFINISHED
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Heroes of the Storm 2018 gameplay update ⓘ Heroes of the Storm hero Alexstrasza NERFINISHED ⓘ Heroes of the Storm hero Hanzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Overwatch hero Moira NERFINISHED ⓘ Overwatch map Blizzard World NERFINISHED ⓘ WoW Classic project NERFINISHED ⓘ World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedContentFor |
Diablo III
NERFINISHED
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Hearthstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Heroes of the Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Overwatch NERFINISHED ⓘ StarCraft II NERFINISHED ⓘ World of Warcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Anaheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editionNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2017-11-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | BlizzCon 2018 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAttendance | 35000 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cosplay contest
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developer panels ⓘ esports tournaments ⓘ game announcements ⓘ game previews ⓘ talent contest ⓘ |
| hasOnlineComponent | yes ⓘ |
| hostedTournament |
Hearthstone Championship Tour events
NERFINISHED
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Heroes of the Storm Global Championship Finals 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ Overwatch World Cup 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ World of Warcraft Arena World Championship 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liveStreamedBy | BlizzCon Virtual Ticket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Anaheim Convention Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFocus | Blizzard Entertainment game franchises ⓘ |
| organizer | Blizzard Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | BlizzCon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | BlizzCon 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2017-11-03 ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| year | 2017 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: BlizzCon 2017 Description of subject: BlizzCon 2017 was Blizzard Entertainment’s annual fan convention in Anaheim featuring major announcements, esports tournaments, and previews for its game franchises.
Referenced by (3)
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