Magic: The Gathering Premier Event Invitation Policy 2006 DCI Tournament Season Updated 05/25/2006 INTRODUCTION This document covers the invitation and eligibility criteria for Premier Magic: The GatheringR tournaments for the 2006 season and the qualifier tournaments that feed them. This document does not cover tournaments that take place during the 2007 season or later. The most recent version of this document can be found at thedci.com/docs. This document is published in multiple languages. If a discrepancy exists between the English version and a non-English version of this document, tournament participants must refer to the English version to settle disputes concerning this policy. Wizards of the Coast reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change this document at anytime without notice. 1 TOURNAMENT SEASON Each Magic? tournament season begins the day after the previous World Championships and ends on the final day of the following World Championships. All tournaments included in that time period make up a tournament season. Example The 2006 tournament season begins the day after the 2005 World Championships and ends on the final day of the 2006 World Championships. If a tournament takes place on the same weekend as the 2006 World Championships, it is considered part of the 2006 tournament season. 2 TOURNAMENT ELIGIBILITY Players under DCI? suspension are not eligible to compete in DCI-sanctioned tournaments or receive ratings-based invitations to tournaments. If a player is suspended when DCI ratings are issued, that player will not be included in that set of ratings and will not receive a ratings-based invitation or bye to any tournaments based on those ratings. Tournament invitation lists are published at wizards.com. Invitations will not be awarded until complete event results are received and reviewed. If a tournament official incorrectly or improperly issues an invitation for any reason, Wizards of the Coast and the DCI reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to withhold any and all invitations and prizes for an event. Invitations may be rescinded by the DCI upon investigation. Any such decisions are final and non-appealable. Certain individuals may not be eligible to compete in DCI-sanctioned tournaments because of their employment status. Check the DCI Universal Tournament Rules for details. Tournaments are classified as open or invitation-only. Any player may compete in an open tournament as long as he or she satisfies the appropriate geographical, age, or amateur-status requirements and any other restrictions as listed under the description for that open tournament. 3 PRIZE ELIGIBILITY Premier Events and/or Pro Players Club Membership may offer prizes in the form of prize money or travel awards, each subject to the terms of this policy and any other policy or agreement as determined by Wizards. If a player is awarded a travel award and the player subsequently is under DCI suspension before and during the tournament to which the player has been awarded the travel award, such player (1) is not eligible to compete in the tournament and (2) forfeits his or her travel award A DCI Member is eligible for these prizes if he or she either: Has played in a particular event and has placed in the final standings where such a prize would be awarded according to the DCI tournament floor rules; or Is of sufficient level in the Pro Players Club to receive such a prize Prize money or travel awards won at the following events are issued by the U.S. offices of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Prize money is issued in U.S. dollars: Pro Tour and World Championship main events Grand Prix main events in North America, Latin America, and Japan Nationals main events in North America, Latin America, and Japan Pro Tour Qualifiers in North America, Latin America, and Japan All prize money and travel awards based on membership in the Pro Players Club are issued by the U.S. offices of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Prize money is issued in U.S. dollars. Prize money or travel awards for events in the Europe or Asia Pacific regions are issued by the local Wizards of the Coast office. See appendix B for local office contact information. A DCI member eligible for a prize award must claim his or her prize award within 1 year from the date of the event in which he or she won the prize or the prize award is forfeited. Note: All prize award claims for events prior to February 6, 2006 must be claimed by February 6, 2007 or the prize award is forfeited. A DCI member eligible for a travel award must arrange that travel with Wizards of the Coast, Inc. at least 30 days prior to first day of the event for which he or she won such travel award. Any travel not issued prior to this date will be forfeited. Information on how to collect your prize award or travel award based on Pro Players Club membership can be found at http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/playersclub/guidelines Information on how to collect your travel award from a Pro Tour Qualifier in North America, Latin America, or Japan can be found at http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/default/travelawardletter Wizards of the Coast, Inc. reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify any and all prize or award structures, and to substitute any prize or award for another prize or award in its sole discretion. All travel awards are subject to the following additional terms and conditions: All awards are non-transferable, non-negotiable, and not redeemable for an alternative award except in Wizards’ sole discretion. All taxes are the responsibility of the individual receiving the prize or award. Pro Tour Qualifier tournaments held in North America, Latin America, and Japan offer travel awards to the Pro Tour tournament to which the Pro Tour Qualifier winner has qualified by winning the Pro Tour Qualifier. Before being awarded any travel prize, the Pro Tour Qualifier winner must, among other things, submit to Wizards of the Coast, Inc. (i) a signed Consent and Release Agreement and (ii) the appropriate IRS tax form, and provide proof of identification. An airfare award shall consist of one (1) roundtrip coach air ticket, on an airline chosen by Wizards or its designate, from the major airport nearest my home to the city in which the applicable tournament or championship will be held, during the time of such tournament or championship. The travel award winner agrees to adhere to all instructions provided by Wizards to assist Wizards or its designate in booking such air ticket. Wizards or its designate will book such ticket to include the days of the applicable tournament or championship. Lodging, meals, gratuities, ground transportation, fees caused by changes to airline reservations, and any other fees, costs or expenses are the player’s sole responsibility. Trip must be taken on dates designated by Wizards or the award will be forfeited. Specific travel dates and arrangements are subject to availability. Minors (i.e. those under 18 years of age) who win a Pro Tour Qualifier are not eligible to be awarded the plane ticket travel award. Instead, minors will be awarded a “Cash Equivalent Award” equal to the cost of a round trip ticket to the Pro Tour in question, as determined by Wizards in its sole discretion. This award will be issued only if the player actually shows up to the Pro Tour in question on his or her own, and register to play. We will pay out this “Minor Qualifier Travel – Cash Equivalent Award” after the Pro Tour along with the rest of the Pro Tour payouts. For additional information about travel awards, please go to http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/default/travelawardletter 4 RATINGS-BASED INVITATIONS Some tournaments offer invitations based on DCI ratings. Those invitations are based on DCI ratings calculated six weeks before the tournament (exception: National Championships). The ratings used are the ratings as of the most recent Wednesday that is at least six weeks prior to the final day of the tournament in question (exception: National Championships). All invitation-only National Championships will offer rating-based invitations based on the DCI ratings calculated on June 28, 2006, regardless of the date of each individual National Championship. Examples 2006 Pro Tour–Honolulu will be held March 3-5, 2006. The closest Wednesday that is at least six weeks previous to the last day of this event is January 18, 2006. The DCI ratings as of that date will be used to determine ratings-based invitations to 2006 Pro Tour–Honolulu. One country’s 2006 National Championships will be held Aug 12-13, 2006; another country’s 2006 National Championships would be will September 9-10, 2006. The DCI ratings calculated on June 28, 2006 will be used to determine ratings-based invitations for both of these Championships. 5 INVITATION REGULATIONS Invitations awarded by means described within this policy are officially awarded only upon verification of tournament results and reports provided by tournament organizers in the files and forms required by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Invitations described in this policy may not be passed down from one player or team to another except as explicitly described in this policy. Invitations must be used for tournaments to which they apply and may not be deferred to future events. The right to compete in any particular tournament is subject to the requirements stated in this policy, including without limitation that each player meet the eligibility requirements for that tournament and submit a signed competitor waiver. Wizards of the Coast reserves the right to award, restrict, or rescind any and all invitations at any time at its sole discretion. 6 PRO POINTS Pro points are awarded to players based on their finishes at Pro Tour, Grand Prix, and World Championship events. Pro points are used to determine the Player of the Year Standing (see section 6 – Player of the Year Standing). Pro points are officially awarded on the final day of appropriate tournaments after the final standings have been determined, but before invitations are passed down, when applicable. Only players who actually compete in the appropriate tournaments will receive pro points for those tournaments. Pro points are awarded based on the following chart. For team tournaments, each team member receives the amount of pro points listed. Place Grand Prix Individual Grand Prix Team Pro Tour Individual Pro Tour Team Worlds Individual Worlds Team 1 6 4 25 20 25 6 2 5 3 20 16 20 5 3–4 4 2 16 12 16 4 5–8 3 1 12 8 12 3 9–12 2 1 8 6 8 2 13–16 2 — 8 6 8 1 17–24 1 — 7 4 7 — 25–32 1 — 6 3 6 — 33–48 — — 5 2 5 — 49–64 — — 4 2 4 — 65–128 — — 3 2 3 — 129+ — — 2 2 2 — 7 PLAYER OF THE YEAR STANDING Following each Grand Prix, Pro Tour and Worlds event, players are ranked according to pro points accumulated from all Grand Prix and Pro Tour events (up to and including the World Championships) for the beginning of the current season. This ranking is called the Player of the Year Standing. The Player of the Year Standing is used to determine the Pro Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and membership level in the Pro Tour Players Club. Membership level in the Pro Tour Players Club is used to determine invitations or byes for certain events. In such cases, players receive the invitation or bye based on their Pro Tour Players Club level on the first day of the event. Pro Tour Players Club information can be found at www.wizards.com/protour 8 PRO PLAYER OF THE YEAR The player with the most pro points over the course of a season is identified as the Pro Player of the Year. In the event that two players tie, the Pro Player of the Year will be determined by a single-match playoff. 9 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR The player with the most pro points at the end of a tournament season that has not participated in a Pro Tour or World Championship tournament in any previous season is identified as the Rookie of the Year. In the event that two players tie, the Rookie of the Year will be determined by a single-match playoff. 10 APPEALS If a player believes an error in their match history has caused a tournament invitation or Grand Prix bye to be withheld, he or she may file a formal appeal with the DCI. Ratings-based appeals Appeals for invitations based on ratings must be received in writing no later than four weeks prior to the start date of the tournament in question. Appeals for byes based on ratings must be received in writing no later than the Friday four weeks prior to the first Grand Prix tournament that feeds a Pro Tour stop. Example The first Grand Prix tournaments that feed 2006 Pro Tour–Honolulu are Grand Prix–Copenhagen, Grand Prix–Melbourne, and Grand Prix–Kitakyuushuu; the first day of each these Grand Prix is November 5, 2005. This means that ratings-based bye appeals for any Grand Prix tournament that feeds Pro Tour–Honolulu—including Copenhagen, Melbourne, Kitakyuushuu, Philadelphia, Bilbao, Beijing, Charlotte, and Lille — must be received by the DCI Appeals Coordinator by October 7, 2005. Players should send ratings-based appeals to dciappeals@wizards.com, or to the player coordinator in their region for translation purposes (see Appendix B for contact information). Appeals may not be based on tournaments that were not correctly submitted to the DCI in time to be included in the applicable ratings run. Complete information regarding match history appeals can be found at thedci.com. Pro Tour Players Club level appeals Appeals for invitations or byes based on Pro Tour Players Club level must be received by the Pro Player Coordinator in writing no later than ten days prior to the start date of the tournament in question. Players should send appeals based on Pro Tour Players Club level to scott.larabee@wizards.com. Wizards’ decisions regarding any appeal are final non-appealable. 11 AMATEUR STATUS A player is considered to have Amateur status if he or she has zero (0) lifetime pro points. If a player has ever been awarded any pro points from a Grand Prix, Pro Tour, or World Championship event, that player no longer has Amateur status, may not participate in the Amateur Championship or in Junior Super Series tournaments, and is not eligible for Amateur awards at Grand Prix or other tournaments. Individual-format Grand Prix tournaments have a $7,500 prize pool for Amateur awards. The top finishing players with Amateur status at the beginning of the tournament are eligible to receive these prizes. Some Pro Tour Qualifiers also have Amateur prizes. A team is considered to have Amateur status if all of the individual members of the team have Amateur status (i.e., all members of the team have zero (0) lifetime pro points). Team-format Grand Prix events have a $5,000 prize pool for Amateur awards. The top finishing teams with Amateur status are eligible to receive these prizes. 12 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The World Championships is the highest-level Magic: The Gathering event and occurs at the end of each tournament season. It awards large cash prizes as described in Appendix A. It is run at Rules Enforcement Level (REL) 5 and is DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 48. This is an invitation-only tournament. Invitation Criteria Each World Championships invitation list comprises the following: The current World Champion. The Top 8 finishers from the previous World Championship. The current Pro Player of the Year. For countries that hold an invitation-only National Championship, the three members of each national team and that team’s designated alternate (see "National Team Composition" below). For countries that hold an open National Championship, the winner of that National Championship (see "Open Nationals Invitations to Worlds" below). Players with Pro Tour Players Club level 3 or higher. The Top 50 DCI Composite–ranked players from the APAC region. The Top 50 DCI Composite–ranked players from the Europe region. The Top 50 DCI Composite–ranked players from the Latin America region. The Top 50 DCI Composite–ranked players from the North America region. A list of countries that constitute each region can be found in Appendix C. National Team Composition Each country that holds an invitation-only National Championship may field a national team. Members of a country’s national team will receive invitations to the World Championships. The default method for determining team members is to award national team membership to the Top 3 finishers from each country’s National Championship, with the fourth-place finisher becoming the designated alternate and receiving an invitation to the World Championships. During the elimination finals of each National Championship, the two non-advancing semifinalists must play off to determine the third- and fourth-place finishers. Under special circumstances and in the DCI’s sole discretion, an exception to the above default policy may be granted by the DCI. Under this exception, a national team may be composed of alternative players who finished lower than third place. Players who finish lower than third are eligible to become part of the national team only if the sponsoring body of the National Championship in question provides written documentation indicating the invitation was offered, in order, to those players finishing ahead of any invitee who finished lower than third. This written documentation must include signed statements from players who give up their spots on the national team. The sponsoring body may go as deep in the finishing order as necessary to field a complete national team. All written refusals of invitations must be submitted to the appropriate player coordinator no later than three weeks before the first day of registration for Worlds (November 7, 2006). In the event that less than 3 members of a National Team register at Worlds, the DCI will form a complete team composed of the people with the three highest finishes at their Nationals who are also qualified for Worlds (people who didn’t play in their country’s Nationals count as tied for last in their Nationals with ties broken by pro points). Players designated by the DCI as members of a National team in this manner are eligible for pro points from the national team portion of the World Championships, but are not eligible for prize awards from the national team portion of the World Championships, unless the required written refusal-of-invitation letters are presented to the Pro Player Coordinator within four weeks of the Monday following the last day of the World Championships (January 1, 2007). Players who give up their memberships on a national team are not eligible to compete at the World Championships for that year. The three members of each national team will earn points toward the team competition at the World Championships and are eligible to play as a three-person team during the national team portion of the World Championships. Only the three national team members are eligible for pro points and prize money from the national team portion of the World Championships. The designated alternate does not receive pro points or prize money from the national team portion of the World Championships unless a national team member drops from the tournament, in which case the alternate receives prize money and pro points from, and participates in, the national team portion of the tournament. In the event that a member of a national team is disqualified from the tournament, the alternate does not receive prize money and pro points from, nor may he participate in, the national team portion of the tournament. In the event a country wishes to field a national team whose membership is arranged in a method different from the default method outlined above, that country’s National Championship sponsoring body must petition the DCI for approval of its intention no later than three weeks before the World Championships. Open Nationals Invitations to Worlds Unlike invitational-only National Championships, open National Championships only award invitations to the winner of the National Championship. If the winner of an open National Championship chooses not to attend the World Championships, the invitation will not pass down to lower-placed finishers Each country that holds an open National Championships is not eligible to participate in the National Team competition of the World Championships. 13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS National Championships are the highest-level events for individual countries. National Championships determine national teams, which are invited to the World Championships. All National Championships are run at REL 4 and are DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 40. Most National Championships are invitation-only tournaments; a few are open tournaments. Eligibility Each National Championship is open only to those DCI members who are citizens or have been residents of that country since January 1 of the year of the National Championship. Players may compete in only one National Championship per season. If a player competes in a National Qualifier tournament (such as a Regional Championship, city championship, open tournament, or other tournament offering an invitation to a National Championship) in one country, he or she may not compete in National Qualifier tournaments or National Championships for another country until the following season. Invitation Criteria (Open National Championships) In those countries that hold an open National Championship, all players that meet the eligibility requirements (listed above) for a National Championship may compete. Invitation Criteria (Invitation-Only National Championships) In countries that hold an invitation-only National Championship, that country's invitation list comprises the following: That country’s current National Champion. Members of that country’s current national team (including alternate) The current World Champion (if residing in that country). The current Pro Player of the Year (if residing in that country). Players (from that country) with Pro Tour Players Club level 2 or higher. Winners of invitations through National Qualifier tournaments such as Regional Championships, city championships, open tournaments, and so on. That country’s Top 20, 35, 75, or 100 DCI Composite–ranked players. The number of players invited in this manner (20, 35, 75, or 100) depends on the size of the Magic-playing population in the country (see below). Ranking-Based Invitations The following countries invite 100 players based on DCI Composite ranking: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States. The following countries invite 75 players based on DCI Composite ranking: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and Thailand. The following countries invite 35 players based on DCI Composite ranking: Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Norway, Panama, Peru, Slovak Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and Venezuela. The following countries invite 20 players based on DCI Composite ranking: Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Macedonia, Scotland, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovenia, Turkey, and Wales. Countries not listed above either have an open National Championship (no ratings-based invitations awarded), or do not have a DCI-sanctioned National Championship. 14 REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS "Regional Tournament" is a general term that describes any tournament that offers invitations to National Championships. They are run at variable REL and are DCI-sanctioned at K-values of differing levels (depending on the country). They are open tournaments. The most common types of Regional Tournaments are Regional Championships and National Qualifiers. Other types include city championships, open tournaments, and Last Chance Qualifier tournaments. See specific eligibility rules for these types below. General Eligibility Requirements (applies to all types) Players may compete in only one country’s system of Regional Tournaments per season. Each country’s Regional Tournaments are open only to those DCI members who are citizens or have been residents of that country since January 1 of that year. If a player competes in a Regional Tournament in one country, he or she may not compete in a Regional tournaments or National Championship of another country until the following season. Players who already hold invitations to a National Championship may not compete in a Regional Tournament that feed into that National Championship. Regional Championship Eligibility In countries that run Regional Championships, players may only compete in one Regional Championship per season. Some Country's Regional Championships also have regional or other residency restrictions. National Qualifier Eligibility In countries that run National Qualifiers, players may compete in any number of National Qualifiers per season (subject to the General Eligibility Requirements for Regional Tournaments above). 15 PRO TOUR The Pro Tour circuit is a series of high-level international Magic tournaments with large cash prize awards as described in Appendix A. They are run at REL 5 and are DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 48. They are invitation-only tournaments. Invitation Criteria Each individual-format Pro Tour invitation list comprises the following: The current World Champion. The current Pro Player of the Year. The Top 32 players from the previous individual-format Pro Tour event. The Top 32 players from Worlds (only for the first individual-format Pro Tour event following Worlds). Players from the Top 4 teams (including Alternate) from Worlds (only for the first individual-format Pro Tour event following Worlds). Players on the Top 10 teams from the previous team-format Pro Tour event (only for the first individual-format Pro Tour event following the team-format Pro Tour event). Players with Pro Tour Players Club level 3 or higher. The Top 16 finishers of each Grand Prix tournament that feeds the appropriate Pro Tour event. Players who earn invitations through appropriate Qualifier tournaments. The Top 100 DCI-ranked players in the format that corresponds to the format of the Pro Tour event (either Constructed or Limited). The participants of the Magic Invitational (only for the first individual-format Pro Tour event following the Magic Invitational). Each team-format Pro Tour invitation list comprises the following: Any team of three players whose member's Pro Player Club levels equal 7 or greater. Teams formed in this manner must be announced at player registration before the tournament. Any team of three players whose member’s DCI Constructed rating average is 2000 or higher. Any team of three players whose member’s DCI Individual Team Constructed rating average is 1700 or higher. The Top 8 finishing teams of each Grand Prix tournament that feeds the appropriate Pro Tour event. Teams (who were previously uninvited) who earn invitations through appropriate Qualifier tournaments. Renouncing Invitations Invitations to individual-format Pro Tour events may not be renounced. During a Pro Tour Qualifier tournament that grants invitations to a team-format Pro Tour event, teams may renounce an invitation they earn from the event. The only time a team invitation may be renounced is at the event where the invitation is earned. Invitations may be renounced any time from the start of the event until five minutes after the end of the final of the tournament. Any one member of the team may renounce the entire team’s invitation by signing the appropriate form, which is available from the head judge. If a team rescinds its invitation, the invitation will pass down to the next appropriate team. A team is considered to already possess an invitation if the players on the team participating at a team-format Pro Tour Qualifier event have Pro Player Club membership levels totaling 7 or greater. Teams may have also earned invitations through previous Grand Prix or Qualifier tournaments. 16 PRO TOUR QUALIFIERS Each Pro Tour event is preceded by a series of tournaments known as Qualifier tournaments. Qualifier tournaments offer invitations to a specific Pro Tour event. They are run at REL 3 and are DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 32. They are open tournaments. Qualifier Season The period over which Qualifier tournaments are held for specific Pro Tour events is known as a Qualifier season. Grand Prix tournaments held during a Qualifier season usually offer invitations to the same Pro Tour event as the Qualifiers held during the same season. Eligibility Players who already hold invitations to a Pro Tour event may not compete in individual-format Qualifier tournaments that feed into that Pro Tour event. Any team (qualified or not) may play in any team-format Qualifier. 17 GRAND PRIX A Grand Prix tournament is a high-level tournament that ranks between a Pro Tour event and a Qualifier tournament. Each Grand Prix tournament offers sixteen invitations to an individual-format Pro Tour event or eight invitations to a team-format Pro Tour event. Each Grand Prix offers cash prizes as described in Appendix A. They are run at REL 4 and are DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 40. They are open tournaments. How Grand Prix Invitations Pass Down Grand Prix invitations no longer pass down to previously uninvited players. The top 16 finishers will receive invitations even if one or more of those players already possesses an invitation. Grand Prix Byes Players or teams with high ratings or a specific Pro Tour Players Club level can earn byes for Grand Prix tournaments. Players can earn one-, two-, or three-round byes for individual-format Grand Prix tournaments. Teams can earn one- or two-round byes for team-format Grand Prix tournaments. Byes are not cumulative within a given Grand Prix tournament or throughout the tournament season. Byes may not be passed down for any reason and are not transferable. Byes may not be deferred from one Grand Prix tournament to another and must be earned each time. Players who accumulate multiple byes to a Grand Prix tournament receive only the bye for the greatest number of rounds. If a player receives a bye, he or she is considered to have earned 3 points for each of those rounds. Byes are not counted toward a player’s opponent’s match win percentage, which is the first tiebreaker. Players with byes will usually have an advantage in tiebreakers over players who do not have byes. Rating-based byes are based on the DCI ratings issued at least six weeks prior to the first Saturday of the Qualifier season in which the Grand Prix tournament is held. They are issued based on the ratings category that corresponds with the format of the Grand Prix tournament. For individual format Grand Prix, this is either Constructed or Limited. Pro Tour Players Club byes are based on the current membership level of the player. Different rating-based bye levels exist for Grand Prix tournaments; these are based on the region in which they are held. Qualifier Seasons 2006 Format Rating Date 2006 PT–Honolulu Constructed September 7, 2005 2006 PT–Prague Limited November 23, 2005 2006 PT–Charleston Constructed February 8, 2006 2006 PT–Kobe Limited April 19, 2006 Grand Prix Byes (Based on DCI Constructed or Limited Ratings) Asia Pacific and Latin America Europe and North America One-round bye 1800 1850 Two-round bye 1900 1925 Three-round bye 2000 2025 Note: A list of countries that constitute each region can be found in Appendix C. Team-Format Grand Prix Byes (Based on DCI Constructed Ratings) All Regions One-round bye 1900 (Team Average) Two-round bye 2000 (Team Average) Grand Prix Byes (Based on Pro Tour Players Club Level) Individual (Players Club Level) Team (Combined Pro Club Levels) One-round bye Level 1 4 Two-round bye Level 2 8 Three-round bye Level 3+ n/a 18 GRAND PRIX TRIALS Each Grand Prix tournament may be preceded by a series of tournaments known as Trials. Trials for individual-format Grand Prix tournaments award at least one three-round bye to a specific Grand Prix tournament for one or more of the top-finishing competitors. Trials for team-format Grand Prix tournaments award two-round byes. Some Trials also offer cash or other prizes. They are run at REL 2 and are DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 24. They are open tournaments. How Grand Prix Trial Byes Pass Down Grand Prix Trial byes no longer pass down. If a player who already possesses a three-round bye finishes high enough to win another bye at a Grand Prix Trial, that bye will not be passed down to the next eligible player. 19 AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP The Amateur Championship is an annual tournament for players who qualify for Amateur status. It is run at REL 3 and is DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 32. It is an open tournament. Eligibility Only players with zero (0) lifetime pro points are considered to have Amateur status and permitted to play in the Amateur Championship. 20 FORMAT CHAMPIONSHIPS Format Championships are annual tournaments in the Vintage and Legacy formats. They are run at REL 3 and are DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 32. They are open tournaments. 21 PRERELEASE TOURNAMENTS Prerelease tournaments are held approximately two weeks prior to the release of each expert-level Magic expansion. They are run at REL 1 and are DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 8 (includes side events). They are open tournaments. 22 CHAMPS TOURNAMENTS Champs Tournaments are known as State, Province, Territory, Island, County, and Prefecture (or other grouping) Championships in the appropriate regions. They are run at REL 2 and are DCI-sanctioned with a K-value of 24 (REL 1, 16K in Japan). They are open tournaments. Eligibility Players may participate in a Champs Tournament only if they reside in the appropriate State, Province, Territory, Island, County, and Prefecture (or other grouping). Appendix A—Prize Structures (all prizes USD) World Championships Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize 1 $50,000 16 $3,750 31 $1,400 46 $730 61 $540 2 $25,000 17 $3,500 32 $1,350 47 $710 62 $530 3 $16,000 18 $3,250 33 $1,300 48 $690 63 $520 4 $15,000 19 $3,000 34 $1,250 49 $675 64 $510 5 $11,500 20 $2,800 35 $1,200 50 $660 65 $500 6 $11,000 21 $2,600 36 $1,150 51 $645 66 $490 7 $10,500 22 $2,400 37 $1,100 52 $630 67 $480 8 $10,000 23 $2,200 38 $1,050 53 $620 68 $470 9 $7,000 24 $2,000 39 $1,000 54 $610 69 $460 10 $6,500 25 $1,900 40 $950 55 $600 70 $450 11 $6,000 26 $1,800 41 $900 56 $590 71 $440 12 $5,500 27 $1,700 42 $850 57 $580 72 $430 13 $5,000 28 $1,600 43 $800 58 $570 73 $420 14 $4,500 29 $1,500 44 $775 59 $560 74 $410 15 $4,000 30 $1,450 45 $750 60 $550 75 $400 Total: $255,245 World Championships—National Team Award (Per Member of Each Three-Person Team) Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize 1 $10,000 4 $2,500 7 $1,500 2 $5,000 5 $2,000 8 $1,250 3 $3,000 6 $1,750 9+ $1,000 Pro Tour (Individual Format) Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize 1 $40,000 16 $3,750 31 $1,400 46 $730 61 $540 2 $22,000 17 $3,500 32 $1,350 47 $710 62 $530 3 $15,000 18 $3,250 33 $1,300 48 $690 63 $520 4 $14,000 19 $3,000 34 $1,250 49 $675 64 $510 5 $11,500 20 $2,800 35 $1,200 50 $660 65 $500 6 $11,000 21 $2,600 36 $1,150 51 $645 66 $490 7 $10,500 22 $2,400 37 $1,100 52 $630 67 $480 8 $10,000 23 $2,200 38 $1,050 53 $620 68 $470 9 $7,000 24 $2,000 39 $1,000 54 $610 69 $460 10 $6,500 25 $1,900 40 $950 55 $600 70 $450 11 $6,000 26 $1,800 41 $900 56 $590 71 $440 12 $5,500 27 $1,700 42 $850 57 $580 72 $430 13 $5,000 28 $1,600 43 $800 58 $570 73 $420 14 $4,500 29 $1,500 44 $775 59 $560 74 $410 15 $4,000 30 $1,450 45 $750 60 $550 75 $400 Total: $240,245 Pro Tour (Team Format) Amounts are total awarded to the team (each team member receives one-third of the amount listed) Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize Place Prize 1 $75,000 6 $10,800 11 $4,500 16 $2,400 21 $1,140 2 $36,000 7 $9,000 12 $4,050 17 $2,100 22 $1,080 3 $21,000 8 $7,500 13 $3,600 18 $1,800 23 $1,020 4 $18,000 9 $6,300 14 $3,150 19 $1,500 24 $960 5 $12,900 10 $5,400 15 $2,700 20 $1,200 25 $900 Total: $234,000 Grand Prix (Individual Format) Place Prize Place Prize 1 $2,400 5–8 $800 2 $1,700 9–16 $500 3 $1,200 17–32 $250 4 $1,000 Total: $17,500 Grand Prix (Individual Format—Amateur Award) Place Prize Place Prize 1 $1,500 5–8 $400 2 $1,000 9–16 $250 3–4 $700 Total: $7,500 Grand Prix (Team Format) Place Prize Place Prize 1 $4,500 5–6 $1,500 2 $3,000 7–8 $1,200 3 $2,100 9–10 $900 4 $2,000 11–12 $600 Total $20,000 Grand Prix (Team Format—Amateur Award) Place Prize Place Prize 1 $1,500 4 $750 2 $1,250 5 $500 3 $1,000 Total: $5,000 Appendix B—Regional Contacts for Appeals North America and Latin America Wizards of the Coast, Head Office P.O. 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