Saturday, May 29, 2010

Grand Prix-Columbus 2010 Trial

Date: Saturday, June 12th


 

Time: Registration begins at 10AM, Round 1 begins at 12 Noon


 

Entry Fee

  • $25.00


 

Format

  • Legacy-constructed format
  • Deck lists are required.


 

Tournament Length

  • Swiss rounds will each be 50 minutes in length
  • Top 8 matches will have no time limit


 

Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:

Attendance

No. of Rounds

8 – 16

4

17 - 32

5

33 – 64

6

65 – 128

7

129 – 226

8

227 – 409

9

410 or higher

10


 

Advancement

  • All players may participate in all Swiss rounds.
  • The top 8 players after the final Swiss round will advance to the top 8 single-elimination finals
  • Top 8 Finals
  • Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3.
  • Top 8 matches have no time limit.
  • Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings.

Notes

  • 24K, REL Competitive
  • All The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document. Rules documents can be found in the DCI Document Center.
  • Players are responsible for bringing their own pen, paper, card sleeves, and appropriate counters.
  • This is a premier Magic tournament. Organizers and judges of a Grand Prix Trial are not permitted to play in the tournament.

Prizes

  • At least 1 third-round bye at Grand Prix–Columbus is offered at each Trial, based on attendance:

Attendance

3-Round Byes Awarded

8 – 32

1

33 – 64

2

65 – 128

4

129+

8


 

Product prizes to be determined by the organizer

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