Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour™-Venice Qualifier
November 30 – December 1, 2002

The Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix tournament series is an international circuit of large-scale Qualifier tournaments featuring cash prizes and multiple invitations to Pro Tour events.

PRE-REGISTRATION

You can now pre-register online for this exciting event!
Note that pre-registration closes 7 days before the event.

France : 04 79 96 47 61
e-mail : custserv-fr@hasbro.co.uk

UK : 0345 125599
e-mail : UK@wizards.com

Ireland : +44 1628 780 530

Italy : 02 38 09 33 56
e-mail : wotcit@tin.it

All other European countries : +32 70 233 277
e-mail : custserv@wizards.be

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, November 29:
Registration from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Saturday, November 30:
Late registration from 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. Tournament begins at 9:15 A.M. The Top 64 players advance to competition on Sunday.
Sunday, December 1:
Top 64 begin at 8:00, with six 50-minute Modified Swiss style rounds. The top 8 will immediately follow, with 90-minute limits for the quarter- and semifinals. The Finals will be untimed. Players must use the same Block Constructed deck and sideboard in all portions of the tournament.

TOURNAMENT LOCATION
Reims Champagne Congres
12, Boulevard Général Leclerc
51100 Reims
www.reimscongres.com

ENTRY FEE
10 €

TOURNAMENT
The main tournament at Grand Prix-Reims is open to Magic players of all ages, and will award invitations to Pro Tour - Houston to the top 8 players in the tournament. In the event that a player who wins an invitation to a Pro Tour stop at a Grand Prix has already qualified for an invitation, the invitation shall be extended to the next-best finisher in that Grand Prix. Previous qualification may be through a Qualifier tournament, through performance at a professional tournament, or by being an invited DCI player (valid upon the date of the official rank announcement for the appropriate professional tournament).

Amateur Status
A player is considered to have amateur status if he or she has 0 lifetime pro points. If a player has ever been awarded pro points from a Grand Prix, Pro Tour, or World Championship event, that player no longer has amateur status and is not eligible for amateur awards at Grand Prix or other tournaments.

Tournament Format
The format for Grand Prix - Reims is Extended. All DCI Extended rules and Magic Floor Rules will be enforced.

Tournament Structure
The tournament will be Modified Swiss style, with 50-minute rounds. The number of rounds will be determined by the number of participants in the tournament.

HEAD JUDGE
Mark Hernandez

PRIZE PAYOUT
Grand Prix-Reims will feature the standard "main tournament" prize schedule as well as a special "Amateur" prize schedule. The Amateur prizes will be paid to the highest-finishing amateur players in addition to any winnings those players receive from the main tournament prize schedule . All prizes are in U.S. Dollars.

MAGIC ARTIST
Rob Alexander

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