Tournament Structure

• The structure for all non-retail Grand Prix—Kobe Trial tournaments will be modified Swiss-style, with the Top 8 players playing in a single-elimination round for prizes and invitations. (In the event a Grand Prix–Kobe Trial tournament has 16 or fewer players, the Top 4 players will advance to the single-elimination round.) Retail Trial tournaments will be run using normal Swiss-style, with no Top 8 elimination round.
• Each round in the Swiss portion of the tournament will be 50 minutes.
• The number of Swiss rounds will be determined based on attendance according to the following chart:
  

  Attendance	No. of Rounds (non-retail)	No. of Rounds (retail)
  8 – 16	4	5
  17 - 32	5	6
  33 – 64	6	7
  65 – 128	7	8
  129 – 226	8	9
  227 – 410	9	10
  411 or higher	10	11

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

• All Top 8 matches at Grand Prix—Kobe Trial tournaments will be best 2 of 3.
• When necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings.

Notes

• All Grand Prix—Kobe tournaments are run at Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive, and are 24K.
• All Universal Tournament Rules and Magic: The Gathering Floor Rules are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this format document.
• Players are responsible for bringing their own pen, paper, card sleeves, and appropriate counters.

Prizes

• The winning player of each Grand Prix—Kobe tournament in Japan will receive an third-round bye at Grand Prix—Kobe (to be held August 2-3, 2008). If the winner of a Grand Prix—Kobe Trial already has a third-round bye, the bye does not pass down. Byes are only usable for the appropriate Grand Prix and cannot be "carried over" to another Grand Prix tournament.
• Additional product prizes may be awarded, as determined by the organizer.

Registration Information

• Players who want more specific local tournament or registration information should contact their local organizer.
• Information in this document is specific to Japan; Trials held outside Japan may have different entry fees, etc. For information regarding tournaments outside Japan, please contact the local organizer.
• Trials to be held at a retail location are marked with a * in the chart below.

Last Update: 2008-07-03

Important Notices:

• The date of the Osaka Trial has changed to 5/10 from 5/11. (2008-05-05)
• The location of the Sapporo trial has changed. (2008-05-15)