formatTournament Format
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
Format
- Booster Draft
- 1 Ravnica, City of Guilds™, 1 Guildpact™, and 1 Dissension™ booster pack will be used for drafting.
- Competition will consist of 5 Booster Drafts, each followed by 3 rounds of competition.
- Check www.thedci.com for Standard format rules.
Round Length
- 15 Swiss Rounds total, 55 minutes per round
- Top 8 single-elimination finals have no time limit
- When time is called, the active player will finish the turn and five additional turns will be taken
- Stalling and slow play rules will be strictly enforced during the tournament.
Advancement
- All players may participate in the first 2 drafts and Swiss rounds of Friday’s competition.
- Players with 12 or more match points after round 6 will advance to draft 3. Draft 3 will take place on Friday immediately following round 6 (See schedule below).
- The top 8 players after round 15 will advance to Sunday’s top 8 single-elimination finals.
Top 8
- Top 8 matches will be best 3 of 5
- The Top 8 players will be seated randomly at the draft table immediately prior to drafting.
- The Top 8 bracket will be determined using this random seating.
- Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.
- While there are no time limits in the Top 8, players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and finish their matches within 90 minutes.
Notes
- 48K, REL 5
- Players are responsible for knowing all DCI rules and high-level tournament rules.
- Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.
Friday Schedule
8:55 AM Seating for player meeting posted.
9:00 AM Mandatory Player meeting begins.
9:15 AM Day 1 play begins
Saturday Schedule
8:55 AM Day 2 Pairings posted.
9:00 AM Day 2 play begins.
Sunday Schedule
10:30 AM Finals players check in at feature match area.
11:00 AM Single-elimination matches begin.
prizesPrizes
All Amounts in US Dollars
| 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 |
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