2009 National Championships


Held each year, National Championships are the highest level competition for a particular country. In 2009, players from 67 countries will compete in Magic: The Gathering National Championships for the right to represent their countries at the 2009 World Championships held in Rome, Italy on November 19-22, 2009.

All Nationals that require invitations will award Pro Points to the top finishers. To view the points awarded, click here.

  Country City Date Players Club
Level for Invitation 		Rating Date
for Invitations 		# of Rating
Invitations
France Aix en Provence July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 100
Germany Aschaffenburg August 14-16 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Greece Athens July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Thailand Bangkok June 27-28 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
China Beijing July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Serbia Beograd June 20-21 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Switzerland Bern July 18-19 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Colombia Bogota July 19-20 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Great Britain Brighton August 5-7 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Belgium Brussels June 26-28 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Romania Bucharest July 18 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Hungary Budapest July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Argentina Buenos Aires August 8-9 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Australia Canberra July 18-19 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Venezuela Caracas August 2 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Ireland Dublin July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Finland Espoo July 18-19 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Japan Fukuyama July 18-20 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 100
Luxembourg Goetzingen July 4 Open Open Open
Sweden Göteborg July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Spain Granada July 18-19 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 100
Guatemala Guatemala City July 25 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Hong Kong Hong Kong July 18-19 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Turkey Istanbul September 12-13 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Indonesia Jakarta June 28 Open Open Open
United States Kansas City July 24-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 100
Ukraine Kiev July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Bolivia La Paz August 1 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Portugal Lisboa July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Slovenia Ljubljana July 25 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Philippines Manila July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Belarus Minsk July 5 Open Open Open
Peru Miraflores August 16 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Mexico Monterrey June 27-28 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Uruguay Montevideo July 25 Open Open Open
Russian Federation Moscow July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Malta Msida July 5 Open Open Open
Norway Oslo July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Panama Panama City July 5 Open Open Open
Czech Republic Praha June 27-28 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Ecuador Quito September 5 Open Open Open
Iceland Reykjavik July 12 Open Open Open
Latvia Riga June 28 Open Open Open
Italy Rimini July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 100
Costa Rica San Jose July 19 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Puerto Rico San Juan August 16 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
South Africa Sandringham July 11-12 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Chile Santiago August 1-2 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo July 5 Open Open Open
Brazil Sao Paulo July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Slovak Republic Senec July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
South Korea Seoul July 25-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Croatia Sesvete Kraljevec July 11 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Singapore Singapore July 18-19 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Macedonia Skopjie July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Bulgaria Sofia July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Denmark Solrød Strand July 18-19 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Chinese Taipei Taipei July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Estonia Tallinn July 25 Open Open Open
Israel Tel Aviv July 1-2 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Canada Toronto July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Netherlands Utrecht July 24-26 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
Austria Vienna July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 35
Lithuania Vilnius July 18-19 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 20
Poland Warszawa July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75
New Zealand Wellington July 4-5 Level 2 or Higher 10-Jun-09 75