Complete information about Grand Prix Byes can be found in the Magic: The Gathering Premier Event Invitation Policy
Grand Prix Byes Award Criteria
A player may be awarded byes for Grand Prix based on one or more of the following criteria:
Grand Prix Bye Restrictions
Players can be awarded one-, two-, or three-round byes for individual-format Grand Prix. Teams can be awarded one- or two round byes for team-format Grand Prix. Byes are not cumulative within a given Grand Prix or from one Grand Prix to another. Byes may not be passed down to other players or teams for any reason and are not transferable. Byes may not be deferred from one Grand Prix to another and must be earned each time. Players or teams that accumulate multiple byes to a Grand Prix are awarded only the bye for the greatest number of rounds.
If a player or team is awarded a bye, he or she (or the team) is considered to have earned 3 points in the Grand Prix for each of those rounds. Byes are not counted toward a player’s or team’s opponent’s match win percentage. Players or teams with byes will usually have an advantage in tiebreakers over players or teams that do not have byes.
For team-format Grand Prix, only one member of the team needs to meet a bye award criterion for the team to receive byes. If more than one team member meets a bye award criterion, the team only receives the greatest number of byes for which any one team member is eligible.
Byes at Individual-format Grand Prix
For each Individual-format Grand Prix, byes are awarded as listed below. All listed criteria are as of the date of the specific Grand Prix:
Third-Round Byes
- Winners of Grand Prix Trial tournaments designated to award byes to that Grand Prix.
- Players who have accumulated at least 1,500 Planeswalker Points in the current Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
- Players who have accumulated at least 1,500 Planeswalker Points in the previous Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
- Players with a Pro Tour Players Club level of Gold or Platinum.
- Members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame.
Second-Round Byes
- Players who have accumulated at least 750 Planeswalker Points in the current Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
- Players who have accumulated at least 750 Planeswalker Points in the previous Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
- Players with a Pro Tour Players Club level of Silver.
First-Round Byes
- Players who have accumulated at least 400 Planeswalker Points in the current Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
- Players who have accumulated at least 400 Planeswalker Points in the previous Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
Byes at Team-format Grand Prix
For each Team Format Grand Prix, byes are awarded as listed below. All listed criteria are as of the date of the specific Grand Prix:
Second-Round Byes
- Teams with at least one member that has won a Grand Prix Trial tournament designated to award byes to that Grand Prix.
- Teams with at least one member that has accumulated at least 1,500 Planeswalker Points in the current Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
- Teams with at least one member that has accumulated at least 1,500 Planeswalker Points in the previous Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
- Teams with at least one member with a Pro Tour Players Club level of Gold or Platinum.
- Teams with at least one member that is a Member of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame.
First-Round Byes
- Teams with at least one member that has accumulated at least 750 Planeswalker Points in the current Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
- Teams with at least one member that has accumulated at least 750 Planeswalker Points in the previous Planeswalker Points Seasonal Award Season.
- Teams with at least one member with a Pro Tour Players Club level of Silver.