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
Extended Constructed format
Check www.thedci.com for Extended format rules.
Round Length
16 Swiss Rounds total plus Top 8 Single-elimination finals, 60 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 all 8 Swiss rounds of Friday’s competition.
Players with 15 or more match points after round 8 will advance to Saturday's competition.
The top 8 players after round 16 will advance to Sunday’s Top 8 single-elimination finals.
Top 8
Top 8 matches will be best 3 of 5.
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: Professional
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. Deck lists are collected from player tables by judges.
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 Finals matches begin.
Prizes
All Amounts in US Dollars
|
Place
|
Prize
|
Place
|
Prize
|
Place
|
Prize
|
Place
|
Prize
|
| 1 |
$40,000 |
18 |
$3,250 |
35 |
$1,200 |
52 |
$630 |
| 2 |
$20,000 |
19 |
$3,000 |
36 |
$1,150 |
53 |
$620 |
| 3 |
$15,000 |
20 |
$2,800 |
37 |
$1,100 |
54 |
$610 |
| 4 |
$13,000 |
21 |
$2,600 |
38 |
$1,050 |
55 |
$600 |
| 5 |
$11,000 |
22 |
$2,400 |
39 |
$1,000 |
56 |
$590 |
| 6 |
$10,500 |
23 |
$2,200 |
40 |
$950 |
57 |
$580 |
| 7 |
$10,000 |
24 |
$2,000 |
41 |
$900 |
58 |
$570 |
| 8 |
$9,500 |
25 |
$1,900 |
42 |
$850 |
59 |
$560 |
| 9 |
$7,000 |
26 |
$1,800 |
43 |
$800 |
60 |
$550 |
| 10 |
$6,500 |
27 |
$1,700 |
44 |
$775 |
61 |
$540 |
| 11 |
$6,000 |
28 |
$1,600 |
45 |
$750 |
62 |
$530 |
| 12 |
$5,500 |
29 |
$1,500 |
46 |
$730 |
63 |
$520 |
| 13 |
$5,000 |
30 |
$1,450 |
47 |
$710 |
64 |
$510 |
| 14 |
$4,500 |
31 |
$1,400 |
48 |
$690 |
65 |
$500 |
| 15 |
$4,000 |
32 |
$1,350 |
49 |
$675 |
|
|
| 16 |
$3,750 |
33 |
$1,300 |
50 |
$660 |
|
|
| 17 |
$3,500 |
34 |
$1,250 |
51 |
$645 |
Total
|
$230,795
|