The following Pro Players Club Guidelines and Procedures document identifies all applicable requirements and limitations for participation in the Magic: The Gathering® Pro Tour Players Club (the “Pro Players Club”, or “Club”). By signing a Consent and Waiver Agreement, and receiving the Club benefits, you agree to adhere to all conditions and requirements for entry and participation in the Club. Any questions regarding Club membership or requirements may be directed to The DCI (scott.larabee@wizards.com)

Membership

Joining the Pro Players Club
Membership is open to any DCI member who earned a Pro Point in the previous or current season. To join, the player must complete a Consent and Waiver Agreement for the event at which he or she earned the Pro Point. Each Magic: The Gathering® tournament season begins the day after the previous World Championships and ends on the final day of the next year's World Championships. All tournaments included in that time period make up a tournament season. All Pro Points earned in a season constitute that player's Player of the Year standing.

Pro Points are officially awarded on the final day of applicable tournaments after the final standings have been determined. Only players who actually compete in the applicable tournaments will receive Pro Points for those tournaments. Tournaments, and the number of Pro Points awarded to players from those tournaments can be found in the Magic: The Gathering Premier Event Invitation Policy.

Eligibility
Individuals not eligible to participate in the DCI are not eligible to participate in the Pro Players Club. Members under DCI suspension are not eligible for Pro Players Club benefits.

Attaining Levels of Membership
When a member reaches the required number of Pro Points in the current season's Player of the Year Standing, he or she is immediately promoted to the applicable Club Level for the rest of the current season. At the beginning of each new season, every member will be awarded the membership level based on his or her final point total in his or her previous season's Player of the Year Standing.

Current Pro Player Club levels can be viewed here.

The 2009 Pro Players Club Membership Level Requirements are:

• Level 1: 1 point
• Level 2: 10 points
• Level 3: 15 points
• Level 4: 20 points *
• Level 5: 25 points
• Level 6: 30 points
• Level 7: 40 points
• Level 8: 50 points

*Additionally any player whose combined 2008 and 2009 Pro Player Standings equal or exceeds 25 pro points prior to June 8, 2009, will earn Level 4 for the remainder of the 2009 season.

Losing Membership Status
At the conclusion of each tournament season, Pro Players Club membership will expire for all members who did not earn a Pro Point during the season.

Pro Players Club membership will terminate for any member who becomes ineligible for DCI membership during a tournament season. Check the DCI Universal Tournament Rules for details.

Pro Players Club membership will be suspended for any member suspended by the DCI, until such time as his or her DCI Membership is reinstated. Members under DCI suspension are not eligible for Pro Players Club benefits.

Member responsibilities
Members agree to adhere to all Pro Players Club rules, conditions, and award requirements, as may be modified by Wizards from time to time in its sole discretion. Wizards reserves the right to terminate the Pro Players' Club program, or any member's participation in the Club, at any time in its discretion.

All members will comply with all rules, regulations, and behavior standards applicable to the DCI and the Club, as may be modified from time to time in Wizards' discretion. Members understand and agree that all decisions of Wizards and/or its authorized designates (including tournament judges) are final.

Members are responsible for keeping their contact information current with the DCI (especially e-mail address). Contact information can be updated at (http://webapp.wizards.com/dcimember/) or by stopping by the DCI services booth at any Pro Tour.

2009 Pro Players Club Benefits and Limitations

Benefits are based on the member's level at the start of the tournament season, and apply only to that season.

Level 1

• Member receives one bye at all Grand Prix tournaments

Level 2

• Member receives two byes at all Grand Prix tournaments
• Member is invited to his or her country's national championship

Level 3

• Member receives two byes at all Grand Prix tournaments
• Member is invited to his or her country's national championship
• Member is invited to one Pro Tour or the World Championships (as chosen by each member) during the current season. Players will not receive their invitations until the Thursday prior to the chosen Pro Tour.

Level 4

• Member is invited to his or her country's national championship
• Member receives three byes at all Grand Prix tournaments
• Member is invited to all Pro Tours and the World Championship. Players will not receive their invitations until the Thursday prior to each Pro Tour.

Level 5

• Member is invited to his or her country's national championship
• Member receives three byes at all Grand Prix tournaments
• Member is invited to all Pro Tours and the World Championship. Players will not receive their invitations until the Thursday prior to each Pro Tour.
• Member receives a $250 appearance fee whenever he or she competes in a Pro Tour or the World Championship

Level 6

• Member is invited to his or her country's national championship
• Member receives three byes at all Grand Prix tournaments
• Member is invited to all Pro Tours and the World Championship
• Member receives a $1250 appearance fee whenever he or she competes in a Pro Tour or the World Championship
• Member receives expenses-paid air travel ticket to one Pro Tour or the World Championships (as chosen by each member) during the current season*

Level 7

• Member is invited to his or her country's national championship
• Member receives three byes at all Grand Prix tournaments
• Member is invited to all Pro Tours and the World Championship
• Member receives a $1750 appearance fee whenever he or she competes in a Pro Tour or the World Championship
• Member receives expenses-paid air travel ticket to all Pro Tours and the World Championship during the current season*
• Member receives a $250 appearance fee whenever he or she competes in a Grand Prix

Level 8

• Member is invited to his or her country's national championship
• Members receives three byes at all Grand Prix tournaments
• Member is invited to all Pro Tours and the World Championship
• Member receives a $2250 appearance fee whenever he or she competes in a Pro Tour or the World Championship
• Member receives expenses-paid air travel ticket and hotel accommodations at all Pro Tours and the World Championship during the current season*
• Member receives a $500 appearance fee whenever he or she competes in a Grand Prix

Procedures and Rules for receiving benefits

Beyond the eligibility and limitations previously outlined, members must adhere to the following rules and procedures to obtain their benefits:

Byes:
In order to receive byes at a Grand Prix event, the member must fulfill all entry requirements for that Grand Prix tournament, including but not limited to, payment of applicable entry fee, presentation of identification, deck list, and signing consent forms.

Invitations:
In order to receive Invitations to Pro Tours, Worlds, and Nationals events, the member must fulfill all entry requirements for the applicable tournament, including but not limited to, payment of any entry fee, presentation of identification, deck list, and signing consent forms.

Appearance fees:
In order to receive an appearance fee, the member must attend, compete, and be listed as finishing in the applicable tournament for which he or she is to receive the appearance fee and participate in all mandatory aspects of the event, including without limitation media interviews or specialty events. He or she must have on file with Wizards of the Coast the appropriate U.S. taxation form (W9 or W8), and current contact information (http://webapp.wizards.com/dcimember/). Appearance fee awards are processed in the same manner as prize awards for events and are generally mailed out six weeks after the event and all required information is received by Wizards of the Coast.

All taxes are the responsibility of the members, and members acknowledge Wizards' recommendation that they consult a tax advisor in their jurisdiction for questions regarding their tax liabilities.

Travel:
All members eligible to receive a travel award will receive instructions from Wizards of the Coast on whom they must contact and the deadline by which they must arrange their travel awards. Wizards of the Coast will not refund travel made outside this service. Wizards of the Coast reserves the right to award a cash equivalent award in lieu of any travel award in its sole discretion*.

All travel itineraries must be from the international airport nearest the player's home and to the host city of the applicable Pro Tour or World Championship, and must include all the dates of that event. No award will be substituted if member is unable to participate. Award is not transferable. All other expenses are the responsibility of the member and may include, without limitation, accommodations, ground transportation, taxes, itinerary change fees, passport and visa fees.

This award must be redeemed through member's arrangement of travel itinerary no later than (30) days before departure. Failure to complete travel arrangements as directed by Wizards of the Coast prior to this deadline will result in forfeiture of the award. Every member receiving a travel award must provide a to Wizards of the Coast an executed liability release, the appropriate US taxation form (W9 or W8) (or have one on file), current contact information (http://webapp.wizards.com/dcimember/), proof of ID and passport (when required by international destination). In all cases, all such documentation must be provided to Wizards of the Coast, or previously on file, at least thirty (30) days before departure. Failure to timely provide such documentation will result in forfeiture of the award.

As with other awards, the member must attend, compete, and be listed as finishing in the applicable tournament for which he or she received the travel award. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in forfeiture of the award.

All taxes are the responsibility of the members, and members acknowledge Wizards' recommendation that they consult a tax advisor in their jurisdictions for questions regarding their tax liabilities.

Hotel:
This benefit begins 30 days after a player has obtained a level that includes this benefit. The hotel room award shall consist of one (1) single-occupancy standard hotel room at a hotel chosen by Wizards of the Coast or its designate for the dates of the applicable tournament, generally with check-in the day of mandatory registration and check out the day following the last day of competition for the tournament. Additional days may be booked at member's sole expense.

In the weeks preceding an applicable tournament, Wizards of the Coast will notify eligible members of the hotel name, location and contacts, along with any available confirmation number or group number to assist check-in.

Booking will include paid room and room tax only. All other expenses, including without limitation meals, gratuities, ground transportation, and itinerary change fees, are the member's responsibility. The member must occupy room on the dates designated by Wizards, or the award will be forfeited. Specific dates and arrangements are subject to availability.

All taxes are the responsibility of the members, and members acknowledge Wizards' recommendation that they consult a tax advisor in their jurisdictions for questions regarding their tax liabilities.

*Players under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of the applicable Pro Tour or World Championship will receive a cash equivalent award in lieu of expenses paid air ticket and/or hotel accommodations. Such player must still attend, compete, and be listed in the finish of the tournament or forfeit this award.