Regionals

Australian and New Zealand Regional Championships 2009

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 

Date

  • May 16 and May 17, 2009

Format

  • Standard-constructed format
  • Deck lists are required

Invitations

  • Dubbo and Townsville Regional Championships both award 4 invitations to Australian Nationals
  • All other Australian Regional Championships award 8 invitations to Australian. Nationals.
  • All New Zealand Regional Championships award 8 invitations to New Zealand Nationals

Tournament Length

  • 50 minutes per round
    Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:

Attendance Number of
Swiss rounds
9 - 16 4
17 - 32 5
33 - 64 6
65 - 128 7
129 - 226 8
227 - 409 9
410 or higher 10

Advancement

  • All players may participate in all Swiss rounds
  • If a Regional Championship offers 4 invitations to Nationals, the top 8 players after the final Swiss round will advance to the top 8 single-elimination finals.
  • If a Regional Championship offers 8 invitations to Nationals, no top 8 single-elimination will be run. Prizes and invitations will be awarded on Swiss standings only.

Top 8

  • Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3
  • Top 8 matches will have no time limit. Players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and finish their matches within 50 minutes.
  • Regional Championships that offer 4 invitations to Nationals will have 1 single-elimination round to determine invitation and prizewinners.
  • Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings

Notes

32K, REL Competitive
Players are responsible for knowing all DCI rules
Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters

Country City TO Date Venue Address Phone Email
AU Adelaide Lee Copus Sunday May 17 Infinity Games 92 Currie St, Adelaide (08) 8410 2404 Email
AU Brisbane Mike Puccini Sunday May 17 Wooloongabba Bridge Club 67 Ipswich Rd, Brisbanne 0424 585 701 Email
AU Canberra Glenn Doyle Saturday May 16. ANU John Deadman Room Canberra (02) 6248 7722 Email
AU Dubbo Angus Foster Sunday May 17 Dubbo RSL Cnr Brisbane & Wingewarra Sts, Dubbo 0439 847 611 Email
AU Melbourne Russell Alphey Saturday May 16. Melbourne High School corner of Chapel Street and Alexandra Ave, South Yarra (03) 96700102 Email
AU Perth Scott Paisley Saturday May 16. Stadium Sports Bar Function Room 1120 Albany Highway, Bentley 0431 895 475 Email
AU Sydney Lindsay Heming Sunday May 17 Good Games Burwood 96 Shaftsbury Rd, Burwood 0423 311 178 Email
AU Tasmania Heath Saturday May 16. Mid City Hotel cnr Elizabeth & Bathurst St, Hobart (03) 6234 2465 Email
AU Townsville Kerry Sammut Sunday May 17 Wulguru Community Centre 14 Edison St Wulguru (07) 47792408 Email
NZ Auckland James White Saturday May 16. Parnell Conference Centre 545 Parnell Rd, Parnell Auckland 021 42 6366 Email
NZ Wellington Gene Brumby Sunday may 17 Turnbull House 11 Bowen St, CBD Wellington 021 259 4849 Email
NZ Christchurch Chris Williams Saturday May 16. Wizards Retreat Nova Place, Christchurch. 021 164 4561 Email
NZ Hamilton Dave Williams Sunday May 17     027 44 84877 Email