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
Format
- Standard-constructed format
- Deck lists are required
Invitations
- All Canadian Regional Championships will award invitations to the 2009 Canadian National Championship based on attendance:
| Attendance | Invitations |
| 8 - 63 | 4 |
| 64 - 127 | 8 |
| 128 - 255 | 12 |
| 256+ | 16 |
- All other U.S. Regional Championships award 4 invitations to U.S. Nationals. (Exception: If the total attendance of an individual Regional is 410 players or higher, then the Regional Championship will award 8 invitations to U.S. 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 8 or more invitations to Canadian 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.
- RegionalChampionships that offer 4 invitations to Canadian Nationals will have 1 single-elimination round to determine invitation and prize winners.
- 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
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| Alberta |
Calgary |
Coast Plaza Hotel, Garden Court 2 |
1313 – 33rd St. NE |
403-851-8893 |
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| British Columbia |
Vancouver |
Engineer’s Auditorium |
4333 Ledger Avenue, Burnaby |
778-668-5005 |
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| Manitoba |
Winnipeg |
Gamers Lair Outpost |
5, 794 Sargent Ave |
780-472-4101 |
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| New Brunswick |
Moncton |
GameZilla |
511 Mountain Road |
506-657-7529 |
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| Newfoundland |
St. Johns |
MUN Phillip Drive Campus |
Prince Phillip Drive Campus, 3rd floor cafeteria |
709-753-2831 |
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| Nova Scotia |
Halifax |
Dartmouth Sportsple |
110 Wyse Rd., Nantucket room |
902-435-5102 |
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| Ontario |
Toronto |
Royal Canadian Legion Br #266 |
3591 Dundas St. W. |
905-720-3377 |
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| Quebec |
Montreal |
Salle St. Arsene |
1025 Belanger Est. |
514-286-9099 |
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| Saskatchewan |
Regina |
Reader's Book Shop |
2000 - 12th Ave |
306-779-0900 |
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