Date: 26th, 27th and 28th of June
Event Location:
Address: Forum
Bruparck
Eeuwfeestlaan 20
1020 Brussels
Eligibility
The Magic: the Gathering Belgium National Championship is an invitation-only event, open to citizens or permanent residents of Belgium who have won an invitation to Nationals through DCI ratings or from qualifying events such as Regional or City Championships.
Registration Requirements
To register, all participants must present one of the following forms of identification:
- A driver's license, or
- A passport, or
- A copy of a birth certificate and photo ID (school IDs are acceptable)
Registration times and locations
Registration starts at 9.00 on Friday the 26th
Format
- Standard and Booster Draft
- 1 Shards of Alara, 1 Conflux, and 1 Alara Reborn booster pack will be used for drafting
- Deck lists are required
- Check www.thedci.com for Standard and Booster Draft format rules
Tournament Length
- Day 1 will consist of 3 rounds of Standard, 3 rounds of Booster Draft.
- Day 2 will consist of 3 rounds of Booster Draft, 3 rounds of Standard.
- Day 3 will consist of the Top 8 finals.
- 12 Swiss Rounds total, 60 minutes per round
- Top 8 single-elimination finals have no time limit; however, players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and finish their matches within 90 minutes.
Advancement
- All players may participate in all Swiss rounds
- After round 12 the top 8 players advance to the top 8 single-elimination finals
Top 8
- Standard format
- Top 8 matches will be best 3 of 5
- Losers of the semi-final matches will playoff to determine 3rd place.
Invitations
- The Top 4 players receive invitations to the 2009 World Championships.
- The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place players will form the National Team. The 4th Place player will be the alternate.
Notes
- 40K, REL Competitive
- Players are required to use the same Standard deck for day 1, day 2, and Top 8.
- 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
Schedule
Friday: 9.00: Registration Main Event
10.00: Start Main Event
Saturday: 10.00: Continuation Main Event
Sunday: 10.00: Top 8 Main Event
9.00: Registration Legacy Side Event (€ 10)
9.30: Registration Grand Prix Trial Brighton (€ 20)
9.30: Legacy Side Event
10.00: Grand Prix Trial Brighton
* Side event drafts will be available on Saturday and Sunday (€ 10)
Prizes
Main Event:
Travel awards to worlds 2009 for the national team + alternate
1: 4 displays
2: 4 displays
3-4: 4 displays
5-8: 3 displays
9-16: 1 display
Pro Points table
Legacy Side Event:
Prizes to be confirmed.
Grand Prix Trial:
Byes + boostersupport (1.5 / registered player in the prize pool.)
8-man Boosterdrafts (when available):
1st : 4 Boosters
2nd: 2 Boosters.
Contact information
Dcieurope@hasbro.be