2009 Lithuania National Championship

Date:18-19.07.09
Event Location: Hotel Europe City Vilnius
Address: J.Jasinskio str.14, Vilnius, Lithuania

Eligibility
The Magic: the Gathering Lithuania National Championship is an invitation-only event, open to citizens or permanent residents of Lithuania 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
At tournament site on Saturday before tournament 9.00-9.45

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, followed by the second draft and 1 round of Swiss play.
  • Day 2 will consist of 2 rounds of Booster Draft, 3 rounds of Standard, and 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

Saturday – 18.07.2009
09.00 – Registration starts
09.45 – Registration ends
10.00 – Round 1 – Standard
11.10 – Round 2 – Standard
12.20 – Round 3 – Standard
13.30 – End of round 3
13.45 – Draft 1
14.30 – Round 4 – Draft
15.40 – Round 5 – Draft
16.50 – Round 6 – Draft
18.00 – End of Round 6
18.15 – Draft 2
19.00 – Round 7 – Draft
20.10 – End of Round 7 and day 1

Sunday – 19.07.2009
09.00 – Registration for day 2
09.30 – Round 8 – Draft
10.40 – Round 9 – Draft
11.50 – End of Draft 2
12.00 – Round 10 – Standard
13.10 – Round 11 – Standard
14.20 – Round 12 – Standard
15.30 End of Round 12/Swiss
15.45 – Quarterfinals
17.15 – Semifinals
18.45 – Finals
20.15 – End of tournament

Pro Points

PlacePro Points
1 10
2 8
3-4 6
5-8 4
9-12 2
13-16 1


Contact information
Phone: 37256702568
Email: kaupo@procard.ee