GRAND PRIX UTRECHT 2015

May 28-31, 2015

Jaarbeurs Utrecht
Jaarbeursplein 6
3521 AL Utrecht
Netherlands

Official Hashtag: #gputrecht

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Utrecht is proud to host Europe's first Modern Masters Grand Prix event! Brought to you by TournamentCenter.EU, Grand Prix Utrecht 2015 will be four fun-filled days of Magic, with endless on-demand events, a schedule full of tournaments featuring the new Modern Masters 2015 Edition as well as old favorites. Grand Prix Utrecht takes place May 28-31.

The main event is sure to fill up fast, so be sure to register early and guarantee your place in Magic history!

Entry into the Grand Prix event venue is free of charge.

Main Event Registration Fee: 65€ (online until February 28) / 70€ (online after February 28) / other rates for sleep-in & VIP
Maximum Main Event Capacity is 5,000 Players
Registration online until Friday, May 29 at 20:00
Registration will be held on-site Friday May 29, 14:00-20:00
There will be no on-site registration on Saturday.

Many Grand Prix offer additional services to participants, such as Sleep-In Specials and VIP packages. Sleep-In Specials allow players with byes to skip the player meeting on Saturday and arrive shortly before their first round begins. VIP packages provide various perks such as complimentary bottled water, special seating, and exclusive artist signings. Details of these services vary from event to event; please check the organizer's web site for specifics.

The format for Grand Prix Utrecht is Modern Masters 2015 Edition Limited. For more information on the format and schedule, click here.

Players can earn tournament byes for the Grand Prix Utrecht main event on Saturday by meeting the appropriate Planeswalker Point thresholds by May 27 or by winning a Grand Prix Trial that awards byes to this event.

For more information on the number of byes you can earn for this event and how to earn them, click here.

Along with the main event, there are additional side-event tournaments to play in at a Grand Prix. Side events are offered at all Grand Prix on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. For details on side events that you can find at every Grand Prix, click here.

A list of additional events and a full schedule for when side events take place can be found on the GP Utrecht website. All side events (except casual events) will have a Planeswalker Points multiplier of 3x.

Last Chance Trials

Modern Constructed Format: Modern
Modern Constructed Entry Fee: To be announced
Modern Constructed Registration Times: Friday May 29, from 12:00 onwards
Modern Constructed Prizes: To be announced

Sealed Format: Modern Masters 2015 Edition
Sealed Entry Fee: €50 (Thursday midnight / Friday morning / Friday night) / €60 (Friday)
Sealed Registration Times: Midnight trials: May 29, flights starting only at midnight (00:00), Day trials: May 29 starting at 08:00
Sealed Prizes: To be announced

Some of the hottest and most famous artists in Magic will be joining us at Grand Prix Utrecht. All artists will be available to sign cards, playmats, and more. In addition, all will be selling prints, artist proofs, original art/sketches, and doing custom alterations of mats and cards!

Artists at Grand Prix Utrecht include Rob Alexander, Clint Cearley, Jason Felix, and Titus Lunter. For more information on these artists, click here.

Airport Information
Utrecht is located 25 minutes from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport and is connected to the airport by a rail line with trains running every 15 minutes.

Driving Directions to Venue
If you are travelling by car, please follow the blue ANWB signs that read ‘Jaarbeurs’ from the Utrecht Ring Road. Jaarbeurs has ample parking space on its own grounds in the centre of Utrecht.

Public Transportation Information
Utrecht's major train station Utrecht Centraal is located right in front of the venue. It has direct connections to Germany, Belgium, France and many cities in The Netherlands.

PROMOTIONAL ITEMS

Get your promo card by playing in the Grand Prix (while supplies last).

LIVE STREAMING VIDEO

Follow all the action of Modern Masters Weekend on the Magic: The Gathering website and Twitch! 

LIVE VIDEO BROADCAST DETAILS

FORMAT AND SCHEDULE

Format: Modern Masters 2015 Edition
Main Event Registration Fee: €65 (online until February 28) / €70 (online after February 28) / other rates for sleep-in & VIP
Maximum Main Event Capacity is 5,000 Players

  • Online registration until Friday May 29, 20:00
  • On-site registration Friday May 29, 14:00-20:00
  • Saturday, May 30: Grand Prix Utrecht begins at 9:00 a.m.
  • Sunday, May 31: Day Two begins at 9:00 a.m.

Registration for the Grand Prix main event closes Friday night. There will be no Saturday registration.

The main tournament at Grand Prix Utrecht is open to Magic players of all ages.

Players must have a signed waiver and consent form to compete at Grand Prix Utrecht. Forms can be downloaded here and will be available on-site. Minors must have a parent of guardian’s signature on these forms. Minors will not be able to register or play unless we receive a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. No exceptions.

  • Modern Masters 2015 Edition Limited
  • Day One: Sealed Deck
  • Day Two and Top 8: Booster Draft
  • Sealed deck Product: 6 Modern Masters 2015 Edition boosters
  • Booster Draft Product: 3 Modern Masters 2015 Edition boosters
  • Deck lists are required
  • If product is not stamped or preregistered, deck registration and deck swap will be performed for the Swiss Sealed Deck
  • Modified Swiss-style (50-minute rounds).
  • Day One will consist of 9 Swiss rounds. Day Two will consist of 6 Swiss rounds and the Top 8 single-elimination finals.
  • All players with an X-2-0 record (or better) or the top 64 players – whichever is greater – advance to the second day of competition for prizes and invitations.
  • The Top 8 players after the final Swiss round on Day Two will advance to the Top 8 single-elimination playoff.
  • Top 8 playoff matches will be best 2 of 3.
  • Top 8 playoff matches will have no time limit. (Players are still expected to play at a normal pace and complete playoff matches in a reasonable amount of time.)
  • The Top 8 players will be seated randomly at the draft table immediately prior to drafting. The Top 8 bracket will be determined using this random seating.
  • Standings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings for losing players in the quarterfinal and semifinal playoff rounds.
  • For the first game of each match in the Top 8, the player that finished higher in the Swiss rounds chooses either to play first or to play second. For subsequent games in each Top 8 match, the usual Play/Draw rule applies (loser of the previous game decides whether to play first in the next game).

Judges

Judges interested in applying for the event should do so using the Judge Center.

Notes

  • Planeswalker Points multiplier 8x, Rules Enforcement Level (REL) is Competitive on Day One and Professional on Day Two.
  • The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document. Rules documents can be found in the Magic Document Center.
  • Players are responsible for bringing their own method of tracking life totals, card sleeves, and appropriate counters or tokens.
  • In the event that a player who wins an invitation to a Pro Tour stop at a Grand Prix has already qualified for an invitation, the invitation does not pass down under any circumstances. Previous qualification may be through a Qualifier tournament, through performance at a professional tournament, or by being an invited DCI player (valid upon the date of the official rank announcement for the appropriate professional tournament).

PRIZE STRUCTURE

Place Prize Money
1 $4,000
2 $2,700
3-4 $1,500
5-8 $1,000
9-12 $600
13-16 $550
17-23 $500
24-32 $400
33-64 $300
65-100 $250*
101-230 $200*
*If Grand Prix attendance is 1,200-2,399 participants, prize money will be paid out to 100th place. If Grand Prix attendance is 2,400-3,599 participants, prize money will be paid out to 150th place. If Grand Prix attendance is 3,600 or more participants, prize money will be paid out to 230th place. 

Attendance at a Grand Prix is calculated on participation, not preregistration. The Tournament Organizer will announce GP attendance as soon as this is confirmed. Tournament attendance and standing are subject to review by Wizards of the Coast before being finalized.

Top 8 finishers also earn invitations and airfare to Pro Tour Magic Origins July 31 - August 2, 2015.

In addition, all players with 39 match points or greater at the end of the event will receive an invitation to Pro Tour Magic Origins July 31 - August 2, 2015.

All prizes displayed in U.S. dollars. Prizes subject to change. 
Place Pro Point
1 8
2 6
3-4 5
5-8 4
Top 8 players receive Pro Points based on rank. All other players receive Pro Points based on their match point total at the end of the event.
Match Points Pro Points
39+ 4
36-38 3
33-35 1
0-32 0

TOURNAMENT BYES

Grand Prix tournament byes can be earned either through a player's yearly Planeswalker Points total or by winning a Grand Prix Trial. 

Byes earned through Planeswalker Points are calculated using the Planeswalker Point totals from all reported events as of the Wednesday immediately before the Grand Prix. Points earned in tournaments held at the Grand Prix event site do not count toward earned byes at that Grand Prix.

Winners of a Grand Prix Trial tournament are awarded two byes in the Grand Prix that it feeds. Trial byes are not cumulative with other byes and do not pass down. Byes are not cumulative throughout the season or year. Byes do not pass down under any circumstances. Players who accumulate multiple byes to a particular Grand Prix tournament receive only the bye for the greatest number of rounds. For complete information about Grand Prix byes and their corresponding competitive season, please check the Magic: The Gathering Premier Event Invitation Policy.

  • Winners of this event's Grand Prix Trial tournaments.
  • Players with a Pro Players Club level of Silver
  • Players who have accumulated at least 2,250 Planeswalker Points in the 2014 Yearly Award Season (March 18, 2013 - June 1, 2014)
  • Players who have accumulated at least 2,250 Planeswalker Points in the 2015 Yearly Award Season (June 2, 2014 - May 31, 2015)

  • Players who have accumulated at least 1,300 Planeswalker Points in the 2014 Yearly Award Season (March 18, 2013 - June 1, 2014)
  • Players who have accumulated at least 1,300 Planeswalker Points in the 2015 Yearly Award Season (June 2, 2014 - May 31, 2015)

SIDE EVENTS

Along with the main event, there are additional side-event tournaments to play in at a Grand Prix. The Side Events listed in this section are on the schedule of every Grand Prix.

Last-Chance Trials
Earn a valuable Two-Round bye by winning one of the Last-Chance Trials. Last-Chance Trials are 32-person single-elimination events, starting as soon as 32 players register.

"Foiled Again"
A straight Swiss tournament lasting three or four rounds. Participants get one past promo card for playing, then one additional promo card per match win. Format varies by event.

Value Drafts
Enjoy a special discount on pick-up drafts on Saturday. Actual times and prices vary by event.

"Rebound" Event
Format at organizer's discretion. The winner(s) earn free entry into the "Super Sunday Series" (see Sunday Side Events). Players who also played in the main Grand Prix tournament will get a discount for entry.

Super Sunday Series
Qualifier tournaments for the Super Sunday Series will be held at each Grand Prix. The Top 8 players in the Super Sunday Series qualifier will each be awarded a commemorative Grand Prix water bottle. The winner of the Super Sunday Series qualifier will earn an invitation and travel award for the Super Sunday Series Championship 2016, expected to be held in January 2016 in Seattle. The Super Sunday Series Championship experience also includes a tour of Wizards of the Coast, dinner with Wizards employees, and more.

ARTIST INFORMATION

ROB ALEXANDER

Rob Alexander has been a professional illustrator for over 20 years, and has worked on concept art for a wide range of video games and tabletop games, including Magic. Some of his most popular Magic works include a wide variety of landscapes, including legendary lands from Kamigawa block such as Oboro, Palace in the Clouds and all of the original Ravnica block dual lands.

ART BY ROB ALEXANDER

CONTACT INFORMATION

Tournament Organizer: TournamentCenter.EU
Email: info@tournamentcenter.eu
Phone: +32 53 39 88 83