Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers (RPTQs) for Pro Tour 25th Anniversary

Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers (RPTQs) for Pro Tour 25th Anniversary take place June 9-10, 2018 and June 23-24, 2018. The format for this round of RPTQs is Team Unified Standard.

Overview

Bring your top strategies with you and two friends to a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier, and your team may be one of the few to emerge from the event with an invitation and airfare to Pro Tour 25th Anniversary!

Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers (RPTQs) for Pro Tour 25th Anniversary take place June 9-10, 2018 and June 23-24, 2018.

The format for these Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers is Team Unified Standard.

As a reminder, players are only allowed to compete in one Regional Pro Tour Qualifier per round.

INVITED PLAYERS

Qualification

Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers are an invitation-only event. An invitation to participate in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier for Pro Tour 25th Anniversary is offered to the following:

  • Players with a Pro Tour Players Club Bronze or Silver level (as of the date of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier).
  • Players that won a Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier from January 20 – April 15, 2018.
  • Players that received an invitation to this round of Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers for their top finish at a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier for Pro Tour Dominaria.
  • Players that won a Regional Last Chance Qualifier that ties to that Regional Pro Tour Qualifier.
  • Players that are in the Pro Tour Hall of Fame. Players that are members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame that choose to participate in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier automatically rescind their invitation to this Pro Tour.

Players that qualified via any of the above methods may bring any two players to compete with in this round of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier, provided that those players are not ineligible to compete in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier (as noted below).

Eligibility

The following players may not compete in Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers for Pro Tour 25th Anniversary:

  • Players that previously participated in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier which awards an invitation to Pro Tour 25th Anniversary.
  • Players that finished in the Top 4 or finished with 36 or more match points in a team-format Grand Prix which awards invitations to Pro Tour 25th Anniversary.
  • Players that won a Pro Tour Qualifier (held at a Grand Prix) which awards invitations to Pro Tour 25th Anniversary.
  • Players that finished with 33 or more match points at Pro Tour Dominaria
  • Players with a Pro Tour Players Club Gold or Platinum level (as of the date of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier).
  • Players that are otherwise already qualified for Pro Tour 25th Anniversary.

If you have any questions as to your eligibility to play in a particular Regional Pro Tour Qualifier, please email your inquiry to PremierPlay@wizards.com.

Complete information about invitations to Pro Tours can be found in the Magic: The Gathering Invitation Policy.

Promo Card and Deck Box

All participants in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier receive an exclusive Noble Hierarch promo card (while supplies last).

All participants in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier receive an exclusive deck box (while supplies last).

General Information

The structure for Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers is modified Swiss-style.

The top finishing teams after the Swiss rounds play in single-elimination playoff matches until only two teams remain in the event.

  • Swiss rounds will be 50 minutes in length.
  • Single-elimination playoff matches will have no time limit.
  • Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:
Attendance
(Teams)		 Swiss rounds Playoff
4 Single-Elimination only, No Swiss None
5—8 Single-Elimination only, No Swiss None
9—16 5 Rounds Top 4
17—32 5 Rounds Top 8
33—64 6 Rounds Top 8
65—128 7 Rounds Top 8
129—226 8 Rounds Top 8
227—409 9 Rounds Top 8
410 or higher 10 Rounds Top 8
  • Playoff matches will be best 2 of 3 per individual match.
  • Playoff matches will be single-elimination.
  • While there are no time limits in the playoff rounds, players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and finish their matches within 60 minutes.
  • 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 playoff, the team which finished higher in the Swiss rounds chooses either to play first or to play second. For subsequent games in each playoff match, the usual Play/Draw rule applies (loser of the previous game decides whether to play first in the next game).
  • 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 Fact Sheet.
  • Players are responsible for bringing their own method of tracking life totals and appropriate counters or tokens.

Entry fees for Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers vary from organizer to organizer. Contact the tournament organizer of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier you are planning to attend for exact information.

Prizes

The Top 2 finishing trios at each Regional Pro Tour Qualifier will receive invitations and travel awards* to Pro Tour 25th Anniversary.

The Top 4 finishing trios at each Regional Pro Tour Qualifier will receive invitations to the next round of Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers.

The Top 8 trios in each Regional PTQ will receive a Regional PTQ playmat.

Booster Prizes will be awarded as follows, depending on the number of teams that participated at each Regional PTQ (prizes are per team):

# of Teams 4-16 Teams 17-32 Teams 33+Teams
Place Boosters Boosters Boosters
1-2 - - -
3-4 72 72 72
5-8 48 48 48
9-16 36 36 36
17-24   30 30
25-32 - 24 24
33-48 - - 21

Other prizes are determined by the organizer of each event. Contact the organizer for additional details.

*Travel

The players eligible to receive a travel award will receive instructions from Wizards of the Coast regarding whom they must contact and the deadline by which they must arrange their travel awards. Wizards of the Coast will not refund travel made outside this service. Wizards of the Coast reserves the right to award a cash equivalent award in lieu of any travel award in its sole discretion.

All travel itineraries must be from the international airport nearest the player's home and to the host city of the Pro Tour, and must include all the dates of that event. No award will be substituted if member is unable to participate. All other expenses are the responsibility of the member and may include, without limitation, accommodations, ground transportation, taxes, itinerary change fees, passport and visa fees.

This award must be redeemed through member's arrangement of travel itinerary no later than (30) days before departure. Failure to complete travel arrangements as directed by Wizards of the Coast prior to this deadline will result in forfeiture of the award. Every member receiving a travel award must provide to Wizards of the Coast an executed liability release, the appropriate US taxation form (W9 or W8) (or have one on file), up-to-date contact information on your DCI membership, and proof of ID and passport (when required by international destination). In all cases, all such documentation must be provided to Wizards of the Coast, or must have been previously on file, at least thirty (30) days before departure. Failure to timely provide such documentation will result in forfeiture of the award.

Players under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of the Pro Tour will receive a cash equivalent award in lieu of expenses, paid air ticket, and/or hotel accommodations. Such player must still attend, compete, and be listed in the finish of the tournament or forfeit this award.

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR RPTQ!

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LOCATIONS

Below is a list of locations that will host the Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers on the weekends of June 9-10 and June 23-24.

Last Updated: June 06, 2018

LCQ Date RPTQ Date Location City Region Country Email Address URL
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Hotel Castello - Centro Artemide Castel San Pietro Terme Bologna Italy Email  
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Gamesmart México City Distrito Federal Mexico Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Carta’jeu Lyon Est France Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Cool Stuff Games - Maitland Maitland Florida United States Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Hotel VP Jardin Metropolitano Madrid Madrid Spain Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Masonic Temple Cambridge Massachusetts United States Email  
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Game Cafe Independence Missouri United States Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Crowne Plaza Cherry Hill Cherry Hill New Jersey United States Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Atomic Empire Durham North Carolina United States Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 BIG MAGICなんば店 大阪市 Osaka-fu Japan Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Hotel Espresso Montreal Centre-Ville Montreal Quebec Canada Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Hotel Neruda Santiago Región Metropolitana de Santiago Chile Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Bazar de Bagdá São Paulo São Paulo Brazil Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 冠军卡牌 Shanghai Shanghai China Email  
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Good Games Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 Rivergate Mall Goodlettsville Tennessee United States Email  
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 晴れる屋トーナメントセンター 新宿区 Tokyo-to Japan Email Click Here
6/9/2018 6/10/2018 iSpace Terminal 21 Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Eudemonia Berkeley California United States Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Game Empire - San Diego San Diego California United States Email  
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Hilton Garden Inn Denver / Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch Colorado United States Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Remisen København København City Denmark Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Minneapolis Convention Center Minneapolis Minnesota United States Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Portal Moscow Moskva Russian Federation Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Jury's Inn Milton Keynes   England Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Montecassino Hotel and Event Centre Toronto Ontario Canada Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Madness Games and Comics - Plano Plano Texas United States Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Fletcher Hotel Nieuwegein Nieuwegein Utrecht Netherlands Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 The Red Lion Hotel Bellevue Bellevue Washington United States Email Click Here
6/23/2018 6/24/2018 Wydział Zarządzania i Ekonomiki Usług Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego Szczecin Wielkopolskie Poland Email Click Here