Regional PTQs for Pro Tour Eldritch Moon

Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers (RPTQs) for Pro Tour Eldritch Moon take place May 28 – June 5, 2016. The format for this round of RPTQs is Shadows over Innistrad Sealed Deck.

OVERVIEW

Bring your top strategies with you to a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier, and you may be one of the few to emerge from the event with an invitation and airfare to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon!

Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers (RPTQs) for Pro Tour Eldritch Moon take place May 28 – June 5, 2016.

The Top 4 finishers of a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier with 128 or fewer players receive airfare and invitations to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon, while 1st- through 8th-place finishers receive invitations to the next round of Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers. If the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier is 129 or more players, 1st- through 8th-place finishers receive airfare and invitations to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon as well as invitations to the next round of Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers.

The format for this Regional Pro Tour Qualifier season is Shadows over Innistrad Sealed Deck.

As a reminder, players are only allowed to compete in one Regional Pro Tour Qualifier if they are qualified to play in one.

TENTATIVE LIST OF QUALIFIED PLAYERS

QUALIFICATION

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

Players who have a Pro Tour Players Club Silver level (as of the date of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier).
Players who won a Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier from January 23, 2016 to April 17, 2016.
Players who finished 5th- through 8th-place at a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier for Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad that had 128 or fewer players.
Players that have won a Regional Last Chance Qualifier that ties to that Regional Pro Tour Qualifier.

ELIGIBILITY

The following players may not compete in Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers for Pro Tour Eldritch Moon:

Players who have previously participated in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier that awards an invitation to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
Players who have won a Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifier Final that awards an invitation to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
Players who have won a Magic Online Championship Series (MOCS) tournament, Player of the Year Championship tournament, or Last Chance Qualifier tournament that awards invitations to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
Players who finished in the Top 8 or finished with 39 or more match points in an individual-format Grand Prix that awards invitations to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
Players who finished in the Top 4 or finished with 36 or more match points in a team-format Grand Prix that awards invitations to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
Players who finished with 33 or more match points at Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad.
Players with a Pro Tour Players Club Gold or Platinum level (as of the date of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier).
Players who are members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame.

If you have any questions as to you eligibility to play in a particular Preliminary 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.

General Information

The structure for Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers is modified Swiss-style. If the tournament has 129 or more players, the Top 8 at the end of Swiss earn invitations and airfare to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.

If the tournament has 128 or fewer players, then top finishing players after the Swiss rounds play in one single-elimination playoff match to determine a Top 4.

Shadows over Innistrad Sealed Deck.
6 Shadows over Innistrad booster packs per player will be used.
Decklists are required.
If the tournament has 128 or fewer players, the playoff will consist of a Shadows over Innistrad booster draft with 3 Shadows over Innistrad booster packs per player.

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	Swiss rounds	Playoff
8	3 Rounds (Single-Elimination only, No Swiss)	None
9 - 16	4 Rounds	Top 8
17 - 32	5 Rounds	Top 8
33 - 64	6 Rounds	Top 8
65 - 128	7 Rounds	Top 8
129 - 226	8 Rounds	None*
227 - 409	9 Rounds	None*
410 or higher	10 Rounds	None*

Playoff will only take place if the tournament is 128 or fewer players.
Playoff format will be Shadows over Innistrad booster draft with 3 Shadows over Innistrad boosters per player.
Playoff matches will be best two of three.
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 player who 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 players in the playoff will be seated randomly at the draft table immediately prior to drafting. The playoff bracket will be determined using this random seating.
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.

There is no entry fee to compete in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier.

PRIZES

The Top 4 of each Regional PTQ with attendance of 128 or fewer players receive an invitation and travel award* to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.

If the Regional PTQ has an attendance of 129 or more players, the Top 8 receive an invitation and travel award* to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon. There is no Top 8 playoff if the event has 129 or more players.

The Top 16 players in each Regional PTQ will receive a Regional PTQ playmat.

Booster Prizes will be awarded as follows:

Place	Attendance 128 or fewer	Attendance 129 or greater
1 - 4	-	-
5 - 8	54 boosters	-
9 - 16	36 boosters	36 boosters
17 - 24	18 boosters	27 boosters
25-32	-	18 boosters

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.

Players who have general questions about the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, Wizards of the Coast LLC, the Wizards Play Network, or any Magic: The Gathering Organized Play program should contact Wizards of the Coast as follows:

In North and South America, access the Knowledge Base.
In all other areas, go to the Global Contact Information Page.

Magic Online Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers

The round of Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers taking place between May 28 and June 4, 2016 will have two Magic Online Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers in which qualified players may participate. The first will take place on May 28 at 3 p.m. PT, and the second one will take place June 4 at 5 a.m. PT.

To register for a Magic Online Regional Pro Tour Qualifier, a player who is qualified to compete in that round of Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers must send an email to PremierPlay@wizards.com with the following elements:

The title of the email should be "Magic Online RPTQ."
The email should include your DCI number, Magic Online username, and the date of the Magic Online Regional Pro Tour Qualifier that you wish to participate in.

The deadlines to register are:

Wednesday, May 25 at 11:59 PM PT (for the May 28 tournament)
Wednesday, June 1 at 11:59 PM PT (for the June 4 tournament)

Magic Online Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers will be capped at 212 players, so sign up early if you intend to play.

The Top 8 players will receive invitations to compete in Pro Tour Eldritch Moon, as well as an invitation to play in the Pro Tour Challenge event at that Pro Tour. The top 8 players will also receive an invitation to the next round of Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers.

The format for these Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers is Shadows over Innistrad Sealed Deck.

As a reminder, if you play in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier during a qualifying round, you cannot play in any other Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers during that qualifying round, including Magic Online Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers. Your invitation to compete in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier only lets you compete in one Regional Pro Tour Qualifier.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR REGIONAL PTQ!

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LOCATIONS

Below is a list of locations that will host the Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers on the weekends of May 28, 2016 – June 5, 2016.

RPTQ Date	LCQ Date	Format	Venue	City	Region	Country	Email
5/28/2016	5/27//2016	Sealed	Auenland	Dortmund	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Germany	mail@auenland.de
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	SpielRaum Wien	Wien		Austria	wien@spielraum.co.at
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Bazar de Bagdá	São Paulo	São Paulo	Brazil	atendimento@bazardebagda.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Hotel Gala	Viña del Mar	Valparaíso	Chile	tiendas.command.center@gmail.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Hotel Mercure	Roma	Roma	Italy	stazionegioco@gmail.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	イエローサブマリン京都店	京都市	Kyoto-fu	Japan	kyoto@yellowsubmarine.co.jp
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	晴れる屋トーナメントセンター	新宿区	Tokyo-to	Japan	tournamentinfo@hareruyamtg.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Gamesmart	México City	Distrito Federal	Mexico	ventas@gamesmart.mx
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Evolution - Madrid	Madrid	Madrid	Spain	luis@magicevolution.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Artifex	San Diego	California	United States	sdgamescomics@gmail.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Enchanted Grounds - Littleton	Littleton	Colorado	United States	jeff@enchantedgrounds.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Super Games	Roswell	Georgia	United States	DCI@supergamesinc.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Die Hard Games	Lincoln	Rhode Island	United States	DHGRI@yahoo.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Madness Games and Comics - Plano	Plano	Texas	United States	events@madnessgames.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Atlantis Games and Comics - Portsmouth	Portsmouth	Virginia	United States	ac3@atlantis-comics.com
5/29/2016	5/28/2016	Sealed	Mox Boarding House	Bellevue	Washington	United States	fstanley@moxboardinghouse.com
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Infinity Games	Adelaide	South Australia	Australia	infinity@chariot.net.au
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Face To Face Games - Toronto	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	toronto@facetofacegames.com
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Jeux Face a Face	Verdun (Montréal)	Quebec	Canada	peter.sachlas@facetofacegames.com
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	M3卡牌店/M3 Card Store	上海	Shanghai	China	george8112@hotmail.com
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Menza Studentsky dum	Praha		Czech Republic	turnaje@cernyrytir.cz
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Fanatic - København	København Ø		Denmark	info@fanatic.dk
6/5/2016	5/22/2016	Sealed	Radisson Blu Hotel	Stansted		England	liz@axionnow.com
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Magic Bazar Paris	Paris	Paris	France	s.tichadou@magicbazar.fr
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Amarin Plaza Food Court	Bangkok		Thailand	hobby.bugong@gmail.com
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Eudemonia	Berkeley	California	United States	info@eudemonia.net
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Campus Cards and Games - Orlando	Orlando	Florida	United States	campuscardsandgames@gmail.com
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Something 2 Do	Louisville	Kentucky	United States	something2dogames@gmail.com
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	HobbyTown USA - Lincoln (South)	Lincoln	Nebraska	United States	hobbytownlincoln@gmail.com
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Toy Wiz	Nanuet	New York	United States	khazad777@netscape.net
6/5/2016	6/4/2016	Sealed	Misty Mountain Games	Madison	Wisconsin	United States	ben@mistymountaingames.com