2016 World Magic Cup Event Information

Thursday (Registration): Hall opens at 4 p.m. and closes at 7 p.m.

Friday: Hall opens at 8 a.m. and closes at the end of Round 7 of the World Magic Cup

Saturday: Hall opens at 8 a.m. and closes at the end of the live Top 8 announcement

Sunday: Hall opens at 8 a.m. and closes at the end of the World Magic Cup Awards Ceremony

Registration takes place on Thursday, November 17, from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. local time, at the World Magic Cup venue.

If you are unable to attend the official player registration that day, please email PremierPlay@wizards.com as soon as possible so that we know that you will be attending and can plan accordingly.

Players must have a signed waiver and consent form to compete at the 2016 World Magic Cup. Forms will be available onsite.

Minors must have a parent or 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!

Bring these forms with you to registration. We will make forms available for competitors at registration, if necessary.

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 IDs (school IDs are acceptable).

The on-site vendors for this show are JK Entertainment and Outpost. Please reach out to them for any of your needs prior to this show.

You may also wish to use the Wizards of the Coast Store Locator to find game stores in or around Rotterdam if you are looking for anything for this event.

• Players compete as 3-person teams throughout the tournament
• At the start of each day, teams choose which 3 members will play in each stage for that day
• On each day, the same 3 team members cannot be chosen to play each of the 2 stages (does not apply to national teams with 3 members)
• At the start of each day, team members will choose their team seating configuration (player A, B, and C) for each stage
• During each stage, the 4th member (if present) of each national team may sit with the team and communicate with team members during matches. The 4th team member must remain with the team during the play of matches and sealed deck building
• Regardless of team composition during each portion, all members of each national team will receive prize money (if any) and Pro Points based on his or her national team’s final standing

• 14 Swiss Rounds total, 60 minutes per round
• The Team Sealed deck building period will be 70 minutes
• When time is called, the active player will finish the turn and five additional turns will be taken
• 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.
• Stalling and slow play rules will be strictly enforced during the tournament

• Planeswalker Points multiplier: 12x (Lifetime only), REL Professional.
• The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and Infraction & Penalty Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document.
• Players are responsible for knowing all DCI rules and professional tournament rules.

The format for Day Two is Team Unified Modern. There are no draws in Day Two. Each team will have 60 minutes to successfully complete a match. Once a team has two teammates win a match, that team wins. In the event time is called and there is no conclusion to the match yet:

• The team with the most match wins after extra turns wins the match for the round.
• In the event of a tied score between teams at 1-1, the deciding match will be determined by game count at the end of extra turns.
• In the event the deciding match's game count is tied, the player with the highest life total wins the match, which then wins that player's team the match.
• In the event the team match count, game count, and life totals are tied at the end of extra turns, the first change in life total will result in the player whose life total is higher after said change winning the match for their team.
• In the event the game count becomes tied in extra turns, and a third game needs to be played, the match will be decided by the first change in life total, with the player whose life total is higher after said change winning the match for their team.
• Teams will use the same Modern decks from Day One for both stages of Day Two. The same three team members cannot play the decks during both stages of Day Two.

Day Two consists of two stages. 

Stage 1 (4 Rounds)

• 48 Teams compete in seeded pools (8 pools of 6 teams each). 
• The first round of Stage 1 is an elimination match. The first-seed and second-seed teams in each pool will receive byes during this round. Winners advance, and losing teams are eliminated from the tournament.
• The remaining three rounds are modified double-elimination.
• The first- and fourth-highest seeds in a pool and the second- and third-highest seeds in a pool face off in the second round of Stage 1.
• The winners of the second round play each other, and the losing teams play against each other in the third round.
• Once a team wins two matches in their pool, they automatically advance to the next stage (and receive a bye for the last round of the pool). This means that the sole team in each pool that has two wins after two rounds does not play the last round of Stage 1.
• Once a team loses two matches in their pool, they are automatically eliminated from the tournament.

Stage 2 (3 Rounds)

• Stage 2 is modified double-elimination.
• The first- and fourth-highest seeds in a pool and the second- and third-highest seeds in a pool face off in the first round of Stage 2.
• The winners of the second round play each other, and the losing teams play against each other in the third round.
• Once a team wins two matches in their pool, they automatically advance to the Top 8 (and receive a bye for the last round of the pool). This means that the sole team in each pool that has two wins after two rounds does not play the last round of Stage 2.
• Once a team loses two matches in their pool, they are automatically eliminated from the tournament.

• 8 Teams compete in a seeded, single-elimination bracket.
• Teams are seeded in the bracket based on total points from Day One and Day Two.
• Playoff rounds will be Team Unified Modern Constructed.
• Teams will use the same Modern decks from Day One and Day Two. Different team members may play those decks than played them during Days One and Two, but the decks must be played at the same seating configuration (A, B, or C) as Day One and Day Two.