2016 Magic Online Championship

Wizards of the Coast Headquarters
1600 Lind Ave SW
Renton, WA 98057
USA

Hashtag: #mtgochamp

General Information

Sixteen top Magic: The Gathering players will play at Wizards of the Coast offices in the game’s digital platform, Magic Online, from March 3-5, 2017.

The event will feature Standard and Aether Revolt/Kaladesh draft, and has a total prize pool of $116,000. First place shall win $25,000 and earn the title of Magic Online Champion.

Competitors

The following players will be competing in this event:

  • Anssi Alkio – “Anssi A”
  • Lukas Blohon – “buky”
  • Brian Braun-Duin – “BBD”
  • Marcio Carvalho – “Kbol_”
  • Lukas Duchow – “duke12”
  • Piotr Glogowski – “kanister”
  • Simon Korzunov – “twop”
  • Simon Nielsen – “TombSimon”
  • Niels Noorlander – “Nielsieboi”
  • Thiago Saporito – “bolov0”
  • Lee Shi Tian – “leearson”
  • Owen Turtenwald – “mothkebab”
  • Ryosuke Urase – “lighdar”
  • Josh Utter-Leyton – “wrapter”
  • Benjamin Weitz – “BSWeitz”
  • Jacob Wilson – “zyxwvutsrqpon”

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

  • Day One will consist of 3 Rounds of Aether Revolt/Kaladesh Booster Draft and 4 Rounds of Standard Constructed.
  • Day Two will consist of 3 Rounds of Aether Revolt/Kaladesh Booster Draft and 4 Rounds of Standard Constructed.
  • During the Swiss rounds, the Magic Online die roll will determine which player chooses whether or not to take the first turn of the first game of each match.
  • During the Swiss rounds, each player will have 40 minutes of priority clock for a best-of-three-game match (80 minutes for both players combined). Three minutes of sideboarding between games will not count toward this total. Slow play will be enforced as needed, and a player who runs out of priority time loses the match, regardless of the game score or state of the current game.
  • Players will use the same Standard decklist for all three days.

The top 4 competitors after Round 14 will be advanced to the single-elimination playoffs on Sunday.

In the event of a technical or administrative issue, Wizards of the Coast reserves the right to make alterations to the tournament as, in its sole discretion, it deems necessary to preserve event integrity. 

  • The top 4 competitors after Round 14 will be advanced to the single-elimination playoffs on Sunday. DCI tiebreakers will be used as needed to break ties in the standings for both the cut to top 4 as well as prizes.
  • Top 4 is Standard Constructed, best two-of-three matches. 
  • Matches can’t be drawn, intentionally or unintentionally.
  • Players will use the same Standard decklist for all three days. 

In the event of a technical or administrative issue, Wizards of the Coast reserves the right to make alterations to the tournament as, in its sole discretion, it deems necessary to preserve event integrity.

PRIZE STRUCTURE

Place Prize Money
1 $25,000
2 $17,000
3-4 $9,000
5-8 $6,000
9-16 $4,000

Winner will receive an invitation to the next Magic Online Championship in 2018, an invitation to the 2017 Magic: The Gathering World Championship, and Platinum status in the Pro Tour Players Club.