Champions Cup
Final Fact Sheet
Lasted Update:August 22,2023
- FORMAT
- Pioneer Constructed
- STRUCTURE
- This event will be run by MTG Melee.
- All Regional Championships be run with open decklists. Players will take the decklist by printing. Players will be allowed to reference their opponent’s decklists before the match for an allotted time period as well as during sideboarding.
- Players must use the same deck on Day 2 that they used on Day 1.
- Modified Swiss-style (50 minutes for each round)
- Day 1 will consist of 8 Swiss Rounds.
- Day 2 will consist of 4 Swiss Rounds and the Top 8 single-elimination playoff.
- All players with an X-2-0 record (or better) advance to Round 8 of the Day 1. If there are fewer than 64 players with at least match 15 points, the top 64 players will advance to Round 8 of Day 1.
- The Top 8 players after the final Swiss round on Day2 will advance to the Top 8 single-elimination playoff.
- 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).
- ELIGIBILITY
The rules regarding which Regional Championship a qualified player may participate in are as follows:
- Top finishers of Champions Cup Area Qualifiers
- Top finishers of Champions Cup Premium Qualifiers
- Top finishers of Champions Cup Last Chance Qualifiers
- The player who wins an invitation at each Magic Online qualifier that awards invitations to the designated Regional Championships.
- MTG Arena Qualifiers
- Members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame are invited to one (1) Champions Cup final and Pro Tour per season (the Pro Tour and the Regional Championship invitations must be for the same cycle).
- Players that are already qualified for the Pro Tour to which the Regional Championship will award invitations. (Note: If a particular Regional Championship has already occurred, invitations will not be deferred to the next Pro Tour).
- Players that are otherwise invited to the designated Champions Cup final. (For example, top finishers of the Players Convention Open)
- Organizer invitational players such as;
Top finishers of the previous Players Convention Open
Top finishers at the previous Champions Cup Finals
Top finishers at Pro Tour Barcelona (players who advanced to Day 2). These players need to be residing in either Japan or South Korea.
Players who invited to Pro Tour Barcelona at Pro Tour Minneapolis. These players need to be residing in either Japan or South Korea.
Players who participated in the 29th Magic World Championship Las Vegas. These players need to be residing in either Japan or South Korea.
Players who qualify for the Regional Championships in other regions and move to Japan or Korea for various reasons may be specially invited through the organizer of that region.
Other special invitations may be given by the organizer
However, if invitational players join another regional final event, that player can't join the Champions Cup final in the same Round
About registration to Champions Cup Final
For playing at Champions Cup Final, the following 2 conditions must be met
・Participation Eligibility.
・Contact organizers by email.Those who have completed registration will be notified by e-mail with details about 1 month before this event date.
- Decklist Submit &
Start Time - Limit of decklist submit : Thursday of the week of the event at 22:00 (local time)
- Round 1 starts at 10:00 AM.
- Round 9 starts at 9:00 AM.
- Note
- Rules Enforcement Level (REL) is Competitive on Day1 and Professional on Day2.
- 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 Tours at a Champions Cup Final has already qualified for an invitation, the invitation passes down under any circumstances.
- Feeds
- Top 12 Finishers are invited to the Pro Tour.
- Top 18 Finishers are invited to next Champions Cup Final.
- The winner and finalist are invited to the 2024 World Championship during season2.
- Prize
- PRIZE POOL TOTAL$30,000
Rank Prize 1st $8,800
+50,000 Rakuten points
(from Rakuten Books)2nd $3,600 3-4th $2,500 5-8th $1,750 9-12th $1,400 - Top 8 players will take top finishers promo.
- Please note that the rights are limited to the individual and cannot be transferred to a third party or exchanged for cash.
- If you are not a Rakuten member, please register as a Rakuten member (free of charge).
- The gift “Rakuten Points 50,000 Points” will be for a limited time only.
- “Campaign points” presentation period: Late December 2023
- You will receive limited-time points that can be used until the 20th of the month following the month in which you received the points.
- Please check the points you have earned on the Rakuten PointClub point acquisition/history screen.
- Acquired personal information will be handled based on the personal information protection policy.
《About Rakuten points 50,000 points》
- Promo Cards
- Participation promo -
《Ugin, the Spirit Dragon》
non-Foil version- Top finishers promo -
《Ugin, the Spirit Dragon》
Foil version- TOP8 Finishers Promo -
《Sauron, the Dark Lord》
Foil version
Contact
Please note that BIG MAGIC stores will not be able to respond to inquiries.
COVID-19
If you are not feeling well, please refrain from participating in the qualifiers.
The details of the event are subject to change depending on the situation.