Grand Prix Trial Tournament Series

 

What is a Grand Prix?
Grand Prix events are large, regional Magic tournaments open to all players. Each Grand Prix invites 4 players to an upcoming Pro Tour and awards cash prizes. Other activities offered at Grand Prix include Magic artist signings and dozens of other public tournaments.

What is a Grand Prix Trial?

Grand Prix Trials (GPTs) are smaller, regional Magic Tournaments that award at least one 3-round bye to the appropriate Grand Prix. The number of 3-round byes awarded at each GPT is determined by the event attendance. The complete GPT bye chart is located on the Wizards of the Coast website.

The Nashville Grand Prix will take place on March 17th -18th 2012. Please visit the Wizarda's Grand Prix Event Schedule for information on other Grand Prix tournaments.

What is a the entry fee?
$10, but we will waive the entry fee if your purchase 6 Magic: the Gathering booster packs from us on the day of the event.

What is the format?

The format for this event is Modern.

What is a the tournament structure?

The structure for Grand Prix trial tournaments will be modified-Swiss style, with a cut to top players playing in single elimination for prizes and byes based on attendance. The correct number of Swiss rounds based on the number of players playing in our tournament:

• 8-16 Players: 4 Rounds, cut to top 4 Single-Elimination
• 17-32 Players: 5 Rounds, cut to top 8 Single-Elimination
• 33-64 Players: 6 Rounds, cut to top 8 Single-Elimination
• 65-128 Players: 7 Rounds, cut to top 8 Single-Elimination

What else should I know?

1. Swiss rounds will run 50 minutes per round, top 8 matches will have no time limit.
2. All players may participate in all Swiss rounds, top 8 players after the final Swiss round will advance to the top 8 single-elimination finals.
3. Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3.
4. Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.
5. All 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 event description. Rules documents can be foundon the DCI's document center.
6. Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.

What are the prizes?

• A minimum prize payout will be awarded in the form of a $100 Travel Voucher*, $100 in store credit and number of third round byes based on the attendance of each Grand Prix Trial: 
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  Number of Players	Number of 3 Round Byes
  8 – 32	1
  33 – 64	2
  65 – 128	4
  129+	8

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• Additional store credit prizes will be awarded based on attendance.

What is "Modern"?

 The Modern format consists of all Magic sets printed since the introduction of the modern card frame, starting with Eighth Edition and the Mirrodin block. Card sets do not rotate out of Modern.

The following cards are banned in Modern tournaments:

•Ancestral Vision
•Ancient Den
•Bitterblossom
•Blazing Shoal
•Chrome Mox
•Cloudpost
•Dark Depths
•Dread Return
•Glimpse of Nature
•Golgari Grave-Troll
•Great Furnace
•Green Sun's Zenith
•Hypergenesis
•Jace, the Mind Sculptor
•Mental Misstep
•Ponder
•Preordain
•Punishing Fire
•Rite of Flame
•Seat of the Synod
•Sensei's Divining Top
•Stoneforge Mystic
•Skullclamp
•Sword of the Meek
•Tree of Tales
•Umezawa's Jitte
•Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
•Vault of Whispers
•Wild Nacatl

 *Travel Voucher awarded in the form of a $100 Travelocity Gift Card valid for redemption at over 55,000 hotels world-wide. At winner's request, the Travel Voucher may be substitued with a $100 store credit Gift Certificate.