Tokyo Regional Pro Tour Qualifier For the Second Pro Tour of 2016

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RPTQ LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER

QUALIFICATION

Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers are an invitation-only event. An invitation to participate in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier for the second Pro Tour of 2016 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 August 22, 2015 to November 22, 2015.
  • ・Players who finished 5th- through 8th-place at a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier for the first Pro Tour of 2016 that had 128 or fewer players.

The following players may not compete in Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers for the second Pro Tour of 2016:

  • -Players who have previously participated in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier that awards an invitation to the second Pro Tour of 2016.
  • -Players who have won a Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifier Final that awards an invitation to the second Pro Tour of 2016.
  • -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 the second Pro Tour of 2016
  • -Players who finished in the Top 8 of an individual-format Grand Prix that awards invitations to the second Pro Tour of 2016.
  • -Players who finished in the Top 4 of a team-format Grand Prix that awards invitations to the second Pro Tour of 2016.
  • -Players who finished with 33 or more match points at the first Pro Tour of 2016.
  • -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.

OVERVIEW

DATE Sunday, February 21st, 2016
LOCATION Hareruya Tournament Center
OC Building 2F, 3-12-2 Takadanobaba
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
03-5332-7544
PRE-REGISTRATION Qualified players may pre-register by email until February 14, 2016*. If you would like to pre-register, please send the following information to rptq_regist@hareruyamtg.com:
Subject: Hareruya RPTQ Pre-registration
Body: Your Name, DCI Number, Contact Name and Store Name where you Qualified or Pro Players Club Silver Status

Players who have successfully pre-registered are required to arrive at the tournament venue between 9:00am-10:00am on the day of the tournament.

You must be qualified to participate. Please visit http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/rptq2nd16 or see below for more details.

*Registration is subject to venue capacity. Emails received after pre-registration deadline do not guarantee registration.

Privacy Policy: Please note that by pre-registering you are consenting to the publication of your name and the last 3 digits of your DCI Number on our pre-registration page.

GENERAL REGISTRATION If capacity has not been reached through pre-registration, there will be additional registration from 9:00am-10:00am on the day of the tournament.
CAPACITY 300 players
ENTRY FEE Free for Qualified Players

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

The structure for the Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers is modified Swiss-style. If the tournament is 129 or more players, the Top 8 at the end of Swiss earn invitations and airfare to the second Pro Tour of 2016.

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

FORMAT

Standard Constructed
Decklists Required

TOURNAMENT LENGTH AND ADVANCEMENT

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:
8 Players (3 Rounds Single Elimination)
9-16 Players (4 Rounds Swiss Only)
17-32 Players (5 Rounds Swiss followed by Top 8 Single Elimination)
33-64 Players (6 Rounds Swiss followed by Top 8 Single Elimination)
65-128 Players (7 Rounds Swiss followed by Top 8 Single Elimination)
129-226 Players (8 Rounds Swiss Only)
227-409 Players (9 Rounds Swiss Only)
410 or Higher (10 Rounds Swiss Only)

PLAYOFF

  • -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.
  • -Stnadings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings for losing players in the quarterfinal and semifinal playoff rounds.
  • -Fo rthe 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).
  • -Th eMagic: 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.
  • -Plyaers are responsible for bringing their own method of tracking life totals and appropriate counters or tokens.

RULE ENFORCEMENT LEVEL

  • -Competitieve
  • -The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event.
  • -Players are responsible for bringing their own method of tracking life totals and appropriate counters or tokens.

PRIZES

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  • -All participants in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier receive an exclusive Snapcaster Mage promo card.*
  • -All participants in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier receive an exclusive deck box.
  • -The Top 4 of each Regional PTQ with attendance of 128 or fewer players receive an invitation and travel award* to the second Pro Tour of 2016.
  • -If the Regional PTQ has an attendance of 129 or more players, the Top 8 receive an invitation and travel award* to the second Pro Tour of 2016. 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:

<129 Players/>128 Players

1st - 4th (-/-)
5th - 8th (54/-)
9th - 16th (36/36)
17th - 24th (18/27)
25th - 32nd (-/18)

*Travel

*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.