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 Pro Tour Eldritch Moon 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 January 23, 2016 to April 17, 2016.
  • ・Players who finished 5th- through 8th-place at a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier for Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad that had 128 or fewer players.
  • ・Players that have won a Regional Last Chance Qualifier that ties to that Regional Pro Tour Qualifier.

The following players may not compete in Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers for Pro Tour Eldritch Moon:

  • -Players who have previously participated in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier that awards an invitation to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
  • -Players who have won a Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifier Final that awards an invitation to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
  • -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 Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
  • -Players who finished in the Top 8 or finished with 39 or more match points in an individual-format Grand Prix that awards invitations to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
  • -Players who finished in the Top 4 or finished with 36 or more match points in a team-format Grand Prix that awards invitations to Pro Tour Eldritch Moon.
  • -Players who finished with 33 or more match points at Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad.
  • -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 your 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, May 29, 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 May 22, 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


Pre-registration for the RPTQ now closed.
Same-day registration for the event will also be possible.(Note:5/23 added)

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/events/instoreplay/rptqsyd16 or see below for more details.

*Registration is subject to venue capacity. Emails received after the 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
PARTICIPATION PRIZE All Regional Pro Tour Qualifier participants receive an exclusive Snapcaster Mage promo card.**
**Participation prizes are only distributed to event participants. Please note, should you be late or unable to make it to the event, you will be ineligible to receive participation prizes. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

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

If the tournament has 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

Shadows over Innistrad Sealed Deck.
6 packs of Shadows over Innistrad per player, decklists are required.
If the tournament has 128 or fewer players, the playoff will consist of a Shadows over Innistrad Booster Draft with 3 packs of Shadows over Innistrad per player.

TOURNAMENT LENGTH AND ADVANCEMENT

Swiss rounds are 50 minutes.
Single-elimination playoff matches have no time limit.
The number of Swiss rounds is commensurate with attendance as follows:
8 players: 3 single-elimination rounds
9-16 players: 4 Swiss rounds only
17-32 players: 5 Swiss rounds followed by single-elimination Top 8
33-64 players: 6 Swiss rounds followed by single-elimination Top 8
65-128 players: 7 Swiss rounds followed by single-elimination Top 8
129-226 players: 8 Swiss rounds only
227-409 players: 9 Swiss rounds only
410 or more players: 10 Swiss rounds only

PLAYOFF

  • -Double-faced cards are revealed during drafting. There is a confirmation time after the opening of each pack.(Note:5/23 added)
  • -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.
  • -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 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).

RULE ENFORCEMENT LEVEL

PRIZES

Snapcaster Mage
  • -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.
  • -All RPTQs will offer 1st through 8th place invitations to the next round of RPTQs, regardless of size.(Note:5/9 added)
  • -The Top 16 players in each Regional PTQ will receive a Regional PTQ playmat.
  • -Booster Prizes will be awarded as follows:

(Under 129 players / 129+ players)

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

*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.