Tokyo Regional Pro Tour Qualifier For the first Pro Tour of 2017

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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 Ixalan is offered to the following:

  • ・Players with a Pro Tour Players Club Silver or Bronze level (as of the date of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier).
  • ・Players that won a Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier from April 29, 2017 until July 2, 2017.
  • ・Players that finished 1st- through 8th-place at a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier for Pro Tour Hour of Devastation.
  • ・Players that 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 Ixalan:

  • -Players that previously participated in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier which awards an invitation to Pro Tour Ixalan.
  • -Players that won a Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifier Final which awards an invitation to Pro Tour Ixalan.
  • -Players that finished in the Top 2 of a Magic Online Championship Series (MOCS) Playoff tournament which awards invitations to Pro Tour Ixalan.
  • -Players that won a Magic Online Championship Series (MOCS) Open tournament which awards invitations to Pro Tour Ixalan.
  • -Players that finished in the Top 8 or finished with 39 or more match points in an individual-format Grand Prix which awards invitations to Pro Tour Ixalan.
  • -Players that finished in the Top 4 or finished with 36 or more match points in a team-format Grand Prix which awards invitations to Pro Tour Ixalan.
  • -Players that won a Pro Tour Qualifier (held at a Grand Prix) which awards invitations to Pro Tour Ixalan.
  • -Players that finished with 33 or more match points at Pro Tour Hour of Devastation.
  • -Players with a Pro Tour Players Club Gold or Platinum level (as of the date of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier).
  • -Players that are members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame.
  • -Players that are otherwise already qualified for Pro Tour Ixalan.

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, Aug 8, 2017
LOCATION Hareruya Tournament Center
OC Building 2F, 3-12-2 Takadanobaba
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
03-5332-7544
REGISTRATION You must be qualified to participate. Please visit http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/instoreplay/rptqxln or see below for more details.
All tournament registration is done On-Site Only. Please arrive at the venue between 9:00am-10:00am on the day of the tournament.
CAPACITY 310 players
ENTRY FEE 5,000JPY
PARTICIPATION PRIZE All Regional Pro Tour Qualifier participants receive an exclusive Emrakul, the Aeons Torn 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.
Because Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers award invitations based on total attendance, the number of single-elimination matches that are to be played after the Swiss rounds is determined based on as follows:

Attendance How Many Single-Elimination Matches?
Up to 42 Players Quarterfinals and Semifinals
43-93 Players Quarterfinals Only
94+ Players No Single-Elimination Matches

FORMAT

Standard Constructed
Decklists are required.

TOURNAMENT LENGTH AND ADVANCEMENT

Swiss rounds are 50 minutes.
Single-elimination playoff matches have no time limit.
Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:

Attendance Swiss rounds Playoff
33~64 6 Round Top 8
65~93 7 Round Top 8
94~128 7 Round None
129~226 8 Round None

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.
  • -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).
  • -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 Fact Sheet.
  • -Players are responsible for bringing their own method of tracking life totals and appropriate counters or tokens.

RULE ENFORCEMENT LEVEL

  • -Competitive
  • -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

Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
  • -All participants in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier receive an exclusive Emrakul, the Aeons Torn promo card.
  • -All participants in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier receive an exclusive deck box.
  • -The top finishing players at each Regional Pro Tour Qualifier will receive an invitation and travel award* to Pro Tour Ixalan. The number of invitations awarded is determined by the attendance of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier as follows:
  • Attendance # of Invitations
    to Pro Tour
    # of Invitations
    to next RPTQ
    43-93 Players 4 8
    94+ Players 8 8
  • -The Top 16 players in each Regional PTQ will receive a Regional PTQ playmat.
  • -Prizes will be awarded as follows, depending on the number of invitations awarded at each Regional PTQ:
# of Invitations 4 Invitations 8 Invitations
Place Prizes Prizes
1 Invitations to Pro Tour
Invitations to next RPTQ
Invitations to Pro Tour
Invitations to next RPTQ
2 Invitations to Pro Tour
Invitations to next RPTQ
Invitations to Pro Tour
Invitations to next RPTQ
3-4 Invitations to Pro Tour
Invitations to next RPTQ
Invitations to Pro Tour
Invitations to next RPTQ
5-8 Invitations to next RPTQ
Boosters×42
10,000 Hareruya Points
Invitations to Pro Tour
Invitations to next RPTQ
9-16 Boosters×27
7,000 Hareruya Points
Boosters×42
10,000 Hareruya Points
17-24 Boosters×21
5,000 Hareruya Points
Boosters×30
7,000 Hareruya Points
25-32 Boosters×12
3,000 Hareruya Points
Boosters×18
5,000 Hareruya Points
33-48 - Boosters×9
3,000 Hareruya Points

*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.