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Adam!!!
Magic: The Gathering(R) Pro Tour(TM) -- Los Angeles
Player Fact Sheet
What:
The third stop of the 1996-97 Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour circuit will be
held in Los Angeles, California, February 28-March 2, 1997, and will offer
$180,000 in cash and scholarship prizes (Masters: $150,000 cash purse;
Juniors: $30,000 scholarship money).
Where:
Hotel Queen Mary
1126 Queens Highway
Long Beach, CA 90802
(310) 435-3511
Travel Arrangements:
Pro Tour competitors will need to arrive in time for the player meeting.
The Master division player meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 27,
at 8:30 A.M. The Junior division player meeting is scheduled for Friday,
February 28, at 8:30 A.M. Quarterfinalists will play on Sunday, March 2,
starting at 9:00 A.M. and finishing anywhere from 6:00 P.M. to midnight.
Keep this in mind for your travel plans. You may call Mutual Travel at
1-800-340-4494 to arrange your airline travel to the professional
tournament. Mutual Travel serves the travel needs of Wizards of the Coast.
Please indicate you are a Magic Pro Tour player and they will give you the
best possible rates for your travel.
Long Beach Hotel Information:
Hotel accommodations are available at the Hotel Queen Mary (same site as
the tournament). When making reservations, be sure to ask for the special
Magic Pro Tour rate. The standard stateroom goes from $74-$94 a night;
other room options are available.
Format for Pro Tour-Los Angeles:
Limited (Rochester Draft: Mirage(TM) - Visions(TM)) Masters & Juniors
Pro Tour Player Schedule
Friday, February 28
Master Division
On Friday morning the Masters will draft once and then play three one-hour
rounds in Swiss format against the other players in their drafting group.
The Masters will then draft a second time Friday afternoon with new cards
and a new group. The new group will be selected at random from players who
have the same record from the previous rounds of play. Players will then
use their newly drafted cards to play three more rounds in Swiss format
within this new group.
Masters Friday Schedule
1. Draft
2. Deck construction
3. Three rounds in Swiss format (one hour per round)
4. Lunch
5. Draft (group based on performance in previous rounds)
6. Deck construction
7. Three rounds in Swiss format (one hour per round)
8. Top 64 advance to Saturday
Junior Division
There is no Junior-division play on Friday.
Saturday, March 1
Master Division
On Saturday morning the Top 64 Masters will draft once and then play three
rounds in Swiss format against the other players in their drafting group.
The Masters will then draft a second time Saturday afternoon with new cards
and a new group. The new group will be selected at random from players who
have the same record from the previous rounds of play. Players will then
use their newly drafted cards to play three more rounds in Swiss format
within this new group.
Junior Division
On Saturday morning the Juniors will draft once and then play three or four
rounds in Swiss format against the other players in their drafting group.
The Juniors will then draft a second time Saturday afternoon with new cards
and a new group. The new group will be selected at random from players who
have the same record from the previous rounds of play. Players will then
use their newly drafted cards to play three or four more rounds in Swiss
format within this new group. The number of rounds for the Juniors depends
on attendance.
Masters & Juniors Saturday Schedule
1. Draft
2. Deck construction
3. Three rounds in Swiss format (one hour per round)
4. Lunch
5. Draft (group based on performance in previous rounds)
6. Deck construction
7. Three rounds in Swiss format (one hour per round)
8. Top 8 advance to Sunday
Sunday, March 2
Master Division
On Sunday morning the Top 8 Masters will draft once and then play three
rounds in single-elimination format against the other players.
Junior Division
On Sunday morning the Top 8 Juniors will draft once and then play three
rounds in single-elimination format against the other players.
Masters & Juniors Saturday Schedule
1. Draft
2. Deck construction
3. Three rounds in single-elimination format
Waivers for Players under 18 Years of Age:
If we do not receive a waiver signed by both yourself and a parent or
guardian before the Pro Tour event, you will not be able to participate.
If a parent or guardian is not available to sign the waiver at the
Qualifier tournament, bring the waiver home with you to get it signed and
fax or mail it back to:
Wizards of the Coast
Attn: Jennifer Dirksen
P.O. Box 707
Renton, WA 98057
Fax: (206) 204-5820
Pro Tour-Los Angeles Prize Payout
Master Division
Place Number Payout/Person
1 1 $26,000
2 1 $16,000
3-4 2 $9,000
5-8 4 $5,500
9-16 8 $3,200
17-32 16 $1,850
33-64 32 $400
Total Payout $150,000
Junior Division:
Place Number Payout/Person
1 1 $8,400
2 1 $5,000
3-4 2 $2,900
5-8 4 $1,700
9-16 8 $500
Total Payout $30,000
SCHEDULE OF TOURNAMENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Friday, February 28
12:00 P.M. #101 Chinese Fourth Edition(TM) Limited* (Sealed Deck)
1:00 P.M. #102 Mirage(TM)-Visions(TM) Limited* (Sealed Deck)
2:00 P.M. #103 Ice Age(TM)-Alliances(TM) Limited* (Sealed Deck)
3:00 P.M. #104 Classic Restricted
7:00 P.M. #105 Mixed-Doubles Limited
Each couple will receive two Fourth Edition
starters and
two Fourth Edition boosters to build two decks. All
matches are played one on one.
Saturday, March 1
10:00 A.M. #201 Pro Tour-Paris Qualifier Tournament
Standard format as of November 24, 1996.
11:00 A.M. #202 Novice Tournament
12:00 P.M. #203 Apprentice Standard Tournament
All players must be 15 years old or under.
1:00 P.M. #204 Pro Tour-Paris Qualifier Tournament
Standard format as of November 24, 1996.
2:00 P.M. #205 Fourth Edition-Mirage-Visions Limited* (Booster Draft)
3:00 P.M. #206 Japanese Fourth Edition Limited* (Sealed Deck)
4:00 P.M. #207 Military Event Limited
Sealed Deck with one Fourth Edition starter and two
Fourth Edition boosters.
All players must show military ID to play.
6:00 P.M. #208 Magic: The Game Show
7:00 P.M. #209 College Team Event Limited
Three individuals per team. Each team will receive
three Fourth Edition starters and three Fourth Edition
boosters to build three decks. All matches are played
one on one. All members of the team must be from the
same college.
Sunday, March 2
9:00 A.M. #301 Team Event Limited
Three individuals per team. Each team will receive
three Fourth Edition starters and three Fourth Edition
boosters to build three decks. All matches are played
one on one.
10:00 A.M. #302 Korean Fourth Edition Limited* (Sealed Deck)
11:00 A.M. #303 Adult-Child Tournament
Each pair will receive two Fourth Edition starters and
two Fourth Edition boosters to build two decks. All
matches are played one on one.
In addition: Single-elimination Standard* and Mirage Constructed*
tournaments take place every hour on the hour, from 12:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Friday, 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. Saturday, and 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Sunday.
*Denotes events that count toward the Merchant Team Challenge.
General admission fee: $5 per day
Tournament fees: $6 per person for all Constructed events
$15 per person for all English-language Limited
events
$20 per person for all non-English-language
Limited events
To preregister, please call (206) 624-0933.
The preregistration deadline is Wednesday, February 26, 1997.
Onsite registration is also available.
The Merchant Team Challenge: More Fun on the Pro Tour
Make the most of your Pro Tour experience through the Merchant Team
Challenge! The top team in the Challenge will win valuable prizes,
including a whole display of Antiquities(R), and the sponsoring retail
store will receive special coverage in The Duelist(R) as well as other
exclusive Pro Tour merchandise.
The Merchant Team Challenge is simple to enter. Arrange to represent your
favorite game store in the dozens of open events that take place during the
Pro Tour weekend. While the pros are going at it, sanctioned and
unsanctioned tournaments take place round the clock. You and the other
players from your store (your "team") accumulate points by finishing at the
top in these open events. At the end of the weekend, the top three players
on each team pool their accumulated points into a team total. The team
with the most points wins, and the one with the next-highest total takes
second place. Special prizes are awarded to the top three players on each
of the two winning teams!
Prizes for the Merchant Team Challenge are as follows:
First Place
For the whole team: Customized T-shirts
Non-English-language Magic: The Gathering
Merchandise vouchers
For the team's top three: All team prizes
Picture in The Duelist
One display of Italian-language Legends(R) and
one display of Antiquities (split among all
three players)
For the sponsoring store: Special feature in The Duelist, including
photos, written by the crack Duelist staff
writers
Unique Pro Tour merchandise, including Pro
Tour
shirts, travel bags, and deck packs ($500
retail
value)
Second Place
For the whole team: Customized T-shirts
Non-English-language Magic: The Gathering
Merchandise vouchers
For the team's top three: All team prizes
One display of Italian-language Legends (split
among all three players)
For the sponsoring store: Pro Tour merchandise kit ($300 retail value)
Players are required to register at the beginning of the Pro Tour weekend
and will receive a list of all tournaments that count towards the Merchant
Team Challenge. Players are welcome to participate in as many of the
Sealed-Deck, Classic, and Standard tournaments, plus other variants, as
they want. There is no limit to the number of players on a team, but
remember -- only the point totals of the top three players on the team will
count toward determining the final team standings.
Points will be awarded to players who finish in the Top 8 of any applicable
tournament. The Top 2 in each tournament receive three Merchant Team
Challenge (MTC) points, the third- and fourth-place finishers each receive
two MTC points, and the fifth- through eighth-place finishers each receive
one MTC point.
So round up your most avid Magic-playing friends and come out to the Pro
Tour on your store's behalf. You might bring home some valuable prizes,
and your store might end up gracing the pages of The Duelist. The Merchant
Team Challenge kicks off at Pro Tour-Los Angeles. Look for more Challenges
in New York in June and at the World Championships in Seattle!
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STAN...@lcs.isu.edu
Hey Adam,
Why, oh why is Wotc having the Pro Qualifier for Paris on Saturday
morning instead of Sunday morning, when all the top 64 players not making
the top eight can participate. Granted, half the top 64 will qualify for
Paris, but half will not. The timing of this event appears........odd.
Please elaborate,
Jack Stanton
Minions of Atog
STAN...@lcs.isu.edu
STAN...@LCS.isu.edu wrote:
>Hey Adam,
>
>Why, oh why is Wotc having the Pro Qualifier for Paris on Saturday
>morning instead of Sunday morning, when all the top 64 players not making
>the top eight can participate. Granted, half the top 64 will qualify for
>Paris, but half will not.
I feel the need to clarify my statement. Half the top 64 in the Pro
Tourney happening that day on Saturday will qualify, not half the top 64
from the Qualifier. What I'm upset with is this: If I make the top 64
on Saturday, but don't come in the top 32 (securing a spot for the next
pro tour: Paris), I'd like a shot while I'm there in Long Beach to
qualify. But I can't because the qualifier is on Saturday (scheduling
problem). Why not just have the qualifier on Sunday when more people can
attend (Players from the previous day)? Doesn't make any sense to me.
The timing of this event appears........odd.
>
>Please elaborate,
>
>Jack Stanton
>Minions of Atog
>
Me Again
Raver Efreet
along those same lines, why is the master meeting on thursday morning,
yet play doesnt start untill friday? couldnt the meeting be moved to
friday morning, before play starts? this would save alot of people
hassle in regards to travel plans and time off from work.
raver efreet
insert ye olde sig here
Chris Otwell
Consider it incentive for players not in the main event to travel to LA for
the open events.
Chris
In article 2...@cwis.isu.edu, STAN...@LCS.isu.edu writes:
> Hey Adam,
>
> Why, oh why is Wotc having the Pro Qualifier for Paris on Saturday
> morning instead of Sunday morning, when all the top 64 players not making
> the top eight can participate. Granted, half the top 64 will qualify for
> Paris, but half will not. The timing of this event appears........odd.
>
> Please elaborate,
>
> Jack Stanton
> Minions of Atog
>
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Christopher E. Otwell otw...@rmtc.central.sun.com
Surgeon General's Warning: The opinions that I give may cause great pain to
the general Magic Player, and has been known to cause cancer in unborn 2
year olds that have mother who play Magic. Take the advice at your own risk.
Steve1O
Are you sure that the players meeting for Seniors is thursday morning at
8:30 am? Whats the point of having the meeting in the morning when
competition doesn't start until friday morning. I remember at previous
pro tours the players meeting were on the night before the competition,
not the morning.
Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz
Chris Otwell
A "fix" was released by Charles Stanley. It's at 8PM not 8AM.
Chris
Adam!!!
> A "fix" was released by Charles Stanley. It's at 8PM not 8AM.
> Chris
> In article UAA2...@ladder01.news.aol.com, ste...@aol.com (Steve1O) writes:
> > Are you sure that the players meeting for Seniors is thursday morning at
> > 8:30 am? Whats the point of having the meeting in the morning when
> > competition doesn't start until friday morning. I remember at previous
> > pro tours the players meeting were on the night before the competition,
> > not the morning.
> > Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz
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> Christopher E. Otwell otw...@rmtc.central.sun.com
That's right! Even our press releases need errata! ;')
Adam Conus
Customer Services
Wizards of the Coast
wild...@wizards.com