The Magic Online 2009 Championship Series takes place online and culminates each season with a final tournament that offers 1 of 8 slots in the 2009 Magic Online Championship to be held in Rome, Italy during the Magic: The Gathering Worlds event held November 19 – 22, 2009. Events Eligibility
* All Magic Online players who meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein are eligible to compete in this online tournament series. All Magic Online players are eligible to compete in the 2009 Magic Online Championship Series except (a) players who are otherwise ineligible to engage in tournament play pursuant to the Magic Online User Agreement and (B) employees or contractors of Wizards of the Coast LLC, Hasbro or each of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or their advertising or promotion agencies, or those who are domiciled with any such person, or those who have been disqualified for other reasons (see below). This is a skill-based tournament based on a player's ability to defeat other players.
* Players will be disqualified if they are banned from the game for any reason, including without limitation a violation of the Magic Online User Agreement.
* Although players may have multiple accounts qualified for a championship or championship event, players are not permitted to have more than 1 of their accounts entered in the event. Players are not permitted to have secondary accounts played by another person. If a player is discovered to have more than 1 account playing in a championship or championships before, during, or after the event, appropriate penalties will be applied (including disqualification from the event with no refund of product or event tickets).
* Playing on another person's account, selling your account, etc. are all violations of the Terms of Service. If you play in these championships, win, and expect to get your prize, be very, very sure you are on your own account. We do not recognize "I and a friend jointly own the account," "It's my brother's account but he gave it to me," or similar. The only exception is an adult may authorize a single dependent child age 13-18 to play on an account that adult has purchased.
* Wizards of the Coast reserves the right to reschedule and/or restart games and matches as needed. Such decisions will be announced and executed only by designated Wizards of the Coast personnel.
To be eligible to participate in a month-end championship, the following requirements must be met:
* All Magic Online players must be at least 13 or older. A championship player between the ages of 13 and 18 will be required to get a parent or guardian's signature on the required waiver and consent forms as explained below. In addition, the player must have Internet access as well as access to a personal computer.
* Player must be a Magic Online account holder in good standing and in compliance with the Magic Online User Agreement.
Season Structure
* There are seven seasons in the 2009 Magic Online Championship series. Each season consists of a number of called out tournaments (queues, daily, and premier events) that will offer the opportunity to earn Qualifier points (QPs). Each season will end during the last weekly downtime prior to its championship. The actual start and end dates are in the schedule below.
* At the end of each specified tournament, all participants may earn qualifier points (QPs) based upon their final rank in the tournament.
* At the end of each season, all players who have earned sufficient QPs are invited to participate in the appropriate end-of-season championship.
Connectivity
* Due to the nature of computers and the Internet, Wizards of the Coast is not responsible for the results of any disconnection or network problems experienced by players.
Qualifier Points
* In addition to the normal prizes for specified tournaments, high finishing players earn qualifier points (QPs) based on the following schedule: o The winner of any 8-player queue (Constructed, Draft, or Sealed) earns 1 QP + 8-player constructed queues will be added for appropriate seasons. o Finishing in the top 8 of any scheduled Daily or Premier Event earn 3 QPs
* In addition different tournaments or formats may be called out and offer increased amounts of QPs each month. This QP schedule will be announced a minimum of 1 week prior to the start of a season.
Season Championships Championship Structure
* Championships are open only to players who earned sufficient QPs in the current season.
* A season ends and each player's QPs are reset to zero during the last scheduled downtime before a season championship.
* All events that start after this downtime will offer QPs towards the next month's championship.
Championships Participation
* A player must have earned at least 15 QPs during the season to be eligible for the season championship.
* A list of all players that have qualified for a season ending championship will be maintained on the Wizards of the Coast web site. Players will be registered into that season's championship after the season has ended during the last scheduled downtime before the event. A list of all qualified players will also be posted online.
* It will be the player's responsibility to make sure that they have been properly entered into this event and are able to join it PRIOR to the start of the championship. If a player is qualified and is unable to join the championship, they will need to contact customer service to get this corrected.
Schedule
Season Championship matches take place during the weekend after the end of a season as scheduled below. Season Start Date End Date Championship Championship Time Championship Format Championship Promo One April 1 April 29 May 2 8:00 AM PST Standard Cryptic Command Two April 29 May 27 May 30 1:00 PM PST ALA Block Constructed TBA Three May 27 June 24 June 27 6:00 PM PST Shards of Alara Block Draft TBA Four June 3 July 22 July 25 11:00 PM PST Standard TBA Five July 1 August 19 August 22 4:00 AM PST 2010 Sealed TBA Six July 29 September 16 September 19 9:00 AM PST ALA Block Sealed TBA Seven August 26 October 7 October 10 2:00 PM PST Standard TBA Season Championships
START TIME: As posted in schedule above
LOCATION: Premier Events
FORMAT: As posted in schedule above
ADMISSION: FREE – No Tix, No Product for limited, Invitation only
The winner of each Season Championship will receive an invitation to compete in the 2009 Magic Online Championship. For Season VII, the 1st AND 2nd place winner will receive these same invitations. In addition, these 8 players will also receive an invitation to participate in the 2009 Magic the Gathering World Championship as well.
All who participate in the Season Championship will get a copy of the announced promo card. Top 32 will also receive a foil copy of the announced promo card.
In the event that a season winner is determined to be ineligible to participate or has previously won a season championship and an invitation to the 2009 Magic Online Championship, then the invitation will pass down to the next highest finishing eligible player. No other prizes will be passed down in this manner.
The winner of each season championship will be contacted by email within one week in order to collect their name and mailing addresses.
If you win a season championship and have not heard from Wizards of the Coast after one week has passed, please email Michael.Gills@wizards.com so that we can send you details about the 2009 Magic Online Championship. 2009 Magic Online Championship
START TIME: TBA. This event will be scheduled around the 2009 Magic the Gathering World Championship so that registered players will be able to compete in both events.
LOCATION: Live event at Magic Worlds in Rome, Italy
FORMAT: TBA
ADMISSION: FREE – No Tix, No Product for limited, Invitation only
PRIZE SUPPORT: Prizes paid as follows: Place Prize 1 $13,000 2 $9,000 3-4 $6,000 5-8 $4,000
All who participate in the 2009 Magic Online Championship will get one complete set of any previously released Magic Online set or expansion of their choice. The first and second place finisher will also get an additional premium complete set of any previously released Magic Online set or expansion of their choice
Players must have a signed waiver and consent form to compete in the 2009 Magic Online Championship. Forms can be downloaded at www.wizards.com/protour and will be available onsite.
Minors must have a parent or guardian's signature on these forms. Minors will not be able to register or play unless we receive a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. No exceptions!
Bring these forms with you to registration. We will make forms available for competitors at registration, if necessary.
To register, all participants must present one of the following forms of identification:
* a driver's license, or * a passport, or * a copy of a birth certificate and photo IDs (school IDs are acceptable).
Determination of the eligibility of a person under age 18 to participate in the Magic Online 2009 Championship Series is based on the permission granted to said person by his/her parent or legal guardian. All prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose). This is a contest of skill and, therefore, there are no odds of winning as is the case with a game of chance. All applicable taxes, fees, duties, tariffs, passport or visa costs, and any license, destination, entry, exit and/or delivery charges are the sole responsibility of each player. Taxes on the prizes (including, without limitation, income taxes), if any, are the sole responsibility of the player winners.
Release: By entering (or consenting to the entry of a person under 18) the Magic Online 2009 Championship Series, each participant (or the participant's parent or legal guardian, if the participant is under 18) and the winner (or the winner's parent or legal guardian, if winner is under 18) thereby releases Wizards of the Coast LLC, Hasbro, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Magic Online 2009 Championship Series or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of Washington, without respect to any conflict of law issues, and participants agree that such shall be resolved properly, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the U.S. Federal and State Courts of King County, Washington, U.S.A. All of Sponsor's decisions regarding the application and interpretation of the Rules are final.
Disclaimer of Liability; Certain Risks Sponsors, and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees and agencies will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled, distorted, or damaged transmissions or entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer- or communications-related malfunctions or failures; (c) any event disruptions, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Sponsors; or (d) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Magic Online 2009 Championship Series.
Participation in Magic Online 2009 Championship Series is void where restricted, taxed or prohibited by law.
Might Worth et all finally have "legitimized" MTGO in one fell swoop?
It sure seems like it, doesn't it?
If I were a paper player, I think I'd be a bit worried about this.
This is a major shift in how viable MTGO is for the company and the players. I doubt I'll ever play enough competitive events to qualify for one of these, but even still, it's pretty awesome... for us, anyway.
MTGO SVCL - Ask me for help if you're lost or confused!
2009 Magic Online Championship will be a in real life event?
"All who participate in the Season Championship will get a copy of the announced promo card. Top 32 will also receive a foil copy of the announced promo card." Does this means there will be only 32 foils of the given promo?
Correct. It is a live event being held as part of Magic Worlds in Italy. The 8 participants will play on computers at the event like we did at Nationals last year.
This way other MTGO users will be able to replay their matches as well.
We are still working out the exact schedule for the Championship but plan on it being a combination of limited and constructed play.
2009 Magic Online Championship will be a in real life event?
"All who participate in the Season Championship will get a copy of the announced promo card. Top 32 will also receive a foil copy of the announced promo card." Does this means there will be only 32 foils of the given promo?
While it's not part of this set of events, there's the Classic Player of the Year race (run on www.classicquarter.com) which has WotC Sponsored prizes.
I would hope that next year they include Classic/Legacy.
MTGO SVCL - Ask me for help if you're lost or confused!
This way other MTGO users will be able to replay their matches as well.
Well, in theory anyway.
Here's hoping!
Anyway, besides my Scrooge McDuck-ian comment, This Sounds Great!
I love the fact that, while the champs seem to always fall on a Saturday, the time of day varies Greatly - FANTASTIC! I can choose to try to q for ones that I am both interested in AND can actually play in.
