GP RIMINI - 13-14 Settembre 2008

Tournament Format And Schedule

* Tournament Format: Block Constructed
* Participation Fee: € 15

* Registration:
Friday 12 September: from 5:30 to 8:00 P.M.
Saturday 13 September: from 8:00 to 9:00 A.M.
* Tournament begins: 09:00 A.M
* Sunday 14 September: The top 64 (or 128) players begin play at 8:00 A.M.

The main tournament at Grand Prix–Rimini is open to Magic players of all ages.

* Tournament Structure
o Modified Swiss-style (50-minute rounds).
o Rules Enforcement Level (REL) is Competitive (day1) and Professional (day2)
o The Top 64 players (or 128 if 800 or more players registered for the main event) advance to the second day of competition for prizes and invitations.
o The top 16 Players will receive invitations to the 1st Pro Tour in 2009
* Tournament Divisions and Prizes
All prizes are in U.S. Dollars.

Main Tournament Prize Schedule
Finish Prize
1 $3,500
2 $2,300
3 $1,500
4 $1,500
5-8 $1000
9-12 $600
13-16 $500
17-32 $400
33-64 $200

Pro Point Distribution
1st place: 8
2nd place: 6
3-4th place: 5
5-8th place: 4
9-16th place: 3
17-32nd place: 2
33-64th place: 1

Tournament Byes (Byes are not cumulative throughout the season or year)
Byes will be given to players in the Grand Prix based on the following criteria:

Third-Round Byes

* Players with a Players Club level of 4 or higher
* DCI players with a Constructed rating of 2000 or higher. Byes do not pass down under any circumstances. Byes are based on DCI Constructed ratings published on 10/09/2008.

Second-Round Byes

* Players with a Players Club level of 2 or 3
* DCI players with a Constructed rating of 1900 or higher. Byes do not pass down under any circumstances. Byes are based on DCI Constructed ratings published on 10/09/2008.

First-Round Byes

* Players with a Players Club level of 1
* DCI players with a Constructed rating of 1800 or higher. Byes do not pass down under any circumstances. Byes are based on DCI Constructed ratings published on 10/09/2008.

Trial winners:

People who win a Trial event are awarded 3 byes in the Grand Prix that it feeds. Trial byes are not cumulative with other byes and do not pass down.