Welcome to the second Spellslinger Syndicate MTG Arena tournament - this time for Standard! The tournament has a cash entry awarding the top 8 with cash prizes and first place will also win a Lightning Bolt Mystical Archive playmat. Because we are a non-profit club, all entry fees taken that exceed the costs involved with the tournament will contribute towards prize support.
This event will take place over several days (number of days dependent on turnout) to allow for more players to participate despite load shedding. An extra day may also need to be granted on the release day of Brothers War.
Tournament registration is due by 10 pm on Friday 11th November 2022.
Tournament begins at 8 am on Saturday 12th November 2022.
Please refer to the Digital Infraction Procedure Guide for comprehensive information. Highlights include:
- Players who have not responded to their opponent or a tournament official within ten minutes of a round starting will receive a match loss and be dropped from the tournament. [this is not relevant for this tournament as rounds have been extended to take an entire day]
- "Stream sniping" results in a match loss.
- Disconnects that result in a player losing a game will be treated as game losses. If this does not result in a Best-of-Three match score (e.g. a player disconnects in game 1 and loses this game as a result), the match will need to be restarted with players forfeiting to match the score obtained up to this point.
- If a player disconnects and does not reconnect within 10 minutes, they forfeit the match.
As always, please be respectful of your fellow players and tournament officials. Discrimination of any form will not be tolerated.
Each round, one match will be selected for streaming. One of the participants will be asked to join the Spellslinger Syndicate Discord server and stream their match (which will be streamed with a delay). A player reserves the right to decline this, though top 8 matches in particular are encouraged to be streamed.
Personal game recordings are encouraged in the event that a dispute arises.
Registration is to be completed by 22:00 on Friday 11th November 2022. The tournament begins at 10:00 on Saturday 12th November 2022.
The tournament will have a number of rounds dependent on the turnout for the Swiss portion, followed by a cut to the top 8. Matches for the Swiss are to be played in Tournament Mode where possible, unless instructed otherwise by a tournament official. Matches for top 8 will be played in Challenge Mode.
Due to the cash nature of some of the prizes, please note that there is an age restriction on this tournament of at least 18 years of age.
If any of the rules are not followed, we reserve the right to withhold prizes until such point that this has been corrected or another agreement can be made.
For more information regarding the tournament rules, please contact a tournament official at spellslingersyndicate@gmail.com
Registration is to be completed by 10 pm on Friday 11th November 2022. The tournament begins at 10 am on Saturday 12th November 2022.
Due to load shedding, the tournament will run over multiple days, dependent on the number of players. Each round will take place over an entire day. Any applicable playoff rounds may begin earlier if the qualifying players desire.
Due to the release of Brothers War on the 15th November 2022, match time may need to be extended an additional day if there are server downtime issues.
Top 8 playoff matches will be untimed in Challenge Mode, but players are still expected to play timeously.
The organizer has agreed to pay out prizes in 7 days or less.
Prizes are dependent on turnout. An estimate based on 20 and 30 players is given below, though actual numbers will be confirmed after the tournament begins. A generous sponsor will also add further prize support for every ten players in the tournament.
Exact split to be confirmed based on sponsorship and final costs, but currently the expected prizes for 20 and 30 players are as follows.
At 20 players:
1st - R1000 cash, Lightning Bolt Mystical Archive playmat
2nd - R700 cash
3rd - R450 cash
4th - R450 cash
5th - R250 cash
6th - R250 cash
7th - R250 cash
8th - R250 cash
At 30 players:
1st - R1500 cash, Lightning Bolt Mystical Archive playmat
2nd - R1100 cash
3rd - R750 cash
4th - R750 cash
5th - R350 cash
6th - R350 cash
7th - R350 cash
8th - R350 cash
Winners to be contacted about the methods for which prizes will be sent.
Final Prize Split for 11 players
1st - R700 + Mystic Archive Lightning Bolt playmat
2nd - R500
3rd - R300
4th - R300
