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Starting at humble beginnings, 10 participants in total, we saw something and wanted to grow it!
Our first champion was JC Jacobs aka Sophonax, demolished all competition with his brilliantly constructed Gates deck.
A month later, we hosted another one! This time we grew to 40 participants! Our champ this time? none other than 10th ranked in wizard points: Mr Imaad Davids aka Schmogals11! He fought like a legend with his Esper Control deck!
Next up, we headed to our 3rd installment, 80 participants, 422 match ups hosted on 25th May - 9th June 2019. Mr Allan Mundy aka MTG7570za being crowned champion, with his amazing Rakdos brew!
Finally, having recently completed the 4th installment 27th July - 12th August 2019, 96 participants battled it out until we eventually crowned our 4th Champion.. Mr Theuns Prinsloo aka The Prins/Sawaskov, with a sublime Scapeshift brew, had his Zombies looking like an episode of The Walking Dead!
To the 5th installment we go! 23rd Oct 2019 - 11th Nov 2019, moving back to the more comfortable 80 participants, 423 matches in total with Mr Ricardo Barata aka Dr Evil taking the crown, playing with Simic food, Oko'd and elk'd his way top the top spot.
6th Edition came along, new format, and another new champion! Sinan Effendi using Temur Reclamation sealing himself a cruise with MSC! Literally next leveled that deck.
7th Edition smacked us around, rushing through 400+ matches, Theuns Prinsloo claiming his 2nd title with some Bant Control vibes
8th Edition fast approached, as a nationwide lockdown continued. another repeat in champions as Mr Schmogals aka Imaad Davids took the trophy back to Cape Town with his rendition of Temur Adventures
9th Edition.. Ryan Lello claiming he's first title with he's Jund Sac brew.
10th Edition rolls in! 1st March 2021 - 10th March 2021
Tournament rules enforcement - Competitive REL (as recommended by WotC Tournament rule policy) Extract from WotC Tournament rules policy: “Competitive tournaments are usually those with significant cash prizes or invitations awarded to Professional tournaments. Players are expected to know the game’s rules and be familiar with the policies and procedures, but unintentional errors are not punished severely. These are tournaments that protect the interests of all players by providing tournament integrity while also recognizing that not all players are intimately familiar with Professional-level tournament structure, proper procedures, and rules. Infractions in these tournaments are covered by the Magic Infraction Procedure Guide, located at http://wpn.wizards.com/document/magic-infractionprocedure-guide” It is to be noted that most of comprehensive ‘in game’ rules are governed and controlled by the MtG Arena interface itself. In order to maintain the spirit by which these events are intended to be played, specific focus will be placed on the elements outside the scope of MtG Arena as well as situations that may arise specifically due to the nature of the medium being used to play Magic the Gathering. NB! Should any player be unsure or feel something untoward has happened during a game they are currently, please do not hesitate to contact the event team immediately to investigate so that a fair judgement can be made for all players concerned. Adam Prevo’st (T.O) and Gerhard Krause (Judge) will be in all Sub groups aswel as Judge group and Discord (where participants in question will be invited to, to resolve the matter)
Traditional best of 3 Standard format to be played on MtG Arena platform.
a. Players are to make use of the Tournament Mode provided in the MtG Arena platform to play their matches against their tournament opponents.
b. Pairings are given via player controller, participants to arrange this way
c. Result reporting is to be made from both participants within player controller, accurately
d. Should you DC during a game and are not able to reconnect in time to complete the game, sadly it will count as a game loss. Following on from there, should you not be able to reconnect in time to complete the match it will count as a match loss. So please ensure your connection is working properly before committing. Naturally, we at EGG don’t want you to lose out but we also cannot be held responsible for ensuring you, as a participant, have a good internet connection.
e. Featured matches will be chosen at random, participants chosen will be required to report to discord for streaming
f. Take note of your timer in the bottom left corner in game, if you time out, win awarded to opponent this way.
g. Judge rulings will be made through Gerhard Krause
h. Warnings, an accumulation of 3 warnings will result in automatic disqualification.
i. Disconnection in game, photographic/recorded evidence will be required from participant in question.
j. Cut to be played in Challenge Mode, highest seed taking coin flip
Decklists to be submitted via player controller (no later than 28th February 2021 10pm Decklists will be available per pairing via player controller
Ettiquette expectations.
a. Keep in mind, we are all from different walks of life, with different religious backgrounds. Be kind
b. Keep language use friendly within the WhatsApp sub groups, WhatsApp main group, Discord channel aswell as Facebook Group.
Discord is available for featured matches, when chosen, you will be required to deafen yourself.
Rounds 1- 6: 1st - 7th March
top 16 cut: 8th March
3rd/4th playoff and final 9th March
Prize pool dependant on turn out has been adjusted accordingly (currently at 52 participants)
- 1st: R1000 cash, Winner playmat, trophy
- 2nd: R600 cash, top 8 playmat
- 3rd: R400 cash, top 8 playmat
- 4th: R300 cash, top 8 playmat
- 5th: R250 cash, top 8 playmat
- 6th: R200 cash, top 8 playmat
- 7th: R150 cash, top 8 playmat
- 8th: R100 cash, top 8 playmat
Spots: 5x 3D printed deckboxes
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