Masters Series 2018

Pastimes is proud to host another competitive year of great Magic: the Gathering events with the Masters Series featuring our $10,000.00 Prize Championship on December 22nd, 2018. During the year, over $60,000.00 in cash and prizes will be distributed in fun, competitive events featuring Standard, Modern, Legacy, Pauper, Sealed, and Team tournaments.

We are also happy to announce that several of our events over the year will be merged with Star City Game Invitational Qualifiers!

All Qualifying Events will have a 128 player cap and will be held at Pastimes unless otherwise noted.

Masters Series Information

How to Qualify:

Invitation by 1st Place at Individual and Team Qualifiers

  • 1st Place winner from Individual Qualifier
  • 1st Place winning teams from Team Qualifiers

Invitation by Masters Series Points

  • A Master Series Point total will be kept of all players who participate in events.
  • The Monday prior to the Championship the Top 32 Point holders will receive an Invitation to the Championship.
  • In addition, all players with the same number of Points as the player in 32nd place will also receive an Invitation to the Championship.

Players who have won an invitation from an Individual or Team Qualifier will be counted as part of the Top 32 if they have enough points to be part of the Top 32. If not, they still have their invitation.

Earning Byes for the Masters Series Championship

3 Byes

1st Place Point Holder*

2 Byes

2nd Place Point Holder

1 Bye

3rd-8th Place Point Holder**

* In the event where multiple people share the same number of points for 1st, the player who has participated in the most qualifying events will be considered 1st place and receive 3 Byes. Any other player with the same number of points as 1st Place will receive 2 Byes.

** All players with the same number of points as the 8th place participant will also receive 1 bye

Prizes

Individual Qualifiers

$1,000 Prize Pool

Prizes Based on Standings

1st: $400, 20 Points, Winner Playmat & Invitation to Championship Event

2nd: $200 & 15 Points

3rd-4th: $100 & 10 Points

5th-8th: $50 & 5 Points

9th-16th: 2 Points

All Participants: 1 Point

$2,500 Prize Pool

Prizes Based on Standings

1st: $800, 30 Points, Winner Playmat & Invitation to Championship Event

2nd: $400 & 20 Points

3rd-4th: $250 & 15 Points

5th-8th: $100 & 10 Points

9th-16th: $50 & 5 Points

17th-32nd: 2 Points

All Participants: 1 Point

$5,000 Prize Pool

Prizes Based on Standings

1st: $1200, 40 Points, Winner Playmat & Invitation to Championship Event

2nd: $600 & 30 Points

3rd-4th: $400 & 20 Points

5th-8th: $200 & 15 Points

9th-16th: $100 & 10 Points

17th-32nd: $50 & 5 Points

33rd-64th: 2 Points

All Participants: 1 Point

Team Qualifiers

$1,200 Prize Pool

Prizes Based on Standings; Prizes Awarded Per Player

1st: $200 per player, 20 Points, Winner Playmat & Invitation to Championship Event

2nd: $100 per player & 10 Points

3rd-4th: $50 per player & 5 Points

5th-8th: 9 Booster Packs & 2 Points

All Participants: 1 Point

$2,400 Prize Pool

Prizes Based on Standings; Prizes Awarded Per Player

1st: $400 per player, 20 Points, Winner Playmat & Invitation to Championship Event

2nd: $200 per player & 10 Points

3rd-4th: $100 per player & 5 Points

5th-8th: 9 Booster Packs & 2 Points

All Participants: 1 Point

MegaPoint

Individual
9-16 Players

Prize Based on Record

4-0: 24 Booster Packs & 10 Points

3-0-1: 16 Booster Packs & 7 Points

3-1: 8 Booster Packs & 4 Points

2-1-1: 4 Booster Packs & 2 Points

All Participants: 1 Point

Individual
17+ Players

Prizes Based on Record

5-0: 36 Booster Packs & 20 Points

4-0-1: 24 Booster Packs & 10 Points

4-1: 18 Booster Packs & 5 Points

3-1-1: 9 Booster Packs & 2 Points

3-2: 3 Booster Packs & 1 Points

All Participants: 1 Point

Team
4+ Teams

Prizes Based on Record; Prizes Awarded Per Player

4-0: 24 Booster Packs & 10 Points

3-0-1: 16 Booster Packs & 7 Points

3-1: 8 Booster Packs & 4 Points

2-1-1: 4 Booster Packs & 2 Points

All Participants: 1 Point

John Temple

John is the Premiere Events Manager for Pastimes. You can contact him at john@pastimes.net
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