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 in December.During the year, over $75,000.00 in cash and prizes will be distributed in fun, competitive events featuring Standard, Modern, Sealed and Team tournaments.
We are also happy to announce that several of our events over the year will be merged with StarCityGames.com Invitational Qualifiers!
All events will have a 128 player cap and will be held at Pastimes unless otherwise noted
Masters Series Information
How to Qualify:
Invitation from Individual and Team Qualifiers
- 1st place finisher from $1,000 Qualifiers
- 1st & 2nd place finishers from $2,000 Qualifiers
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th place finishers from $5,000 Qualifiers
- 1st place finishing team from Team $1,200 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 64 Masters Series point holders will receive an Invitation to the Championship.*
- In addition, all players with the same number of Master Series points as the player in 64th 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 64 if they have enough Masters Series points to be part of the Top 64.
Earning Byes for the Masters Series Championship
2 Byes
1st & 2nd Masters Series Point Holders*
1 Bye
3rd-8th Place Point Holder**
* In the event where multiple people share the same number of Masters Series points for 2nd, the player who participated in the most Masters Series events will be considered 2nd place and receive 2 Byes. Any other player with the same number of Masters Series points as 2nd place will receive 1 Bye.
** All players with the same number of Masters Series points as the 8th place point holder will also receive 1 bye
Prizes
Individual Qualifiers
$1,000 Prize Pool
Prizes Based on Standings
1st: $400, 20 Points, Masters Series Playmat & Invitation to Championship
2nd: $200 & 15 Points
3rd-4th: $100 & 10 Points
5th-8th: $50 & 5 Points
9th-16th: 2 Points
17th+: 1 Point
$2,000 Prize Pool
Prizes Based on Standings
1st: $600, 30 Points, Masters Series Playmat & Invitation to Championship
2nd: $300, 20 Points, Masters Series Playmat & Invitation to Championship
3rd-4th: $150 & 15 Points
5th-8th: $100 & 10 Points
9th-16th: $50 & 5 Points
17th-32nd: 2 Points
33rd+: 1 Point
$5,000 Prize Pool
Prizes Based on Standings
1st: $1200, 40 Points, Masters Series Playmat & Invitation to Championship
2nd: $600, 30 Points, Masters Series Playmat & Invitation to Championship
3rd-4th: $400, 20 Points, Masters Series Playmat & Invitation to Championship
5th-8th: $200 & 15 Points
9th-16th: $100 & 10 Points
17th-32nd: $50 & 5 Points
33rd-64th: 2 Points
65th+: 1 Point
Team Qualifiers
$1,200 Prize Pool
Prizes Based on Standings; Prizes Awarded Per Player
1st: $200 per player, 20 Points, Masters Series 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
9th+: 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 & 5 Points
2-1-1 & 2-0-2: 4 Booster Packs & 4 Points
2-2: 2 Points
All Other Participants: 1 Point
Individual
17+ Players
Prizes Based on Record
5-0: 36 Booster Packs & 15 Points
4-0-1: 24 Booster Packs & 12 Points
4-1: 18 Booster Packs & 10 Points
3-0-2 & 3-1-1: 9 Booster Packs & 7 Points
3-2 & 2-0-3: 3 Booster Packs & 5 Points
2-3,2-1-2, & 2-2-1: 2 Points
All Other Participants: 1 Point