Grand Prix (Magic: The Gathering)

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Grand Prix (or GP) are a series of high-scale Magic: The Gathering tournaments held at various major cities worldwide. Unlike the Pro Tour, Grand Prix are open to all players.

Grand Prix are essentially high-scale Pro Tour Qualifiers, but are attended by amateurs and pros alike. The top 16 players in an individual Grand Prix, or the top 8 teams in a team Grand Prix, qualify for the Pro Tour that the Grand Prix feeds. Note that some of the top finishers may have already been qualified.

[edit] Format

The format of the Grand Prix matches the current Pro Tour Qualifier season. For limited GP, day 1 is sealed deck, and day 2 is booster draft.

Regardless of the play format, advancement works like so:

• At individual GP, the top 64 players (or 128 if there are 800 or more registered participants) from day 1 advance to day 2.
• At team GP, the top 20 teams (or 30 if there are more than 225 registered teams) from day 1 advance to day 2.

[edit] Payout

For 3-person teams, payout is total amount the team gets. All amounts are in U.S. dollars.

Place	Individual	Team
1	$2,400	$4,500
2	$1,700	$3,000
3	$1,200	$2,100
4	$1,000	$2,000
5-8	$800	$1,200-$1,500
9-12	$500	$600-$900
13-16	$500	*
17-32	$250	*

[edit] Pro Point distribution

Pro Points are awarded at a Grand Prix as follows:

Place	Individual	Team
1	6	4
2	5	3
3-4	4	2
5-8	3	1
9-12	2	1
13-16	2	*
17-32	1	*

* At team Grand Prix, money and Pro Points go only to the Top 12 teams.