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.

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[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.

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