Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2012

2012 Pro Tour season
Pro Tours 3
Grands Prix tbd
Start of season 21 November 2011
End of season tbd
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The 2012 Pro Tour season will be the seventeenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It will begin on 7 January 2011 with Grand Prix Austin, and will end with the conclusion of the 2012 World Championship. The 2012 season introduces several major changes to the pro play of Magic: The Gathering. As of September 2011 it is yet unknown how a few things will be implemented in the 2012 season. The known changes include a major overhaul of the ratings system, a new invitation and bye policy based upon the new ratings system, and a vastly increased amount of Grand Prix tournaments.

Contents

Mode

Four Pro Tours will be held in the 2012 season. The amount of Grand Prix is still unknown as only Grand Prix tournaments through March have been announced yet.[1] The prize purse of future Pro Tours is also unknown, however Wizards of the Coast announced, that future Grand Prix tournaments will have a total prize pool of $10,000 to $40,000 instead of a flat $30,000 pool that was awarded at each Grand Prix in 2011.

Grand Prix: Austin, Orlando

GP Austin (7–8 January)
  • Format: Limited
GP Orlando (14–15 January)
  • Format: Standard

Pro Tour Dark Ascension – Honolulu (10–12 February 2012)

The first Pro Tour in the 2012 season is the first to have a proper name. Previously Pro Tours were referred to by their location and/or date. The name Dark Ascension refers to the Magic set with the same name that is to be released a week prior to the Pro Tour.

Tournament data

Format: Standard, Booster Draft

Grands Prix: Kobe, Lincoln, Madrid, Baltimore, Lille, Seattle, Indianapolis, Nashville, Kuala Lumpur, Mexico City, Melbourne, Salt Lake City, Turin, Manchester

GP Kobe (18–19 February)
  • Format: Limited
GP Baltimore (25–26 February)
  • Format: Standard
GP Indianapolis (10–11 March)
  • Format: Legacy
GP Mexico City (24–25 March)
  • Format: Limited
GP Turin (31 March–1 April)
  • Format: Modern
GP Lincoln (18–19 February)
  • Format: Modern
GP Lille (3–4 March)
  • Format: Standard
GP Nashville (17–18 March)
  • Format: Limited
GP Melbourne (31 March–1 April)
  • Format: Limited
GP Manchester (21–22 April)
  • Format: TBD
GP Madrid (25–26 February)
  • Format: Limited
GP Seattle (3–4 March)
  • Format: Limited
GP Kuala Lumpur (24–25 March)
  • Format: Standard
GP Salt Lake City (31 March–1 April)
  • Format: Standard

Pro Tour – Barcelona (11–13 May 2012)

Tournament data

Format: Block Constructed, Booster Draft

Grands Prix: Malmo, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Manila, Yokohama, Vancouver, Atlanta, São Paulo, Ghent, Columbus, Shanghai, Boston

GP Malmo (19–20 May)
  • Format: tbd
GP Manila (16–17 June)
  • Format: tbd
GP Atlanta (30 June–1 July)
  • Format: tbd
GP Columbus (21–22 July)
  • Format: tbd
GP Minneapolis (19–20 May)
  • Format: tbd
GP Yokohoma (23–24 June)
  • Format: tbd
GP São Paulo (21–22 July)
  • Format: tbd
GP Shanghai (28–29 July)
  • Format: tbd
GP Los Angeles (26–27 May)
  • Format: tbd
GP Vancouver (23–24 June)
  • Format: tbd
GP Ghent (21–22 July)
  • Format: tbd
GP Boston (25–26 August)
  • Format: tbd

References

  1. ^ "15 Grand Prix Highlight Early 2012 Schedule". Wizards of the Coast. August 23, 2011. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/082311a. Retrieved September 14, 2011. }

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