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Join the battle to become the 2023 Regional Champion! Seize glory, fame, and your step on the path to greatness at the first European World Championship.


Nats2023


Regional Championship Tournament Information

OVERVIEW

Event Partner: Mox Saga
Date: September 9-10, 2023
Venue: Rollalar, 6/F, Hung To Road 28, Kwun Tong, KLN
Format: Classic Constructed & Monarch Booster Draft (1st Edition)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Professional
Eligibility: Qualified players only
Entry Fee: None
Player Cap: 96
Swiss Rounds: 12
Registration: https://www.facebook.com/MTGSAGA/

This National Championship will grant 40 Living Legend Points to the winning hero (National Championship with player cap ≥96).
For more information, the details of the Living Legend legality model are outlined here:
https://fabtcg.com/resources/rules-and-policy-center/living-legend/

PRIZES

Champion USD2,400 + Regional Champion Trophy + Gold Foil Legendary Black Envelope + 2023 World Championship Invitation
Finalist USD1200 + Gold Foil Legendary Black Envelope + 2023 World Championship Invitation
3rd-4th USD600 + Gold Foil Legendary Black Envelope + 2023 World Championship Invitation
5th-8th USD400 + 2023 World Championship Invitation
9th-24th USD225
Total USD10,000
Participation Prize Cold Foil Prism, Awakener of Sol

EVENT STRUCTURE

Saturday
3x Classic Constructed, Swiss rounds
3x Booster Draft, Swiss rounds
3x Booster Draft, Swiss rounds
Sunday
3x Classic Constructed, Swiss rounds
Top 8: Classic Constructed, Single Elimination (untimed)

ELIGIBILITY

This Regional Championship is an invitation-only event. All qualified players need to register for the event. Players can qualify for the Regional Championship in the following ways:

  • Obtaining an invitation to the Regional Championship via a Road to Nationals event.
  • XP-based invitations will be issued based on standings as of Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 11:59pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).
  • Redeeming a PTI (Professional Tournament Invitation) obtained from a previous event, such as the Calling.
    • Redeeming a PTI - A player may redeem their PTI for this event by emailing premier@fabtcg.com with your name and GEM player ID number, and must send this email from the same email address registered to their GEM player account. PTI redemptions can be submitted up until 5 pm (PDT) Friday, August 4, 2023. Please note that once redeemed, it must be used to play at the Regional Championship. If the player does not attend the Regional Championship, their PTI will cease to exist.
    • Gifting a PTI - A player may also gift a redeemed PTI to another player (up to one per Regional Championship) by emailing premier@fabtcg.com with your name and GEM player ID number, and the name and GEM ID number of the recipient. The player gifting the PTI must send this email from the same email address registered to their GEM player account. PTI gifting requests can be submitted up until 5 pm (PDT) Friday, August 4, 2023. Please note that a gifted PTI must be used by the recipient to play at the Regional Championship. If the recipient does not attend the Regional Championship, their PTI will cease to exist.

SWISS ROUNDS

Swiss rounds are best-of-one.

  • Classic Constructed Swiss rounds are 50 + 5 minutes in duration (50 + 5 means there are 5 minutes allocated for the start of game procedure. Players must have presented their deck and revealed their equipment and weapons within this 5-minute window. If both players complete the start of game procedure in less than 5 minutes, they may begin playing their match immediately.)
  • Draft Swiss rounds are 30 + 5 minutes in duration.

TOP 8

  • Top 8 playoffs are single elimination, best-of-one matches.
  • Top 8 matches have no time limit. Players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and Slow Play penalties will be enforced.
  • For each Top 8 match, the player that finished higher in the Swiss portion of the event chooses to play first or second.

DECKS

  • Decks must be legal as defined by the Card Legality Policy.
  • Deck registration must be done using full English card names only and be clearly legible.
  • The official Classic Constructed Deck Registration Sheet is available here.
  • Players may not change their registered deck during the tournament.
  • Deck checks will be conducted by event staff throughout the tournament.
  • It is the responsibility of each player to ensure there are no distinguishing marks or patterns on their cards or card sleeves for the duration of the tournament.

Mox Saga


Professional Tournament Invitational - Sunday September 10th, 2023

Date: Sunday September 10th, 2023
Time:
1:00 PM
Format:
Blitz
Entry:
$200 HKD
Eligibility:
Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL):
Competitive
Structure:
Swiss rounds, cut to single elimination Top 8

Place Prizes
1st PTI, 1x Random Drop Gold Cold Foil, People's Champion Playmat
2nd 1x Flesh and Blood Display (if 16 participants or more )
3rd-4th 12x Flesh and Blood Booster Packs (if 24 participants or more )
5th-8th 8x Flesh and Blood Booster Packs (if 24 participants or more )
Participation prize x5 Flesh and Blood Booster Packs

Super Armory

Date: Friday September 8th, 2023
Time:
7:30 PM
Format:
Blitz
Entry:
$150 HKD
Eligibility:
Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL):
Casual

1st 1x Cold Foil Armory Promo, 1x Flesh and Blood Display
2nd 1x Cold Foil Armory Promo
3rd-4th 1x Cold Foil Armory Promo
Participation Prize 3x Flesh and Blood Booster Packs
Prize Draw (at the completion of the final round) 3x Flesh and Blood Playmat

Side Events


Draft Side Event - Sunday September 10th

Date: Sunday September 10th, 2023
Time:
11:30 AM
Format:
Outsiders Booster Draft
Entry:
$100 HKD
Eligibility:
Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL):
Casual

1st 1x Cold Foil Armory Promo, 1x Flesh and Blood Armory Playmat
2nd 1x Cold Foil Armory Promo
3rd-4th 1x Cold Foil Armory Promo
Participation Prize 1x Rainbow Foil Armory Promo

Ultimate Pit Fight (Multi-player) Side Event - Sunday September 10th

Date: Sunday September 10th, 2023
Time:
15:00 PM
Format:
Ultimate Pit Fight (Multi-player)
Entry:
$100 HKD
Eligibility:
Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL):
Casual

Random Draw 4x Cold Foil Armory Promo, 2x Flesh and Blood Armory Playmat
Participation Prize 3x Flesh and Blood Booster Packs, 1x Rainbow Foil Armory Promo
Participation Prize 1x Rainbow Foil Armory Promo