Date:

July 26-27, 2008

Location:

Metro Toronto Convention Centre
South Building - Room 718
255 Front Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2W6

Registration:

Saturday: 8:00AM-10:00AM. Play will begin at 10:15AM.
Decklists will be required for this event. Please arrive early enough to fill out a list, or download a list and fill it out in advance.

Cost:

$25.00 CAN

Format:

Advanced Constructed Deck
Please make sure that your deck is legal by checking against the most current Forbidden List.

Saturday			Sunday
8:00 AM	Doors open to the public Registration for the SJC opens		8:00 AM	Doors open to the public Registration for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Regionals opens
10:00 AM	Registration for the SJC closes Note: Players can register after the event has begun. However, they will receive a Match Loss for each round already played or started when they enter.		8:30 AM	SJC player meeting begins, this meeting is mandatory for all top 16 players.
			9:00 AM	Play begins for the SJC Top 16
10:30 AM	Table Assignments for the SJC player meeting will be posted. This meeting is mandatory. Decklists are due at this time		10:00 AM	Registration for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Regionals closes Note: Players can register after the event has begun. However, they will receive a Match Loss for each round already played or started when they enter.
11:00 AM	SJC Round 1 begins		10:15 AM	Table Assignments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Regionals player meeting will be posted. This meeting is mandatory. Decklists are due at this time.
			10:30 AM	Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Regionals Round 1 begins
			3:00 PM	Names drawn for Best Side Event Player tournament
			3:30 PM	SJC Best Side Event Player tournament begins

      
The event will be held at:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
South Building - Room 718
255 Front Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2W6

The MTCC is located conveniently to many of Downtown Toronto's attractions. If you are interested in activities, hotels or restaurants, try clicking on the picture of Downtown Toronto above.

Directions:

By Car from the West (Hwy. 401)

Take Highway 401 East to Highway 427 South

Follow Highway 427 South to the Gardiner Expressway

For the North Building exit at Spadina Avenue

Proceed north on Spadina Avenue and turn right on Front St.

Turn right on Simcoe St. then turn right into the garage

For the South Building exit at York St.

Proceed north two lights to Bremner Blvd.

Turn left on Bremner Blvd.

Turn left on Lower Simcoe St. then turn right into the garage

 

By Car from the West (QEW)

Follow the QEW East; it will become the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto

For the North Building Exit at Spadina Avenue

Proceed north on Spadina Avenue and turn right at Front Street

Turn right on Simcoe St. then turn right into the garage
For the South Building exit at York St.

Proceed north two lights to Bremner Blvd.

Turn left on Bremner Blvd.

Turn left on Lower Simcoe St. then turn right into the garage.

By Car from the East

Take Highway 401 West to the Don Valley Parkway South

Follow the Don Valley Parkway South to the Gardiner Expressway

For the North Building exit at Spadina Avenue

Proceed north on Spadina Avenue and turn right at Front Street

For the South Building exit at the Yonge/York exit

As you exit the ramp continue west along Lakeshore Blvd. to Lower Simcoe St.

Turn right at Lower Simcoe St. then turn left into the garage

 

By Car from the North (Barrie)

Take Highway 400 South to Highway 401 West

Follow Highway 401 West to Highway 427 South

Follow Highway 427 South to the Gardiner Expressway

For the North Building exit at Spadina Avenue

Proceed north on Spadina Avenue and turn right at Front St.

Turn right on Simcoe St. then turn right into garage

For the South Building exit at York St.

Proceed north two lights to Bremner Blvd.

Turn left on Bremner Blvd.

Turn left on Lower Simcoe St. then right into the garage

 

By Train & Bus

Union Station, Toronto's main rail station, is one block from the MTCC, connected by the weather-protected Skywalk. The Bus Terminal is just five minutes away by cab, or ten minutes by public transit.

 

For more information visit these websites:

      Via Rail Canada

      Greyhound Canada Bus Lines

 

By Public Transit

Streetcars, buses, subways and GO trains provide the city with one of North America’s safest and most efficient public transit systems. Our transit systems connect all parts of Toronto and outlying areas to Union Station, the city’s transportation hub. Union Station is accessible from the MTCC via the Skywalk, a weather-protected walkway.

For more information and travel routes, visit these websites:

      GO Transit

      Toronto Transit Commission

 

Maps for the MTCC Parking lots and surrounding Hotels and Points of Interest are available to download. Please click on this link to go to the MTCC page for download.

 

Information on parking at the MTCC can be found at this link.

- Check MapQuest for directions!

Saturday

2:00PM 4:00PM 6:00PM	$10	Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Advanced Format iPod Shuffle Events - Features double Best Side Event Player tickets! Advanced format, with an iPod Shuffle to the winner! Product prizes based on attendance. Minimum 16 players.
5:00PM	$10	Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Advanced Format iPod Shuffle Event – 14 and under only! - Features double Best Side Event Player tickets! Open to players 14 years old and younger. Advanced format, with an iPod Shuffle to the winner! Product prizes based on attendance. Minimum 8 players.

Sunday

10:00AM	$15	Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Regionals - Features double Best Side Event Player tickets! Note: Players can register after the event has begun. However, they will receive a Match Loss for each round already played or started when they enter.
1:00PM 3:00PM	$10	Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Advanced Format iPod Shuffle Events - Features double Best Side Event Player tickets! Advanced format, with an iPod Shuffle to the winner! Product prizes based on attendance. Minimum 16 players.
2:00PM	$10	Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Advanced Format iPod Shuffle Event – 14 and under only! - Features double Best Side Event Player tickets! Open to players 14 years old and younger. Advanced format, with an iPod Shuffle to the winner! Product prizes based on attendance. Minimum 8 players.

Unscheduled Side Events

We will be taking sign-ups for the following events all weekend long!

Yu-Gi-Oh!	$10	Win-A-Box 8 players	Advanced format – Sanctioned – 1st place = box of current YGO!
	$5	Constructed 4 players	Advanced or Traditional format – Sanctioned – 1st place = 4 booster packs // 2nd place = 2 booster packs

SJC Promotional Card Event

All Shonen Jump’s Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Championship Tournaments award four promotional cards during the event. The first three are awarded to the top three players of the main event, and the fourth is given to the “Best Side Event Player”.

The way the Best Side Event Player is determined is through participation in Yu-Gi-Oh! side events. Each Yu-Gi-Oh! side event that you participate in will generate you some “Best Side Event Player Tickets” based on the attendance of that event:

• 4 - 8 player events = 1 ticket
• 9 - 16 player events = 2 tickets
• 17 - 32 player events = 3 tickets
• 33 - 64 player events = 4 tickets
• 65+ player events = 6 tickets

In addition, the winner of each Yu-Gi-Oh! side event gets additional Best Side Event Player Tickets equal to the number they received for entering. Your chances in the Best Side Event tournament will be kept at the Yu-Gi-Oh! Side event stage. You will never receive a physical Best Side Event Player Ticket.

The cutoff time to accumulate Best Side Event Player Tickets is 5:00 pm on Sunday. At that time we will choose four (4) unique players to compete in the playoffs for the title of Best Side Event Player.

The four players will be determined at random and will continue until we have selected four unique people. Players must be present to compete, and if a player is not present two minutes after their name was selected their name will be discarded and a new one selected.

Play for the second Shonen Jump's Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Championship promotional card will begin at 5:15 PM Sunday. It will be Advanced Format, single elimination. There are no other prizes involved.

You can play in as many events as you wish. However, if you play in more than one event in a one-hour time span, you will not receive any Best Side Event Player Tickets for any event after the first that you participate in within that hour.

Also, all Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional events will feature double Best Side Event Player Tickets both for participation and for winning!

We will be giving out lots of incredible prizes at the SJC! There will of course be booster packs of the most current set to the top finishers, but we will also be giving out these incredible prizes:

1st:

Laptop Computer, Championship Trophy, Shonen Jump Prize Card

2nd:

16GB iPod Touch, Nintendo DS Lite, Shonen Jump Prize Card

3rd:

Nintendo Wii, Shonen Jump Prize Card

4th:

Nintendo Wii

5th-8th:

Nintendo DS Lite

9th-16th:

iPod Shuffle

Want the Prize Card, but feel that the main event is not going to be the way you get it? By competing in the side events, you will be registered for a chance to win the Prize Card as well! Interested? You can find out more here.

• Please watch your possessions.
  Do not leave your items unattended. Professional Event Services, LLC, its partners and venues are not responsible for lost or stolen materials. You bring materials at your own risk.
• Trading is fine.
  However, anyone attending the event that buys, sells or solicits other players to do either will be asked to leave the event without refund. Note that offering items such as iPods or PSPs is the same as a cash transaction. This applies to both the buyer and the seller. Professional Event Services, LLC, its partners and venues are not responsible for any "bad" trades nor will we offer any trade advice. Your trades are your own risk.
• Sportsmanship is very important.
  Professional Event Services, LLC greatly values sportsmanship. Poor sportsmanship can lead to warnings, game losses, match losses and disqualification from the tournament. Poor sportsmanship includes trying to trick another player, lying, arguing with an official as well as most other forms of bad behavior. Poor sportsmanship impacts all attendees to the event and reflects poorly on you. At all time, treat other players like you would want to be treated.
• You do not lose your cards when you play in tournaments.
  You always keep your own cards at the conclusion of a tournament. You do not lose them to other players for any reason.
• Tournaments have entry fees.
  We always accept cash. In some events we also accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Sorry, we do not accept personal checks.
• Be on time for the start of your tournaments and for the start of each round.
  In order to get everyone out on time, we need to start as soon as possible. If you are late for a tournament or a round, you may be dropped from the tournament.
• Swiss Format? What's that?
  There are two main formats for tournaments - single elimination and Swiss. In single elimination when a player loses a match, they are eliminated from the tournament. Booster Drafts are an example of single elimination tournaments. In a Swiss format event, players are not eliminated from the tournament and will be paired for the next round regardless of whether they won or loss their last match. You can play every round of a Swiss format tournament no matter what your record is.
• Questions? Ask them!
  We love questions! If you have a question, please ask an event official (in either the red or green staff shirt or the black/white judge shirt) and we will do our best to answer your question.