Date:

July 05, 2008

Location:

Pandemonium
1858 Middlebelt Road
Garden City, Michigan 48135

Cost:

$25

Format:

Lorwyn/Shadowmoor Block Constructed

Please be sure to bring a legal 60 card minimum deck with you to the event.

Hours:

Registration is from 9:00-10:00 AM. Play begins immediately after registration ends.

Decklists are required for this event. Please plan on arriving early enough to complete one or print out a constructed deck list (.PDF format) and bring it with you. If you run out of room on the decklist, continue on the back of the decklist.

Directions:

Pandemonium
1858 Middlebelt Road
Garden City, Michigan   48135

Call Pandemonium (for directions only!) at (734) 427-2451

• Pandemonium is located less than 5 miles from Metro Detroit Airport.  There are many hotels in the vicinity, many with a wide range of prices.  Contact Pandemonium and ask them to suggest a hotel in your price range.
• We are holding this event in the Tournament Play Area of Pandemonium.  The Tournament Play Area is over 4,000 square feet, and Pandemonium is over 10,000 square feet.
• Check MapQuest for directions!

Structure

The structure for Pro Tour Qualifiers for Pro Tour Berlin 2008 will be a number of 50-minute Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:

 

Advancement

• All players may participate in all Swiss rounds
• Top 8 players at the conclusion of the Swiss rounds participate in the Top 8 playoffs

Playoffs

• Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3
• Top 8 matches will have no time limit
• Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.

For each player participating in the event, we will add 3 booster packs to the prize pool.  Prizes will be distributed as follows: 

Payout for 8 - 45 players:

1st	Invitation to compete at Pro Tour Berlin 08 17 booster packs of current magic the Gathering product Top 8 pin
2nd-8th	17 booster packs of current magic the Gathering product Top 8 pin

Payout for 46 - 90 players:

1st	Invitation to compete at Pro Tour Berlin 08 12.5% of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up Top 8 pin
2nd-8th	12.5% of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up Top 8 pin

Payout for 91 - 120 players:

1st	Invitation to compete at Pro Tour Berlin 08 10.5% of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up Top 8 pin
2nd-8th	10.5% of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up Top 8 pin
9th-16th	2% of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up

Payout for 121 - 160 players:

1st	Invitation to compete at Pro Tour Berlin 08 8% each of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up Top 8 pin
2nd-8th	8% each of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up Top 8 pin
9th-16th	2% each of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up
17th-32th	1.25% each of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up

Payout for 161+ players:

1st	Invitation to compete at Pro Tour Berlin 08 7.5% of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up Top 8 pin
2nd-8th	7.5% of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up Top 8 pin
9th-16th	2% each of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up
17th-32th	1.5% each of total booster packs in prize pool - rounded up

• 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.