DCI & WPN News
DCI Testing New Play/Draw in PT Amsterdam Top 8
TheStarkingtonPost.com reports that the DCI sent an email to all players invited to Pro Tour Amsterdam explaining that they will be testing a new Play/Draw rule for the tournament’s Top 8. “For the first game of each match in the Top 8, the player that finished higher in the Swiss rounds chooses either to play [...]
Remi Fortier Given 1 Year Ban
As reported by TheStarkingtonPost.com, Pro Tour Champion Remi Fortier has been banned for 1 year by the DCI for “match fraud.” Remi Fortier broke onto the competitive scene when he won Pro Tour Valencia in 2007 at the age of 16 years old. Remi defeated Andre Mueller in the finals 3-2 to win the event. [...]
First Pro Tour 2011 – Honolulu HI
@ZBeg, Magic writer Zaiem Beg, pointed out on Twitter that the first Pro Tour of 2011 appears to be heading to the island paradise of Hawaii. The link he points to shows the calendar for the Hawaii Convention Center which lists “Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour” taking place from 2/24/11 to 2/27/11.
Extended + Legacy Banned/Restricted Changes
Today Wizards of the Coast announced a number of changes for the Extended and Legacy formats. These changes become effective on July 1st. Read the original article here. Extended Banning: Sword of the Meek and Hypergenesis Rotation: They’ve also announced a forward rotation to keep Extended only the past four years of Magic, at this [...]
WPN Championship San Juan Winners Posted
Several weeks ago ManaNation posted about the new tournament series being held by WPN stores called the “WPN Championships – San Juan.” The tournament was akin to a PTQ with the prize being an entry in a tournament in San Juan. The winner of this tournament would win a vacation taking them to Amsterdam while [...]
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