Post by Conkwe on Sept 20, 2019 5:27:16 GMT -8
European Championship 2019
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Dark Crystal Cup
Friday 4th October
Location: Dark Sphere Shepherd's Bush Megastore (Unit 8 W12 Shopping Centre, London W12 8PP)
Entry: 20 £
Registration starts at 9:00 AM and will be open for 45min.
Capacity: 128 Players
Tickets: www.darksphere.co.uk/ffeuros.php
Format: 2-Deck Constructed, 6 Swiss Rounds followed by a Top 16 Cut
To register you have to register two valid Deck Lists, you will play the first List for the first 3 Matches in Swiss and the other one for the next 3 Matches - all of them in best of one. Different to last year: It is not allowed to have the same card in both decks.
The Top Cut will be played in best of three, where you have to win with both decks. If you won with one of your decks you are not allowed to use the same deck again. If you lost with your deck you may (or may not) switch the Deck for the next round.
Round-time Swiss: 30 minutes
Round-time Top-Cut: 70 minutes
European Championship - Day 1
Saturday 5th October
This year, the European Championship will be open for everyone to participate in Side Events. The Main Event itself requires a qualification upfront and the last Chance is the Dark Crystal Cup on Friday.
Main Event
The Main Event will be played in the same Location and up to 64 pre-qualified Players will compete for the Title of the European Champion 2019.
Registration starts at 9:00 AM and will be open for 60 minutes.
Format: 2-Deck Constructed, 6 Rounds of Swiss in best of three.
All Participants (also the ones that are qualified for Day 2 directly) have to register two valid Deck lists until 10:00 AM. This can be done on the Day or via E-mail to fftcg@eu.square-enix.com. Different to last year: It is not allowed to have the same card in both decks - All 50 Cards have to be different from the other 50 Cards.
To win a Match you need to win with both decks. If you won with one of your decks you are not allowed to use the same deck again. If you lost with your deck you may (or may not) switch the Deck for the next round.
Round-Time: 70 minutes
After 6 Rounds of Swiss the Top 8 will advance into the Upper Tree of Day 2 and the Place 9-16th will advance to the lower Tree of Day 2 for the Double-Elimination-KO. (This means the Top 8 can lose one match, without getting removed from the Tournament, but if you lose in the lower Tree you are out!).
All Terms and Conditions can be found here:
sqex.to/fftcgeu2019
Side Events
During the Saturday there will 2 "Main" Side-Events in addition to PODs (Play on Demand).
Side Event: Triathlon
Side Event: Breaking the Rules
POD: Chaos-Draft
POD: 8 Player Constructed
Triathlon
In Triathlon you have to prove your Skill in 3 different phases! Titles, Constructed and Draft. You will play 6 Rounds of Swiss (3 Titles, 3 constructed) followed by Top 8 Cut which will be played in Draft.
Entry: 15 £
Capacity: 64 Players
Registration starts at 9:00 AM and will be open for 45 minutes.
Round-time: 30 min / all Matches will be played in best-of-one
To register you have to hand in two valid Deck list. One for the Titles Deck which you will play in the first 3 Rounds and one for the Constructed Deck for the other 3 Rounds in Swiss.
Breaking the Rules
In Breaking the Rules you have to adapt every round. Every Round we will announce a rule that is valid for this Round only (e.g. Backups produce 2 CP instead of one). The Tournament will be played in 6 Rounds of Swiss and without a Top-Cut.
Entry: 7 £
Capacity: 64 Players
Registration closes at 1:00 PM and the Tournament will start around 1:30 PM.
Round-time: 30 min / all Matches will be played in best-of-one
To register you have to hand in a valid Deck-list.
Oh and since many of you asked - yes, all 10 of the new Cards from the new 2-Player-Starter-Set will be Tournament-legal.
Sunday 6th October
Main Event
In the Main Event the Top 8 from Day 1 will be paired against Random Opponents from those who are pre-qualified for Day 2 already. All Deck-lists are public information and can be reviewed before the first Match starts.
Doors will open at 9:00 AM and the check-in closes at 9:45 AM. - Don't be late!
Matches in the Upper Tree will be played in best of three with a Round-time of 75 minutes.
Matches in the lower Tree will be played in best of one with a Round-time of 35 minutes (except for the last 2 Rounds which will also be played bo3)
In the Grand Final the player coming from the Upper Tree will start with an advantage of 1 Win into the best of three Match.
Side Events
During the Sunday there will 3 "Main" Side-Events in addition to PODs (Play on Demand).
Side Event: Kings & Queens
Side Event: Title-Series Tournament
Side Event: "The Opus" Tournament
POD: Chaos-Draft
POD: 8 Player Constructed
Kings & Queens
In the Kings & Queens constructed Tournament, you will sign up in the most appropiate category for the 2 Tournaments. Both of them will play 6 Rounds of Swiss and for the Top Cut you will play in Teams of 2 - based on your position within the Top 8. So both Players who end in the top 8 for each King and Queen Swiss will play together in a top cut as a team. Therefor the Top 8 will be played "best of three" while Kings will play against Kings and Queens play against Queens, if there is a draw - the two Winners will play the deciding Match. Who will be crowned as our FFTCG King and Queen on Sunday?
Entry: 5 £
Capacity: 128 Players
Registration starts at 9:00 AM and will be open for 30 minutes. You can also register on Saturday already.
Round-time: 30 min for Swiss and 60 min for the "bo3" Rounds in Top 8
To register you have to hand in a valid deck list.
Title Series Tournament
You want it. You get! A fully constructed Titles-Tournament. Up to 6 Rounds of Swiss and no Top Cut.
Entry: 5 £
Capacity: 64 Players
Registration closes at 11:00 AM and the Tournament will start around 11:30 AM.
Round-time: 30 min / all Matches will be played in best-of-one
To register you have to hand in a valid Deck-list.
"The Opus" Tournament
Which Opus is the best? Build a deck by only using cards from 1 Opus and play in this Tournament. Up to 6 Rounds of Swiss and no Top Cut as well.
Entry: 5 £
Capacity: 64 Players
Registration closes at 12:15 PM and the Tournament will start around 12:45 PM.
Round-time: 30 min / all Matches will be played in best-of-one
To register you have to hand in a valid Deck-list, which only contains cards from 1 Opus Series.
A full price-breakdown for all Events will be posted soon, but of course the Top 3 of the Main Event will qualify for this year's World Championship in Los Angeles. Good Luck!
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