USA National Championship 2021

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Overview

Format: Classic Constructed and Tales of Aria Draft

Rules Enforcement: Professional

Entry: Invitation-only. There is no entry fee to participate

Player Cap: 600

Date: November 5-7

Time: Tournament begins Friday 5 November at 10am

Venue: Orange County Convention Center (Orlando)

Hosted by: ChannelFireball

Side Events: US National Championship

Invitations and Eligibility

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Players are eligible to participate in one National Championship per year, and only in the country of their primary place of residence.

An invitation is required to participate at a National Championship.

  • 600 players will be invited to the USA National Championship via:
    • Road to Nationals invites
    • 90-day XP invites

In addition to the 600 invitations awarded via the above, a previously uninvited player may redeem a Professional Tournament Invitation by notifying op@fabtcg.com no later than 11:59pm Sunday, October 10 .

Please see the National Championship 2021 - Fact Sheet for additional information about invitations and eligibility.

Tournament Structure

Day 1 (Friday)

Day 1 will consist of 8 rounds of Swiss, with all players with 4 or more wins advancing to Day 2.

  • Swiss rounds will consist of:
    • 3x Draft --> 5x Classic Constructed

  • All Swiss rounds are best of one.
    • Classic Constructed rounds are 50 +5 mins
    • Draft rounds are 30 + 5 mins

  • Deck registration is required for both Classic Constructed and Draft
    • Players will need to register their deck after drafting.

Please see the Tournament Rules and Policy document for further information.

Day 2 (Saturday)

Day 2 will consist of 8 rounds of Swiss, followed by a cut to Top 8.

  • Swiss rounds will consist of:
    • 3x Draft --> 5x Classic Constructed

Day 3 (Sunday)

Top 8

The Top 8 will be single-elimination Classic Constructed.

Players must use the same Classic Constructed deck for the Swiss Classic Constructed rounds and the Top 8.

  • For each Top 8 match, the player that finished higher in the Swiss rounds is given the choice to go first or second.
  • Top 8 matches are untimed, but players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and slow play penalties will be enforced.
  • Top 8 matches are best-of-one.

Prizes

Champion USD10,000 + National Champion Trophy + Gold Cold Foil Legendary
Finalist USD4000 + Gold Cold Foil Legendary
3rd-4th USD2500 + Gold Cold Foil Legendary
5th-8th USD1250 + Gold Cold Foil Legendary
9th-32nd USD750
33rd-64th USD250
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  • All players who make the Top 8 will also receive
    • National Championship Top 8 playmat
    • Professional Tournament Invite

  • Gold Cold Foil Legendary cards will be awarded at random to Top 8 players upon their elimination from the Top 8.

Side Events

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ChannelFireball has an amazing slate of side events planned throughout the weekend!

Full details are still TBC at this stage, but keep an eye on the USA National Championship page for updates.