Highlander Cup Bischofsheim (GP XV) Trials

[Dr. Opossum]

The next Highlander Cup Season is here and you can win One-Round-Byes through Cup Trials again. In this thread Vazdru will collect the announced trials. If you are interested to organize a trial in your city, please contact us at the given email address or Vazdru directly. In the official fact sheet you can find out how you or your TO can sign up such a trial and what you have to consider. This sheet will also be send to the responsible TOs.

Highlander Cup Trials


1. What are Highlander Cup Trials?

The Highlander Cup belongs to the biggest magic events in Germany. For the Highlander format several times a year such a tournament is offered, where players can win attractive material prizes. The Cup usually takes place as part of a multi-day event, where also tournaments of other meaningful formats can be visited.


For this season the Highlander Cup will be on Sunday, 28.06.2015 in Maintal, Germany.

Bürgerhaus Bischofsheim
Dörnigheimer Weg 21
63477 Maintal
Germany


Highlander Cup Trials are smaller local tournaments, where Highlander interested players can win One-Round-Byes for the Cup. These tournaments can be registered and held by independent stores all over the world. A Bye enables the individual player to start the tournament with a "Win" for the first round.


2. Prizes:

The winner of a Cup Trial receives a One-Round-Bye for the appropriate Highlander Cup of the season, which he was held for. Additional prizes will be defined by the particular tournament organizer.


3. Rules for the tournament organization:

Stores have the possibility to host exactly one Cup Trial for the particular season. The venue has to be publicly accessible.


The Tournament organizer will therefore send the following date to Highlandertrials@web.de:
Where should the trial take place? (City and address)
When should the trial take place? (Date and time)
Who is the contact person? (Name of the tournament organizer)
email address of the contact person (valid and actual email address for information exchange)


The trials have to be hold in the space of time from 2.5.2015 to 22.6.2015.


A Cup Trial has to be announced and published at least one week before the event.


4. Rules for the tournament process:

Since the Highlander Cup is aligned towards the Highlander format, the only valid format for the trial is Highlander as well.


Players and tournament organizers have to follow the rules according to magicplayer.org. The rules and actual banning list can be found under the following link:
http://www.highlandermagic.info/


In addition the rules of the DCI (Magic Tournament Rules, Comprehensive Rules) have to be followed. Only deviations which are defined by the rules of magicplayer.org are an exception to these rules.

The Comprehensive Rules: http://magic.wizards.com/en/gameinfo/gameplay/formats/comprehensiverules

The Magic Tournament Rules:
http://wpn.wizards.com/en/resources/rules-documents


The Winner (i.e. the Player with the rank 1) receives a One-Round-Bye for the Highlander Cup of the actual season.


Byes are not cumulative. A trial winner receives exactly one Bye for the first round of the particular Cup.


The trial must have a minimum number of participants of 8 persons.


The Rules Enforcement Level of a Cup Trial will be defined by the tournament organizer and will be announced with the tournament.


The TO have to send a copy of the final standings (including the dropped players for a transparent overall player number) and the name, DCI number and contact data of the winner to Highlandertrials@web.de, after the event took place and before the deadline  (see Point 3. "Rules for the tournament organization": 22.6.2015). Only the winner of the particular trial has the right to get the Bye.


The deck list of the player with rank 1 has to be send after event by the TO as well. This could be a copy of the deck list/ typewritten deck list send to the email address Highlandertrials@web.de or uploading the list as an event on MtgPulse.com (sending the link to the mentioned email address). Even if only the transmittal of the first placed list is required, it is aimed to publish the Top 3 lists. Tournament organizers are therefore asked to go after these lists.


At a number of participants of 64 or more players, the number of byes increases to two (one for the first AND one for the second placed player). All of the required submissions like for example contact details and deck lists are in this case also necessary for the runner-up!


5. Checklist for the tournament organizer:

Submission before the trial implementation:
- address of the venue
- date and time
- name of the Tournament organizer / responsible contact person
- email address of the contact person


Submission after the trial implementation:
- copy of the final standings
- complete name of the trial winner
- DCI number of the trial winner
- email address of the trial winner (if not available: address and phone number)
- deck list of the first placed (and place 2 and 3)


6. Contact:

The official contact persons are Philip Koerte and Gerry Stahl. The mentioned email address within this document will lead to a direct approach with this persons.

email: Highlandertrials@web.de


Organization, administration and responsibility for the Cup of the actual season lies with:

JK Entertainment
Jens Arndt
Eschersheimer Landstr. 267
60320 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Phone: 069 40564967
email: info@jk-store.de

[orca-]

So, are top8/4 needed? Only Swiss Rounds?

Why is it a flexible REL?

[Dr. Opossum]

The REL did not have a guideline last season as well. We want to leave the decision to the tournament organizer, like it was in the last case and where it was working well.

Top 4 and Top 8 could be played off, but there is no obligation to do so. It is a TO decision as well, since it has a substantial influence on the time needed for the tournament. The experience with the previous TOs shows that a cut to the top X, where players only play for the bye, is advisable. In this case the prizes would be given out after the Swiss rounds. Just suggest this to the responsible TO.

[Vazdru]

first one:

Články - Highlander v Banskej Bystrici
Date: 10.05.2015
Location: Banská Bystrica - Ihrysko
Registration Time: 9.30 - 10.00
Start Time: 10.00
Capacity / max. seats: 32
Fee: 10€
TO: lukino
Contact: +421917426431
Website:
http://www.mtg.sk/clanok.php?id=1322&SID=ndrcuk39gauith2ei6u71srnb4
http://www.mtg.sk/turnaje.php?vTurnajID=5813

[Vazdru]

second one:

Karlsruhe
Date: Tuesday, 09.06.2015
Location: Pfannestiel - Karlsruhe (http://www.pfannestiel-karlsruhe.de/)
Registration: 19.00-19.15
Start: 19.15
Fee: EUR 7,50 or 3 Booster (of Standard-legal set)
Price: first-round-bye at Hanau / everyone has 3 picks at the end of the tournament (in order of final ranking)
max. 16 players
decklists required (place 1-3 will be published after the event)
no proxies allowed
60 min rounds + 3 extra turns
TO: me - pre-registration possible (per PM or in this thread: http://www.magicplayer.org/forum/index.php?topic=186.120)

[Vazdru]

third one:

Mannheim
Date: Sa, 06.06.2015
Location: Wizard´s Well
S 4, 23
D-68161 Mannheim
Fee: 5,00 €
Registration: 10:30
Start: 11:00
max. 32 players
Tel. 0621 1785373
http://www.wizards-well.de/
decklists!  

[Vazdru]

forth:

Rostock
Date: Sa, 13.06.2015
Location: Fantastische Welten
Doberaner Straße 48
D-18057 Rostock
Tel: 0381 / 21 03 83 39
contact: Sven-Adam@Fantastische-Welten-Rostock.de
http://www.fantastische-welten-rostock.de/

[Vazdru]

results Články - Highlander v Banskej Bystrici

BYE: Juraj "Olaf" Linkes (Naya)
Decklists Top 8: http://mtgpulse.com/event/20005#281371

[Tabris]

they also uploaded some videos from their trial

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLmTnGPOO__INFO6GXaLqMQ

[Vazdru]

fifth:

Würzburg
Date: Mo, 15.06.2015 19:30
Location: Kilaneum Würzburg
Ottostraße 1
D-97070 Würzburg
contact: stefan@byscnet.de
http://magicwue.de

[Maqi]

they also uploaded some videos from their trial

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLmTnGPOO__INFO6GXaLqMQ

Nice videos. Much appreciated!

[Vazdru]

sixth:

Hamburg
Place to be: Ollis Spielecenter, Holstenstraße 188, 22765 Hamburg
Date: Saturday, 13.06.
Start: 11.15 Uhr
Fee: 6 Euro
Prices: 1,5 Booster/Participant
Ansprechpartner: Sven Vonderberg / 7even

[Vazdru]

seventh:

Bratislava

Miesto:   BA Cloudpost - iHRYsko   
Trenčianska 47 Bratislava (Ružinov) 821 09
Čas:   2015.06.04 17:30
Popis:   Nemecky Highlander podla pravidiel www.highlandermagic.info. Vitaz ziska 1 BYE na highlanderove Grand Prix Hanau.
Vstupné:   3.50 €
Ceny:   Booster na hráča, rozne promo karty, drobne kusovky
Organizátor:   Shane
Kontakt:   Shane - 0904 141 719 // cloudpost@ihrysko.sk
Web: http://www.mtg.sk/turnaje.php?vTurnajID=5902&xRegistered=1&;

[Vazdru]

afaik

Frankfurt 20.06.
http://pmtg-forum.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=10818

[Vazdru]

Hamburg

Winner: Niklas Romahn
Players: 11
Decklists: http://mtgpulse.com/event/20509#290970