Players that are currently suspended are not eligible to compete in any sanctioned tournaments and may not receive Planeswalker Points-based invitations or be awarded byes to tournaments.

Certain individuals may not be eligible to compete in certain sanctioned tournaments because of their employment status (e.g. Wizards, Hasbro, or other employees).

Tournaments are classified as open or invitation-only. Any player may compete in an open tournament as long as he or she is not currently suspended and satisfies the nationality eligibility requirements, meets the general tournament eligibility requirements set out in the Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and any other restrictions or requirements as listed under the description for that open tournament. Only eligible players who have received an invitation from Wizards may compete in invitation-only tournaments.