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5. PLANESWALKER POINTS-BASED INVITATIONS AND BYES

Some Premier Events have invitations or byes based on Planeswalker Points. For complete details regarding Planeswalker Points, the Planeswalker Points categories, and to find out which events give points in which categories, please read the information section of the Planeswalker Points website.

The Seasons (defined below) set forth in this Invitation Policy will be updated periodically in this document.

There are three (2) different Planeswalker Points categories that provide for Premier Event invitations and byes:

i. YEARLY AWARD POINTS

Yearly Award Points are used to invite players to and award byes at World Magic Cup Qualifiers and award byes to Grand Prix.

Each Yearly Award Points Season is comprised of all competitive (non-casual) events during that season’s date range listed in the table below (EXCLUDING Pro Tour, World Magic Cup, and Magic: The Gathering World Championship Tournaments).

During each Yearly Award Season, players that have accumulated the required number of Yearly Award Points will receive an invitation to or award byes at his or her country’s World Magic Cup Qualifiers for a specific year (see table below).

Yearly Award SeasonDate RangeAwards Invitations to
2016 SeasonJune 1, 2015 through May 29, 20162016 World Magic Cup Qualifiers
2017 SeasonMay 30, 2016 through May 28, 20172017 World Magic Cup Qualifiers

During each Yearly Award Season, players that have accumulated the required number of Yearly Award Points will receive a one-round or two-round bye for each Grand Prix Event that is held during the remainder of that season and for the designated Yearly Award Season immediately thereafter (see table below).

Yearly Award SeasonDate RangeAwards Byes to GPs held in Seasons
2015 SeasonJune 2, 2014 through May 31, 20152015 Yearly Season
2016 Yearly Season
2016 SeasonJune 1, 2015 through May 29, 20162016 Yearly Season
2017 Yearly Season
2017 SeasonMay 30, 2016 through May 28, 20172017 Yearly Season
2018 Yearly Season

ii. PROFESSIONAL POINTS

Professional Points are used to determine (a) invitations to the Magic: The Gathering World Championship, (b) membership on national teams invited to the World MagicCup, and © membership in the Pro Tour Players Club (see chart below for specific events).

Each Professional Points Season is comprised of Pro Tour, Grand Prix, World Magic Cup, and Magic: The Gathering World Championship events during that season’s date range listed in the table below. Starting with the 2014-2015 Professional Points Season, only a player’s six (6) best Grand Prix finishes will be added to his or her point total.

Professional Points SeasonDate RangeUsed for
2014-2015 SeasonAugust 4, 2014 through August 2, 20152015 World Championship
2015 World Magic Cup
2014-2015 Players Club mid- season advancement
2015-2016 Players Club start of season level determination
2015-2016 SeasonAugust 3, 2015 through August 7, 20162016 World Championship
2016 World Magic Cup
2015-2016 Players Club mid- season advancement
2016-2017 Players Club start of season level determination
2016-2017 SeasonAugust 8, 2016 through July 30, 20172017 World Championship
2017
World Magic Cup
2016-2017 Players Club mid- season advancement
2017-2018 Players Club start of season level determination

Professional Points are officially awarded on the final day of each tournament after the final standings have been determined, but before invitations are issued, when applicable. Only players who actually compete in a particular tournament will receive Professional Points for that tournament. Professional points are awarded based on the Professional Points charts in Appendix B.