Pro Tour events are invitation-only tournaments.

The invitation list each Pro Tour event consists of the following players:

• The top four (4) finishing players from each Regional Pro Tour Qualifier with attendance of 128 or fewer players that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour (for Pro Tour held prior to August 8, 2016).
• The top eight (8) finishing players from each Regional Pro Tour Qualifier with attendance of 129 or more players that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour (for Pro Tour held prior to August 8, 2016).
• The top four (4) finishing players from each Regional Pro Tour Qualifier (for Pro Tour held August 8, 2016 and later).
• The top eight (8) finishing players from each Magic Online Regional Pro Tour Qualifier that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour.
• The winner of each Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifier Final that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour.
• The winner of each Magic Online Championship Series (MOCS) tournament that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour.
• The top eight (8) finishing players plus any other players that finish with 39 or more match points from each individual-format Grand Prix that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour.
• The three (3) team members from a top four (4) finishing team plus any team members from a team that finishes with 36 or more match points from each team-format Grand Prix that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour.
• The winner of each designated “Series-Style” event that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour.
• Players that finished with 33 or more match points in the immediately preceding Pro Tour.
• The four team members from the top eight (8) finishing national teams from the World Magic Cup (Note: Players meeting this criterion will be selected only for the first Pro Tour immediately following the World Magic Cup.)
• Players that have advanced to Pro Tour Players Club Silver level after the start of a Professional Points Season are invited to the next Pro Tour (following their promotion) of that Professional Points Season. In the event that a player already has an invitation to that Pro Tour, or chooses not to attend that Pro Tour, the invitation will be deferred to the next Pro Tour of that Professional Season, and so on. Invitations will not be deferred beyond the end of the Professional Season in which the player earned the invitation in this manner.
• Players that start a Professional Points season at Pro Tour Players Club Silver level are invited to the first Pro Tour of that season. In the event that a player already has an invitation to that Pro Tour, or chooses not to attend that Pro Tour, the invitation will be deferred to the next Pro Tour of that Professional Season, and so on. Invitations will not be deferred beyond the end of the Professional Season in which the player earned the invitation in this manner.
• Players with a Pro Tour Players Club Gold or Platinum level as of the date of the Pro Tour. If a player with a Pro Tour Players Club Gold or Platinum level chooses not to attend that Pro Tour, the invitation to that Pro Tour will not be deferred to a future Professional Season.
• Players that are members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame.

(Note: the Pro Tour invitation criteria listed above do not generate a pass down of invitations from one player to another.)