Each Pro Tour is preceded by a round of tournaments known as Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers. Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers award invitations to a designated Pro Tour. Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers are invitation-only tournaments.

Players that are qualified for Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers for a particular round are permitted to play in only one (1) Regional Pro Tour Qualifier during that Regional Pro Tour Qualifier round.

The following players may not compete in Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers (including Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifiers Prelims and Finals) that award invitations to the designated Pro Tour:

• Players that have previously participated in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour.
• Players that have won a Magic Online Pro Tour Qualifier Final that awards an invitation to the designated Pro Tour.
• Players that have won a Magic Online Championship Series (MOCS) tournament that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour
• Players that are 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.
• Players that are the three (3) team members from a top four (4) finishing team plus any other 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.
• Players that finished with 33 or more match points in the Pro Tour that awards invitations to the designated Pro Tour.
• Players that are from the top eight (8) finishing national teams from the World Magic Cup that immediately precedes that particular Pro Tour.
• Players with a Pro Tour Players Club Gold or Platinum level (as of the date of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier). Exception is made for any Regional Pro Tour Qualifier which takes place during a Professional Points Season which awards an invitation to a Pro Tour which takes place during a future Professional Points Season. In this case only players whose current Professional Points Season point total is currently less than the Gold level requirement (33 Professional Points) are eligible to participate in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier.
• Players that are members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame.

The invitation list for each Regional Pro Tour Qualifier consists of the following players:

• The winner of each Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier that awards invitations to the designated round of Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers.
• Players that finished in 5th through 8th place in a non-Magic Online Regional Pro Tour Qualifier with an attendance of 128 or fewer players from the immediately preceding Regional Pro Tour Qualifier Season (for Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers held prior to June 6, 2016).
• Players that finished in 1st through 8th place in a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier from the immediately preceding Regional Pro Tour Qualifier Season (for Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers held June 7, 2016 or later).
• The winner of each Regional Last Chance Qualifier that immediately precedes that Regional Pro Tour Qualifier.
• Players with a Pro Tour Players Club Silver level (as of the date of the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier).

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