The World Magic Cup is an invitation-only, team tournament. Invited players will compete as 4-player national teams representing selected countries. The list of selected countries can be found in Appendix C.

Participation as member of a particular country’s World Magic Cup national team is open only to players who are currently listed as having Nationality of that country on the Planeswalker Points website. Please see Section 4 – Nationality Eligibility for complete information.

Each national team invited to the 2016 World Magic Cup will consist of the following players:

• The winner of each of the three (3) 2016 World Magic Cup Qualifiers run in that country.
• The top ranked player at the conclusion of the 2015-2016 Professional Points Season from that country (referred to as the “2016 National Champion” for that country). If two or more players are tied, ties will be broken as follows:
  • The tied player with the greatest number of Pro Tour* Top 8 finishes during the 2015-2016 Professional Points Season, or
  • The tied player with the greatest number of Grand Prix Top 8 finishes (Top 4 finishes from Team-format Grand Prix) during the 2015-2016 Professional Points Season, or
  • The tied player with the greatest number of match points from his or her best Pro Tour* finish during the 2015-2016 Professional Points Season, or
  • The tied player with the greatest number of match points in his or her best individual-format Grand Prix finish during the 2015-2016 Professional Points Season, or
  • The tied player with the highest point total at the conclusion of the Planeswalker Points 2016 Yearly Award Season.

*Note: The Magic: The Gathering World Championship and the World Magic Cup are not Pro Tour events.

In the event that the 2016 National Champion for a particular country is later found to be ineligible to represent that country based on that player’s Nationality, that player’s invitation will be awarded to the next highest ranked player at the conclusion of the 2014-2015 Professional Points Season from that country.

In the event that the winner of a particular World Magic Cup Qualifier is later found to be ineligible to represent that country (based on that player’s Nationality), that player’s invitation will be awarded to the next highest finishing player from that World Magic Cup Qualifier.

In the event that a World Magic Cup Qualifier winner becomes the National Champion on a national team, the next highest placed finisher from that World Magic Cup Qualifier will receive the invitation to be on the national team at the World Magic Cup.

In the event that the winner of a particular World Magic Cup Qualifier cannot attend the World Magic Cup, that player’s invitation will be awarded to the next highest finishing player from that World Magic Cup Qualifier.

In the event that the 2016 National Champion from that country cannot attend the World Magic Cup, that player’s invitation will be awarded to the next highest ranked player at the conclusion of the 2015-2016 Professional Points Season from that country.

All pass-downs of invitations to the 2016 World Magic Cup must be submitted to Wizards of the Coast no later than October 17, 2016.