When: The event will be held September 17th & 18th, 2022

Registration / Checkin Time: We will be opening the hall at 8:00 AM EST to the general public. Players will be able to checkin at that time until 8:30 AM EST. Players will be able to check-in with a valid photo ID. 

Event Start Time: 
The main event Day 1 will begin at 10:00 AM EST
Main event Day 2 will begin at 9:00 AM EST

​Where: 
Nepean Sportsplex - Hall A
1701 Woodroffe Ave
Ottawa, ON K2G 1W2
Canada

The Current player cap is  players is 200 players.  128 for Nationals and 72 for public events. 
Masks are required when participating in this event.

Registration

A total of 128 players will be able to qualify to play in the National Championship (24 General Entry + 104 RTN top 4 finishers)! Once the invitation list is locked in, we will be opening a google form where invited players MUST complete. Additional details as to when that will open will be announced in the weeks to come. 

Registration is FREE for all players who qualified into the event! 

Format

Saturday
3x Classic Constructed Swiss Rounds
3x Rounds Uprising Booster Draft swiss rounds
3x Rounds Uprising Booster Draft swiss rounds

Sunday
3x Classic Constructed Swiss rounds (Top 8 Cut)
Top 8 - Single Elimination Classic Constructed (untimed)

participation items and prizing

Participation Items
Flesh and Blood Storage Box
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Prizes

1st Place (At the Conclusion of Finals)

USD $1,500 Cash
Random Gold Foil Legendary Drop
Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)

2nd (At the Conclusion of Finals)

USD $1,000 Cash
Random Gold Foil Legendary Drop
Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)

3rd & 4th (At the Conclusion of Top 4)
USD $750 Cash
Random Gold Foil Legendary Drop
Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)

5th - 8th (At the Conclusion of Top 8)
USD $500 Cash
Random Gold Foil Legendary Drop
Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)

9th - 24th (Once Top 8 has been seated)
USD $250 worth of Uprising Booster Packs

​***Prizes subject to change

main Event Timeline

Here is the tentative timeline for the event. Players who do not show up for a round will be dropped with no opportunity for re-entry. 

Saturday

Round 1 - CC -10:00 AM EST
Round 2 - CC -11:00 AM EST
Round 3 - CC -12:00 PM EST
Drafting Portion 1:00 PM EST
Round 4 - Draft -2:00 PM EST
Round 5 - Draft -2:40 PM EST
Round 6 - Draft -3:20 PM EST
Drafting Portion 4:00 PM EST
Round 7 - Draft -5:00 PM EST
Round 8 - Draft -5:40 PM EST
Round 9 - Draft-6:20 PM EST

Sunday

Round 10 - CC - 9:00 AM EST
Round 11 - CC -10:00 AM EST
Round 12 - CC -11:00 AM EST

Top Cut 8 Playoff
Round 13 - CC - Untimed
Round 14 - CC - Untimed
Round 15 - CC - Untimed

**This is the tentative Schedule and is subject to change

types of side events throughout the weekend

Sealed Event
This is an event where players receive booster packs to which they are able to create a deck out of. No items required as we provide the booster packs for this event

Cost of Entry: $30.00
6x Booster Packs of Uprising 
Uprising  Draft
This is an event where players receive uprising booster packs to which they draft with other opponents and are able to create a deck out of the packs provided. No items required as we provide the booster packs for this event

Cost of Entry: $20.00
3x Booster Packs of Uprising ​
Chaos Draft
This is an event where players receive random booster packs to which they draft with other opponents and are able to create a deck out of the packs provided. No items required as we provide the booster packs for this event

Cost of Entry: $25.00
3x Random Booster Packs 
Blitz Event
This is an event where players bring a blitz format deck to battle against other opponents. 

Cost of Entry: $15.00
Commoner Event
This is an event where players bring a commoner format deck to battle against other opponents. All cards in their decks must be common. You may include up to 2 rare equipements.

Cost of Entry: $15.00
Classic Constructed  Event
This is an event where players bring a classic constructed format deck to battle against other opponents. 

Cost of Entry: $15.00
Double Up Events
These are events where the cost of entry is doubled from the normal version of the events. However the prizing and participation items are doubled!!! 

Special Side Events

32-Player Blitz Tournament 
This is a single elimination tournament where the winner of the event get's their team a free entry to the Team Sealed Box Tournament on Sunday at 1:00 PM EST. 

Cost of entry will be $15.00 per player. Participation items are tba as we receive confirmation on prize kits. The winner of these events will receive a FREE Entry to the 32-Team Box Tournament (If entry is already purchased, a $300 store credit will be distributed instead) 
32-Team Box Tournament 
This is a swiss format tournament where the winning team of the event will win a Rare Cold Foil Ira, Crimson Haze Promo. 

Cost of entry will be $300.00 per team. Players will be able to pre-register for this event. Each player on the team that pre-registers by September 4th will receive an exclusive Custom Playmat for the event and a sealed History Pack Booster Box for their team to construct a deck with. 
For each team registered, we're throwing in half a box of Uprising into the prize pool and distributing it based on the top cut finalists (1st place excluded).
Pre-Registration for special side events will open August 28th at 12:00 PM EST
Scheduled Side Events
Scheduled Side events will be swiss format with prizes distributed based on final standings (Unless otherwise specified)

These events will have a maximum of 3-rounds outside of the 32-player single elimination blitz and team sealed event
On Demand Side Events
On Demand Side events will be single elimination format with prizes distributed as players get eliminated. These will begin once we have 8-players signed up for a specific event. 

These events will have a maximum of 3-rounds​

Scheduled Side event

Saturday Events

11:00 AM EST - Uprising Sealed Tournament 
11:30 AM EST - Double Up Blitz Tournament 
12:00 PM EST - Draft Tournament 
12:30 PM EST - Commoner Tournament 
1:00 PM EST - Classic Constructed Tournament 
1:30 PM EST - Double Uprising Sealed Tournament
2:00 PM EST - Single Elimination Blitz Tournament - 32-Player Maximum 
2:30 PM EST - Double Up Draft Tournament
​3:00 PM EST - Uprising Sealed Tournament 
​3:30 PM EST - Double Up Blitz Tournament 
​4:00 PM EST - Chaos Draft Tournament 

Sunday Events

9:30 AM EST - Single Elimination Blitz Tournament - 32-Player Maximum
10:00 AM EST - Double Classic Constructed Tournament 
10:30 AM EST - Blitz Tournament 
11:00 AM EST - Double Up Draft Tournament 
11:30 AM EST - Commoner Tournament 
12:00 PM EST - Blitz Tournament
1:00 PM EST - Team Sealed Box Tournament (32 Teams Max Single Elimination)
​2:30 PM EST - Double Up Commoner Tournament
​3:00 PM EST - Chaos Draft Tournament
​3:30 PM EST - Draft Tournament

Side event registration will take place during the following times throughout the weekend: 

Saturday at 11:00 AM EST until 5:00 PM EST
Sunday 10:00 AM EST until  4:00 PM EST

Please note that the above times are for the registration window for events, any outstanding events will have the required time to complete each event past the registration deadlines.

Side Event Prizing

We are working on getting the prizing scheme for all of the side events up. We are simply awaiting confirmation on all promotional kits provided for the event and will have an update on August 28th. Prizes will vary from Booster Packs, Armory Kit promos, etc and depending on the type of event will be distributed based on final standings or event record. 

Last Chance Qualifier

We are please to announce that we're allowed to host 4 last chance qualifiers for the Canadian National Championship. These events are designed to allow the winner of each respective event to participate in the Canadian National Championship.  Here are the 4 locations where we're hosting these events. The tournament organizers will have event links to where players can obtain more information.
**Update, we've been authorized to add 2 locations in the west coast. We're working with Magic Stronghold and Infinity Cards & Collectibles on hosting these events. 

interested in judging

If you'd like to be a part of the team for the event, please complete the form below so that we can reach out to you. 

Live stream

We will have a live stream for the National Championship throughout the weekend on the Carta Magica TV official Twitch Channel! For those interested in viewing our channel, the event will be streamed in the button below.

Nationals Qualified Player List

Here is the list of players who've qualified for the Canadian National Championship. 

Vendors

We will be working with various vendors at the event. Additional details of who's attending will be announced in the weeks to come. 

GEM Player ID  NUMBER

In order for players to participate in either the National Championship or Side Events, you must have a valid GEM Account. If you do not have one, please click the button below and sign up. 

Contact us

Have any questions? Send us an email at astlouis@cartamagica.com and we'll assist you with your inquiries. 
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