Based on the results and feedback from the 2007 Beta Season,  the Magic: the Gathering® City Championships program has been revamped to make it simpler and more inclusive. Now any qualifying store can participate, regardless of geography!

City Champs Qualifiers run in stores from November 1, 2007 to February 29, 2008. These tournaments are 8K with a regular REL.

The Qualifiers must be run according to all DCI tournament rules, with or without a cut to a top 8, at the store’s discretion.

Players participate in Qualifiers to earn points toward their City Champs Store Ranking. Store Ranking points are based on Qualifier finish order, according to the chart below. Each store has its own Ranking, adding the points from only the Qualifiers within that store. Players may compete in as many stores as they wish, earning points in the Rankings for each store.

2nd place = 4

3rd-4th place = 2

5th place = 1

The top 8 players in the Store Ranking at the end of the season are invited to that store’s City Champs Store Finals.

Each store that successfully runs and reports a minimum of four City Champs Qualifiers holds a Store Finals in March 2008.

The Store Finals are Standard Format, 16K with a regular REL, and three Swiss rounds of play.

The top 8 from the Store Rankings are invited to that store’s Finals. Ties are broken by the highest number of first-place finishes, then second-place, etc. until the tie is broken. Absolute ties are broken by the highest-place finish in the first Qualifier event of the season. If any of the top 8 do not show up for the Store Finals, then their invites pass down to the 9th-ranked player, then 10th, etc. until 8 players are available.

The top two players from the Store Finals receive invitations to the 2008 City Championships for their city.

All City Championships take place on the same day in April 2008. They are 24K and a competitive REL, and are Standard format. There is no entry fee for participating in a City Championship.

The City Championships will be Swiss rounds based on attendance, with a cut to top 8.

All City Championships offer the prize payout listed below: