World Magic Cup Qualifiers 2012 - General informations

If you dream of playing in the international World Magic Cup, you'll want to start here. Each selected country will run three World Magic Cup Qualifiers, with the winner of each earning an invitation to the World Magic Cup.

2012 World Magic Cup Qualifiers are invitation-only tournaments. These Premier Events will be held in countries that have been selected to have national teams compete at the 2012 World Magic Cup. The list of selected countries can be viewed at the bottom of this page.

Each selected country will hold three 2012 World Magic Cup Qualifiers. Qualifiers will take place between April 14, 2012 and July 1, 2012. Each of the three World Magic Cup Qualifiers in each country will be held on separate weekends.

The winner of each World Magic Cup Qualifier will represent his or her country on the national team at the 2012 World Magic Cup at Gen Con® on August 17-19, 2012 in Indianapolis, USA.



RESIDENTIAL ELIGIBILITY
Each country's 2012 World Magic Cup Qualifiers are open only to those qualified players who are citizens or have been residents of that country since January 1, 2012. If a player competes in a 2012 World Magic Cup Qualifier in one country, he or she may not compete in a 2012 World Magic Cup Qualifier (or be a member of a national team) of another country in 2012. Complete information can be found in the 2012 Magic: The Gathering Premier Invitation Policy.


GENERAL ELIGIBILITY
A player that has already qualified and received an invitation to the 2012 World Magic Cup may not compete in further 2012 World Magic Cup Qualifiers. (Note: The top Professional Points player on each World Magic Cup national team will not be determined until May 14, 2012 following Pro Tour Avacyn Restored in Barcelona).


INVITATION CRITERIA
The invitation list for each country's 2012 World Magic Cup Qualifier will consist of the following players:

Players in the Planeswalker Points 2012 Seasonal Award Points Season #1 that have accrued the minimum amount of points for that country. The number of points required for each country can be found at the bottom of this page.
Players from that country with 2012 Pro Tour Players Club level 2 or higher.
Players from that country with 2012-2013 Pro Tour Players Club Silver, Gold, or Platinum level. (Note: these levels are not determined until May 14, 2012.)
Players (from that country) that are members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame.

Each 2012 World Magic Cup Qualifier will be held according to the follow rules:


FORMAT
Standard Constructed format
The Avacyn Restored expansion is not legal for use in the Standard format until May 4, 2012. Events held prior to this date will not use the Avacyn Restored expansion.
Deck lists are required


TOURNAMENT LENGTH
Swiss rounds will each be 50 minutes in length
Single-elimination playoff matches will have no time limit
Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:

Attendance / Swiss rounds / Playoff
8 / 3 Rounds (Single-Elimination) / None
9-16 / 5 Rounds / Top 4
17 - 32 / 5 Rounds / Top 8
33 - 64 / 6 Rounds / Top 8
65 - 128 / 7 Rounds / Top 8
129 - 226 / 8 Rounds / Top 8
227 - 409 / 9 Rounds / Top 8
410 or higher / 10 Rounds / Top 8


ADVANCEMENT
All players may participate in all Swiss rounds.
The top players after the final Swiss round will advance to the single-elimination playoff. The number of players that advanced to the playoff is based on the number of players in the event (see chart)


PLAYOFF
Playoff matches will be best 2 of 3
Playoff matches will be single-elimination
While there are no time limits in the playoff rounds, players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and finish their matches within 60 minutes
Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.
For the first game of each match in the playoff, the player that finished higher in the Swiss rounds chooses either to play first or to play second. For subsequent games in each playoff match, the usual Play/Draw rule applies (loser of the previous game decides whether to play first in the next game).


OTHER INFORMATION
Planeswalker Points multiplier 5x, REL: Competitive
The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Fact Sheet.
Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.


ENTRY FEE
Entry fee varies from location to location. Check with local organizer for specific information.


PRIZES
The winner of each event will receive an invitation and airfare* to compete on their country's national team at the 2012 World Magic Cup.
Other prizes are determined by the organizer of each event. Contact the organizer for additional details.


REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Players who want more specific local tournament or registration information should call their local contact phone number.


2012 WORLD MAGIC CUP QUALIFIER COUNTRY LIST
The following is a list of countries that will have national teams competing at the 2012 World Magic Cup and the minimum number Seasonal Award Points at the conclusion of the 2012 Seasonal Award Season #1 needed to be qualified to compete in that country’s 2012 World Magic Cup Qualifiers.

Country / Points Required
Belgium / 200


Source.

La liste des invités aux MWCQ : http://www.wizards.com/WPN/News/Article.aspx?x=2012_04_12_WMCQ

Vérifiez bien que vous y figurez, et pour le bon pays !

Comme prévu j'y suis bien, mais pour les USA. J'ai contacté Wizards à ce sujet après Turin mais apparemment ça ne sera pas changé d'ici à dimanche. J'espère que je serai bien enregistré comme Belge pour le 2ème qualifier !

Qqun peut vérifier pour moi, je n'ai pas accès au lien depuis le bureau.

Merci

Wizards à écrit :
Belgium Juan Gonzalez 342

Ca m'a l'air ok

JKDuss a écrit:Comme prévu j'y suis bien, mais pour les USA. J'ai contacté Wizards à ce sujet après Turin mais apparemment ça ne sera pas changé d'ici à dimanche. J'espère que je serai bien enregistré comme Belge pour le 2ème qualifier !

Si tu es pas belge au 1 janvier de l'année en cours, normalement tu n'as pas accès à ce tournoi il me semble

Il y a possibilité parce que je suis rentré en Europe avant le 1er janvier. Il faut que je leur envoie des papiers prouvant que j'habite en Belgique depuis avant le 1er janvier. Je n'ai malheureusement pas de papier officiel (j'habite officiellement en France...) mais on va voir si j'arrive à les convaincre avec une déclaration sur l'honneur

JKDuss a écrit:Il y a possibilité parce que je suis rentré en Europe avant le 1er janvier. Il faut que je leur envoie des papiers prouvant que j'habite en Belgique depuis avant le 1er janvier. Je n'ai malheureusement pas de papier officiel (j'habite officiellement en France...) mais on va voir si j'arrive à les convaincre avec une déclaration sur l'honneur

je pense pas non tu as juste une requete à faire sur leur site et le changement sera effectif par la suite. Ils vont juste te dire que tu aurais du le faire avant. Sinon tu as bien de la chance d'etre accepté

J'avais fait le changement sur leur site après GP Lille et j'étais bien classé parmis les joueurs belges mais arrivé à GP Turin ils m'ont rebasculé aux USA. Je leur ai envoyé un email et leur réponse est la suivante:

Please respond to this email with your current mailing address (in Belgium) and we would be happy to update that information for you!

We will also require a scanned copy of documentation that proves that you are either a citizen of Belgium or that you have been living in that country since January 1, 2012. If you are claiming citizenship, we require government-issued proof; if you are claiming residency, we strongly prefer government-issued proof but may be able to accept alternate documentation instead.

Ba cool alors tu récupères les papiers de la commune et c'est bon

Le problème c'est que j'habite officiellement en France, je suis hébergé par ma copine ici, donc il n'y a qu'une déclaration sur l'honneur de sa part qui pourra marcher.

Sans un message clair et net de Wizards t'autorisant à jouer le MWCQ à Hasselt le 15 avril (ou ta présence sur la liste pour la Belgique d'ici là), je ne pourrai malheureusement pas accepter ton inscription sous risque de voir le tournoi invalidé. :/

Je sais Emilien, je ne fais d'ailleurs pas le déplacement à cause de ça. J'espère juste que tout sera réglé pour le prochain !

Exstrange a écrit:

Wizards à écrit :
Belgium Juan Gonzalez 342

Ca m'a l'air ok

Merci Seb ^^

JKDuss a écrit:Le problème c'est que j'habite officiellement en France, je suis hébergé par ma copine ici, donc il n'y a qu'une déclaration sur l'honneur de sa part qui pourra marcher.

Tu es en irrégularité ?

Je suis en "vacances"

La liste des joueurs qualifiés pour les WMCQs a été mise à jour hier : http://www.wizards.com/wpn/News/Article.aspx?x=2012_04_12_WMCQ

Nationality First Last PWP Points Old Pro Club
Belgium Arnaud Andrien 247
Belgium Jiri Baert 410
Belgium Kristof Benaets 813
Belgium Peter Benaets 397
Belgium Lebrun Benoit 328
Belgium Michel Billiau 503
Belgium Tony Bleys 973
Belgium Edouard Boccard 316
Belgium Eddy Bollue 208
Belgium Yassine Boukricha 316
Belgium Sébastien Bovie 224
Belgium Guy Brees 489
Belgium Ruud Bruynen 516
Belgium Julien Buchta 292
Belgium Werner Buys 248
Belgium Ruben Callewaert 229
Belgium Emile Carels 200
Belgium Nicky Castermans 394
Belgium Sabbe Cattrysse 349
Belgium Quinten Cauwelier 411
Belgium Sebastien Chapelle 398
Belgium Joeri Claes 374
Belgium Gert Coeckelbergh 432
Belgium Julien Collin 227
Belgium Georges Colpaert 205
Belgium Michael Constant 234
Belgium Kris Cordier 441
Belgium Alexandre Darras 1555
Belgium michael de brabander 223
Belgium Jan De Coster 248
Belgium Tom De Decker 435
Belgium Frederik De Keyzer 343
Belgium Stijn De Pauw 391
Belgium Anton De Smet 335
Belgium Joran De Waegeneer 272
Belgium Tom De Wael 545
Belgium Nicolas Debacker 216
Belgium Nicolas Decker 201
Belgium Rien Declerck 221
Belgium Emmanuel Delvigne 867
Belgium Wim Depickere 232
Belgium Benjamin Descamps 531
Belgium Wout Devos 267
Belgium Mathieu Dewulf 248
Belgium Nicolas Di Gregorio 265
Belgium Mark Dictus 1205
Belgium Montoto Diego 331
Belgium Opap'S Ditudidi 213
Belgium Antoine Doeraene 205
Belgium amand dosimont 827
Belgium Guy Duparcq 1373
Belgium Christophe Dyzers 251
Belgium Jelle Emmerechts 363
Belgium Quentin Fallais 272
Belgium Chris Festre 636
Belgium Aron Fonteyne 524
Belgium Anthony Gerakitis 381
Belgium Peter Geuens 305
Belgium Bart Gielen 607
Belgium Lucas Gilis 603
Belgium Juan Gonzalez 342
Belgium Raf Goovaerts 350
Belgium Nathan Gotlib 298
Belgium Olivier Gr?goire 274
Belgium Christophe Gregoir 310
Belgium Wim Gressens 396
Belgium Jelle Gyselinck 261
Belgium Matthieu Hage 639
Belgium Aaron Hamerlynck 298
Belgium Stijn Hensen 244
Belgium Maarten Hommelberg 770
Belgium Bart Horré 286
Belgium Yves Hoydonckx 998
Belgium Timmy Kaurinovic 249
Belgium Sylvain Lachia 729
Belgium Loic Launois 555
Belgium Toon Lauryssen 370
Belgium Willem Lauryssen 574
Belgium Jelle Lauwers 306
Belgium nicolas lebrun 478
Belgium Maxime Lemaitre 336
Belgium Benoit Leterme 207
Belgium Steeve Lhomme 230
Belgium Dennis Li 302
Belgium Gauthier LIENARD 508
Belgium Flips Lionel 797
Belgium Gil Lissens 309
Belgium Steve Loor 507
Belgium Raphaël Lowet 204
Belgium Alexandre Mairesse 305
Belgium Gabriel Maka 274
Belgium Herwig Mampaey 225
Belgium Gregory Marcolungo 208
Belgium Philippe Massart 407
Belgium Ben Matthieu 212
Belgium Nick Menten 264
Belgium Robbert Menten 407
Belgium Raf Mesotten 917
Belgium Wesley Messiaan 221
Belgium Rizzi Michael 338
Belgium Michael Milis 869
Belgium peter Mispelters 265
Belgium marc monin 458
Belgium Patrick Monsieurs 567
Belgium Koen Moonens 313
Belgium Stefaan Morbee 396
Belgium Ben Naets 268
Belgium Branco Neirynck 384
Belgium Julien Nemeghaire 249
Belgium Turek Nicolas 203
Belgium Benjamin Noé 309
Belgium Miel Noelanders 261
Belgium Paraskevas Papadopoulos 364
Belgium Joffrey Patriarca 364
Belgium Miguel Pavon Camacho 203
Belgium François Pawlaczyk 350
Belgium charles peltier 235
Belgium Evgeny Pestov 1441
Belgium Yorick Pieters 313
Belgium Laurens Plompen 220
Belgium Andy Polderman 427
Belgium Jeffrey Puype 327
Belgium Eric Robert 284
Belgium Jonathan Rotstejn 607
Belgium Roos Sander 309
Belgium Renzo Schietgat 336
Belgium Joachim Serbruyns 326
Belgium Marvyn Simons 390
Belgium Geoffrey Siron 396
Belgium Yannick Snellings 628
Belgium naessens steven 398
Belgium Michaele Teppa 880
Belgium Mehdi Thisse 308
Belgium Pede Thomas 366
Belgium Christophe Tornero 205
Belgium Kenny Uittenbogaard 249
Belgium Geert Uyttendaele 277
Belgium Koen Valkeneers 320
Belgium tom valkeneers 1321
Belgium Thomas Van Borm 231
Belgium geert van campenhout 266
Belgium Cliff Van Damme 312
Belgium Glenn Van De Steen 481
Belgium Kim Van de Velde 251
Belgium Jelle Van Den Eynde 254
Belgium Annelies Van Der Krieken 224
Belgium Thomas Van Der Paelt 753
Belgium Stan van der Velden 2
Belgium Bjorn Van Hecke 215
Belgium Ides Van Hecke 362
Belgium Jeroen Van Heel 458
Belgium Kristof Van Holsbeeck 879
Belgium Glenn Van Hoof 737
Belgium Jan Van Nieuwenhove 408
Belgium Brecht Van Reusel 474
Belgium Geert Van Volsem 293
Belgium Nico Van Wanghe 465
Belgium Steven Van Wortswinkel 223
Belgium Chris Vand Den Wouwer 555
Belgium Wim Vandenborre 282
Belgium Yves Vandermaelen 294
Belgium Xavier Vantyghem 238
Belgium Jan Ver Eecke 360
Belgium Pieter Verbanck 217
Belgium Bart Verbiest 648
Belgium Kurt Verbinnen 234
Belgium philip verdoodt 498
Belgium Jamie Verelst 291
Belgium Katja Verfaillie 359
Belgium Johan Verhulst 876
Belgium Peter Vieren 230 3
Belgium Bram Volkaerts 363
Belgium Sven Vranken 201
Belgium Wim Waelkens 319
Belgium Wilson Wellens 220
Belgium Sepp Westhof 324
Belgium Emilien Wild 672
Belgium Sam Willemaerts 403
Belgium Sébastien Wilmotte 478

Ca me fait rire de voir l'avance d'Alex par rapport aux autres ^^

WHAAATTT THE FUCK

Belgium Alexandre Darras 1555


merci a nico S de nous l'avoir partager :d

C'est le même classement et nombre de PWP que le mois dernier

Joey a écrit:Vous êtes au courant que c'est le même classement et nombre de PWP que le mois dernier ?

Je présume que ce que tu veut dire c'est qu'il en a encore bien plus depuis le GP? :d

Non, le classement PWP seasonal est remit à 0 tous les ~4 mois. Ce classement est le classement de la saison 12/26/2011 - 01/04/2012.

aahn ok ^^

Vincent Lemoine

There are a lot of superstars on teams all around the globe and still plenty of spots that will be settled over the coming weeks. If you had to pick a team right now as the frontrunner you would be hard pressed to find a team with more success than the Belgian National team. The team is led by last year's National Champion—and Pro Tour Paris Top 8 competitor—Vincent Lemoine. There have been two qualifiers for the remaining three berths and both of those have gone to players with Pro Tour Top 8s on their resume. Most recently Cristophe Gregoire—a PT Honolulu 2009 Top 8er—won a slot and the first went to four-time Top 8 competitor Marijn Lybaert.

Christophe Gregoire and Marijn Lybaert

"The atmosphere felt a little bit like Nationals," said Lybaert of the roughly hundred-person event he won. " I was really happy to win the first WCQ. I have been trying to get on the Nationals squad for about ten years and always came up short. Winning the first WCQ felt a little bit like becoming national champ!"

The only qualification the remaining member of the team needs to have is a willingness to practice and work hard, although, "it would be nice to have someone like Mark Dictus or Gert Coeckelbergh on the squad, but I'll be happy with whoever wins."

Mark Dictus made the Top 8 of the first qualifier but could not play in the second due to being the tournament organizer.

Someone who has not yet fared too well in the qualifiers is a former Pro Tour winner Lybaert would not mind seeing round out the team: "Geoffrey Siron has a combined record of 0–4 at the previous two WCQs but would make for a very nice team with four people who have Top 8ed a PT," Lybaert said.

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