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There are currently three ranks in the Pro Players Club: Silver, Gold, and Platinum.<ref name="2012changes">{{cite web|title=Revamped Premier Play Coming in 2012|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/122311a|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|date=2011-12-23|accessdate=2015-09-29}}</ref> | There are currently three ranks in the Pro Players Club: Silver, Gold, and Platinum.<ref name="2012changes">{{cite web|title=Revamped Premier Play Coming in 2012|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/122311a|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|date=2011-12-23|accessdate=2015-09-29}}</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
Prior to the establishment of the Pro Players Club, [[Wizards]] had experienced with various ways of enabling a pro lifestyle by giving top players a method of somewhat regular income. The first of these was the [[Masters Series]], introduced for the [[2000–01 Pro Tour Season|2000–01 season]]. Each event took place prior to the Pro Tour and in the same city; the top players in the world were invited to a 32-man single-elimination tournament with a cash prize of $150,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information on the Masters Series|url=http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=MASTERSNY00/998info|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2016-05-03}}</ref> The Masters series was phased out following the [[2002–03 Pro Tour Season|2002–03 season]], as the single-elimination nature of the event proved too volatile and high variance, and too low profile next to the Pro Tour taking place almost simultaneously. In its place, the End-of-Year Payout system was introduced. This system paid the top fifty finishers in the [[Player of the Year]] race a total of $635,000 at the end of each season; however, this was phased out during the next season, as it did not give immediate rewards to players for traveling to events, and it failed to encourage top players to stay on the Pro Tour for the next season.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Dragonmaster's Lair - Upheavals In OP|url=http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/print.php?Article=23063|publisher=StarCityGames|accessdate=2016-05-03}}</ref> | |||
The Pro Players Club was introduced on the 2nd of May, 2005.<ref name="PPC05">{{cite web|title=WELCOME TO THE PRO PLAYERS CLUB|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/welcome-pro-players-club-2005-05-02|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|first=Randy|last=Buehler|date=2005-05-02|accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref> It featured a system with six levels based on [[Pro Points]] earned during the previous season, where a level 3 player would be invited to all Pro Tours, and level 6 players were also given significant appearance fees for attending [[Grand Prix]] and Pro Tour events, as well as airfare and a hotel room for all Pro Tours. Exact benefits and level requirements have since changed over the years, and prior to the [[2008 Pro Tour Season|2008 season]], the system was changed to having eight levels. During the [[2012 Pro Tour Season|2012 season]], the Pro Players Club was overhauled, and the previous eight levels were replaced by three: Silver, Gold, and Platinum. | |||
==Earning Levels== | ==Earning Levels== | ||
From the Pro Tour Players Club Guidelines and Procedures:<ref name="PPC">{{cite web|title=PRO TOUR PLAYERS CLUB GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/pro-players-club|publisher=Wizards of the Coast}}</ref> | From the Pro Tour Players Club Guidelines and Procedures:<ref name="PPC">{{cite web|title=PRO TOUR PLAYERS CLUB GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/pro-players-club|publisher=Wizards of the Coast}}</ref> | ||
{{cquote|When a member reaches the required number of Professional Points in the current Professional Points season, he or she is immediately promoted to the applicable Club Level for the rest of the current season. At the beginning of each new season, every member will be awarded the membership level based on his or her final point total in the previous Professional Points season.}} | {{cquote|When a member reaches the required number of Professional Points in the current Professional Points season, he or she is immediately promoted to the applicable Club Level for the rest of the current season. At the beginning of each new season, every member will be awarded the membership level based on his or her final point total in the previous Professional Points season.}} | ||
Starting with the 2012 season, players that win a [[Pro Tour]] event or the [[Worlds|World Championship]] are immediately promoted to Platinum level until the end of the next season. Winners of the Magic Online Championship and the [[Rookie of the Year]] are immediately promoted to Gold level until the end of the next season. | Starting with the 2012 season, players that win a [[Pro Tour]] event or the [[Worlds|World Championship]] are immediately promoted to Platinum level until the end of the next season. Winners of the Magic Online Championship and the [[Rookie of the Year]] are immediately promoted to Gold level until the end of the next season. | ||
Revision as of 14:34, 3 May 2016
The Pro Players Club is a system set up by Wizards of the Coast to reward players on the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It was announced in May 2005 by Randy Buehler and replaced several older and more complicated sytems like the end-of-the-year payout. It took effect with Pro Tour London in 2005.
There are currently three ranks in the Pro Players Club: Silver, Gold, and Platinum.[1]
History
Prior to the establishment of the Pro Players Club, Wizards had experienced with various ways of enabling a pro lifestyle by giving top players a method of somewhat regular income. The first of these was the Masters Series, introduced for the 2000–01 season. Each event took place prior to the Pro Tour and in the same city; the top players in the world were invited to a 32-man single-elimination tournament with a cash prize of $150,000.[2] The Masters series was phased out following the 2002–03 season, as the single-elimination nature of the event proved too volatile and high variance, and too low profile next to the Pro Tour taking place almost simultaneously. In its place, the End-of-Year Payout system was introduced. This system paid the top fifty finishers in the Player of the Year race a total of $635,000 at the end of each season; however, this was phased out during the next season, as it did not give immediate rewards to players for traveling to events, and it failed to encourage top players to stay on the Pro Tour for the next season.[3]
The Pro Players Club was introduced on the 2nd of May, 2005.[4] It featured a system with six levels based on Pro Points earned during the previous season, where a level 3 player would be invited to all Pro Tours, and level 6 players were also given significant appearance fees for attending Grand Prix and Pro Tour events, as well as airfare and a hotel room for all Pro Tours. Exact benefits and level requirements have since changed over the years, and prior to the 2008 season, the system was changed to having eight levels. During the 2012 season, the Pro Players Club was overhauled, and the previous eight levels were replaced by three: Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
Earning Levels
From the Pro Tour Players Club Guidelines and Procedures:[5]
| “ | When a member reaches the required number of Professional Points in the current Professional Points season, he or she is immediately promoted to the applicable Club Level for the rest of the current season. At the beginning of each new season, every member will be awarded the membership level based on his or her final point total in the previous Professional Points season. | ” |
Starting with the 2012 season, players that win a Pro Tour event or the World Championship are immediately promoted to Platinum level until the end of the next season. Winners of the Magic Online Championship and the Rookie of the Year are immediately promoted to Gold level until the end of the next season.
For the 2013–14 season, only the five best Grand Prix results (in terms of Pro Points earned) count towards a player's total number of points during a season. This cap was increased to six for the 2014–15 season and onwards.[6]
Levels and benefits
In the 2012 season, the Pro Players Club was changed to a system with three ranks; benefits and requirements are adjusted on a yearly basis if necessary.
The current 2015 system's benefits and requirements are listed below:
Silver (18 points)
Silver-level players receive:
- two byes at all individual-format Grand Prix tournaments.
- an invitation to the Pro Tour immediately following their promotion to Silver level after the start of a pro season. If they already have an invitation to that Pro Tour, or chooses not to attend, the invitation will be deferred to the next Pro Tour of that pro season (if any), and so on.
- an invitation to the first Pro Tour of the season. If they already have an invitation to that Pro Tour, or chooses not to attend, the invitation will be deferred to the next Pro Tour of that pro season (if any), and so on.
- invitations to their country's World Magic Cup Qualifiers.
- 10 QPs for each Magic Online Championship Series season.
- an invitation to one Regional Pro Tour Qualifier during each Regional Pro Tour Qualifier season.
Gold (33 points)
Gold-level players receive:
- three byes at all individual-format Grand Prix tournaments.
- invitations to all Pro Tours.
- expenses-paid air travel ticket to all Pro Tours.
- invitations to their country's World Magic Cup Qualifiers.
- one bye at each World Magic Cup Qualifier in their country.
- 15 QPs for each Magic Online Championship Series season.
Platinum (50 points)
Platinum-level players receive:
- three byes at all individual-format Grand Prix tournaments.
- a complementary sleep-in special at all Grand Prix (where available).
- invitations to all Pro Tours.
- expenses-paid air travel ticket and hotel accommodations at all Pro Tours.
- invitations to their country's World Magic Cup Qualifiers.
- two byes at each World Magic Cup Qualifier in their country.
- 20 QPs for each Magic Online Championship Series season.
- appearance fees for attending select tournaments:
- Pro Tour – $3000
- World Magic Cup – $1000
- World Magic Cup Qualifier – $500
- Grand Prix – $250