Pro Players Club
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 professional standings. It took effect with Pro Tour London in 2005.
There are currently three ranks in the Pro Players Club. Prior to 2012, it was in 8 levels.
Earning Levels
To quote the Pro Players Club's Guidelines and Procedures:
| “ | When a member reaches the required number of Pro Points in the current season's Player of the Year Standing, 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 his or her previous season's Player of the Year Standing. | ” |
From 2012 season onwards, If a player won a Pro Tour event or Worlds, he or she is immediately promoted to Platinum level until the end of the next season.
Post-2012 Changes
In 2012 season Pro Players Club's rank was merged into 3 ranks.
- Silver: Players get 2 byes in all Grand Prixes. Automatic invitation to World Magic Cup Qualifiers. Automatic invitation of the next Pro Tour event (if he/she got invited through other means like Grand Prix, this right will be inherited to next PT and so on). 10QP in all Magic Online Championship Series events.
- Gold: Players get 3 byes in all Grand Prixes. 1 bye in World Magic Cup Qualifiers. Invitation of the all Pro Tour events with Appearance Fees. 15QP in all Magic Online Championship Series events.
- Platium: Players get 3 byes in all Grand Prixes with free Sleep-in Special. 2 byes in World Magic Cup Qualifiers. Invitation of the all Pro Tour events with Hotel and Airfare Fees. Appearance Fees in Grand Prixes, Pro Tours, World Magic Cup (and Qualifiers). 20QP in all Magic Online Championship Series events.
Pre-2012 Benefits
- Grand Prix Byes: Players get 1 bye at all Grand Prixes for each level they have, to a maximum of 3 byes per event.
- National Championship: All players with Level 2 or higher are automatically invited to their country's National Championship.
- Pro Tour & Worlds: All players with Level 3 or higher qualify for all Pro Tour events, including the Magic World Championships.
- Appearance Fees: All players with Level 5 or higher get paid appearance fees for participating in a Pro Tour or Worlds. Players with Level 7 or higher also get paid appearance fees for participating in Grand Prix events.
- Airfare Fees: Level 6 players get free airfare to one Pro Tour or Worlds for the current season. Level 7 and 8 players get free airfare to all Pro Tours and Worlds.