World Magic Cup
The World Magic Cup (WMC) is a yearly three-day tournament, usually held in the fall or early winter. It is a National Team competition, featuring more than 70 countries, and serves as the successor to the Team World Championship held every year at the World Championships from 1995 to 2011.
Description
The World Magic Cup was announced in December 2011 as the successor to the recently abolished Team World Championship. Initially, there was to be no replacement, but this was changed after the negative community response to the initial announcement.[1] The WMC is an invitation-only tournament consisting of National teams with four members each: three winners of World Magic Cup Qualifier tournaments, and the National Champion. The National Champion is the country's player with the most Pro Points during the previous Pro Tour season.
On day one of competition, there are three rounds of Team Sealed followed by four rounds of Team Unified Standard. The top 32 teams advance to day two. On day two, teams are divided, according to their standing within the event (seeding), into eight groups of four teams each, where each team plays every other team in the group once, the format being Team Sealed. The top two teams in each group advance; if two or more teams are tied, the team(s) with the highest seed will advance. The teams are then divided again, according to their standing within the event, into four groups of four teams each, where each team plays every other team in the group once, the format being Team Unified Standard. The top two teams in each group advance to day three of competition; if two or more teams are tied, the team(s) with the highest seed will advance. The top eight teams then compete in a seeded (based on total number of points from day one and day two), single-elimination bracket; the format is Team Unified Standard.
Teams cannot change their decks during the competition; however, they can be played by different team members. Matches are played three-on-three, with one player on each team serving as the "Coach"; the Coach doesn't play, but may help the other members of their team during the match.
Prizes
The World Magic cup awards players both money and Pro Points, and for the top eight teams, invitations to the next Pro Tour, including airfare.
| Place | Payout (per player) | Pro Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12,000 | 8 |
| 2 | $6,500 | 7 |
| 3–4 | $4,000 | 6 |
| 5–8 | $2,000 | 5 |
| 9–16 | $1,500 | 4 |
| 17–32 | $1,000 | 3 |
| 33+ | - | 2 |
| Total | $250,000 | - |
Past winners
| Year | Country | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 World Magic Cup | Template:Flagicon TWN Taiwan | Tzu Ching Kuo |
| Tung-Yi Cheng | ||
| Yu Min Yang | ||
| Paul Renie | ||
| 2013 World Magic Cup | Template:Flagicon FRA France | Raphaël Lévy |
| Timothée Simonot | ||
| Yann Guthmann | ||
| Stephane Soubrier | ||
| 2014 World Magic Cup | Template:Flagicon DNK Denmark | Martin Müller |
| Simon Nielsen | ||
| Thomas Enevoldsen | ||
| Lars Birch | ||
| 2015 World Magic Cup | Template:Flagicon ITA Italy | Marco Cammilluzzi |
| William Pizzi | ||
| Francesco Bifero | ||
| Andrea Mengucci |