Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2012

2012 Pro Tour season

Pro Tours	4
Grands Prix	tbd
Start of season	21 November 2011
End of season	tbd
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The 2012 Pro Tour season will be the seventeenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It will begin on 7 January 2011 with Grand Prix Austin, and will end with the conclusion of the 2012 World Championship. The 2012 season introduces several major changes to the pro play of Magic: The Gathering. As of September 2011 it is yet unknown how a few things will be implemented in the 2012 season. The known changes include a major overhaul of the ratings system, a new invitation and bye policy based upon the new ratings system, and a vastly increased amount of Grand Prix tournaments.

Mode

Four Pro Tours will be held in the 2012 season. The amount of Grand Prix is still unknown as only Grand Prix tournaments through March have been announced yet.^[1] The prize purse of future Pro Tours is also unknown, however Wizards of the Coast announced, that future Grand Prix tournaments will have a total prize pool of $10,000 to $40,000 instead of a flat $30,000 pool that was awarded at each Grand Prix in 2011.

Grand Prix: Austin, Orlando

GP Austin (7–8 January) Format: Limited

GP Orlando (14–15 January) Format: Standard

Pro Tour Dark Ascension – Honolulu (10–12 February 2012)

The first Pro Tour in the 2012 season is the first to have a proper name. Previously Pro Tours were referred to by their location and/or date. The name Dark Ascension refers to the Magic set with the same name that is to be released a week prior to the Pro Tour.

Grands Prix: Kobe, Lincoln, Madrid, Baltimore, Lille, Seattle, Indianapolis, Nashville, Kuala Lumpur, Mexico City, Melbourne, Salt Lake City, Turin

GP Kobe (18–19 February) Format: Limited GP Baltimore (25–26 February) Format: Standard GP Indianapolis (10–11 March) Format: Legacy GP Mexico City (24–25 March) Format: Limited GP Turin (31 March–1 April) Format: Modern

GP Lincoln (18–19 February) Format: Modern GP Lille (3–4 March) Format: Standard GP Nashville (17–18 March) Format: Limited GP Melbourne (31 March–1 April) Format: Limited

GP Madrid (25–26 February) Format: Limited GP Seattle (3–4 March) Format: Limited GP Kuala Lumpur (24–25 March) Format: Standard GP Salt Lake City (31 March–1 April) Format: Standard

References

1. ^ "15 Grand Prix Highlight Early 2012 Schedule". Wizards of the Coast. August 23, 2011. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/082311a. Retrieved September 14, 2011. }