Checkmate's 1st Grandmaster Arena Open - cEDH $1k

Event Information

Welcome to Checkmate’s inaugural cEDH Tournament! Compete with the best in this high-powered Commander event where only the strongest decks and sharpest strategies prevail.

Registration is open until December 28th at 11:59pm. Drops after that time will not be refunded.

Rules

The tournament will follow the official cEDH rules, with pods playing 80-minute rounds in a Swiss format. After time in round is called, the active player will finish their turn and the game will end in a draw. There will be 3-4 preliminary rounds depending on the number of participants, followed by a cut to the top 10 players for semifinals and top 4 for finals.

Decklists are required before the close of registration. This event will be using the official banlist. You may have up to 25 proxies in your deck. We reserve the right to deck-check a specific participant during a round if there is a discrepency in observation of play behavior.

Prizing

• Tundra - Revised Edition: $480

• Polluted Delta - Zendikar Expedition: $250

• Sliver Queen (Japanese): $160

• Mana Crypt (Borderless, Foil) - Special Guests: $125

Each of these 4 cards can be immediately sold back to us for cash at 70% value.

• !!! DISCLAIMER !!! Prize support is dependent on the number of participants. There will be a prize offered for every 10 seats that are filled. For example, for 1-10 participants, 1st place will receive a Mana Crypt and no other prizes will be given out. If we have 11-20 participants, 1st place will receive a Sliver Queen and 2nd place will receive the Mana Crypt, etc up to 40 participants where top 4 will receive each of the offered prizes.

Schedule

• Venue opens at 11 am.
• Players must be seated by 11:30 am. If you are running late PLEASE GIVE US A CALL (419) 720-6901
• Tournament begins at 12 pm.