The 4th Common Ground Cup!
Presented by the Common Ground MtG Pauper Podcast in collaboration with Game Knight, the CGCup is a semi-annual $2k+ Pauper tournament featuring top competition from the US Pauper scene as well as coverage and commentary streamed live!
Event Info:
When: Saturday July 25th 2026
What time: 11am
Where: Game Knight, 119 Nashville Hwy #117, Columbia TN
How much: $30
Player capacity: 100 players
Format: Pauper (Comp REL)
Prizes: $2k+ cash to Top 16 (detailed breakdown below) and a trophy for the champion!
Hotel Block:
We are pleased to once again partner with the Brentwood Courtyard Marriott to offer a 10 room block for this event! Rooms are $115/night, single King bed, and the block covers up to 3 nights from Friday night through Sunday night. Use the booking link below to reserve your room! This block rate deal ends June 16th so please book your room soon if you intend to reserve a room.
NOTE: The hotel is much closer to Nashville than Game Knight so please plan for a 30-40 minute drive to the event. If you're flying in from out of town you may have luck catching a ride with a local crew, check-in with our Discord community to find out! Reserve your room here: https://app.marriott.com/reslink?id=1774371128867&key=GRP&app=resvlink
CGMtG Discord: https://discord.gg/f9KMt6FPYz
Live Stream:
The 4th Common Ground Cup will also be live-streamed with commentary from Cameron Schindler, James "Hippo" Hieronimus, and a special guest TBA! If you can't attend in person, follow along in chat with a full day of coverage production.
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gameknighttn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GameKnightTN
Cash Breakdown
(minimum prizes at 75+ players)
1st - $500
2nd - $300
3rd/4th - $200
5th-8th - $100
9th-16th - $50
The CGMtG team may add some additional store credit "bounty" prizes to reward creative card choices.
Stay tuned for more info on those soon!
8-Player Pauper Win-A-Box side events will be available On-Demand after Round 3 of the main event!
Listen to Common Ground MtG every Thursday!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3f9LJEJ5zZVKY1EswSKmis
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/common-ground-mtg-pauper-podcast/id1719551675
Official Pauper Information & Banned List: https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/pauper
