For those of you who have been asking about more details for next week Challenge events, we got an update!
This latest update for the upcoming Challenge events comes from the official Disney Lorcana site!
Note: We just got the prize wall information for the Atlanta Challenge that you should definitely check out too!
Rules & Tournament Structure
RULES
Core constructed.
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE
Day 1
- Rounds: 9
- Format: Swiss
- 2 Game Matches
Day 2
- Cut to 64 Players
- Single-Elimination
- Best of 3
The PPG site for the Atlanta Challenge event has also updated with more details on the tournament structure, sharing the following.
Day 1 (Saturday, May 25th):
9 Rounds
Swiss-System Tournament
2-Game Matches
Time Limit: 45 minutes per Match
Points are awarded based on performance in each match. Each game win grants players three (3) points.
If a player wins two games in a single round, they receive one (1) bonus point. Losses and incomplete
games award zero (0) points.
The Top 64 players in the Swiss portion will proceed to Day 2.
Day 2 (Sunday, May 26th):
Single-Elimination Matches — Best of 3 Games
Pairings are seeded (1st place from Swiss plays 64th, 2nd plays 63rd, etc.)
The higher-seeded player elects whether to play or draw
Time Limit: 70 Minutes for Preliminary Rounds — Quarterfinal (Top 8), Semifinal, and Final Rounds are
untimed.
Prize List
Prize List for 1025+ Players and Over
Early Check-In (day before event) – Event Promo
Participation – Dragon Fire
Swiss Performance (Roughly Top 128) – Let It Go
Top 64 Players – Cinderella – Stouthearted
Top 32 Players – Rapunzel – Gifted with Healing
Top 16 Players – Rapunzel Playmat + Qualify for North American or European Championship (matching Challenge event’s respective region)
Top 8 Players – Serialized Mickey Mouse – Brave Little Tailor
Top 4 Players – 2 Displays of Current Set + Prize Wall Tickets
Top 2 Players – 2 Displays of Current Set + Prize Wall Tickets
Winner – Challenge Trophy + Full Foil Set of Current Challenge Legal Set (Including Enchanted Cards)
Prize List for 1024 Players and Under
Early Check-In (day before event) – Event Promo
Participation – Dragon Fire
Swiss Performance (Roughly Top 64) – Let It Go
Top 32 Players – Cinderella – Stouthearted
Top 16 Players – Rapunzel – Gifted with Healing + Qualify for North American or European Championship (matching Challenge event’s respective region)
Top 8 Players – Rapunzel Playmat
Top 4 Players – Serialized Mickey Mouse – Brave Little Tailor
Top 2 Players – 2 Displays of Current Set + Prize Wall Tickets
Winner – Challenge Trophy + Full Foil Set of Current Challenge Legal Set (Including Enchanted Cards)
* The PPG site has updated with more information on prizes that you should also check out.
The most important point to note from the document, is that players must play a minimum of 3 rounds to qualify for the Dragon Fire Challenge participation prize.
Challenge Event Schedule
North America
May 25-26: Atlanta, GA
June 8-9: Chicago, IL
July 20-21: Fort Worth, TX
August 24-25: Toronto, ON
September 21-22: Las Vegas, NV
October 26-27: Seattle, WA
Europe
May 25-26: Lille, France
July 6-7: Bochum, Germany
August 3-4: Bologna, Italy
September 21-22: Birmingham, UK
Based on the information, regardless of the Atlanta event which opened up to 2048 players, or different Challenge event with a smaller player count, there will be 9 swiss rounds of Two-Game match to play on day 1 which makes it definitely a challenge to try and make it on top.
We just got an update on how the point system for Two-Game matches work which you should definitely check out here.
With regards to the Top 64/128 (Depending on number of players) prize of the Let It Go promo card, Richelle from Team Lorcana has confirmed that this will be based on points. Everyone with the same amount of points as the 64th/128th player, will also receive the Let It Go promo card.
The PPG site also updates:
*For Top 128 prizes, all those competitors with the same points total as the final qualifying competitor
within the cutoff will also receive the corresponding prize, regardless of tiebreakers
For anyone unclear of how prizes are distributed, Richelle has also confirmed that the prize cards are accumulative. For example, if you are among the top 4, you will receive not only the serialized Mickey Mouse – Brave Little Tailor, you will also receive the other promo cards such as Rapunzel – Gifted with Healing, Cinderella – Stouthearted and Let It Go! For a look at what all the prize cards look like, check out this post from March when we first saw all the prize cards on Lorecast.
The first Challenge events commence next week and the events are bound to be exciting! Remember to prepare well for the event and good luck to everyone!
