Magic: The Gathering esports is about o kick off with a 2020 partial season that includes Players Tour Finals and Regionals (tabletop), Grand Prix events, and a Mythic Invitational.
The partial tabletop MTG 2020 partial season runs from Jan. 10 to July 26, and a fully 2020-2021 season will start in August, and the next Magic World Championship will happen at the end of the season.
Players Tour Schedule
Throughout the MTG 2020 partial season, the Players Tour is divided into two series: There are two Players Tour Finals with three regional tournaments feeding into one final per series, so there's a total of six regionals.
Series | Players Tour Tournament | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Series 1 | Players Tour Europe: Brussels | Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2020 |
Series 1 | Players Tour Asia-Pacific: Nagoya | Feb. 1 to 2, 2020 |
Series 1 | Players Tour Americas: Phoenix | Feb. 7 to 9, 2020 |
Series 1 | Players Tour Finals: Houston | April 24 to 26, 2020 |
Series 2 | Players Tour Europe: Copenhagen | May 1 to 3, 2020 |
Series 2 | Players Tour Americas: Charlotte | May 8 to 10, 2020 |
Series 2 | Players Tour Asia-Pacific: Kitakyushu | May 9 to 10, 2020 |
Series 2 | Players Tour Finals: Minneapolis | July 10 to 12, 2020 |
Grand Prix schedule
Several Grand Prix tournaments that will take place in Magicfests are contained within the Players Tour series throughout the 2020 partial season. Players can qualify for Players Tour tournament or final based on their performance in Grand Prix events.
CFB Events recently announced the formats for twelve Grand Prix events this year. Wizards of the Coast and CFB Events are expected to announce the formats for the rest of the Grand Prix events coming later this year.
GP Event | Dates | Format | PT Series |
|---|---|---|---|
MagicFest Austin | Jan. 10 to 12, 2020 | Modern | Series 2 |
MagicFest New Jersey | Jan. 24 to 6, 2020 | Limited | Series 2 |
MagicFest Brussels | Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 2020 | Pioneer | Series 2 |
MagicFest Nagoya | Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2020 | Pioneer | Series 2 |
MagicFest Phoenix | Feb. 6 to 9, 2020 | Pioneer | Series 2 |
MagicFest Reno | Feb. 28 to March 1, 2020 | Limited | Series 2 |
MagicFest Lyon | March 6 to 8, 2020 | Standard | Series 2 |
MagicFest Detroit | March 13 to 15, 2020 | Standard | Series 2 |
MagicFest São Paulo | March 20 to 22, 2020 | Modern | Series 2 |
MagicFest Louisville | March 27 to 29, 2020 | Pioneer | Series 2 |
MagicFest Turin | April 3 to 5, 2020 | Modern | Series 3 |
MagicFest Palm Beach | April 10 to 12, 2020 | Modern | Series 3 |
MagicFest Houston | April 24 to 26, 2020 | Limited | Series 3 |
MagicFest Copenhagen | April 30 to May 3, 2020 | Limited | Series 3 |
MagicFest Charlotte | May 7 to 10, 2020 | Standard | Series 3 |
MagicFest Kitakyushu | May 8 to 10, 2020 | Standard | Series 3 |
MagicFest Toronto | May 22 to 24, 2020 | Modern | Series 3 |
MagicFest Prague | May 29 to 31, 2020 | Standard | Series 3 |
MagicFest Seattle | June 5 to 7, 2020 | Team Lim | Series 3 |
MagicFest Valencia | June 12 to 14, 2020 | Modern | Series 3 |
MagicFest Providence | June 19 to 21, 2020 | Pioneer | Series 3 |
MagicFest Minneapolis | July 10 to 12, 2020 | Limited | Series 3 |
MagicFest Liverpool | July 17 to 19, 2020 | Limited | Series 3 |
MagicFest San Jose | July 24 to 26, 2020 | Standard | Series 3 |
The previously announced Magicfest Bilbao was replaced by Magicfest Valencia on the same weekend.
Here's the full MagicFest 2020 schedule:
The Magic Arena Mythic Invitational - Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is scheduled on May 14-17.
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