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DCI Sanctioned-Event Information
Running DCI-sanctioned
tournaments is a great service you can offer your players, keeping
them involved in organized play at your location for a long time
to come.
The DCI now
sanctions tournaments for the following games:
- Magic:
The Gathering
- Pokémon
- Legend
of the Five Rings
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5/1/00
- Important
announcement regarding the DCI's support of Classic Games.
If you organize tournaments for BattleTech, Vampire: The Eternal
Struggle, Netrunner, Rage: Across Las Vegas, Legend of the Burning
Sands, Dune, C*23, Xena: Warrior Princess or Hercules: The Legendary
Journeys, please read this announcement. |
The DCI creates
standardized rules for play and tournament reporting procedures
so your players know what to expect when they attend your tournaments,
DCI sanctioning also allows them to build ratings and rankings-giving
them local prestige and the possibility of taking their play to
the highest levels.
The DCI uses
two different methods to calculate player ratings and rankings,
depending on the type of event:
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"Blue Events" apply to all games
which use the Elo rating system. This rating system allows players
to gain or lose points based on the strength of the opponent they
are facing. For more information about the Elo system, please
refer to Appendix A of the Universal
Tournament Rules.
- "L5R
Events" use a Point Accumulation System. This system awards
points to players based on their performance and the overall size
of the event. For more information about the Point Accumulation
System, please refer to Appendix A of the Universal
Tournament Rules.
Required
Reading
To serve
your players best, you need to know and use the following documents
when sanctioning events with the DCI:
The following
documents are available for download in Adobe PDF format. If you
need to download Adobe Acrobat
Reader, please visit the Adobe site for a free download.
For Chinese
Simplified translations of sanctioning documents, click
here.
1. DCI Sanctioning
Policies
DCI Sanctioning
requires organizers to follow specific policies. Please refer
to section 80 of the Universal
Tournament Rules.
2. Event Sanctioning
Application and Instructions
Instructions:
Applications:
3. DCI Tournament
Rules
By running
a DCI Sanctioned Tournament, you players know what to expect.
It is imperative that you you know, too! Make sure you thoroughly
read the DCI Universal
Tournament Rules as well as the game specific rules for the
event you are running.
4. Tournament
Report Submission Policies
To find out
how to submit your event reports, please refer to section 90 of
the Universal
Tournament Rules.
Electronic
Reporting is the quickest way to get your event results back to
the DCI. It's not a requirement, but it offers great player service.
Make sure you have reviewed the submission policies in the Universal
Tournament Rules, and then click below for more information on
electronic reporting:
Resources
- The Magic:The
Gathering Judge
Certification page has lots of useful information like the
current suspended player list and the official Oracle card text
for every Magic card printed.
- Premiere
Events are held for many of the games the DCI sanctions. Find
out what events are coming up!.
Look here
for a complete description
of Magic: the Gathering premiere events.
- Swiss
pairings system--This pairing system allows all players to
participate throughout the main rounds of competition.
- Single-elimination
final rounds --Many organizers determine their tournament
winners using this system.
- Tiebreakers
--Organizers cutting to the top players at their tournaments should
use these tiebreakers to determine who advances to the single-elimination
rounds.
- Age-Modified
Swiss pairing system--This system pairs players based on both
tournament record and age. It is required for DCI sanctioned Pokemon
tournaments, but may be used for any game system.
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You may now apply online to become a tournament organizer and receive your password to sanction events directly through the DCI Tournament Organizer Information Centre. Access the Online Tournament Organizer Sanctioning Application here!
DCI
Tournament Organizer Information Centre
The DCI
TO Information Centre contains:
- access
to DCI Online Sanctioning tool
- access
to an online event status report
- a tool
to search for certified DCI Judges
- downloadable
DCI Reporter tournament operation software (windows95/98)
- downloadable
DCI Forms for tournament operations
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Access
to the DCI TO Information Centre requires a password. Go to
the site to get information on how to get a password.
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