| Organized by The Shuffle Squad | |
 | Standard format |
Welcome to the Standard Masterball Tournament Series!
This tournament will be played in the new Standard format (SSH-EVS) and will be FREE TO ENTER!
Please make sure to read all information before registering.
TOURNAMENT BASICS
- FREE ENTRY
- The Tournaments will take place Thursday September 23th 2021
- START at 7:00pm EDT
- REGISTRATION ENDS at 6:59pm EDT. This includes registering fully on Limitless and submission of your decklist.
- Standard Format from Sword and Shield Base on (SSH - EVS)
- Swiss Rounds + Top Cut according to # of players.
- Schedule may very up until the Tournament start based on registered players.
PRIZES
To Be Determined
DECKLIST
- Deck list must be submitted before the start of the tournament.
- Your deck list must exactly match the deck list played in PTCGO in your match. Any issues with this please request a judge in limitless and get a screenshot of the reported issue.
- Playing the wrong deck will be subject to a game loss based on judge call.
- Deck Lists will be open and visible by all.
Invitational
- Players who place in any Masterball Series #2 Tournament will earn points towards the first ever Masterball Invitational
- Prizing for the Invitational will be 1000+ codes in the latest Standard legal set
- To see your ranking as well as all the lastest information on the invitational go to Masterball Invitational!
MATCH RULES
- The PTCGO "Timer" must be enabled for the match and the “Standard” format must be selected.
- If any PTCGO glitch or bug is used to a players advantage during a game, that player will receive a game-loss. We will use in-game data and player screenshots to resolve disputes.
- Upon registration, you agree with the following: ALL FIELDS required by Limitless must be filled completely and accurately, if you don't do it you will NOT be paired.
- TO CONTACT STAFF DURING the tournament use the call a judge button in the middle of your pairing screen. To contact them BEFORE or AFTER the tournament @moderator in the Discord Server.
- Check-in starts 1 hour before the tournament begins! PLEASE check-in, if not you will be automatically dropped from the tournament.
- You also must CHECK-IN at the beginning of every match or you will be awarded a loss. If you dont check in, your opponent and a judge will determine the match's outcome
- If you have any problems please use the Call a Judge button on Limitless to notify us of the issue.
- If you are able to stream PTCGO through Discord we ask that you go into the STREAM CHANNELS during the tournament. If you're asked to share your screen/PTCGO.
- You will abide by the SPIRIT OF THE GAME and understand that we are all here to have a good time.
- Check-in starts 1 hour before the tournament begins! PLEASE check-in, if not you will be automatically dropped from the tournament.
Tournament Structure
Phase 1 Swiss
5 Swiss Rounds - BO1
23 minutes per round
3 minute round check-in
players with 9 or more points advance to the next phase
Phase 2 Swiss
3 Swiss Rounds - BO1
23 minutes per round
3 minute round check-in
16 players advance to the next phase
Champion Phase
4 Single Elimination Rounds - BO3
45 minutes per round
3 minute round check-in
Wins are worth 3 match points, ties 1