Do you have what it takes to be a Star City Games® Invitational Champion?
Twice a year, qualified players compete for $100,000 in prizes, a bye and free entry into every Star City Games Open, free entry into one Star City Games Classic per weekend for the following season of the SCG Tour®, their likeness immortalized on an exclusive token, and an invitation to compete in the year-end Star City Games Players' Championship!
Each Star City Games Invitational is held at an SCG CON weekend which also includes several special events, tons of side events, vendors and special guests, so even players without an Invitational qualification can join in the fun.
Prizes and SCG Points
Every Invitational competitor gets SCG Points just for playing. The Top 64 earn prizes with $20,000 going to first place!
| Finish | Prizes | SCG Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $20,000 | 50 |  |
| Finalist | $10,000 | 40 | |
| Top 4 | $5,000 | 35 | |
| Top 8 | $3,000 | 30 | |
| Top 16 | $2,000 | — | |
| Top 32 | $1,000 | — | — |
| Top 64 | $500 | — | — |
| Match Points | SCG Points |
|---|---|
| 37+ | 25 |
| 36 | 20 |
| 34-35 | 17 |
| 33 | 14 |
| 31-32 | 11 |
| 30 | 8 |
| Day 2 | 5 |
| Participation | 2 |
Top 8 players receive SCG Points based on rank. All other players receive SCG Points based on their match point total at the end of the event.
Tournament Structure
Each Invitational features two formats, Pioneer and Modern, with four Swiss rounds of each the first two days. On Sunday, the Top 8 players battle it out in best-of-five elimination matches (where the first two games are unsideboarded) for the title of Invitational champion!
How to Qualify
Want your chance at a $20,000 top prize, your likeness on a future token, byes and free entry at select SCG Tour events? Get qualified for an Invitational! Here's how:
- Finish in the Top 16 of a Star City Games Invitational
- Finish in the Top 8 of a Star City Games Open
- Finish in the Top 8 of a Star City Games Regional Championships
- Finish in the Top 4 of a Star City Games Team Open
- Finish in the Top 4 of a Star City Games Classic
- Finish in the Top 2 of a Star City Games Invitational Qualifier
- Earn at least 15 SCG Points in the current Player of the Year race.