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Star City Games Invitational

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 checkmark
Finalist $10,000 40 checkmark
Top 4 $5,000 35 checkmark
Top 8 $3,000 30 checkmark
Top 16 $2,000 — checkmark
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!

Friday
Starts: 11am
4 rounds each of Pioneer and Modern (format order varies)
15+ match points or tied for Top 96 advance
Saturday
Starts: 11am
4 rounds each of Pioneer and Modern (format order varies)
Cut to Top 8
Sunday
Starts: 9am
Top 8 (format varies)

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.

List of Qualified Players


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Season One SCG Points
1 Zach Allen 85
2 Will Pulliam 82
3 Pete Ingram 79
4 Harlan Firer 75
5 Edgar Magalhaes 70
6 Corey Baumeister 66
7 Aaron Barich 65
8 Matthew Dilks 65
9 Danny Jessup 64
10 Daryl Ayers 64
11 Caleb W Scherer 51
12 Wade Lawson 49
13 Phillip Stanley 45
14 Dylan Hand 45
15 Julien Henry 44
16 Kevin Jones 43
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  • 2/19 SCG Tour Online Satellite #3 Magic Arena,
  • 2/19 SCG Tour Online Satellite #2 Magic Arena,
  • 2/19 SCG Tour Online Satellite #1 MTG Arena,
  • 2/14 Magic Online Challenge Magic Online,
  • 2/14 Kaldheim Championship Qualifier #10 Magic Arena,
  • 2/13 Magic Online Challenge Magic Online,
  • 2/13 SCG Tour Online Satellite #8 Magic Arena,
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  • 2/13 SCG Tour Online Satellite #6 Magic Arena,
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  • 2/12 SCG Tour Online Satellite #4 Magic Arena,
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