Step into the spotlight.
Star City Games® Opens are the main event of most SCG Tour® Weekends. They award at least $20,000 in prizes to the top competitors, and everyone who makes the Top 8 of an Individual Open or Top 4 of a Team Open qualifies to compete in the next Star City Games Invitational!
All 2019 Season One Standard Open or Classic players receive an exclusive Captain's Quarters playmat!*
All 2019 Season One Modern Open or Classic players receive an exclusive Aurora's Light playmat!*
All 2019 Season One Legacy Open or Classic players receive an exclusive Ripped from Reality playmat!*
All Star City Games Open and Classic players also receive our newest set of five tokens featuring some of your favorite Star City Games personalities!*
*While supplies last.
Tournament Structure
Opens are two-day tournaments with the top finishers after nine rounds of Swiss on Saturday advancing to Day 2. After six rounds of Swiss on Sunday, there is a cut to a single-elimination Top 8.
Team Constructed – 9 rounds, Top 24 or 21+ Match Points advance to Day 2
Prizes and SCG Points
Individual Open Prizes
| Finish | Prizes | SCG Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $5,000 | 30 |  |
| Finalist | $2,000 | 25 | |
| Top 4 | $1,000 | 20 | |
| Top 8 | $500 | 15 | |
| Top 16 | $325 | — | — |
| Top 32 | $200 | — | — |
| Top 64 | $100 | — | — |
| Finish/Match Points | SCG Points |
|---|---|
| 36+ | 12 |
| 34 – 35 | 10 |
| 33 | 8 |
| 31 – 32 | 7 |
| 30 | 6 |
| 28 – 29 | 5 |
| 27 | 4 |
| Day 2 | 3 |
| Participation | 1 |
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.
Team Open Prizes
| Finish | Prizes | SCG Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $7,500 | 25 | |
| Finalist | $3,000 | 20 | |
| Top 4 | $1,500 | 15 | |
| Top 8 | $900 | 10 | — |
| Top 12 | $600 | — | — |
| Top 16 | $300 | — | — |
| Finish/Match Points | SCG Points |
|---|---|
| 33+ | 10 |
| 31 – 32 | 8 |
| 30 | 6 |
| 28 – 29 | 4 |
| Day 2 | 3 |
| Participation | 1 |
Top 8 teams receive SCG Points based on rank. All other teams receive SCG Points based on their match point total at the end of the event.
Schedule
An Open is just one of many reasons to attend an SCG Tour Weekend. See when the SCG Tour will be in your area, then make plans to join us and come be part of the fun!