UK Nationals Schedule 2009.

theboywithtits · UK Nationals Schedule 2009.

Player Package
UK National Championship 2009 Sheffield

Main Event Information:

Saturday (April 25th)

Entry Fee: By invitation only. No cost.

Format:
Advance Format, Forbidden list applies.

7 Round Swiss day 1
4 Round Swiss day 2
Top 8 day 2

Day 1
Registration: 09.00 – 10.45
Player briefing: 10.45 – 11.10
Start of Main Event: 11.10
End of Swiss Rounds: 17.00 – approximately

Sunday (April 26th)

Day 2
Player briefing (day 2): 10.00 – 10.10
Start of Main Event (day 2): 10:10
End of Swiss Rounds: 13.30 - approximately

Top 8
Start of Top 8: 14:15
Finish: 16:15

All times are approximate

Saturday (April 25th)

Entry Fee: By invitation only. No cost.

Format:
Advance Format, Forbidden list applies.
Swiss Rounds dependant on turnout
Top 8

Times
Registration: 09.00 – 11.15
Player briefing: 11.15 – 11.40
Start of Dragon Duel Nationals: 11.40
End of Swiss Rounds: 16.40
Start of Top 8: 16:40
End of Top 8: 19:00

Side Event Information:

Saturday

Highlander Tournament: (10.00am – 2.00pm)

Format: Advance Format - Special Constructed - your deck may not contain more than one of any given card.
Swiss Rounds

Entry Fee: £3.00

Prizes:
- 1st: 24 Boosters
- 2nd: 12 Boosters
- 3rd-4th: 6 Boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 Boosters
- 9th-16th 1 Booster

Structure Deck Challenge (11.00am – 2.10pm)

Format: Sealed Deck – we provide everyone with a random structure deck and you use it to play against your opponents’!
Swiss Rounds

Entry Fee: £3.50

Prizes:
- 1st: 6 Boosters and 4 Structure decks
- 2nd: 4 Boosters and 2 Structure decks
- 3rd-4th: 4 Boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 Boosters

Win-a-box (12.00pm – 3.10pm)

Format: Advance Format - Constructed.
Knockout Rounds

Entry Fee: £5

Prizes:
- 1st: 24 Boosters
- 2nd: 8 Boosters
- 3rd-4th: 4 Boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 Boosters

Parent's Cup (1.00pm – 4.10pm)

Format: Advance Format - Constructed Deck.
4 round swiss

Free entry for parents!

Prizes:
- Boosters for every parent who participates!

Creature Feature: (2.00pm – 6.00pm)

Format: Advance Format - Special Constructed - Your deck may only contain one monster subtype. Example: Spellcasters or Dragons only.
Swiss Rounds

Entry Fee: £3.00

Prizes:
- 1st: 24 boosters
- 2nd: 12 boosters
- 3rd-4th: 6 boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 boosters
- 9th-16th 1 booster

Pharoah Puzzle: (2.30pm – 5.40pm)

Format: Special Sealed – every player receives one booster of Light of Destruction to start with. When you win, you add your opponent’s cards to your deck. Special no deckout/reshuffle graveyard rules for the first 2 rounds.
Knockout Rounds

Entry Fee: £2.50

Prizes:
- 1st: 5 boosters (and all the cards opened!)
- 2nd: 5 boosters
- 3rd-4th: 3 boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 boosters
- 9th-16th 1 booster

Win-a-box (2.30pm – 5.40pm)

Format: Advance Format - Constructed
Knockout Rounds
Entry Fee: £5

Prizes:
- 1st: 24 Boosters
- 2nd: 8 Boosters
- 3rd-4th: 4 Boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 Boosters
Side Event Information:

Sunday

Mega-Banned Challenge: (10.00am – 2.00pm)

Format: Advance Format - Special Constructed. Your deck may only contain cards that are not Forbidden, Limited or Semi-Limited
Swiss Rounds

Entry Fee: £3.00

Prizes:
- 1st: 24 boosters
- 2nd: 12 boosters
- 3rd-4th: 6 boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 boosters
- 9th-16th 1 booster

Tag Team Event: (12.30pm till ??pm)

Format: Advance Format – Tag Team Constructed.
Swiss Rounds

Entry Fee: £3.00 per player

Prizes (per player):
- 1st: 20 boosters each
- 2nd: 8 boosters each
- 3rd-4th: 5 boosters each
- 5th-8th: 2 boosters each
- 9th-16th 1 booster each

Structure Deck Challenge (11.00am – 2.10pm)

Format: Sealed Deck – we provide everyone with a random structure deck and you use it to play against your opponents’!
Swiss Rounds

Entry Fee: £3.50

Prizes:
- 1st: 6 Boosters and 4 Structure decks
- 2nd: 4 Boosters and 2 Structure decks
- 3rd-4th: 4 Boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 Boosters

Win-a-box (12.00pm – 3.10pm)

Format: Advance Format - Constructed
Knockout Rounds

Entry Fee: £5

Prizes:
- 1st: 24 Boosters
- 2nd: 8 Boosters
- 3rd-4th: 4 Boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 Boosters

Traditional Tournament: (1.30pm – 5.30pm)

Format: Traditional Format – Constructed
Swiss Rounds

Entry Fee: £3

Prizes:
- 1st: 24 boosters
- 2nd: 12 boosters
- 3rd-4th: 6 boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 boosters
- 9th-16th 1 booster

Win-a-box (2.30pm – 5.40pm)

Format: Advance Format - Constructed
Knockout Rounds

Entry Fee: £5

Prizes:
- 1st: 24 Boosters
- 2nd: 8 Boosters
- 3rd-4th: 4 Boosters
- 5th-8th: 2 Boosters
Transport:

By Rail: There are frequent rail services to Sheffield train station from all across the country.
There are connecting trains from Manchester, Birmingham and London with the London trains only taking 2 and a half hours.

Railcards may reduce the cost of travel significantly and/or purchasing advanced purchase tickets on specified trains.

For a train timetable and more information about possible discounted tickets please click here

By Bus: A large number of bus routes serve the Institute from the bus station / Sheffield Passenger Interchange and depart every 10 minutes. The numbers 69 stops outside EIS Sheffield and the 52 stops in Attercliffe just a short walk away.

Please use http://www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm for more information.

For longer journeys you can visit long haul bus companies such as www.megabus.com and http://www.nationalexpress.com/

By Car:
From M1 - Leave the motorway at junction 34 (Sheffield Meadowhall). At the roundabout follow signs ‘A6178 City Centre’ and ‘Attercliffe’. Go past Meadowhall Shopping Centre on your right and continue straight ahead. Follow signs for ‘Attercliffe’ and ‘Don Valley Stadium / Sheffield Arena’.After you pass 'the Source' on your left turn left at the next round about. Get into the right hand land and turn right at the next round about towards TGI Fridays which will be on your left. Travel straight on passing MacDonalds on your left and Sheffield Arena. Continue on Attercliffe Road. EIS-Sheffield is on the left (between Ice Sheffield and Don Valley Stadium) on Coleridge Road opposite the Natwest bank on your right.

From City Centre - Travel through the Wicker and along Attercliffe Common towards Meadowhall. EIS-Sheffield is approximately 2 miles from the city centre on the right (after Don Valley Stadium).

You can find EIS:Sheffield by using the route finder here.

Where to Park: There is a car park onsite, but there are only around 100 parking spaces around the EIS

In case you still have some unanswered questions, please email: enquiries@upperdeck.nl

EheroDC

Its gona be a pretty awsome weekend. Even if I don't do well in the main tournement, there are so many cool side events to take part in. I really ana do the creature feature, just hope it doesn't clash with the main event

theboywithtits

Charliea are you staying on the Saturday even if you don't get to Day 2?

EheroDC

theboywithtits

I'm tempted to stay but the copthorne has no rooms

EheroDC

theboywithtits

Yeah but that will be too much money

T HaXx

etap hotel £46 a night b+b 3 mins from venue

now thats a hotel lads

theboywithtits

Actually it's £50 with the Tax but I have read some of the reviews and they ain't that good but Me and Tim are going up on the day, these are the details for the train were getting:

Leg 1 of 2

Sat 25 Apr
Worcester Foregate Street (WOF) to Birmingham New Street (BHM)

Journey Summary Details - Option 1
Departs: 06:31
Arrives: 07:16

Leg 2 of 2

Sat 25 Apr
Birmingham New Street (BHM) to Sheffield (SHF)

Journey Summary Details - Option 2
Departs: 07:30
Arrives: 08:46

Total Journey Duration: 2:15 hr

T HaXx

theboywithtits

I don't care and its actually £41.00 Single then £82.00 Return