POKEMON Lost Thunder League Cup Sunday December 16th 2018
All in One Collectibles Lost Thunder League Cup
CategoryTCG: Standard
Date: December 16, 2018
Registration11:00AM to 12:00PM
Organizer Information
Organizer Name Ken Reisch
Organizer Phone 9736640912 Organizer Email
kenneth.reisch@gmail.com
Location information
All in One Collectibles
1540 Route 10 West
Randolph, New Jersey 07869
http://www.allinonecollectibles.com
Other Information
Admission $16
Details:
Please Check registration info for pre-registration link. We are now live!
Participants: Please READ and FOLLOW all instructions below.
== Questions? ==
Read all of this first. If you have any questions afterward, please ask us sooner than later. If necessary, we will update these details with additional information. We're here to help and want you to have a most excellent experience. Thank you!
== Format ==
This tournament will follow a Standard (SUN and MOON-- onward) format. (See "Standard Format" further below for more information.)
Championship Points for this tournament apply to the 2019 season. This is a Premier event, so players can earn points toward a 2019 World Championship invite by placing well.
== Parking ==
Free parking is available in the parking lot of the venue.
== Registration ==
We are capping this event at 60 players due to fire code. The registration fee is $16 per player across all divisions.
REGISTRATION:
Please pre-register using the link below. We will sell out fast.
https://player.rk9labs.com/register/18-12-000162
Link Below
Refund requests are allowed through Thursday, December 13, 2018, 11:59pm EST. NO REFUNDS will be given after this point, even if a registered player does not show up at the event.
== Check-in ==
Check-in will start at 11:00am and end at 12:00pm. (Note: Please register online once link goes live. If spots are full, you will not be able to register at the store unless there are empty spots.)
Players arriving after check-in closes may be added to the tournament with a first round loss. Seating WILL NOT be guaranteed for any players (including those registered) arriving after round one begins. Players WILL NOT be added after round one has ended.
For more information about late player registration, please see the Tournament Operation Procedures, p. 4, § 3.1.3: https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/pdf/play-pokemon/rules/play-pokemon-tournament-operation-procedures-en.pdf
Help us help you by being on time for check-in and by bringing a printout of your completed, legal deck list. Create your deck list online at http://pokegym.net/decklist/pokemon.htm ... or download and fill one out: http://bit.ly/233fOoE (be sure to check "Standard" at the very top of the page).
== Standard Format ==
The following expansions will be used for this event:
Sun & Moon
Sun & Moon: Guardians Rising
Sun & Moon: Burning Shadows
Sun & Moon Trainer Kit—Lycanroc & Alolan Raichu
Sun and Moon Promo Cards: SM01 and higher
Shining Legends
Crimson Invasion
Ultra Prism
Forbidden Light
Celestial Storm
Dragons Exalted
Lost Thunder
Cards from each new expansion will become legal on the third Friday of the same month the expansion was released.
Promo cards such as those found in Pokémon TCG Boxes and Collections will be legal on the first or third Friday of the month after the product is released.
== Player Meeting and Tournament Start Time ==
First, to recap. check-in is from 11:00am-12:00pm sharp.
After that, the player meeting is scheduled to begin at 12:15pm. You will either hand in your deck list at this meeting, or the head judge will choose to collect the deck lists ahead of time to speed up the event and stay on time. We'll let you know when you check-in.
The tournament proper is scheduled to begin at 12:30pm. You are responsible for being present for checkin, the player meeting, and all rounds.
== Rounds ==
Play will be single game swiss rounds (30 minutes + 3 turns) with a top cut of 8 players (60 minutes, best 2 out of 3). Please bring a 60 card standard deck (XY—BREAKthrough onward), a matching deck list, a pen with a cap (recommended), damage counters, and a (tournament legal) coin or die.
== Pairings and Standings ==
https://player.rk9labs.com/pairings (day of tournament, desktop and smartphone compatible)
== League Cup Prizes ==
Prizes are awarded to the top players in each of three age divisions (Junior, Senior, and Masters). Participants will receive 2 Play! Points just for playing. First Place will also receive a League Cup playmat.
For Championship Point allocations, please select the link "More info about League Cup Tournaments" (next section).
Championship Points for this League Cup count toward the second quarter.