Announcing KARDS Open XI!

Get ready for some more KARDS Open action as it returns this March with KARDS Open XI!

This time we are making changes to the start time of the first qualifier for KARDS Open XI to better serve different timezones. This is a test in response to feedback we have received during the last KARDS Open, we will closely monitor the effect of the change and based on that decide if this will be a permanent change or a temporary one.

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Last KARDS Open saw a large and competitive pool of players and after three tournament stages we saw the Chinese player Noein5 emerge as the champion after defeating Darkness 3-0 in the grand finals.

In this coming Open tournament, players will have two chances to make it into the top 16 through one of the two Swiss Qualifiers held on March 26th and April 9th.

The KARDS Open is all about gathering together, meeting new people, having fun, and playing KARDS. To that end, we will be doing a random giveaway between all those that sign up and play in the KARDS Open XI qualifiers, where three lucky players will receive 4 officer packs once the qualifiers are complete.

Read on for a detailed breakdown of the different tournament stages.

[h2]STAGE ONE[/h2]

Starting Saturday, March 26th, with the swiss qualifiers, you will compete in a best of 3 free-for-all deck format. This means you can bring any deck you want and play it as many times as you'd like. No deck submissions and no deck restrictions! If you make the top 8 in this stage, you will advance to stage two.

The second chance qualifier will be Saturday, April 9th. This swiss bracket is open to any player who has not already made the top 8 cuts, so make sure to maximize your chances of making the top 16 by playing in both qualifiers.

This time the qualifiers will have two different start times to better serve different timezones. The first qualifier on March 26th will start at 13:00 GMT and the second qualifier on April 9th will start at our usual start time of 16:00 GMT.

[h2]STAGE TWO[/h2]

If you finish in the Top 8 from either of the stage one weekends, you will be qualified for the next stage - Saturday, April 3th to compete in the single-elimination best of 3 conquest. You will submit four of your best decks from four different main nations in this stage. (you will only use three of these decks for the first half of this bracket) You will ban one deck from your opponent and play a best of 3.

[h2]STAGE THREE[/h2]

If you've made it to the Top 4 during stage 2, you've made it to stage 3! In this stage, you will break out your 4th submitted deck and play in a best of 5 single elimination with one ban. These games will be broadcast live on Sunday, May 1st.

For all questions about participating in the Open and all things related to KARDS Tournaments, please join our KARDS competitive Discord: https://discord.gg/288DQexmng

[h2]FORMAT & SCHEDULE[/h2]

[h3]Swiss Qualifiers[/h3]

Compete in one or both qualifier swiss bracket weekends.
Top 8 from each weekend bracket moves on to Top - Cuts weekend
Closed deck lists with no deck restrictions! Play whatever you want, whenever you want!

[h3]Best of Three matchups[/h3]

Swiss Bracket with 128 player maximum (7 swiss rounds)
Swiss Qualifier Bracket A March 26th @ 1300 GMT
Swiss Qualifier Bracket B April 9th @ 1600 GMT

[h3]Top Cuts[/h3]

Bring three decks from three different main nations
A fourth deck must be submitted, which will only be used if you make it to top 4
Top 16 Conquest format best of 3 with open deck lists and one ban
Top 4 conquest format best of 5 with open deck lists and one ban
Top 16 Bracket April 30th @ 1300 GMT
DECK LIST SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 30th @ 1200 GMT
Top 4 Bracket & Live Stream May 1st @ 1400 GMT

[h2]Prizes[/h2]

The KARDS Open has a prize pool of $1500 that is split the following way:

1st: $600 USD
2nd: $450 USD
3rd: $250 USD
4th: $200 USD
5th-16th - 100 Gold

Sign ups are open now! - https://smash.gg/tournament/kards-open-xi/details