Regional Championship

Regional Championships (RCs) are qualifying Magic: The Gathering tournaments introduced in 2022 as part of the Premier Play program. They are the second step en route to the World Championship, after the Regional Championship Qualifiers. Regional Championships are invitation-only events.
==Description==
Each Regional Championship is a major Magic event — a focal point for play in your national or international region. Regional Championships happen three times a year and are typically scheduled several months ahead of their corresponding Pro Tour. In addition to the prize pool, the Championship awards invitations to these Pro Tours. 
Regional Championships are run by the same groups who organize the local qualifiers. Note that you can only participate in one region's Regional Championship for each round of Championships.
Win your Regional Championship (or finish second in the USA, EMEA, or Japanese Championship), and you'll earn a qualification straight to the World Championship on top of your Pro Tour invite. 
Regional Championship details differs based on each individual region. The number of invites to the Pro Tour awarded, prizes, and any additional information will be communicated by each regional organizer. 
===Invites===
Most of the invites stem from Regional Championship Qualifiers (RCQs) held at local stores or larger conventions. On the Friday before each Regional Championship, the event hall can also hold Last Chance Qualifiers.
Some invites to Regional Championships are the same across regions. Those include:
* Store Qualifier Winners
* Players already qualified for the Pro Tour, which is fed by the corresponding Regional Championship
* Magic Online Qualifiers
* MTG Arena Qualifiers
Members of the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame are invited to one Regional Championship and Pro Tour per season. Those events must be in the same round and cannot be in the same round in which they played in a Regional Championship Qualifier.
===Regions===
The invitation list for the 2024–25 Pro Tour Season consists of the following:
Region 	Organizer 	Max. attendance	Prizes 	PT invites	WC invites
Australia/New Zealand 	Good Games / Let's Play Games	400 	$15.000 	10 	1
Brazil 	City Class Games / Devir BR 	250 	$25.000 	6 	1
Canada 	Face to Face Games 	500 	$40.000 	12 	2
China 	Kadou 	180 	$18.000 	8 	1
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 	Game Square 	64 	$5.200 	3 	1
Japan/S.Korea 	Big Magic 	256 	$27.200 	16 	2
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) 	Fanfinity 	500 	$100.000	36 	2
Mexico/Central America/Caribbean (MCAC)	Central American Magic Series	128 	$25.000 	4 	1
South America 	Magic Sur / Devir BR 	226 	$15.000 	4 	1
Southeast Asia 	Oracle Events 	203 	$15.000 	6 	1
USA 	StarCityGames 	1200 	$130.000	64 	4
==Promos==
Each Regional Championship cycle has its own set of promo cards for participants and top finishers, which are revealed ahead of that cycle's events and awarded while supplies last. 
Year	RC 	Format 	For Pro Tour 	Participation promoAlternate art	Top Finish Prize card
2022	11-12	Pioneer 	Phyrexia (Philadelphia) 	 	Same in foil
2023	03-04	Standard	March of the Machine (Minneapolis) 	 	Same in foil
2023	06-07	Pioneer 	The Lord of the Rings (Barcelona) 	 	Same in foil
2023	09-12	Pioneer 	Murders at Karlov Manor (Chicago) 	 	Same in foil (alternate art, foil)
2024	01-19	Modern 	Outlaws of Thunder Junction (Seattle)	 	Same in foil
2024	05-04	Standard	Modern Horizons 3 (Amsterdam) 	 	Same in foil
2024	09-28	Pioneer 	Aetherdrift (Chicago) 	 	Same in foil
2025	01-04	Modern 	Final Fantasy (Las Vegas) 	 	Same in foil
2025	04-19	Standard	Edge of Eternities (Atlanta) 	 	Same in foil
;See also: Qualifier#Promos
==References==
==External link==
*Regional Championships on Magic.gg
Category:Magic tournaments
Category:Premier Events