2020-21 Magic Pro League

The 2020-21 Magic Pro League season is the third season for the Magic Pro League. It is part of the 2020–21 Players Tour Season.
==History==
With the cancellation of much of the 2020 Players Tour Season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only the first Players Tour was completed. Hence, the roster of the MPL was completely carried over to the 2020–21 season.
==Structure==
In this season, MPL players will play against each other in recurring tournaments — League Weekends — where each match win awards one point toward their league standings. Final league standings at the end of the season, after seven total League Weekends, will place players into the MPL Gauntlet to determine the new invitees to the following season's MPL and Rivals League. All competitors who continue to succeed in their events across the entire 2020–2021 season will receive the best opportunities for an invitation to the next World Championship.
===Splits===
There are three splits during the 2020–2021 season: 
* Zendikar Rising (ZNR) Split featured two League Weekends (LW) — October 24-25 and November 7-8.
* Kaldheim Split (KHM) featured two League Weekends — January, 16-17 and February 27-28.
* Strixhaven Split (STX) features three League Weekends.
In total for all League Weekends, the 24 MPL players will compete in 84 matches — a maximum total of 84 points — across seven weekends. Across the first two splits, players will compete intraleague — MPL against MPL, in a double-round-robin play for 46 total matches. The third split will seed pools of eight or ten players each (as necessary for equal sized pools) based on league standings. Each Strixhaven Split League Weekend will reduce the players competing week over week, locking players into end of season placements and rewards. Each weekend results in the remaining top ranked MPL players by standings being invited to Magic World Championship XXVII, and the bottom three ranked MPL players being removed from the following League Weekend.
There's a $200,000 prize pool divided across the three splits with $50,000 each, as well as an end-of-season bonus $50,000.
Standing	Prize
1-4 	$3,500
5-12 	$2,500
13-20 	$1,500
21-24 	$1,000
Total 	$50,000
===Split Championships===
Three Split Championships each form the culmination of a Split, featuring a $250,000 prize pool with remote play on MTG Arena. On top of League Weekends, MPL and Rivals players will earn points toward their league standings from each split's Championship:
* 9 wins earn 1 point toward league standings (the same as winning one match during a League Weekend).
* 10 wins earn 2 points toward league standings.
* 11 wins earn 3 points toward league.
* Making Top 8 of a split's Championship earns 4 points toward league standings.
===Results ===
For the MPL, standings at the end of the season determine the next steps for that player:
* The Top 4 MPL players are invited to the 2021–22 Magic Pro League and qualify for Magic World Championship XXVII.
* MPL players 5th through 12th will compete for MPL invitation (and face Rivals League relegation) in the MPL Gauntlet.
* MPL players 13th through 16th will compete for MPL invitation (and face Rivals League relegation) in the Rivals Gauntlet.
* MPL players 17th through 24th will be relegated to the Rivals League.
==Roster==
There were 24 competitors. 
Nat.	Name 	Qualification 	ZNRLW	ZNRChamp	KHMLW	KHMChamp	STXLW	Finished playing after	STXChamp	Total	Rank 	Result
 	Andrea Mengucci 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	13 	4 	10 	 	12 	 	 	39 	18 	2021–22 Rivals League
 	Andrew Cuneo 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	7 	 	10 	4 	20 	 	1 	42 	15 	2020–21 Rivals Gauntlet
 	Autumn Burchett 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	11 	4 	10 	1 	8 	1 	34 	19 	2021–22 Rivals League 	
 	Brad Nelson 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	10 	4 	17 	 	13 	 	 	44 	11 	2020–21 MPL Gauntlet
 	Brian Braun-Duin 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	8 	 	14 	 	10 	 	32 	21 	2021–22 Rivals League 	
 	Carlos Romão 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	13 	 	5 	1 	19 	 	2 	40 	17 	2021–22 Rivals League
 	Chris Kvartek 	Top 4 Challenger 2019	10 	 	10 	 	4 	 	24 	23 	2021–22 Rivals League 	
 	Gabriel Nassif 	Top 4 Challenger 2019	14 	4 	15 	 	20 	 	 	53 	3 	2021–22 Magic Pro League and 2021 World Championship
 	Javier Dominguez 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	10 	 	13 	4 	18 	 	 	45 	8 	2020–21 MPL Gauntlet
 	Jean-Emmanuel Depraz 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	13 	3 	9 	 	20 	 	 	45 	9 	2020–21 MPL Gauntlet
 	Ken Yukuhiro 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	12 	 	11 	1 	18 	 	 	42 	16 	2020–21 Rivals Gauntlet
 	Lee Shi Tian 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	8 	 	13 	 	22 	 	 	43 	14 	2020–21 Rivals Gauntlet
 	Márcio Carvalho 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	14 	 	13 	3 	15 	 	 	45 	7 	2020–21 MPL Gauntlet
 	Martin Jůza 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	12 	2 	9 	1 	22 	 	3 	49 	5 	2020–21 MPL Gauntlet
 	Ondřej Stráský 	Top 4 Challenger 2019	13 	3 	15 	2 	11 	 	44 	1 	2021–22 Magic Pro League and 2021 World Championship	
 	Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa	Top 20 MPL 2019 	15 	3 	16 	 	14 	2 	48 	2 	2021–22 Magic Pro League and 2021 World Championship	
 	Piotr Glogowski 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	9 	 	9 	2 	5 	2 	25 	22 	2021–22 Rivals League 	
 	Raphaël Lévy 	Top 4 Challenger 2019	13 	 	6 	 	4 	4 	23 	24 	2021–22 Rivals League 	
 	Rei Sato 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	16 	 	11 	 	15 	 	3 	45 	10 	2020–21 MPL Gauntlet
 	Reid Duke 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	14 	 	14 	1 	19 	 	 	48 	6 	2020–21 MPL Gauntlet
 	Seth Manfield 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	13 	1 	13 	 	22 	 	4 	53 	4 	2021–22 Magic Pro League and 2021 World Championship
 	Shahar Shenhar 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	10 	 	10 	4 	10 	1 	34 	20 	2021–22 Rivals League 	
 	Shota Yasooka 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	8 	2 	9 	4 	20 	 	 	43 	13 	2020–21 Rivals Gauntlet
 	William Jensen 	Top 20 MPL 2019 	10 	1 	14 	 	19 	 	 	44 	12 	2020–21 MPL Gauntlet
===Notes===
: League Points not awarded because the player had their rank locked earlier.
==See also==
*2020-21 Rivals League
==References==
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