Store Championship

The Store Championship is a two-day seasonal Magic: The Gathering tournament that was organized by the DCI in 2017 and 2018 and was reinstated in 2021. The tournament is played in local game and hobby stores around the world, at the end of the Standard Showdown of each set's season. 
==History==
The early Store Championship events were Standard format tournaments, using only the newest cards the game had to offer. They were a continuation of the Magic Game Day, which used to be held much earlier in the season. 
All participants received a foil full-art promo preview card that showcased the upcoming next set (while supplies lasted). There was no additional card for the Top 8 finishers. Instead, store champion playmats and program-exclusive deck boxes awaited those who emerged victorious.
The first Store Championship was held on December 30–31, 2017, as a culmination of the Ixalan release. The series was short-lived, because for Guilds of Ravnica it was already replaced by the Magic Weekend. In Asian counties the Store Championship continued to exist as part of the Store Challenger Series.
The Store Championships were reinstated for Innistrad: Crimson Vow. This time around, participants received a special promo, with extra promos for the Top 8 and the winner. The latter promos awarded at WPN Premium stores will have the store name printed on them. Stores may determine the chosen format themselves (Standard, Modern, Pioneer or Limited).
Store Championship events officially replaced Game Day beginning with Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Coinciding with this change, only specific formats were available for scheduling, typically aligning with the formats featured at the previous high-level competitive Magic: The Gathering tournaments, such as the Magic Pro Tour and World Championship. This format lasted through to the release of Wilds of Eldraine. From the release of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan onward, as part of their attempt to revitalize Standard play participation, Wizards of the Coast changed the Store Championship format to Standard constructed.
==List of cards==
Championship 	Date 	Code 	Preview for 	Participation promo	Top 8 (foil)	Winner (foil)
Ixalan 	December 30–31, 2017 	RIX 	Rivals of Ixalan 	 	 	
Rivals of Ixalan 	April 2–8, 2018 	DOM 	Dominaria 	 	 	
Dominaria 	June 18–24, 2018 	M15 	Core Set 2019 	 	 	
Core Set 2019 	September 10–16, 2018 	GRN 	Guilds of Ravnica 	 	 	
Guilds of Ravnica 	November 9–11, 2018 	RNA 	Ravnica Allegiance	 	 	
Innistrad: Midnight HuntInnistrad: Crimson Vow	December 4-5, 2021 	PRM 	 	 	 	
July 2022 	July 9–17, 2022 	SCH 	 	 	 	Textless
Dominaria United 	October 15–22, 2022 	SCH 	 	 	 	Textless
Phyrexia: All Will Be One 	February 25 – March 5, 2023 	SCH 	 	 	 	
March of the Machine 	May 13 -21, 2023 	SCH 	 	 	 	Textless
Lord of the Rings 	August 5–13, 2023 	SCH / LTR	 	 	 	
Wilds of Eldraine 	September 30–October 8, 2023 	SCH 	 	 	 	Textless
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 	December 2-10, 2023 	SCH 	 	 	 	Textless
Murders at Karlov Manor 	February 12 – April 4, 2024 	SCH 	 	 	 	Textless
Outlaws of Thunder Junction 	May 4–12, 2024 	SCH 	 	 	 	Textless
Bloomburrow 	August 24 - September 15, 2024 	SCH 	 	 	 	Textless
Duskmourn: House of Horror 	October 12, 2024 - January 5, 2025	SCH 	 	 	 	Textless
Aetherdrift 	March 8–30, 2025 	SCH 	 	 	 	
==References==
Category:Magic tournaments