2018 National Championships

The 2018 National Championships were the second National Championships events that had taken place since the reintroduction of Nationals in 2017. They took place across five weekends in 2018 in 74 countries, an increase by one since 2017, with Honduras having been added to the system. The formats at each Nationals was Standard and Booster draft.
==Qualification==
Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum members of the Pro Players Club were invited, as well as members of the Hall of Fame. Most players, however, won their invites by earning a sufficient number of yearly Planeswalker Points during the previous season. The number of points required varied for each country.
Points required for invitation	Points required for one-round bye	Countries
100 	1500 	Belarus, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Northern Ireland, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Wales
200 	2400 	Chile, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand
300 	3000 	Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, England, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden
500 	4000 	Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, United States
==Format and schedule==
Each 2018 National Championships were held on one of five weekends:
Date 	Format 	Countries
June 30–July 1	Standard and Dominaria Booster Draft	Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Singapore, United States
July 21–22 	Standard and Core 2019 Booster Draft	Australia, Austria, Dominican Republic, France, Indonesia, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Thailand, Wales
August 11–12 	Standard and Core 2019 Booster Draft	Chile, China, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan
August 18–19 	Standard and Core 2019 Booster Draft	Argentina, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Latvia, Malaysia, Malta, Norway, Panama, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Uruguay
September 8–9 	Standard and Core 2019 Booster Draft	Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Venezuela
Nationals were either one-day or two-day events. Events with 200 or more players had 12 or 13 rounds, whereas smaller events followed the regular tournament structure.
==Results==
==Notes==
: Although the Danish National Championsip only had 93 competitors, it had 12 rounds of Swiss.
: 3rd and 4th place are inverted in the standings.
==References==
Category:National Championships
Category:2018