Grand Prix Byes

https://magic.gg/news/esports-update-2020-tiebreakers-goodbye-grand-prix-byes-and-more

As we mentioned back in August, we have been looking at the current implementation of Grand Prix byes and have decided to phase them out on May 25, 2020.

Grand Prix byes were created for the Pro Tour when there were far fewer players playing competitive Magic. We don’t feel they are necessary with the new structure of the Players Tour, especially with systems like fractional invites filling a similar role. They also cause tournaments to require more rounds to be played and prevent us from exploring other structures for large events.

We will discuss this decision more in the future but wanted to provide as much notice as possible to players who may be working to earn byes through the current system.

20年くらい前から「何で金払ってゲームの大会に参加してるのに、ゲームさせてもらえんのや。Byeなんて制度廃止したらええ。」と言い続けてたからこれには大賛成。プロプレイヤーも1回戦目からアマチュアと一緒に平等に参加したらええし、本当に強い奴はbyeなしでも勝ち続けるやろ。

でも、そうなるとPWPって何のためにあるんやろな。