Get ready for some more KARDS Open action as it returns this May with KARDS Open XII!

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The previous KARDS Open saw a large and competitive pool of players and after three tournament stages we saw the Chinese player Noein5, the previous champion, being defeated his countryman 钟离梓 (TangTang), in a nail biting finals that went all 5 games.

You can catch all the action in the VOD here: https://youtu.be/FcVNIhV-Qo4

In this coming Open tournament, players will have two chances to make it into the top 16 through one of the two Swiss Qualifiers held on May 28th and June 4th.

The KARDS Open is all about gathering together, meeting new people, having fun, and playing KARDS. To that end, we will be doing a random giveaway between all those that sign up and play in the KARDS Open XII qualifiers, where three lucky players will receive 4 officer packs once the qualifiers are complete.

Read on for a detailed breakdown of the different tournament stages.

STAGE ONE

Starting Saturday, May 28th with the swiss qualifiers, you will compete in a best of 3 free-for-all deck format. This means you can bring any deck you want and play it as many times as you'd like. No deck submissions and no deck restrictions! If you make the top 8 in this stage, you will advance to stage two.
The Last Chance Qualifier will be Saturday, June 4th. This swiss bracket is open to any player who has not already made the top 8 cuts

STAGE TWO

If you finish in the Top 8 from either stage one weekend, you will be qualified for the next stage - Saturday, June 25th to compete in the single elimination best of 5 conquest. In this stage, you will submit four of your best decks from four different main nations. You will ban one deck from your opponent and play a best of 5.

STAGE THREE

If you've made it to the Top 4 on June 25th, you've made it to stage 3! These games will be played and broadcast LIVE on June 26th.

For all questions about participating in the Open and all things related to KARDS Tournaments, please join our KARDS competitive Discord: https://discord.gg/288DQexmng

FORMAT & SCHEDULE

Swiss Qualifiers

• Compete in one or both qualifier swiss bracket weekends.
  
• Top 8 from each weekend bracket moves on to Top - Cuts weekend
  
• Closed deck lists with no deck restrictions! Play whatever you want, whenever you want!

Best of Three matchups

• Swiss Bracket with 128 player maximum (7 swiss rounds)
  
• Swiss Qualifier Bracket A May 28th @ 0900 GMT
  
• Swiss Qualifier Bracket B June 4th @ 1300 GMT

Top Cuts

• Bring three decks from three different main nations
  
• A fourth deck must be submitted, which will only be used if you make it to top 4
  
• Top 16 Conquest format best of 3 with open deck lists and one ban
  
• Top 4 conquest format best of 5 with open deck lists and one ban
  
• Top 16 Bracket June 25th @ 1300 GMT
  
• DECK LIST SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 25th @ 1200 GMT
  
• Top 4 Bracket & Live Stream June 26th @ 1400 GMT

Prizes

The KARDS Open has a prize pool of $1500 that is split the following way:

• 1st: $600 USD
  
• 2nd: $450 USD
  
• 3rd: $250 USD
  
• 4th: $200 USD
  
• 5th-16th - 1000 Gold

Sign ups are open now! -https://www.start.gg/tournament/kards-open-xii/details