NRG Series 2022 Announcement
Edit: This announcement has been edited to include the addition of the NRG Series Arena events. Read more below. This announcement has also been edited to include additional dates/locations for Season 2 and Season 3.
The NRG Series is thrilled to announce our return for 2022! Despite an anything-but-expected 2020 and an abbreviated 2021 season, our enthusiasm for competitive tabletop Magic has never been higher. The 2022 NRG Series will award nearly $250,000 in total cash prizes across multiple formats, bring us to new cities across the Midwest US, and continue to deliver a best-in-class player experience in tabletop and online tournaments. Enough summarizing; let’s get to the details!
NRG Series Tabletop Weekend Schedule
The 2022 NRG Series will be divided into three seasons, each one lasting approximately four months. Our $15,000 Trial weekends will include a $10,000 Trial on Saturday and a $5,000 Trial on Sunday. Each season in 2022 will include a Showdown Weekend, featuring a $15,000 Showdown ($20,000 in Seasons 1 and 2) on Saturday and a $5,000 Trial on Sunday. The Top 4 matches of each Saturday event will play out on Sunday morning and players will receive the appropriate amount of byes (up to one) in Sunday’s Trial.
Here’s a look at our Season 1 tabletop schedule (updated, following the postponement of the originally scheduled January Trial weekend):
| Date | Location | Saturday Event | Sunday Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 19-20, 2022 | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 Trial – Modern | $5,000 Trial – Sealed (Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty release weekend) |
| March 5-6, 2022 | Mundelein, IL | $10,000 Trial – Team (Sealed/Modern/Legacy) | $5,000 Trial – Modern |
| April 2-3, 2022 | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,000 Showdown – Modern |
$5,000 Trial – Legacy
|
| May 21-22, 2022 | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 Trial – Team (Pioneer/Modern/Legacy) | $5,000 Trial – Modern |
Season Two and Season Three of 2022 will see the NRG Series continue to expand to new locations across the Midwest. You can look forward to events in Minneapolis, Louisville, Western Ohio, Michigan, and St. Louis.
Season Two:
| Date | Location | Saturday Event | Sunday Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 11-12, 2022 | Lansing, MI | $10,000 Trial – Modern | $5,000 Trial – Pioneer |
| July 30-31, 2022 | Mundelein, IL | $10,000 Trial – Modern | $5,000 Trial – Legacy |
| August 27-28, 2022 | St. Louis, MO (Collinsville, IL) | $20,000 Showdown – Team (Pioneer/Modern/Legacy) |
$5,000 Trial – Modern
|
| September 24-25 | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 Trial – Modern | $5,000 Trial – Pioneer |
Season Three:
| Date | Location | Saturday Event | Sunday Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 22-23, 2022 | Newark, OH | $10,000 Trial – Team (Pioneer/Modern/Legacy) | $5,000 Trial – Modern |
| November 5-6, 2022 | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 Trial – Team (Pioneer/Modern/Legacy) | $5,000 Trial – Pioneer |
| November 26-27, 2022 | Mundelein, IL | $10,000 Trial – Pioneer |
$5,000 Trial – Modern
|
| December 10-11, 2022 | Louisville, KY @ Nebula Comic Con | $15,000 Showdown – Modern | $5,000 Trial – Pioneer |
Each event awards cash prizes and NRG Series points towards the Seasonal and Annual Leaderboards. Here’s a look at the prize pool for each of our Individual 2022 events (there will be separate prize structures for Team events posted on their respective event pages).
| $15,000 Individual Trial Prize Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Cash Prize | Points | NRG Championship Invite |
| 1 | $4,000 | 40 | ✓ |
| 2 | $2,400 | 30 | |
| 3-4 | $1,200 | 25 | |
| 5-8 | $600 | 20 | |
| 9-16 | $200 | 15 | |
| 17-32 | $140 | 10 | |
| 33-64 | 5 | ||
| 65-128 | 3 | ||
| 129+ | 1 | ||
| $10,000 Individual Trial Prize Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Finish | Cash Prize | Points |
| 1 | $2,400 | 30 |
| 2 | $1,200 | 25 |
| 3-4 | $800 | 20 |
| 5-8 | $400 | 15 |
| 9-16 | $200 | 10 |
| 17-32 | $100 | 5 |
| 33-64 | 3 | |
| 65-128 | 2 | |
| 129+ | 1 | |
| $5,000 Individual Trial Prize Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Finish | Cash Prize | Points |
| 1 | $1,200 | 20 |
| 2 | $600 | 18 |
| 3-4 | $400 | 15 |
| 5-8 | $200 | 12 |
| 9-16 | $100 | 8 |
| 17-32 | $50 | 4 |
| 33-64 | 2 | |
| 65+ | 1 | |
At the conclusion of each season, the winner of that season’s Showdown along with the two top players on the Seasonal Leaderboard will qualify for the 2022 NRG Series Championship.
NRG Series Arena Schedule
Our tabletop events aren’t the only way to earn points towards the NRG Series Championship. We’re proud to partner with MTG Melee and Wizards of the Coast as a Premier Organizer to host additional events on MTG Arena. Our events on MTG Arena will bring both Alchemy and Historic to the NRG Series for the first time and award $1,000 in cash prizes and points to the NRG Series leaderboard.
| Date | Format |
|---|---|
| January 22, 2022 | Alchemy |
| February 5, 2022 | Historic |
| March 12, 2022 | Alchemy |
| April 9, 2022 | Historic |
Oh! And of course, the best part. The winner of each NRG Series Arena event will be awarded an invitation to an upcoming Set Championship, starting with Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. In addition, the remaining Top 8 competitors will get to skip the ladder and earn direct invites to an upcoming Arena Qualifier Weekend. We’ll also have MTG Arena gems to give away!
| $1,000 NRG Series Arena Event | ||
|---|---|---|
| Finish | Cash Prize | Points |
| 1 | $400 | 4 |
| 2 | $200 | 3 |
| 3-4 | $100 | 2 |
| 5-8 | $50 | 1 |
NRG Series points earned during Arena events will count for the respective seasonal and annual leaderboards towards the Championship. Players should use the same MTG Melee account when registering for online events and tabletop events to ensure that points are tracked properly.
Championship
The 2022 Championship will bring together the 16 best players in the NRG Series to compete for $20,000 in cash prizes and an invite to the 2023 Championship for 1st Place. Here’s the complete list of ways you can qualify for the 2022 NRG Series Championship:
- (1) Season 1 Showdown Winner
- (2) Season 1 Seasonal Leaderboard (1st & 2nd): Jan – May
- (1) Season 2 Showdown Winner
- (2) Season 2 Seasonal Leaderboard (1st & 2nd): June – Sept.
- (3) Season 3 Showdown Winners (Team Showdown)
- (2) Season 3 Seasonal Leaderboard (1st & 2nd): Oct. – Dec.
- (4) 2022 At-Large Leaderboard (Top 4)
- (1) 2020-21 NRG Series Champion
To The Year Ahead!
With nearly $250,000 in cash prizes on the line for 2022 and the opportunity to qualify for the 16-player $20,000 Championship, the NRG Series is looking forward to another year of fantastic Magic in paper and online. We’re going to new places, we’re bringing Sealed, Historic, and Alchemy into the rotation, and we’re going to continue innovating with live video coverage. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the 2022 NRG Series on Twitter at @NRGSeries. To the year ahead!
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