The first Magic Online Champions Showcase of 2021 is coming soon, featuring eight players battling for their share of $70,000 and the title of the 2021 Season 1 Showcase Champion.
What Are the Formats?
The Season 1 Showcase event leads off with a Modern Horizons 2 Draft followed by a three-round Modern Constructed format event—both using Swiss pairings. If the same player wins both events, that player is the Season 1 Showcase Champion. Otherwise, the winner of each event will square off in a single Best-of-Three playoff match in Modern Constructed to determine the Showcase Champion.
How Much Money Is on the Line?
The 2021 Magic Online Champions Showcase Season 1 features a $70,000 prize pool. Here's how it breaks down:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $ 20,000 |
| 2 | $ 15,000 |
| 3 | $ 7,500 |
| 4 | $ 7,500 |
| 5 | $ 5,000 |
| 6 | $ 5,000 |
| 7 | $ 5,000 |
| 8 | $ 5,000 |
| TOTAL | $ 70,000 |
Additionally, the winner of the Champions Showcase will receive an invitation to a future Championship event to be played on MTG Arena.
Who Is Playing?
The competitors for the inaugural Champions Showcase feature eight competitors from a variety of qualifying events and formats from Season 1 of 2021 Magic Online Premier Play.
| Name | Handle | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Haddad | Slasher21 | Vintage Champion |
| Yuuki Ichikawa | triosk | Standard Champion |
| Max Mick | maxmick | Limited Champion |
| Dominik Prosek | Lennny | Open #2 Champion |
| Francisco Sánchez | Patxi | Legacy Champion |
| Nathan Steuer | Nathansteuer | Open #1 Champion |
| Max Vervoort | maxmagicer | Pioneer Champion |
| Fiona Wei | Aegisaziz | Modern Champion |
How Can I Follow the Event?
The 2021 Magic Online Champions Showcase Season 1 will be streamed live beginning at 10 a.m. PT daily June 26 at twitch.tv/magic.
You will find decklists for the event at the 2021 Magic Online Champions Showcase Season 1 event page, with round-by-round standings and updates provided through the live broadcast.
Who Are the Casters?
Here's the broadcast team for the first Magic Online Showcase:
How Can I Become the Next Showcase Champion?
Want to play along while watching the Showcase? Want to try your hand at qualifying for a future Magic Online Showcase and see if you can earn your share of cash prizes and more? Leagues for Modern, Pioneer, and Modern Horizons 2 Draft are up right now, in addition to the Challenge events on Magic Online. Whether you become a Qualifier Champion or rise to the top of the Leaderboard, play the way you want and secure your invitation to a future Champions Showcase.
Check out the schedule of upcoming events, get all the details about 2021 Magic Online Premier Play, then get started today!
Can I Co-Stream the Event?
Following Twitch's Content Sharing Guidelines, you can co-stream the 2021 Magic Online Champions Showcase Season 1 broadcast from twitch.tv/magic using OBS or XSplit. This allows anyone on Twitch to cover the event in their voice and with their community. To be clear, co-streamed content is not endorsed by Wizards, and we expect anyone who participates in co-streaming to follow Wizards' Fan Content Policy.