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The
Klaczynski Open
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August 31 & September 1
Tinley Park Convention Center
Tinley Park, Illinois
Tickets on sale now! http://ko2013.eventbrite.com
The
Klaczynski Open
:fire::grass::water::fighting::lightning:sychic::colorless::dark::metal:
August 31 & September 1
Tinley Park Convention Center
Tinley Park, Illinois
Tickets on sale now! http://ko2013.eventbrite.com
It's official! I am pleased to announce that this Labor Day weekend, along with the help of many other enthusiastic Pokémon TCG veterans, I will be hosting the world's first major Unsanctioned Pokémon TCG Event! The Klaczynski Open will be held at the spacious Tinley Park Convention Center, conveniently located right off of I-80 and just 30-40 minutes south of Chicago's two major airports.
The Klaczynski Open will consist of two separate, side-by-side tournaments:
Main Event
Intended for players ages 15 & up
14 & under Event
Open only to players ages 14 & under
Main Event
Intended for players ages 15 & up
14 & under Event
Open only to players ages 14 & under
Some exciting elements of the event include:
- Best 2-of-3 Swiss Rounds (featuring a 75 minute + 3 turn time limit)
- Over 25 Booster boxes and more as prizes!
- 6 Booster Boxes to the Main Event winner!
- A custom die to all entrants
- On-stage Top 8 matches projected to jumbo screen
- Live Stream from Kyle "Pooka" Sucevich and The Top Cut
- Custom 1st Place trophies to winners of both events
- An on-site vendor (Top Cut Central) buying and selling Pokémon TCG cards
- Seating for over 300 players
- Win-a-box and Draft Side Events on both days
- Foreign versions of Tropical Beach permitted in decks
- Online deck registration
- Online pairings
Format
2013-2014 Modified
Entry Fees
Earlybird Registration, Main Event: $30 ($40 after July 15)
Earlybird Registration, 14 & Under Event: $20 ($30 after July 15)
Earlybird Registration begins today! Buy your tickets before July 15 to receive $10 off the standard admission price!
Full Details & Ticket Purchase Page: http://ko2013.eventbrite.com
A large, unsanctioned event with great prizes has been a goal of myself, Kyle Sucevich and the Pokémon community for quite some time. Thanks to help from many others, this dream is finally a reality! I hope to see as many of you as possible at the event! I welcome any questions you guys may have!
Read more at: http://thetopcut.net/2013/06/26/2013-klaczynski-open-details-inside/
A special thanks to:
- Kyle Sucevich & The Top Cut for contributing playmats as prizes and streaming the event live
- Jimmy Ballard & Top Cut Central for contributing booster boxes as prizes
- Sam Chen for designing our custom die logo
- Dustin Zimmerman for designing our banner ads
- Quiandro Verstichel for designing our logo
- Heidi Craig for making the trip from Florida to Head Judge
- Carlos Pero for designing simple online pairing software that will be used at this event
- Laura McQuistion, Shaun Kauffman, Mike Newman, Adam Vernola, Theodore Johnpaul Adams & Chris Fulop for sitting out the event to judge
[*]The countless others that provided feedback and guidance along the way
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