Magic Weekend

[Atwa]

I don't know if any of you read magicthegathering.com, but I saw an announcement (http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/090110) about a new kind of tournament, the Magic Weekend.

At least 2 of these weekends will have both a Pro Tour, as a Grand Prix. Now I don't know if there will be any Legacy Grand Prix next season, but holding these at the same time would mean less pro's attending the Grand Prix.

Any ideas if this will be a good thing or a bad thing for a format such as Legacy? We don't have many pro-perspetive at our format, and I've seem some innovations come from pros at a GP. On the other hand, this will make it easier for a format regular to win the whole thing instead of having a pro win each time.

What are your ideas?

[cdr]

Where do you get two? They only list Paris as having a GP.

Also, the GP/PT will overlap so that day 1 of one of the other will be first, so not necessarily less pros. Maybe day 1 of the PT followed by day 1 of the GP + day 2 of the PT, possibly even both days of the PT on Thur/Fri followed by both days of the GP on Sat/Sun.

[jrsthethird]

Excited for PT: Philly, will be attempting to qualify. If not, I'll probably go just for shits and giggles. Bummed that Philly is not the PT/GP one.

[luma]

Where do you get two? They only list Paris as having a GP.

Also, the GP/PT will overlap so that day 1 of one of the other will be first, so not necessarily less pros. Maybe day 1 of the PT followed by day 1 of the GP + day 2 of the PT, possibly even both days of the PT on Thur/Fri followed by both days of the GP on Sat/Sun.

Thursday and Friday will be PT days 1 and 2, Saturday is GP day 1 and Sunday is GP day 2 + PT top8. Source: Aaron Forsythe's Twitter.