1.4 Participation Eligibility

Anyone is eligible to participate as a player in a DCI-sanctioned tournament with the exception of:

• Tournament officials and other staff utilized in the tournament.
• Individuals currently suspended by the DCI. The current DCI suspended player list is located at http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dci/suspended. Individuals currently suspended from the DCI may not act as tournament officials.
• Other players specifically prohibited from participation by DCI or Wizards of the Coast policy.
• Anyone prohibited by local laws, the rules of the Tournament Organizer, or the venue’s management.
• Any person, including temporary and contract workers, whose place of employment is a Wizards of the Coast or Hasbro office.
• Immediate family members of Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro employees
• Former Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro corporate employees until thirty days after their last day of employment. Former corporate employees may not play in Prerelease events until 6 months after their last day of employment with Wizards of the Coast or Hasbro.
• Employees of distribution (or similar) companies responsible for organized play in a region. (for example, Devir.)
• Certain employees of companies identified by the DCI as strategic business partners.

Play testers, reviewers and other business partners with significant knowledge of a card set may not play in Prerelease tournaments for that card set.

Some events have additional criteria regarding player eligibility (e.g. invitation-only tournaments, such as Pro Tour events).

The Premier Event Invitation Policy defines specific eligibility rules with regards to certain types of invitation-only Premier Events (e.g. Pro Tours).
Individuals with questions regarding their tournament eligibility should contact the DCI policy manager (Scott.Larabee@wizards.com).