Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in joining ChannelFireball.com at the World Magic Cup Qualifier - Santa Clara, CA. Below, you will find all the information you'll need to be a judge at our event. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at events@channelfireball.com. We look forward to working with you!

EVENT INFORMATION

World Magic Cup Qualifier Head Judge: Joel Krebs

Standard PPTQ Head Judge: Josh Silvestri 

Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive

Planeswalker Point Multiplier: 5x

TRAVEL

We will not provide travel or hotel sponsorship for floor judges at this WMCQ. Information on room blocks and local hotels will be located in the Event Fact Sheet when it becomes available.

EXPECTATIONS

Judges at the World Magic Cup Qualifier are expected to prepare for each event by reviewing the Comprehensive Rules, Magic Tournament Rules, Infraction Procedure Guide, and Judging at Regular REL documents. These documents can be found at the Magic Judges Document Center. As representatives of ChannelFireball.com and the Magic Judge Program, judges are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times. This includes arriving on time and in appropriate attire. 

Judges are expected to arrive no later than 9:00 am and are expected to stay until the conclusion of the Swiss rounds. If you anticipate being unable to arrive by 9:00 am or needing to leave before 8:00 pm please include that information in your application.

Judges at the Worlld Magic Cup Qualifier should arrive a Judge shirt, black pants, black belt, and black, comfortable shoes. During breaks, or any other time that a judge is off duty, judges should remove, or cover, their Judge shirt. If you do not have a judge shirt, please note that in your application.

TESTING

Magic Judge Program testing for Level 1 and 2 is available at this event.

Anyone wishing to test for Level 1 must meet the following criteria:

• Complete the pre-test requirements listed at the Judge Wiki
• Apply to be on staff as a candidate

Judges wishing to test for Level 2 must meet the following criteria:

•  Complete the pre-test requirements listed at the Judge Wiki.
•  Take a Level 2 Practice Exam and e-mail the exam ID and score, along with your DCI number, to ChrisDavis@channelfireball.com.

COMPENSATION

Compensation at the WMCQ - Santa Clara is based on judge certification level and is paid in Compensation Units (CU).

• Level 1 Judges will receive 1.5 CUs/day staffed.
• Level 2 Judges will receive 2 CUs/day staffed.
• Level 3+ Judges will receive 2.5 CUs/day staffed.

Each CU can be redeemed for one of the following:

• $75 (Requires a completed United States tax form)
• $100 in ChannelFireball.com store credit

HOW TO APPLY

Simply click on the "Apply Now!" link toward the top of the page. Please answer all questions in the application form.

If your judge level is not currently correct on JudgeApps when you apply, please mention this in your application.

Due to staff needs, some judges may be accepted for one day only. 

The application window for this event will close at 11:59 PM PST on 8/10/2015. Judges wishing to apply for this event after the application window has closed will need to contact us at events@channelfireball.com.

Please note that late applications will be considered at a lower priority than those received during the official application window.