With $500,000 in prizes on the line, the 2024 season kicks off with Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor, February 23–25!
The first Pro Tour of the 2024 season takes place February 23-25 at MagicCon: Chicago.
On Friday and Saturday—February 23 and 24—broadcast begins at 12 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CET // 2 a.m. JST 2/23–24) with three rounds of Murders at Karlov Manor Draft followed by five rounds of Pioneer Constructed.
On Sunday, February 25 for the Top 8 playoff, broadcast begins at 11 a.m. ET (5 p.m. CEST // 1 a.m. JST 2/26) with all four quarterfinal matches, followed by semifinals matches then the finals of Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor.
Play on Friday and Saturday starts at 9 a.m. CT on-site, but broadcast begins at 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET) with a featured drafter to follow into their Round 1 gameplay. They're going to catch up with coverage to reduce downtime.
The Sunday Top 8 playoff broadcast begins at 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) showing a full quarterfinal match and then as many games from other quarterfinal matches as possible, moving on to a full semifinal match (and as much of the remaining semifinals match) then the complete finals.
So the Pro Tour is back? I will admit, the pro scene in magic has confused me a lot since they ended the Pro Tour and implemented the Magic Pro League. It's nice that it seems the PT scene is back. I don't really like MKM draft very much but it's cool to see Pioneer played on all three days.