Star Wars: Unlimited : A Lawless Time Planetary Qualifier

You can be a champion! Join us on Saturday, May 9, 2026 for a Star Wars: Unlimited Planetary Qualifier! This tournament starts at 10:00am. This is a sanctioned competitive-level event. The event will allow a maximum of 46 players.

>>Registration & Check-In<<

Players must purchase a ticket on Eventbrite to register ($45.00 + Eventbrite fees). Tickets will be on sale Wednesday, March 4 at 12:00pm ET. Your e-mail address will be required upon purchase. You can set a reminder through this link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983983918307

Players will be added to the Melee tournament page by the organizer after purchasing their ticket. Ticket cancellations/refunds will be permitted through Thursday, May 7. Eventbrite fees cannot be refunded. There will be no refunds after May 7.

A waitlist will open once all tickets have been sold. If you are interested in a ticket add yourself to the waitlist on Eventbrite and look out for an email if a ticket is released. Once the ticket is released, you will have 48 hours to claim it before it moves onto the next person.

Check-in is on the day of the event, Saturday May 9 from 9:00-9:45am. A decklist must be uploaded onto Melee before the tournament begins.

>>Format<<

This is a Swiss-style tournament, played in Best-of-3 format. Each round is 55-minutes in length. Top cut/playoff rounds will be played after the Swiss rounds including the players with the highest standings. The playoffs are best-of-3, single-elimination rounds until one undefeated player is remaining as the tournament champion. Each top cut round is 75 minutes. The finals match is untimed.

With 46 players, there will be six (6) Swiss rounds & Top 8 playoff cut.

There will be a lunch break between rounds three and four.

>>Prizing<<

The following prize structure is based on a full turnout of 46 players. The prizing is separated into official prizing & store prizing. The store prizing will scale with fewer players.

Official prizing:
All players: One (1) non-foil participation promo card
Top 8/4/2/1: Foil placement-stamped promo card
Top 8: Qualifier points for Season One championship series
1st place: Champion playmat, invite to Galactic Championship Summer 2026

Additional prizing (with full turnout):
All players: Three (3) LAW booster packs per person
1st & 2nd: $225.00 store credit to Diversions per person
3rd-8th: $100.00 store credit to Diversions per person
1st-16th: One (1) LAW Carbonite pack per person

>>Deck rules<<

Your deck must be built according to Premier format. Your deck must consist of exactly one leader, exactly one base, and a minimum 50-card draw deck. You can also have a sideboard of up to 10 non-leader, non-base cards. Your draw deck cannot include more than three copies of any one card.

Your decklist must be uploaded onto Melee before the tournament begins.

Officially suspended cards cannot be included in your deck:

Information about parking & access to the store will be provided to registered players prior to the event.

If you have any questions, please e-mail the store, [email protected] with the subject: SWU PQ

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