German ECQ 2011 on 30. April 2011 in Darmstadt

Here's the announcement for the German ECQ 2011 as copied from the German VEKN forum. Check the announcement thread for future additional information:

Ye worthy Methuselahs,

it is my pleasure and an honor to me, to invite you all
30. April 2011
to the German European Championship Qualifier (ECQ)
in Darmstadt, Germany.

Also, the following day
1. May 2011,
a Booster Draft will take place.

The location for the Tournaments will be the seminar rooms
of the Schirner Verlag (publishing company), Darmstadt, Elisabethenstraße 20-22.

More details will be given the next days!

Even though Darmstadt lies more or less in the middle of Germany
I am hopefully looking forward to welcome some players from our European neighbouring states!

Kind regards
Rudolf

Travel from Frankfurt Airport to Darmstadt:

Fastest connection from the airport Frankfurt/Main is the airliner-busline, departing every 30 Minutes from both Airport Terminals to Darmstadt main station. Travel time 22-27 Minutes.
A one-way-ticket costs €7,40 and includes onto travel in the Darmstadt area.

From Darmstadt main station there are various connections to the central city station "Luisenplatz" in Darmstadt, which is in walking distance to the ECQ Location. Easiest connection is via Tram. All trams have their last stop at main station, so there is no wrong direction. Lines number 2,3 and 5 (all except no 1) leaving to Luisenplatz. Connection time 6-7 Min.
When arriving by train, a lokal connection can usually be included free of charge. Otherwise a one-way ticket costs €1,60.

Here's an update on the tournament details, especially of the time schedule:

Welcome to the "Nights of Aching Beauty" in Darmstadt!

The Tournaments
Day 1: Saturday, 30.04.2011, will be devoted to the German European Continental Qualifier.
Please note that you will not have to qualify for this event.
The Top 5 will automatically be qualified for participation in any Continental Championship in 2011.

Day 2: The Booster Draft will take place on Sunday, 01.05.2011.
This draft is a "normal" one.

The Location
The "Nights of Aching Beauty" will take place on the 30th of April and 1st of May in:
The seminar rooms of the Schirner Verlag (publishing company), Darmstadt, Elisabethenstraße 20-22.
It offers enough room for about 50 players in one room. Drinks will be available on location, but there are also a lot of shops (and restaurants) near by.

Formats
Day 1: German ECQ: Standard Constructed; 3R+F; detailed rules can be found at vekn.net
Day 2: Booster Draft: Draft from 7 Boosters (3rd, Black Hand, Sword of Caine), to allow 1 recursion; 2R+F

Time-Tables
Day 1: Saturday (April, 30th) – German ECQ
Registration 10:00 - 10:45
1st Round 11:00 - 13:00
2nd Round 14:00 - 16:00
3rd Round 16:15 - 18:15
Finals 18:30 - 20:30

Day 2: Sunday (May, 1st) - Booster Draft
Registration 10:00 - 10:45
Draft (& Decklists) 11:00 - 12:00
1st Round 12:15 - 14:15
2nd Round 15:15 - 17:15
Finals 17:30 – 19:30

Costs
5 EUR admission fee for one day, 8 EUR for both days; plus cost of the boosters for the draft (about 15EUR)

Prizes & Notes
tba

Registration

• Registration Day 1
• Registration Day 2

More Details

• forum.vekn.de

Thanks, Ralf, for posting the event!

Just to make clear that this is an event with 2 days of tournaments, I will in addition post the other tournament separately.

Hello folks,

attached you find a litte flyer for the German ECQ - hope you like it!

A question to the players who thought about attending the German ECQ:

Are you interested in playing the Booster Draft, which takes place the following day, too? Until now, only 3 player have preregistered for the draft, and the question has arisen, if it would be sensitive to drop the draft event ...