Invitational
Romancing the Stones tournament series are divided into seasons. Each season lasts about a year, and ends with the Romancing the Stones Invitational for that season. The winner becomes the Romancing the Stones Season Champion, and earns a year of bragging rights.
Event Info for the Season 7 Invitational
- Date: Saturday, December 6th
- Location: Tweedy’s Bar in Austin, TX
- Format: 3 rounds of vintage, 3 rounds of middle school, cut to top 4 which will be vintage.
- Decklists: Competitors submit their decks by 11:59pm Wednesday, December 3rd. We play with open lists.
Roster
The following players have secured their chance to battle to become the Romancing the Stones Season 7 champion.
- Chase Hoppe - Season 6 / 2024 Champion
- Caleb Ray - 1st place at Festival of Friendship Vintage
- Paul Garrett - 1st place at RTS36
- Andrew Webb - 3rd place in the Dance Party Middle School League
- Ryan Bartley - 1st place at RTS37
- Ben Kendrick - 2nd place at RTS38
- David Gleicher - School’s Out
- Gabe Hoppe - Houston Hurricane Weekend
- Brian Espinoza - Fall Semester
- Kai Schafroth - 2nd place at RTS39
Invites
Invites to the players who will qualify for the Invitational are given out for:
- 1 invite to last season’s invitational champion
- Winning a single-day or league event
Players can never earn more than one invitation. Thus, if a player who is already invited places 1st at an event, the invitation for that event would go to the 2nd place finisher. If that player is also already invited, 3rd and 4th place will face off for the invite.
Past Champions
- 2018 Invitational Champion - Bryan Hockey
- 2019 Invitational Champion - Bryan Hockey
- 2021 Invitational Champion - Andrew Webb
- 2022 Invitational Champion - Bryan Hockey
- 2023 Invitational Champion - Stu Ziarnik
- 2024 Invitational Champion - Chase Hoppe