The regional championship that was supposed to be played in China leading up to PT Phyrexia in Philadelphia was beset by covid-related disruptions. Ultimately the competitors were unable to gather in one place, and so the event was broken up into four satellite tournaments. The eight Pro Tour invites were given to the finalists of the four events.

This left the World Championship slot to be determined. The eight finalists from the December events convened at the regional championship in March in Beijing and played off for that honor. Thanks to the tireless work of @AbentuMtg, we have the results from that playoff, finally completing the December RC. (Sadly not the game scores; Chinese language coverage suggests the last match was best-of-five!)

Given the unique structure, I put the event into the database as though it were a multi-flight GP, like GP London 2019 or GP Sao Paulo 2019 #2. The December satellite tournaments are rounds 101-108, 201-208, etc., and the Worlds playoff bracket is what’s listed as rounds Q, S, and F. The original data from the December tournaments come from Melee:

• Rounds 101-108: Beijing [melee link]
• Rounds 201-208: Hong Kong [melee link]
• Rounds 301-307: Shenzhen [melee link]
• Rounds 401-408: Shanghai [melee link]