MottiCon 2025

MottiCon, Finland’s first cube-focused tournament, returns in 2025.

This year with more players, more cubes & more fun.

What is MottiCon?

MottiCon is a two-day tournament celebrating the best Magic: the Gathering format of them all – cube!

The tournament gathers a wide variety of different cubes from all over Finland, and players will get the chance to test their skill in tried-and-true favorites such as Vintage Cube, as well as more obscure environments such as the Universes Beyond Cube. The best part? Each player gets to pick which cubes they would like to play the most.

All players will compete in 9 rounds across 3 different drafts, after which the top 16 will duke it out to determine who gets to eternalize their name as the 2025 champion on the MottiCon trophy.

The winner of each draft pod will receive a Poromagia store credit prize and a limited edition commemorative token, and the top 16 players will compete for a significant prize pool. Last year the tournament awarded over 1200€ worth of prizes.


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Entry & sign-up

The early-bird entry fee is 45€ (deadline 23.3). After this, the entry fee is increased to 50€. The deadline for entries is 20.4.

Along with getting to play the full nine rounds of the event, the entry also gets you event-specific swag & memorabilia.

Sign up before 9.2 and receive a limited-edition commemorative "Earliest Bird" token.

Please note: all entries are binding and entry fees are non-refundable.

Sign up through the Google Form.

/96 slots available


Venue

Saha, Konemiehentie 3, 02150 Espoo

MottiCon returns to Otaniemi in 2025, this time to Saha. The venue is only a four-minute walk from the Aalto-yliopisto metro station and close to several restaurants and grocery stores. Saha is located less than 20 minutes from the Helsinki city center by public transport. There is street parking available nearby.

There will be a lunch break both days.


Tournament structure

Each player will play a total of nine rounds over three drafts. Draft pods will be constructed prior to the event to facilitate the players’ cube preferences, so pods will not necessarily have players of similar tournament records (i.e. there might be 1x 3-0 and 7x 0-3 players in a pod for draft number two).

After the ninth round, there will be a cut to top 16 determined by total match points. The highest result(s) in individual drafts will serve as the primary tiebreaker. The top 16 players will be organized into two draft pods and will both draft identical Vintage Cube versions. The players will play a normal single-elimination top 8 within their own pods, after which the winners of the two pods will battle it out to determine the ultimate winner of MottiCon 2025.

If there are 64 players or less, a traditional top 8 will be played instead.

Drafts number one and two will take place on Saturday, while the third draft and top 16 (or top 8) will be played on Sunday.


Cubes

The tournament consists of three drafts, using 15+ different cubes. There will be a selection of different cubes, from the fairly standard Vintage Power Cube, to more unique cubing experiences. Prior to the event, players will have the opportunity to select cubes they want to draft during the weekend.

A selection of cubes used in the tournament:


Key dates

  • 9.2 "Earliest Bird" promo ends
  • 9.3 Cubes are released
  • 23.3 Early bird sign-up ends
  • 20.4 Sign-up ends
  • 23.4 Cube preference selection closes
  • 26.4 Draft pods are released
  • 3-4.5 MottiCon!

Organizers

MottiCon is organized as a joint venture by Sakari Castrén, Max Sjöblom, Aleksi Väänänen & Team Kettu Ry.

MottiCon is supported by Luoto Company & Poromagia