The Tournament Organizer of a tournament is responsible for all tournament logistics including:
- Securing a sanctioning number from Wizards of the Coast
- Choosing a platform for the tournament to run that meets the tournament’s expected needs
- Advertising the tournament in advance of the tournament date
- Staffing the tournament with appropriate tournament officials
- Providing a hub for communication for Players and Staff necessary to operate the tournament (e.g. a TO owned Discord server)
- Reporting the tournament results to Wizards of the Coast
- Saving tournament data for a period of 6 months (to aid in match appeals)