CubeOpen Braunschweig 2

We’re running it back! – Return to Braunschweig for the second highly unofficial cube championship!

Join us celebrating Magic’s greatest format. A variety of different draft environments will allow you to enjoy the visions of the designers, test your competitive muscle or just enjoy the company of friendly people.

You don’t need to bring any cards to participate – everything you need will be provided.

The CubeOpens is an inclusive environment. We do not tolerate any form of racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia. If you hear, see, or experience anything at our event or leading up to it that makes you or someone else feel unsafe, please reach out to us as soon as possible.

CubeOpen Braunschweig will be held the weekend of June 13th + 14th 2026 at Kinder- und Jugendzentrum Mühle, An der Neustadtmühle 3, 38100 Braunschweig.

On Saturday the doors open at 9:00. Please be there at 09:45 the latest. Drafts start at 10:00. We strive for a smooth tournament and kindly ask for everyone’s support for this.

Sunday starts an hour earlier, to allow a timely journey home for those from other cities.

Of note: “Tag der Niedersachsen” is happening concurrently to the event, expect higher traffic and make accommodations early.

If you need help finding a place to stay, please contact us. We can find a solution.

The event is strictly non-profit. All remaining funds will be donated to Kinder- und Jugendzentrum Mühle.

We ask for 25 € to cover our costs, feel free to contribute more. Should the 25 € be a hindrance, please contact us and we will find a solution.

The structure will deviate a little from the ones at the previous CubeOpens in Hamburg and Potsdam.

The format of the event will be nine rounds of Swiss rounds plus a top 8 playoff. The swiss portion is divided into three drafts, each featuring a different cube:
Two drafts on Saturday and one more draft followed by the top 8 on Sunday.

However, to provide players an event with a vibe that suits them we will be allocating the draft pods of drafts #2 and #3 according to the match points at the time (not exactly the standing). This means that preferences for specific cube environments can only be taken into account to a smaller degree. We will still try to take your wishes into account with a priority given to the pods lower in the standings.

As this is an experiment, we highly encourage giving us feedback on this structure after the event is completed.

Top 8 will be single elimination cube draft and will be timed by one of our judges. Matches in the top 8 are untimed.

Friday – Setup and side events

18:00 – First chance for side events at the venue

Saturday – Main event day 1

09:00 – Start of registration

10:00 – Start of draft 1

14:00 – Lunch break (bring your own food or order)

15:00 – Start of draft 2

19:00 – After party with side events and barbeque (We will barbeque for you, if you bring your own food)

Sunday – Main event day 2

Sunday starts earlier to allow timely journeys home for those from other cities.

08:45 – Re-registration

09:00 – Start of draft 3

13:00 – Top 8 announcement

13:30 – Top 8 draft followed by award ceremony and farewell

Soft drinks will be available for purchase at the venue for a small price. Coffee, tea and water (the tap water quality is high in Braunschweig) will be available for free.

We try to provide some food and snacks during the day, but can not guarantee a full lunch – especially on Sunday. We recommend bringing your own food or using a delivery service.

Prizes for the event are not fully determined yet, but will be similar to last year including prizes for top 8, pod winners and achievements.

Details will be made available here as soon as possible.

Our main event will feature all unique cubes to guarantee everyone will play a fresh cube every draft, while assembling the draft pods according to the match points.

The list of cubes is not yet determined and will be made available here as soon as possible.

If you have any questions or feedback,  you can talk to us (ThePop or cr4cksh07) on discord or send us an email at braunschweig@mtg-cube.de

The Cube Discord Server is also used to organize drafts in general and to announce other CubeOpens. Feel free to join even if you won’t be attending the event in Braunschweig.

We look forward to seeing you at the draft tables!