Magic: The Gathering World Championship
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| Magic: The Gathering World Championships | ||
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| Year | Winner | Held in |
| 1994 | Zak Dolan (USA) | Milwaukee, WI, USA |
| 1995 | Alexander Blumke (Switzerland) | Seattle, WA, USA |
| 1996 | Tom Chanpheng (Australia) | Seattle, WA, USA |
| 1997 | Jakub Slemr (Czech Republic) | Seattle, WA, USA |
| 1998 | Brian Selden (USA) | Seattle, WA, USA |
| 1999 | Kai Budde (Germany) | Yokohama, Japan |
| 2000 | Jon Finkel (USA) | Brussels, Belgium |
| 2001 | Tom van de Logt (Netherlands) | Toronto, Canada |
| 2002 | Carlos Eduardo Romão (Brazil) | Sydney, Australia |
| 2003 | Daniel Zink (Germany) | Berlin, Germany |
| 2004 | Julien Nuijten (Netherlands) | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| 2005 | Katsuhiro Mori (Japan) | Yokohama, Japan |
| 2006 | Makihito Mihara (Japan) | Paris, France |
The Magic: The Gathering World Championships ("Worlds") have been held annually since 1994. Originally open to all competitors, with the introduction of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour, the World Championships tournament is now an invitation-only event and the last Pro Tour "stop" of each season. The invitees are:
- Current World Champion
- Top 8 finishers from the previous World Championship.
- Current Pro Player of the Year.
- For countries that hold an invitation-only National Championship, the three members of each national team and that team’s designated alternate (see "National Team Composition" ).
- For countries that hold an open National Championship, the winner of that National Championship (see "Open Nationals Invitations to Worlds").
- Players with Pro Tour Players Club level 3 or higher. (This includes all members of the Hall of Fame.)
- Top 50 DCI Composite–ranked players from the APAC region.
- Top 50 DCI Composite–ranked players from the Europe region.
- Top 50 DCI Composite–ranked players from the Latin America region.
- Top 50 DCI Composite–ranked players from the North America region.
(Compare Magic Premier Event Invitation Policy). In recent years, the tournament location has alternated between North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
[edit] The 2006 World Championship
| Makihito Mihara - 2006 World Championship Dragonstorm |
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4 Bogardan Hellkite 4 Dragonstorm |
1 Dreadship Reef |
1 Trickbind |
The 2006 Magic World Championship took place from November 29-December 3, 2006 at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. The total prize money awarded to the top 75 finishers will be $255,245 USD.
The winner of this tournament was Makihito Mihara (Japan), who defeated Ryou Ogura (Japan) 3-0 in the finals. He piloted a combination deck based on the card Dragonstorm. It is the first time players from the same country have been World Champion in back-to-back seasons, and only the Dutch kept the Japanese from sweeping the world awards again.
- Finishing Order
- Makihito Mihara (Japan)
- Ryou Ogura (Japan)
- Nicholas Lovett (Wales)
- Gabriel Nassif (France)
- Paulo Carvalho (Portugal)
- Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Brazil)
- Tiago Chan (Portugal)
- Katsuhiro Mori (Japan)
- Team Competition
- Team Netherlands - Kamiel Cornelissen, Julien Nuijten, Robert Van Medevoort
- Team Japan - Katsuhiro Mori, Shuuhei Yamamoto, Hidenori Katayama
- Player of the Year
- Shouta Yasooka (Japan)
- Shuuhei Nakamura (Japan)
- Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Brazil)
Rookie of the Year: Sebastian Thaler (Germany)
[edit] The 2005 World Championship
| Katsuhiro Mori - 2005 World Championship Ghazi Glare |
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2 Yosei, The Morning Star 3 Pithing Needle |
4 Vitu-Ghazi, The City Tree |
2 Greater Good |
The 2005 World Championship was held from November 30 to December 4 at the Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. The total prize money awarded to the top 64 finishers was $208,130 USD.
The winner of this tournament was Katsuhiro Mori (Japan), who defeated Frank Karsten (Netherlands) 3-1 in the finals. He used a Japanese made deck called "Ghazi-Glare"
This was truly Japan's year, as they won World Championships, Team Championships, and the Player of the Year race. The only other country to accomplish this is the U.S.
- Finishing Order
- Katsuhiro Mori (Japan)
- Frank Karsten (Netherlands)
- Tomohiro Kaji (Japan)
- Akira Asahara (Japan)
- Marcio Carvalho (Portugal)
- Ding Leong (Singapore)
- Shuuhei Nakamura (Japan)
- Andre Coimbra (Portugal)
- Team Competition
- Team Japan - Takuma Morofuji, Ichirou Shimura, Masashi Oiso
- Team U.S.A. - Antonio De Rosa, Neil Reeves, Jon Sonne
- Player of the Year Race
- Kenji Tsumura (Japan)
- Olivier Ruel (France)
- Masashi Oiso (Japan)
Rookie of the Year: Pierre Canali (France)
[edit] The 2004 World Championship
| Julien Nuijten - 2004 World Championship W/G Slide |
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4 Viridian Shaman 4 Wrath of God |
4 Secluded Steppe |
4 Oxidize |
The 2004 World Championship was held from September 1 to September 5 at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California, USA. The total prize money awarded to the top 64 finishers was $208,130 USD.
This was the first ever World Championships without a player from the United States in the Top 8. Nuijten, at 15 years old, became the youngest ever Pro Tour winner and took home a total of $52,366 - a new record for winnings in a single collectible card game tournament.
- Finishing order
- Julien Nuijten (Netherlands)
- Aeo Paquette (Canada)
- Ryou Ogura (Japan)
- Manuel Bevand (France)
- Kamiel Cornelissen (Netherlands)
- Terry Han Chuen Soh (Malaysia)
- Gabriel Nassif (France)
- Murray "the Mauler" Evans (Canada)
- Team Finals
- Team Germany - Torben Twiefel, Roland Bode, Sebastian Zink
- Team Belgium - Vincent Lemoine, Dilson Ramos Da Fonseca, Geoffery Siron
- Player of the Year Race
- Gabriel Nassif (France)
- Nicolai Herzog (Norway)
- Rickard Osterberg (Norway)
Rookie of the Year: Julien Nuijten (Netherlands)
[edit] The 2003 World Championship
| Daniel Zink - 2003 World Championship Wake |
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4 Mana Leak |
4 Krosan Verge |
1 Vengeful Dreams |
The 2003 World Championship was held from August 6 to August 10 at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin, Germany. German player Daniel Zink managed to emerge as the new world champion, beating Japan's Jin Okamoto 3-0 in the finals and taking home 35,000 USD in the process. The total prize money awarded to the top 64 finishers was $208,130 USD.
- Finishing order
- Daniel Zink (Germany)
- Jin Okamoto (Japan)
- Tuomo Nieminen (Finland)
- Dave Humpherys (United States)
- Jeroen Remie (Netherlands)
- Peer Kröger (Germany)
- Wolfgang Eder (Germany)
- Gabe Walls (United States)
- Team Finals
- Team U.S.A - Gabe Walls, Justin Gary, Joshua Wagner
- Team Finland - Tuomo Nieminen, Arho Toikka, Tomi Walamies
- Player of the Year Race
- Kai Budde (Germany)
- Justin Gary (USA)
- Mattias Jorstedt (Sweden)
Rookie of the Year: Masashi Oiso (Japan)
[edit] The 2002 World Championship
| Carlos Romão - 2002 World Championship Psychatog |
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4 Nightscape Familiar |
10 Island |
1 Coffin Purge |
The 2002 World Championship was held from August 13 to August 18, 2002 at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia; 24-year old Carlos "Jaba" Romão from São Paulo, Brazil came out as world champion, garnering a prize of 35,000 USD with the help of his blue/black "Psychatog" deck.
Finishing order :
- Carlos Eduardo Romão (Brazil)
- Mark Ziegner (Germany)
- Diego Ostrovich (Argentina)
- Dave Humpherys (USA)
- Sim Han How (Malaysia)
- John Larkin (Ireland)
- Tuomas Kotiranta (Finland)
- Ken Krouner (USA)
[edit] The 2001 World Championship
| Tom van de Logt - 2001 World Championship Machine Head |
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4 Plague Spitter |
6 Swamp |
4 Scoria Cat |
The 2001 World Championship was held from August 8 to August 12, 2001 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Canada; Tom van de Logt from the Netherlands came out as the new world champion, garnering a prize of 35,000 USD for his victory (as well as another 1,000 USD for the success of the Dutch team he was part of). Other finalists included Alex Borteh from the USA (2nd place), Antoine Ruel from France (3rd place) and Andrea Santin from Italy (4th place), as well as Michael Turian from the USA (5th place), Jan Tomcani from Slovakia (6th place), Tommi Hovi from Finland (7th place) and John Ormerod from England (8th place).
- Finishing Order
- Tom van de Logt (Netherlands)
- Alex Borteh (U.S.)
- Antoine Ruel (France)
- Andrea Santin (Italy)
- Michael Turian (U.S.)
- Jan Tomcani (Slovakia)
- Tommi Hovi (Finland)
- John Ormerond (England)
Note: John Ormerond did not make the top 8 finishers, but was awarded 8th after David Williams was disqualified for a marked deck. [1]
[edit] The 2000 World Championship
| Jon Finkel - 2000 World Championship Tinker |
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1 Crumbling Sanctuary |
4 Crystal Vein |
4 Annul |
1st place - Jon Finkel (U.S.)
2nd place - Bob Maher (U.S.)
3rd place - Dominik Hothow
4th place - Benedikt Klauser
[edit] The 1999 World Championship
| Kai Budde - 1999 World Championship Wildfire |
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4 Cursed Scroll |
3 Ancient Tomb |
2 Boil |
1st place - Kai Budde (Germany)
2nd place - Mark Le Pine (U.S.)
3rd place - Raffaele Lo Moro (Italy)
4th place - Matt Linde (U.S.)
[edit] The 1998 World Championship
| Brian Selden - 1998 World Championship RecSur |
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2 Scroll Rack |
3 City of Brass |
1 Staunch Defenders |
1st place - Brian Selden (U.S.)
2nd place - Ben Rubin (U.S.)
3rd place - Jon Finkel (U.S.)
4th place - Raphaël Lévy (France)
[edit] The 1997 World Championship
| Jakub Slemr - 1997 World Championship | ||
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4 Black Knight |
3 City of Brass |
2 Disenchant |
1st place - Jakub Slemr (Czech Republic)
2nd place - Janosch Kühn (Germany)
3rd place - Svend Sparre Geertsen (Denmark)
4th place - Paul McCabe (Canada)
[edit] The 1996 World Championship
| Tom Chanpheng - 1996 World Championship | ||
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1 Lodestone Bauble |
1 Kjeldoran Outpost |
2 Arenson's Aura |
1st place - Tom Chanpheng (Australia)
2nd place - Mark Justice (U.S.)
3rd place - Henry Stern (U.S.)
4th place - Olle Råde (Sweden)
Note that Chanpeng's winning deck included no sources of blue mana, though includes "Sleight of Mind". This stems from an error in his submitted decklist. He was forced to use plains in lieu of the 4 Adarkar Wastes he had planned to include.
Tom's victory was commemorated with a unique card.
[edit] The 1995 World Championship
| Alexander Blumke - 1995 World Championship | ||
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1 Disrupting Scepter |
3 Adarkar Wastes |
1 CoP Artifact |
1st place - Alexander Blumke (Switzerland)
2nd place - Marc Hernandez (France)
3rd place - Mark Justice (US)
4th place - Henry Stern (US)
[edit] The 1994 World Championship
| Zak Dolan - 1994 World Championship | ||
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1 Black Vise |
1 Library of Alexandria 1 Black Lotus |
1 Chaos Orb |
1st place - Zak Dolan (US)
2nd place - Bestrand Lestrée (France)
3rd place - Dominic Symens (Belgium)
4th place - Cyrille de Foucaud (France)
