Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2000–01

2000–01 Pro Tour season
Pro Player of the Year Kai Budde
Rookie of the Year Katsuhiro Mori
World Champion Tom Van de Logt
Pro Tours 6
Grands Prix 27
Masters 4
Start of season 23 September 2000
End of season 12 August 2001
← 1999–00 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Pro Tour season was the sixth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. On 23 September 2000 the season began with parallel Grand Prixs in Sapporo and Porto. It ended on 12 August 2001 with the conclusion of the 2001 World Championship in Toronto. The season consisted of 27 Grand Prixs and 6 Pro Tours, held in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Barcelona, and Toronto. Also special Master Series tournaments were held at four Pro Tours. These tournaments featured huge cash prizes, but were open to only 32 players. At the end of the season Kai Budde was proclaimed Pro Player of the Year, making him the only player to win the title more than once.

Contents

Grand Prixs – Sapporo, Porto

GP Porto (23–24 September)
  1. Antoine Ruel
  2. Olivier Ruel
  3. David Williams
  4. Michael Pustilnik
  5. Ryan Fuller
  6. Paco Llopis
  7. Gromko Radoslaw
  8. Ru Mariani Rodrigues
GP Sapporo (23–24 September)
  1. Satoshi Nakamura
  2. Takamasa Fukata
  3. Tomohiro Maruyama
  4. Kazuyuki Momose
  5. Kiyoshi Sasanuma
  6. John Taro Kageyama
  7. Katsuhiro Mori
  8. Yuji Otsubo

Pro Tour – New York (29 September – 1 October 2000)

New York was second team Pro Tour. Scott Johns made his fifth final day appearance. His team, "Potato Nation", did not lose a match throughout the tournament.[1] At PT New York the master series had its debut. This was a tournament series featuring huge cash prizes, but open only to the very best players in the world. The 25 players with the most Pro Points and the 5 Players with the highest rating in the format of the Masters were invited. Additionally a gateway tournament was held on the day before the Pro Tour. In that tournament each Pro Player with at least six Pro Points could compete for one of two additional slots.

Tournament data

Prize pool: $202,200
Players: 330 (110 teams)
Format: Team Sealed (Mercadian Masques, Nemesis, Prophecy) – first day, Team Rochester Draft (Mercadian Masques-Nemesis-Prophecy) – final two days
Head Judge: Dan Gray[2]

Top 4

  Semi-finals Finals
                 
 Potato Nation 2  
 Draften und Spielen 1  
     Potato Nation 2
   Car Acrobatic Team 0
 Car Acrobatic Team 2
 Rolled-Up Aces 1  

Final standings

Place Team Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Potato Nation Scott Johns $60,000 24 5th Final day
Mike Turian 24
Gary Wise 24 2nd Final day
2 Car Acrobatic Team Andrew Cuneo $30,000 12
Aaron Forsythe 12
Andrew Johnson 12
3 Rolled-Up Aces Dan Clegg $18,000 10
Shawn Keller 10 2nd Final day
Thomas Keller 10
4 Draften und Spielen Christian Lührs $15,000 10 3rd Final day
Patrick Mello 10
Stephan Valkyser 10

Masters – Extended

  First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                               
1  Kai Budde  
 Jason Zila 2  
   Jason Zila 2  
   Tony Dobson  
16  Mark Le Pine
 Tony Dobson 2  
   Jason Zila 2  
  8  Ben Rubin 0  
8  Ben Rubin 2  
 Gary Wise  
   Ben Rubin 2
   Trevor Blackwell  
9  Trevor Blackwell 2
 Jon Finkel  
   Jason Zila 2  
  12  Sigurd Eskeland 0  
4  Kyle Rose 2  
 Raffaele Lo Moro  
   Kyle Rose
   Warren Marsh 2  
13  Warren Marsh 2
 Justin Gary  
  13  Warren Marsh 0
  12  Sigurd Eskeland 2  
5  Alex Shvartsman 2  
 Zvi Mowshowitz  
   Alex Shvartsman
   Sigurd Eskeland 2  
12  Sigurd Eskeland 2
 Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz  
 Jason Zila 1
6  William Jensen 2
2  Darwin Kastle  
 Trey Van Cleave 2  
   Trey Van Cleave 2  
   Kurt Burgner  
15  Raphaël Lévy
 Kurt Burgner 2  
   Trey Van Cleave 2  
   Dirk Baberowski 1  
7  Alan Comer  
 Dirk Baberowski 2  
   Dirk Baberowski 2
   Christian Lührs  
10  Dave Humpherys
 Christian Lührs 2  
   Trey Van Cleave 0
  6  William Jensen 2  
3  Bob Maher, Jr. 2  
 Franck Canu  
   Bob Maher, Jr. 2
   Rob Dougherty  
14  Rob Dougherty 2
 John Masks  
  3  Bob Maher, Jr. 0
  6  William Jensen 2  
6  William Jensen 2  
 Nicolai Herzog  
   William Jensen 2
   Olivier Ruel  
11  Matt Linde
 Olivier Ruel 2  

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Scott Johns 24
Mike Turian 24
Gary Wise 24
4 Antoine Ruel 14
5 Olivier Ruel 13

Grand Prixs – Manchester, Helsinki, Dallas, Kyoto, Phoenix, Sydney, Florence, Buenos Aires

GP Manchester (7–8 October)
  1. Darwin Kastle
  2. John Ormerod
  3. Mark Le Pine
  4. Noah Boeken
  5. Justin Gary
  6. Marc Hernandez
  7. Neil Rigby
  8. Zvi Mowshowitz
GP Helsinki (28–29 October)
  1. Noah Boeken
  2. Erno Ekebom
  3. Arto Hiltunen
  4. Rickard Österberg
  5. Messa Bouchaib
  6. Dominik Hothow
  7. Erik Leander
  8. Jens Thorén
GP Dallas (28–29 October)
  1. Matthew Vienneau
  2. Chris Benafel
  3. Dan Clegg
  4. Matt Linde
  5. Dustin Stern
  6. Ben Romig
  7. Peter Leiher
  8. Trevor Blackwell
GP Kyoto (11–12 November)
  1. Tsuyoshi Fujita
  2. Yuki Murakami
  3. Katsuhiro Mori
  4. Ryan Fuller
  5. Eisaku Itadani
  6. Tsuyoshi Doyama
  7. Tomohiro Maruyama
  8. Tobey Tamber
GP Phoenix (11–12 November)
  1. Sean Fitzgerald
  2. Sean Smith
  3. Thomas Keller
  4. Scott Johns
  5. Robert Swarowski
  6. Joel Frank
  7. Terry Welty
  8. Chris Demaci
GP Sydney (18–19 November)
  1. Gordon Lin
  2. Will Copeman
  3. Satoshi Nakamura
  4. Joe Connolly
  5. Royce Chai
  6. Chris Allen
  7. Anatoli Lightfoot
  8. Kim Brebach
GP Florence (25–26 November)
  1. Benedikt Klauser
  2. Bram Snepvangers
  3. Kai Budde
  4. Martin Zürcher
  5. Ben Ronaldson
  6. Daniele Canavesi
  7. Mario Pascoli
  8. Lionel Benezech
GP Buenos Aires (25–26 November)
  1. Hugo Ariza
  2. Walter Witt
  3. Pablo Huerta
  4. Rafael Le Saux
  5. Diego Ostrovich
  6. José Barbero
  7. Emmanuel Duering
  8. Mathias Bollati

Pro Tour – Chicago (1–3 December 2000)

Chicago was the first Pro Tour featuring the Standard format since Dallas more than four years before. In a top eight which is considered to be one the best ever,[1] Kai Budde won the title against Kamiel Cornelissen. He thus became the third player to win two Pro Tours. With the exception of Jay Elarar, every player in the top eight now has at least three Pro Tour top eights, including a win. In the Masters event Ben Rubin defeated Jon Finkel in the final.

Tournament data

Prize pool: $200,130
Players: 332
Format: Standard
Head Judge: Mike Donais[2]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Kai Budde 3  
8  Jay Elarar 2  
   Kai Budde 3  
   Brian Kibler 1  
4  Zvi Mowshowitz 1
  5  Brian Kibler 3  
     Kai Budde 3
   Kamiel Cornelissen 0
  3  Jon Finkel 1  
6  Kamiel Cornelissen 3  
   Kamiel Cornelissen 3
   Rob Dougherty 1  
2  Michael Pustilnik 1
  7  Rob Dougherty 3  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Kai Budde $30,000 32 2nd Final day, 2nd Pro Tour win
2 Kamiel Cornelissen $20,000 24
3 Brian Kibler $15,000 16
4 Rob Dougherty $13,000 16 3rd Final day
5 Jon Finkel $9,000 12 8th Final day
6 Michael Pustilnik $8,500 12 2nd Final day
7 Zvi Mowshowitz $8,000 12 2nd Final day
8 Jay Elarar $7,500 12

Masters – Booster Draft

  First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                               
1  Bob Maher, Jr.  
32  Kai Budde  
   Bob Maher, Jr. 2  
   Brian Davis  
16  Brian Davis
17  Zvi Mowshowitz  
   Bob Maher Jr. 1  
   Kyle Rose 2  
8  Gary Wise 2  
25  Dan Clegg  
   Gary Wise
   Kyle Rose 2  
9  Kyle Rose 2
24  Jelger Wiegersma  
   Kyle Rose  ?  
   Ben Rubin 2  
4  Ben Rubin 2  
29  Igor Freayman  
   Ben Rubin 2
   Thomas Preyer  
13  Raphaël Lévy
20  Thomas Preyer 2  
   Ben Rubin 2
   David Williams  ?  
5  William Jensen  
28  David Williams 2  
   David Williams 2
   Michael Long  
12  Warren Marsh
21  Mike Long 2  
 Ben Rubin 2
 Jon Finkel 0
2  Jon Finkel 2  
31  John Ormerod  
   Jon Finkel 2  
   Joe Weber  
15  Stephan Valkyser
18  Joeb Weber 2  
   Jon Finkel 2  
   Mike Bregoli 1  
7  Trevor Blackwell  
26  Mike Bregoli 2  
   Mike Bregoli 2
   Jakub Slemr  
10  Sigurd Eskeland
23  Jakub Slemr 2  
   Jon Finkel 2
   Alex Shvartsman 0  
3  Alex Shvartsman 2  
30  Andrew Cuneo  
   Alex Shvartsman 2
   Ryan Fuller  
14  Mike Turian
19  Ryan Fuller 2  
   Alex Shvartsman 2
   Christian Lührs 1  
6  Darwin Kastle  
27  Satoshi Nakamura 2  
   Satoshi Nakamura
   Christian Lührs 2  
11  Chris Benafel
22  Christian Lührs 2  

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Kai Budde 40
2 Scott Johns 35
3 Mike Turian 29
4 Kamiel Cornelissen 28
Gary Wise 28

Grand Prixs – Singapore, New Orleans, Amsterdam, Hiroshima

GP Singapore (9–10 December)
  1. Sam Lau
  2. Jonathan Chan
  3. Tzu-Ching Kuo
  4. Masayuki Higashino
  5. Yi Jie Vice Lin
  6. Tishem Tham
  7. Boon Tat Elvin Eng
  8. Nicholas Wong
GP New Orleans (6–7 January)
  1. Bill Stead
  2. Michelle Bush
  3. Gary Rush
  4. Steven O'Mahoney Schwartz
  5. Casey McCarrel
  6. Eric Kesselman
  7. Jamie Parke
  8. Dustin Stern
GP Amsterdam (13–14 January)
  1. Chris Benafel
  2. Xavier Curto Vives
  3. Brian Davis
  4. Daniel O'Mahoney Schwartz
  5. David Price
  6. Antoine Ruel
  7. Menno Dolstra
  8. Alexander Witt
GP Hiroshima (27–28 January)
  1. Masayuki Higashino
  2. Masaya Mori
  3. Nobuaki Shikata
  4. Masahiko Morita
  5. Katsuhiro Mori
  6. Tsuyoshi Fujita
  7. Koby Okada
  8. Toshiki Tsukamoto

Pro Tour – Los Angeles (2–4 February 2001)

The 2001 Pro Tour Los Angeles was the last Pro Tour held on the Queen Mary, were all previous Pro Tours in Los Angeles had been held. In a final eight featuring three players, who had also been amongst the last eight in Chicago, Michael Pustilnik took the title and thus the lead in the Pro Player of the year standings.[1] Kamiel Cornelissen also made his second consecutive second place Pro Tour finish, the first person to do so in Pro Tour history.[1]

Tournament data

Players: 327
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Rochester Draft (Invasion)
Head Judge: Collin Jackson[2]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Michael Pustilnik 3  
8  Lawrence Creech 1  
   Michael Pustilnik 3  
   Benedikt Klauser 1  
4  Benedikt Klauser 3
  5  Erno Ekebom 1  
     Michael Pustilnik 3
   Kamiel Cornelissen 2
  3  Michael Gurney 1  
6  Jon Finkel 3  
   Jon Finkel 0
   Kamiel Cornelissen 3  
2  Kyle Rose 1
  7  Kamiel Cornelissen 3  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Michael Pustilnik $30,000 32 3rd Final day
2 Kamiel Cornelissen $20,000 24 2nd Final day
3 Benedikt Klauser $15,000 16 3rd Final day
4 Jon Finkel $13,000 16 9th Final day
5 Kyle Rose $9,000 12 4th Final day
6 Michael Gurney $8,500 12
7 Erno Ekebom $8,000 12 2nd Final day
8 Lawrence Creech $7,500 12

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Michael Pustilnik 55
2 Kamiel Cornelissen 52
3 Kai Budde 47
4 Scott Johns 40
5 Gary Wise 37

Grand Prixs – Kaohsiung, Valencia, Cologne, Boston, Prague, Rio de Janeiro

GP Kaohsiung (10–11 February)
  1. Tobey Tamber
  2. Tzu-Ching Kuo
  3. King Yim Kingston Tong
  4. Nick Wong
  5. Fumio Hoshino
  6. Granger Petersen
  7. Toshiki Tsukamoto
  8. Hon Ming Au Yeung
GP Valencia (10–11 February)
  1. Ricard Tuduri
  2. Olivier Ruel
  3. Noah Boeken
  4. Ryan Fuller
  5. Michael Pustilnik
  6. Manuel Ramos
  7. Raul Mestre
  8. Raul Peret
GP Cologne (24–25 February)
  1. Jim Herold
  2. Antoine Ruel
  3. Trey Van Cleave
  4. Joost Vollebregt
  5. Daniel Zink
  6. Frank Karsten
  7. Christoph Lippert
  8. Jan Doise
GP Boston (24–25 February)
  1. Tom Swan
  2. Scott Johns
  3. Alan Comer
  4. Matthew Vienneau
  5. Brian Hegstad
  6. Kurtis Hahn
  7. Kyle Rose
  8. Chris Benafel
GP Prague (10–11 March)
  1. Ryan Fuller
  2. Jens Thoren
  3. Jakub Slemr
  4. Trey Van Cleave
  5. Thomas Preyer
  6. Antoine Ruel
  7. Kristian Kockott
  8. Noah Boeken
GP Rio de Janeiro (10–11 March)
  1. Carlos Romão
  2. Alex Shvartsman
  3. Justin Schneider
  4. Rafael Alvarenga
  5. Rafael Le Saux
  6. Ernesto Mingorance
  7. Damian Brown-Santirso
  8. Daniel Brasil do Carmo

Pro Tour – Tokyo (16–18 March 2001)

The 2001 Pro Tour Tokyo saw a number of interesting firsts for the Pro Tour. Canadian player Ryan Fuller became the first player to go undefeated in the Swiss rounds of a Pro Tour, finishing with a 14-0 record.[1] Also, Tsuyoshi Fujita became the first Japanese player to make a Pro Tour Top 8.[1] Ultimately it was future Hall of Fame member Zvi Mowshowitz who would take the title, winning his first individual Pro Tour.

Tournament data

Players: 270
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Invasion Block Constructed (Invasion, Planeshift)
Head Judge: Chris Zantides[2]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Ryan Fuller 2  
8  Chris Benafel 3  
   Chris Benafel 1  
   Zvi Mowshowitz 3  
4  Federico Bastos 0
  5  Zvi Mowshowitz 3  
     Zvi Mowshowitz 3
   Tsuyoshi Fujita 0
  3  David Williams 1  
6  Tsuyoshi Fujita 3  
   Lucas Hager 1
   Tsuyoshi Fujita 3  
2  Philip Freneau 0
  7  Lucas Hager 3  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Zvi Mowshowitz $30,000 32 3rd Final day
2 Tsuyoshi Fujita $20,000 24 1st Japanese Player in a Top 8
3 Lucas Hager $15,000 16
4 Chris Benafel $13,000 16 2nd Final day
5 Ryan Fuller $9,000 12 2nd Final day
6 Philip Freneau $8,500 12
7 David Williams $8,000 12
8 Frederico Bastos $7,500 12 1st Portuguese Player in a Top 8

Masters – Team Rochester Draft

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Your Move Games 1  
8  Car Acrobatic Team 2  
   Car Acrobatic Team  ?  
   Panzer Hunter 2  
4  Team Outland 0
  5  Panzer Hunters 2  
     Panzer Hunter 1
   AlphaBetaUnlimited.com 2
  3  Potato Nation  ?  
6  AlphaBetaUnlimited.com 2  
   AlphaBetaUnlimited.com 2
   Black Ops 0  
2  Black Ops 2
  7  Game Empire  ?  
Team Player Team Player
AlphaBetaUnlimited.com Ryan Fuller Panzer Hunter Momose Kazuyuki
Noah Boeken Itaru Ishida
Chris Benafel Reiji Ando
Black-Ops Florent Jeudon Potato Nation Scott Johns
Antoine Ruel Gary Wise
Olivier Ruel Mike Turian
Car Acrobatic Team Andrew Johnson Team Outland Nicolai Herzog
Andrew Cuneo Eivind Nitter
Aaron Forsythe Bjorn Jocumsen
Game Empire Kurt Burgner Your Move Games Rob Dougherty
Alan Comer Dave Humpherys
Brian Selden Darwin Kastle

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Michael Pustilnik 60
2 Kamiel Cornelissen 58
3 Kai Budde 50
4 Scott Johns 49
Zvi Mowshowitz 49

Grand Prixs – Gothenburg, Detroit, Moscow

GP Gothenburg (24–25 March)
  1. Jan Schreurs
  2. Josper Manne Thranne
  3. Raphaël Lévy
  4. Scott Willis
  5. Eivind Nitter
  6. Marcus Angelin
  7. Sondre Ellingvåg
  8. Jimmy Öman
GP Detroit (31 March – 1 April)
  1. Matthew Vienneau
  2. Brock Parker
  3. Bob Maher, Jr.
  4. Dan Clegg
  5. William Jensen
  6. Adam Prokopin
  7. Aaron Breider
  8. Louis Boileau
GP Moscow (21–22 April)
  1. Ryan Fuller
  2. Iwan Tan
  3. Yuri Markin
  4. Antoine Ruel
  5. Eugene Okin
  6. David Williams
  7. Sergey Norin
  8. Rustam Bakirov

Pro Tour – Barcelona (4–6 May 2001)

In Barcelona Kai Budde became the first player to win three Pro Tours overall and also the first to win two Pro Tours in a single season.[1] Ben Rubin won the Masters and thus became the only player to win two Masters tournaments.

Tournament data

Players: 335
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Booster Draft (Invasion-Planeshift)
Head Judge: Thomas Bisballe[2]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Dan Clegg 3  
8  Chad Ellis 0  
   Dan Clegg 2  
   Alan Comer 3  
4  Alan Comer 3
  5  Brad Swan 0  
     Alan Comer 1
   Kai Budde 3
  3  Kai Budde 3  
6  Albertus Law 0  
   Kai Budde 3
   Patrick Mello 1  
2  Patrick Mello 3
  7  Yuri Kolomeyko 0  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Kai Budde $30,000 32 3rd Final day, 3rd Pro Tour win
2 Alan Comer $20,000 24 5th Final day
3 Dan Clegg $15,000 16 2nd Final day
4 Patrick Mello $13,000 16 2nd Final day
5 Brad Swan $9,000 12
6 Albertus Law $8,500 12 1st Singaporean in a Top 8
7 Yuri Kolomeyko $8,000 12 1st Ukrainian in a Top 8
8 Chad Ellis $7,500 12

Masters – Invasion Block Constructed

  First round Second round Quarter-final Semi-finals Finals
                                               
1  Jon Finkel  
32  Arto Hiltunen  
   Jon Finkel 2  
   Benedikt Klauser  
16  Benedikt Klauser 2
17  William Jensen  
   Jon Finkel 2  
   Ryan Fuller 1  
8  Ryan Fuller 2  
25  Darwin Kastle  
   Ryan Fuller 2
   Dave Humpherys  
9  Tsuyoshi Fujita
24  Dave Humpherys 2  
   Jon Finkel 0  
   Ben Rubin 2  
4  Kamiel Cornelissen  
29  Ben Rubin 2  
   Ben Rubin 2
   Rob Dougherty  
13  Rob Dougherty 2
20  Philip Freneau  
   Ben Rubin 2
   Tuomo Nieminen 1  
5  Kai Budde  
28  Tuomo Nieminen 2  
   Tuomo Nieminen 2
   David Williams  
12  Sigurd Eskeland
21  David Williams 2  
 Ben Rubin 2
 Jay Elarar 0
2  Zvi Mowshowitz 2  
31  Warren Marsh  
   Zvi Mowshowitz 2  
   Noah Boeken  
15  Noah Boeken 2
18  Antoine Ruel  
   Zvi Mowshowitz 2  
   Markus Bell 0  
7  Chris Benafel  
26  Tommi Hovi 2  
   Tommi Hovi
   Markus Bell 2  
10  Scott Johns
23  Markus Bell 2  
   Zvi Mowshowitz 0
   Jay Elarar 2  
3  Michael Pustilnik  
30  Mike Turian 2  
   Mike Turian 2
   Alex Shvartsman  
14  Alex Shvartsman 2
19  Olivier Ruel  
   Mike Turian 0
   Jay Elarar 2  
6  Bob Maher, Jr.  
27  Jay Elarar 2  
   Jay Elarar 2
   Gary Wise  
11  Gary Wise 2
22  Satoshi Nakamura  

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Kai Budde 83
2 Michael Pustilnik 66
3 Kamiel Cornelissen 64
4 Ryan Fuller 55
Scott Johns 55

Grand Prixs – Yokohama, Turin, Taipei, Columbus

GP Yokohama (9–10 December)
1. AlphaBetaUnlimited.com
Chris Benafel
Ryan Fuller
David Williams
2. Poor Shark
Masashiro Kuroda
Tomomi Otsuka
Masahiko Morita
3. Voice of Soul
Tsuyoshi Douyama
Tadayoshi Komiya
Takao Higaki
4. Fire Beat
Tsuyoshi Ikeda
Toshiki Tsukamoto
Jun Nobushita
GP Turin (6–7 January)
1. Team Clegg
Peter Szigeti
Brock Parker
Daniel Clegg
2. AlphaBetaUnlimited.com
Ryan Fuller
Chris Benafel
Noah Boeken
3. Angstschreeuw
Menno Dolstra
Jan Schreurs
Bram Snepvangers
4. One Day Fly
Tom Van de Logt
Kamiel Cornelissen
Jelger Wiegersma
GP Taipei (13–14 January)
1. www.alphabetaunlimited.com/
David Williams
Chris Benafel
Daniel Clegg
2. Anchans
Osamu Fujita
Itaru Ishida
Katsuhiro Mori
3. Team T.T.T.
Tzu-Ching Kuo
Chen Yu Wang
Dell Sun
4. Dr. no-right
Jack Ho
Yen Chang Lee
Yang Bo Wang
GP Columbus (27–28 January)
1. Your Move Games
Darwin Kastle
Dave Humpherys
Rob Dougherty
2. The Ken Ho All-Stars
Daniel Clegg
Ken Ho
Lan D. Ho
3. Dynasty
Gabriel Tsang
Brian Hacker
Ben Rubin
4. The Ancient Kavus
Gary Krakower
Matthew Vienneau
Michael Pustilnik

2001 World Championships – Toronto (8–12 August 2001)

Main article: Magic: The Gathering World Championship#2001 World Championship

Tom Van de Logt won the World Championship while the United States took the team title. The final eight featured amongst several rather unknown players Antoine Ruel, Tommi Hovi, Mike Turian and David Williams, who had the dubious honour of becoming the first player to be disqualified from a Top 8.

Tournament data

Prize pool: $210,200 (individual) + $189,000 (national teams)
Players: 296
Formats: Standard, Rochester Draft (Invasion-Planeshift-Apocalypse), Extended
Head Judge: Mike Donais[2]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Antoine Ruel 3  
8  Tommi Hovi 2  
   Antoine Ruel 2  
   Tom Van de Logt 3  
4  Tom Van de Logt
  5  David Williams DQ  
     Tom Van de Logt 3
   Anlex Borteh 0
  2  Alex Borteh 3  
7  Jan Tomcani 2  
   Alex Borteh 3
   Andrea Santin 1  
3  Andrea Santin 3
  6  Mike Turian 2  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Tom Van de Logt $35,000 32 2nd Final day, 1st Dutch Player to win a Pro Tour
2 Alex Borteh $23,000 24
3 Antoine Ruel $15,000 16
4 Andrea Santin $13,000 16
5 Mike Turian $9,000 12 2nd Final day
6 Jan Tomcani $8,500 12 1st Slovakian in a Top 8
7 Tommi Hovi $8,000 12 4th Final day
8 John Ormerod $7,500 12 2nd Final day*

* John Ormerod did not actually play in the final eight. When David Williams was disqualified he advanced to the eight place in the final standings, though.

National team competition

  1. United States (Trevor Blackwell, Brian Hegstad, Eugene Harvey)
  2. Norway (Nicolai Herzog, Oyvind Odegaard, Jan Pieter Groenhof)

Pro Player of the year final standings

After the World Championship Kai Budde was awarded the Pro Player of the year title. He thus became the only player to win the title more than once.

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Kai Budde 88
2 Kamiel Cornelissen 75
3 Michael Pustilnik 71
4 Chris Benafel 65
5 Ryan Fuller 64
Zvi Mowshowitz 64

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Rosewater, Mark (9 August 2004). "On Tour, Part 2". Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr136. Retrieved 1 December 2008. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Head Judges of Pro Tours and World Championships". XS4ALL. 30 October 2009. http://magic.wiki.xs4all.nl/index.php?title=Head_Judges_of_Pro_Tours_and_World_Championships. Retrieved 16 November 2009. 

List of Pro Tours

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