Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2001–02

2001–02 Pro Tour season
Pro Player of the Year Kai Budde
Rookie of the Year Farid Meraghni
World Champion Carlos Romão
Pro Tours 6
Grands Prix 33
Masters 4
Start of season 18 August 2001
End of season 18 August 2002
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Pro Tour season was the seventh season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. On 18 August 2001 the season began with parallel Grand Prixs in Kobe and Denver. It ended on 18 August 2002 with the conclusion of the 2002 World Championship in Sydney. The season consisted of 33 Grand Prixs and 6 Pro Tours, held in New York, New Orleans, San Diego, Osaka, Nice, and Sydney. Also Master Series tournaments were held at four Pro Tours. At the end of the season Kai Budde was proclaimed Pro Player of the Year, winning the title by a record margin.

Contents

Grand Prixs – Kobe, Denver, Santiago, Singapore, London

GP Kobe (18–19 August)
  1. Itaru Ishida
  2. Shuhei Nakamura
  3. Kei Ikeda
  4. Takayuki Nagaoka
  5. Hiroshi Kawasaki
  6. Ryo Ogura
  7. Takumi Hasegawa
  8. Kenshiro Ito
GP Denver (18–19 August)
  1. Brett Shears
  2. Danny Mandel
  3. Brock Parker
  4. Darwin Kastle
  5. Sammy Batarseh
  6. Mike Abraham
  7. Aaron Knobloch
  8. Alex Borteh
GP Santiago (25–26 August)
  1. Matias Gabrenja
  2. Gerardo Godinez
  3. Jorge Rodriguez
  4. Jose Echeverria
  5. Rodrigo Sanchez
  6. Brock Parker
  7. Andres Hojman
  8. Juan Ruetter
GP Singapore (1–2 September)
  1. Albertus Law
  2. Kelvin Yew Teck Hoon
  3. Akuma Ding Yuen Leong
  4. Michihisa Onoda
  5. Royce Ming Huang Chai
  6. Lance Chin Wei Yeong
  7. David Kwan
  8. Chang Chua
GP London (1–2 September)
  1. Kai Budde
  2. Gabriel Nassif
  3. Helmut Summersberger
  4. Matt Henstra
  5. Warren Marsh
  6. René Kraft
  7. Antoine Ruel
  8. Pierre Malherbaud

Pro Tour – New York (7–9 September 2001)

New York was third team Pro Tour. Car Acrobatic Team who had been amongst the Top 4 at the previous team Pro Tour returned for another Top 4. The event was won by team Phoenix Foundation consisting of Kai Budde, Dirk Baberowski, and Marco Blume. It was Baberowski's second win and Budde's fourth.[1] The final was also a repeat to the final of Grand Prix London a week before, where Budde had already won against Nassif. Eventually Kai's renewed success led to some memorable quotes. Asked about their favorite amongst the final 4 several pros exclaimed something to the extent of the words Gary Wise prononounced, "Kai doesn't lose on Sunday".[2] Randy Buehler's comment "if he wins New Orleans, I guess he is" on the discussion whether Kai is the best player in the history of the game also became a classic when Kai indeed won PT New Orleans.[1]

Tournament data

Prize pool: $202,200
Players: 426 (142 teams)
Format: Invasion Team Sealed (Invasion, Planeshift, Apocalypse) – first day, Invasion Team Rochester Draft (Invasion-Planeshift-Apocalypse) – final two days
Head Judge: Collin Jackson[3]

Top 4

  Semi-finals Finals
                 
1  Illuminati 1  
4  Les Plus Class 2  
     Les Plus Class 1
   Phoenix Foundation 2
2  Phoenix Foundation 2
3  Car Acrobatic Team 1  

Final standings

Place Team Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Phoenix Foundation Marco Blume $60,000 24
Dirk Baberowski 24 3rd Final day, 2nd Pro Tour win
Kai Budde 24 4th Final day, 4th Pro Tour win
2 Les Plus Class Amiel Tenenbaum $30,000 18 Pro Tour debut
Gabriel Nassif 18
Nicolas Olivieri 18
3 Illuminati* Justin Gary $18,000 12 2nd Final day
Zvi Mowshowitz 12 4th Final day
Alex Shvartsman 12
4 Car Acrobatic Team Aaron Forsythe $15,000 12 2nd Final day
Andrew Cuneo 12 2nd Final day
Andrew Johnson 12 2nd Final day

* The team entered the tournament as "My Team Part 17", but decided they wanted to have more serious name as a Top4 team and changed it to "Illuminati".[4]

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Kai Budde 30
2 Dirk Baberowski 24
Marco Blume 24
4 Gabriel Nassif 23
5 Nicholas Olivieri 18
Amiel Tenenbaum 18

Grand Prixs – Warsaw, Minneapolis, Oslo, Vienna, Cape Town, Shizuoka, Montreal, Brisbane

GP Warsaw (8–9 September)
  1. Rickard Österberg
  2. Michal Marcik
  3. David Linder
  4. Mattias Kettil
  5. Przemek Oberbek
  6. Marcin Sados
  7. Felix Schneiders
  8. Roman Kubera
GP Oslo (22–23 September)
  1. Trey Van Cleave
  2. Anton Jonsson
  3. Johan Backfjärd
  4. Sigurd Eskeland
  5. Svante Landgraf
  6. Rickard Österberg
  7. Peter Laier
  8. Haakon Monsen
GP Minneapolis (29–30 September)
  1. Dave Humpherys
  2. Andrew Wolf
  3. Brian Hegstad
  4. Brian Davis
  5. Craig Wescor
  6. Cassius Weatherby
  7. Lee Curtis
  8. Jacob Janoska
GP Vienna (6–7 October)
  1. Stephan Meyer
  2. Eivind Nitter
  3. Nicolai Herzog
  4. Gabor Papp
  5. Matthias Künzler
  6. Holger Meinecke
  7. Konrad Zawadzki
  8. Ladoslav Zupancic
GP Cape Town (6–7 October)
  1. Ben Seck
  2. Wagner Kruger
  3. Justin Polin
  4. Grant van Dyk
  5. Andrew Mitchell
  6. Pieter Loubser
  7. Robert Thompson
  8. Peter Klein
GP Shizuoka (13–14 October)
  1. Kohei Yamadaya
  2. Masahiko Morita
  3. Ryouma Shiozu
  4. Olivier Ruel
  5. Katsuhiro Mori
  6. Tsuyoshi Douyama
  7. Reiji Ando
  8. Eiho Kato
GP Montreal (13–14 October)
  1. Mike Turian
  2. Louis Boileau
  3. Timothy McKenna
  4. Brett Shears
  5. David Rood
  6. Bob Maher, Jr.
  7. Peter Szigeti
  8. Daniel Clegg
GP Brisbane (20–21 October)
  1. Richard Johnston
  2. Roger Miller
  3. Alex Shvartsman
  4. Egidio De Gois
  5. Lenny Collins
  6. Dante Rosati
  7. Pang Ming Wee
  8. Daniel Romans

Pro Tour – New Orleans (2–4 November 2001)

After winning Pro Tour New York Kai Budde won New Orleans as well, making him the only player to win back to back Pro Tours. His fifth Pro Tour victory also made him the record money-earner and erased almost all doubt, that Budde is the best player in the history of the game.[5]

Tournament data

Prize pool: $200,130
Players: 355
Format: Extended
Head Judge: Mike Guptil[3]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Tomi Walamies 3  
8  Benedikt Klauser 2  
   Tomi Walamies 3  
   Jelger Wiegersma 0  
4  Raphael Gennari 1
  5  Jelger Wiegersma 3  
     Tomi Walamies 2
   Kai Budde 3
  3  Anton Jonsson 2  
6  Dave Humpherys 3  
   Dave Humpherys 0
   Kai Budde 3  
2  Kai Budde 3
  7  Darwin Kastle 0  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Kai Budde $30,000 32 5th Final day, 5th Pro Tour win
2 Tomi Walamies $20,000 24
3 Jelger Wiegersma $15,000 16
4 Dave Humpherys $13,000 16 3rd Final day
5 Anton Jonsson $9,500 12
6 Raphaël Gennary $8,500 12 1st Swiss Player in a Top 8
7 Darwin Kastle $7,500 12 6th Final day
8 Benedikt Klauser $6,500 12 4th Final day

Masters – Booster Draft

  First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                               
1  Ben Rubin  
32  Gabriel Tsang 2  
   Gabriel Tsang  
   Johan Sadeghpour 2  
16  Justin Gary
17  Johan Sadeghpour 2  
   Johan Sadeghpour  
   Noah Boeken 2  
8  Dan Clegg  
25  Noah Boeken 2  
   Noah Boeken 2
   Alex Shvartsman  
9  Brock Parker
24  Alex Shvartsman 2  
   Noah Boeken  
   Michael Pustilnik 2  
4  Zvi Mowshowitz 2  
29  Alan Comer  
   Zvi Mowshowitz 2
   Brian Hegstad  
13  Rob Dougherty
20  Brian Hegstad 2  
   Zvi Mowshowitz
   Michael Pustilnik 2  
5  Michael Pustilnik 2  
28  Matt Vienneau  
   Michael Pustilnik 2
   Antoine Ruel  
12  Antoine Ruel 2
21  Itaru Ishida  
 Michael Pustilnik 2
 Chris Benafel
2  Kai Budde 2  
31  Sol Malka  
   Kai Budde  
   Bob Maher, Jr. 2  
15  Tom Van de Logt
18  Bob Maher, Jr. 2  
   Bob Maher, Jr. 2  
   Ryan Fuller  
7  Ryan Fuller 2  
26  Scott Johns  
   Ryan Fuller 2
   Jon Finkel  
10  Jon Finkel 2
23  Neil Reeves  
   Bob Maher, Jr.
   Chris Benafel 2  
3  Kamiel Cornelissen 2  
30  Franck Canu  
   Kamiel Cornelissen
   Nicholas Olivieri 2  
14  Benedikt Klauser
19  Nicholas Olivieri 2  
   Nicholas Olivieri
   Chris Benafel 2  
6  Chris Benafel 2  
27  Bram Snepvangers  
   Chris Benafel 2
   Michael Gurney  
11  Tsuyoshi Fujita
22  Michael Gurney 2  

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Kai Budde 62
2 Tomi Walamies 35
3 Marco Blume 32
4 Gabriel Nassif 28
5 Dave Humpherys 26

Grand Prixs – Hong Kong, Atlanta, Biarritz, Curitiba, Las Vegas, Sendai, Houston

GP Hong Kong (17–18 November)
  1. Jeff Fung
  2. Frederick Salazar
  3. Tsuyoshi Fujita
  4. Shinsuke Hayashi
  5. Bayani Manansala, Jr.
  6. Steven Shears
  7. Brian Hegstad
  8. Ryan Fuller
GP Atlanta (17–18 November)
  1. Eugene Harvey
  2. Andrew Johnson
  3. Brad Swan
  4. Matt Linde
  5. Bin Chen
  6. Antonino De Rosa
  7. Craig Wescoe
  8. Alex Borteh
GP Biarritz (24–25 November)
  1. Nicolas Labarre
  2. Kai Budde
  3. Lucio Moratinos
  4. Joost Vollebregt
  5. Ferran Vila
  6. Alexander Witt
  7. Alexis Dumay
  8. Olivier Ruel
GP Curitiba (8–9 December)
  1. Guilherme Svaldi
  2. Alex Shvartsman
  3. Antoine Ruel
  4. Leopoldo Martins
  5. Raphael Gunther
  6. Jose Barbero
  7. José Mangueira
  8. Eliton Enacio
GP Las Vegas (8–9 December)
  1. Michael Pustilnik
  2. Adam Lane
  3. John Balla
  4. Sean Fitzgerald
  5. Kaare Anderson
  6. Rob Dougherty
  7. Shannon Krumick
  8. Scott Gerhardt
GP Sendai (15–16 December)
  1. Kazuaki Arahori
  2. Kazuya Hirabayashi
  3. Mike Long
  4. Yuki Murakami
  5. Itaru Ishida
  6. Kazufumi Abe
  7. Djinn Okamoto
  8. Katsuhiro Mori
GP Houston (5–6 January)
  1. Joshua Smith
  2. Brian Kibler
  3. William Jensen
  4. Ben Rubin
  5. Bob Maher, Jr.
  6. Alex Shvartsman
  7. Jonathan Pechon
  8. Jonathan Job

Pro Tour – San Diego (11–13 January 2002)

The 2002 was won by the French Farid Meraghni. It was the first time a French player won a major tournament after several French players coming in second at Worlds and Pro Tours.[1] Also the tournament is known for Magic veteran Eric Taylor literally eating his hat due to losing a bet about Kai Budde winning Pro Tour New Orleans.[6] Canadian player Ryan Fuller won the Masters.[7]

Tournament data

Players: 348
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Odyssey Rochester Draft (Odyssey)
Head Judge: Mike Donais[3]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Jeff Cunningham 0  
8  Andrew Wolf 3  
   Andrew Wolf 0  
   Jens Thorén 3  
4  Eric Froehlich 2
  5  Jens Thorén 3  
     Jens Thorén 2
   Farid Meraghni 3
  3  Neil Reeves 1  
6  Farid Meraghni 3  
   Farid Meragni 3
   Donnie Gallitz 0  
2  Federico Bastos 2
  7  Donnie Gallitz 3  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Farid Meraghni $30,000 32 1st Frenchmen to win a Pro Tour
2 Jens Thorén $20,000 24
3 Donnie Gallitz $15,000 16
4 Andrew Wolf $13,000 16 2nd Final day
5 Jeff Cunningham $9,000 12
6 Federico Bastos $8,500 12 2nd Final day
7 Neil Reeves $8,000 12
8 Eric Froehlich $7,500 12

Masters – Standard

  First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                               
1  Ben Rubin  
32  Rob Dougherty 2  
   Rob Dougherty 2  
   Alan Comer  
16  Joost Vollebregt
17  Alan Comer 2  
   Rob Dougherty 1  
   Tomi Walamies 2  
8  Dan Clegg  
25  Olivier Ruel 2  
   Olivier Ruel
   Tomi Walamies 2  
9  Jon Finkel
24  Tomi Walamies 2  
   Tomi Walamies 1  
   Dave Humpherys 2  
4  Kamiel Cornelissen 2  
29  Tom Guevin  
   Kamiel Cornelissen
   Dave Humpherys 2  
13  Anton Jonsson
20  Dave Humpherys 2  
   Dave Humpherys 2
   Tsuyoshi Fujita 0  
5  Tsuyoshi Fujita 2  
28  David Jafari  
   Tsuyoshi Fujita 2
   Jelger Wiegersma  
12  Jelger Wiegersma 2
21  Chris Benafel  
 Dave Humpherys 0
 Ryan Fuller 2
2  Zvi Mowshowitz  
31  Darwin Kastle 2  
   Darwin Kastle 2  
   Benedikt Klauser  
15  Markus Bell
18  Benedikt Klauser 2  
   Darwin Kastle 1  
   Brian Hegstad 2  
7  Brock Parker 2  
26  Alex Shvartsman  
   Brock Parker
   Brian Hegstad 2  
10  Brian Hegstad 2
23  Michael Pustilnik  
   Brian Hegstad 1
   Ryan Fuller 2  
3  Ryan Fuller 2  
30  Roger Sorino  
   Ryan Fuller 2
   Franck Canu  
14  Franck Canu 2
19  Antoine Ruel  
   Ryan Fuller 2
   Steve O'Mahoney-Schwartz 0  
6  Tom Van de Logt  
27  Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz 2  
   Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz 2
   Patrick Mello  
11  Patrick Mello 2
22  Kai Budde  

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Kai Budde 80
2 Jens Thorén 40
3 Farid Meraghni 38
4 Tomi Walamies 34
5 Marco Blume 33

Grand Prixs – Lisbon, Heidelberg, Fukuoka, Tampa, Antwerp

GP Lisbon (19–20 January)
  1. Kai Budde
  2. Patrick Mello
  3. Olivier Ruel
  4. Marcio Carvalho
  5. Stefano Fiore
  6. Alex Shvartsman
  7. Tom Van de Logt
  8. Jelger Wiegersma
GP Heidelberg (9–10 February)
  1. Kamiel Cornelissen
  2. Chris Benafel
  3. Franck Canu
  4. Thomas Preyer
  5. Jelger Wiegersma
  6. Patrick Mello
  7. Yuri Kolomeyko
  8. Joost Vollebregt
GP Fukuoka (16–17 February)
  1. Alex Shvartsman
  2. Masahiko Morita
  3. Itaru Ishida
  4. Jun Ishihara
  5. Masahiro Kuroda
  6. Tsuyoshi Fujita
  7. Yusuke Sasaki
  8. Shuhei Nakamura
GP Tampa (23–24 February)
  1. Sol Malka
  2. Jeff Cunningham
  3. Koby Kennison
  4. Mike Emmert
  5. Antonino De Rosa
  6. Brian Kibler
  7. Adam Racht
  8. Adam Prokopin
GP Antwerp (2–3 March)
  1. Kai Budde
  2. Florent Jeudon
  3. Matthias Jorstedt
  4. Wolfgang Eder
  5. Arjan van Leeuwen
  6. Christoph Lippert
  7. Jan Schreurs
  8. Dirk Baberowski

Pro Tour – Osaka (15–17 March 2002)

Tournament data

Players: 277
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Odyssey Block Constructed (Odyssey, Torment)
Head Judge: Collin Jackson[3]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Rob Dougherty 3  
8  Christophe Haim 1  
   Rob Dougherty 0  
   Olivier Ruel 3  
4  Nicholas Olivieri 2
  5  Olivier Ruel 3  
     Olivier Ruel 2
   Ken Ho 3
  3  Sylvain Lauriol 2  
6  Ken Ho 3  
   Ken Ho 3
   Jens Thorén 1  
2  Jens Thorén 3
  7  Osyb Lebedowicz 2  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Ken Ho $30,000 32
2 Olivier Ruel $20,000 24
3 Rob Dougherty $15,000 16 4th Final day
4 Jens Thorén $13,000 16 2nd Final day
5 Sylvain Lauriol $9,000 12
6 Nicholas Olivieri $8,500 12 2nd Final day
7 Osyp Lebedowicz $8,000 12
8 Christophe Haim $7,500 12

Masters – Team Rochester Draft

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Phoenix Foundation 2  
8  Outland  
   Phoenix Foundation 2  
   Les Plus Class  
4  Les Plus Class 2
  5  Slay-Pillage-Massacre  
     Phoenix Foundation 2
   Panzer Hunter 1
  3  Your Move Games  ?  
6  Panzer Hunter 2  
   Panzer Hunter 2
   www.star-maker.nl/lap  
2  www.star-maker.nl/lap 2
  7  Metagames  ?  
Team Player Team Player
Les Plus Class Amiel Tenenbaum Phoenix Foundation Dirk Baberowski
Gabriel Nassif Kai Budde
Nicolas Olivieri Marco Blume
Metagames Wilfried Ranque Slay-Pillage-Massacre Scott McCord
Raphaël Lévy Jon Sonne
Franck Canu Eric Ziegler
Outland Bjørn Jocumsen www.star-maker.nl/lap Victor Van der Broek
Eivind Nitter Frank Karsten
Nicolai Herzog Jelger Wiegersma
Panzer Hunter Itaru Ishida Your Move Games Dave Humpherys
Kazuyaki Momose Rob Dougherty
Reiji Andou Darwin Kastle

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Kai Budde 90
2 Jens Thorén 58
3 Alex Shvartsman 48
4 Olivier Ruel 45
5 Gabriel Nassif 42

Grand Prixs – Barcelona, Kuala Lumpur, Naples

GP Barcelona (23–24 March)
  1. Noah Boeken
  2. Christoph Lippert
  3. Olivier Ruel
  4. Carlos Barrado
  5. Stan van der Velden
  6. Reinhard Blech
  7. Raphaël Lévy
  8. Franck Canu
GP Kuala Lumpur (30–31 March)
  1. Ding Yueng Leong
  2. Chang Chua
  3. Yujian Zhou
  4. Veerapat Sirilertvorakul
  5. Alex Shvartsman
  6. Nicholas Jonatha Wong
  7. Tobey Tamber
  8. Edsel Alvarez
GP Naples (6–7 April)
  1. Pierre Malherbaud
  2. Jelger Wiegersma
  3. Kai Budde
  4. Olivier Ruel
  5. Patrick Mello
  6. Iwan Tan
  7. Raphaël Lévy
  8. Christoph Lippert

Pro Tour – Nice (3–5 May 2002)

In Nice Kai Budde lost his first match on a Pro Tour Sunday, after winning his previous five Top 8.[1] His third final day appearance and ensuing 36-point-lead virtually secured him the Pro Player of the Year title, though. The Pro Tour was won by Norwegian Eivind Nitter, while the Masters Series title went to Alexander Witt from the Netherlands.

Tournament data

Players: 332
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Odyssey Block Boster Draft (Odyssey-Torment)
Head Judge: Cyril Grillon[3]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Svend Geertsen 3  
8  Benjamin Niedrig 1  
   Svend Geertsen 2  
   Eivind Nitter 3  
4  Gary Talim 1
  5  Eivind Nitter 3  
     Eivind Nitter 3
   Bram Snepvangers 0
  3  Anton Jonsson 2  
6  Brian Davis 3  
   Brian Davis 2
   Bram Snepvangers 3  
2  Kai Budde 0
  7  Bram Snepvangers 3  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Eivind Nitter $30,000 32
2 Bram Snepvangers $20,000 24
3 Svend Geertsen $15,000 16 4th Final day
4 Brian Davis $13,000 16 2nd Final day
5 Kai Budde $9,000 12 6th Final day
6 Anton Jonsson $8,500 12 2nd Final day
7 Gary Talim $8,000 12
8 Benjamin Niedrig $7,500 12

Masters – Extended

  First round Second round Quarter-final Semi-finals Finals
                                               
1  William Jensen  
32  bye  
   William Jensen  
   Tomi Walamies 2  
16  Kamiel Cornelissen
17  Tomi Walamies 2  
   Tomi Walamies  
   Justin Gary 2  
8  Ken Ho 2  
25  Franck Canu  
   Ken Ho
   Justin Gary 2  
9  Rob Dougherty
24  Justin Gary 2  
   Justin Gary 2  
   Antoine Ruel  
4  Olivier Ruel 2  
29  Brock Parker  
   Olivier Ruel
   Antoine Ruel 2  
13  Antoine Ruel 2
20  Ben Rubin  
   Antoine Ruel 2
   Nicholas Olivieri  
5  Dan Clegg  
28  Nicholas Olivieri 2  
   Nicholas Olivieri 2
   Jin Okamoto  
12  Jelger Wiegersma
21  Jin Okamoto 2  
 Justin Gary
 Alexander Witt 2
2  Kai Budde 2  
31  Geoffrey Siron  
   Kai Budde 2  
   Gabriel Nassif  
15  David Humpherys
18  Gabriel Nassif 2  
   Kai Budde 2  
   Patrick Mello  
7  Alex Shvartsman 2  
26  Alex Borteh  
   Alex Shvartsman
   Patrick Mello 2  
10  Patrick Mello 2
23  Brian Hegstad  
   Kai Budde
   Alexander Witt 2  
3  Jens Thorén 2  
30  Osyb Lebedowicz  
   Jens Thorén 2
   Chris Benafel  
14  Chris Benafel 2
19  Gary Wise  
   Jens Thorén
   Alexander Witt 2  
6  Tom Van de Logt  
27  Gerard Fabiano 2  
   Gerard Fabiano
   Alexander Witt 2  
11  Alan Comer
22  Alexander Witt 2  

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Kai Budde 96
2 Jens Thorén 61
3 Alex Shvartsman 56
4 Olivier Ruel 55
5 Gabriel Nassif 47

Grand Prixs – Nagoya, Milwaukee, New Jersey, Sao Paulo, Taipei

GP Nagoya (11–12 May)
1. P.S.2
Masahiro Kuroda
Katsuhiro Mori
Masahiko Morita
2. S.S.D.
Naoki Kubouchi
Shuhei Nakamura
Kimio Imai
3. NAGOYAN
Ryo Ogura
Ryoma Shiozu
Koji Nose
4. N.G.O.K.
Takayuki Nagaoka
Tsuyoshi Fujita
Masayuki Higashino
GP Milwaukee (11–12 May)
  1. Eric Taylor
  2. Patrick Chapin
  3. Mike Turian
  4. Neil Reeves
  5. David Petersen
  6. Brian Kibler
  7. William Jensen
  8. Steve Cassell
GP New Jersey (29–30 June)
1. The Jokas
Eric James
Kyle Rose
Norman Woods
2. Illuminati
Justin Gary
Zvi Mowshowitz
Alex Shvartsman
3. Team Cardshark
Jason Huang
Paul Sottosanti
Adam Fischer
4. Lovespell
Alex Borteh
Chris Benafel
Eric Froehlich
GP São Paulo (13–14 July)
  1. Gabriel Caligaris
  2. Felipe Desiderati
  3. Antoine Ruel
  4. Luis Sérgio Massaro
  5. Raphael Fontana Günter
  6. André Barreto
  7. Michel Shirozono
  8. Rodrigo Castro
GP Taipei (13–14 July)
  1. Sheng Hsun Hsia
  2. Kang Nien Chiang
  3. Joe Yi Xiang Wang
  4. Albertus Law
  5. Morris Song
  6. Wen-Jien Hwang
  7. Chang Ming Tung
  8. Lucifar Sun

2002 World Championships – Sydney (14–18 August 2002)

Main article: Magic: The Gathering World Championship#2002 World Championship

As Jens Thorén had not scored any points since Nice and he was not on his national team the Pro Tour Player of the Year going to Kai Budde was already a sure thing before the tournament. While Carlos Romão from Brazil became World Champion by defeating Mark Ziegner from Germany in the final, the German team also starring Mark Ziegner won the team competition.[8]

Tournament data

Prize pool: $210,200 (individual) + $162,000 (national teams)
Players: 245
Formats: Standard, Odyssey Booster Draft (Odyssey-Torment-Judgment), Odyssey Block Constructed (Odyssey, Torment, Judgment)
Head Judge: Collin Jackson[3]

Top 8

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                           
  1  Diego Ostrovich 3  
8  Ken Krouner 1  
   Diego Ostrovich 2  
   Carlos Romão 3  
4  Tuomas Kotiranta 0
  5  Carlos Romão 3  
     Carlos Romão 3
   Mark Ziegner 2
  2  Sim Han How 0  
7  Mark Ziegner 3  
   Mark Ziegner 3
   Dave Humpherys 1  
3  John Larkin 1
  6  Dave Humpherys 3  

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Carlos Romão $35,000 32 1st Brazilian to win a Pro Tour
2 Mark Ziegner $23,000 24
3 Diego Ostrovich $15,000 16 1st Argentinian in a Top 8
4 Dave Humpherys $13,000 16 4th Final day
5 Sim Han How $9,000 12 1st Malaysian in a Top 8
6 John Larkin $8,500 12 2nd Final day
7 Tuomas Kotiranta $8,000 12
8 Ken Krouner $7,500 12

National team competition

  1. Germany (Mark Ziegner, Kai Budde, Felix Schneiders)
  2. United States (Andrew Ranks, Eugene Harvey, Eric Franz)

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 117
2 Jens Thorén 75
3 Alex Shvartsman 62
4 Olivier Ruel 58
5 Dave Humpherys 52

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ "2001 Pro Tour New York Coverage". Wizards of the Coast. 9 September 2001. http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=PTNY01. Retrieved 17 March 2009. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ Wachter, Toby (9 September 2001). "Illuminati". Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=PTNY01\698t4illum. Retrieved 16 March 2009. 
  5. ^ "2001 Pro Tour New Orleans Coverage". Wizards of the Coast. 4 January 2002. http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=PTNOR01. Retrieved 17 March 2009. 
  6. ^ Bleiweiss, Ben (11 February 2002). "Eric Taylor eats his hat!". Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=ptsd02/425edthat. Retrieved 18 March 2009. 
  7. ^ "2002 Masters Series San Diego Coverage". 13 February 2002. http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=MASTERSSD02. Retrieved 18 March 2009. 
  8. ^ "2002 World Championships Coverage". Wizards of the Coast. 18 August 2002. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/worlds02. Retrieved 19 March 2009. 

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