André Coimbra

André Coimbra
Nicknames acoimbra
Born April 27, 1986
Coimbra, Portugal
Residence Lisbon
Nationality PortugalPortuguese
Pro Tour debut 2005 World Championships – Yokohama
Winnings US$81,470[1]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 1 (2)[2]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 0 (5)[3]
Median Pro Tour Finish 94
Lifetime Pro Points 132[4]
Planeswalker Level 43 (Battlemage)

André Coimbra used to be a professional Magic: The Gathering player and is now a professional poker player, member of PokerStars Team Online.[5] He is from Coimbra, Portugal, and is perhaps best known in the Magic: The Gathering community for winning the Magic: The Gathering 2009 World Championship.[6]

Career

Magic: The Gathering Accomplishments

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
2005 Worlds Yokohama Special 30 November-4 December 2005 8
2006 Grand Prix Malmo Sealed and Booster Draft 22–23 July 2006 7
2006 Grand Prix Hiroshima Sealed and Booster Draft 19–20 August 2006 2
2006 Grand Prix Phoenix, Arizona Sealed and Booster Draft 2–3 September 2006 7
2007 Grand Prix Florence Block Constructed 8–9 September 2007 2
2007 Grand Prix Brisbane Sealed and Booster Draft 20–21 October 2007 3
2009 Worlds Rome Special 19–22 November 2009 1

Last updated: 5 September 2011
Source: Wizards.com Event Coverage at Wizards.com

Decks

Much of the talk after the 2009 World Championship centred on André Coimbra's deck.[7] The deck was designed by professional Magic: The Gathering writer Mike Flores, who called the deck 'Naya Lightsaber'. The deck was designed to beat Jund, the dominant deck at the time, and did just that when Coimbra won the World Championships finals 3-0 against David Reitbauer's Jund deck.[8]

André Coimbra - 2009 World Championship
Naya Lightsaber
Main Deck: Sideboard:

4 Baneslayer Angel
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Ranger of Eos
1 Scute Mob
4 Wild Nacatl
4 Woolly Thoctar

3 Ajani Vengeant
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Path to Exile

4 Arid Mesa
4 Forest
3 Mountain
1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
4 Plains
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Sunpetal Grove

1 Ajani Vengeant
2 Burst Lightning
4 Celestial Purge
4 Goblin Ruinblaster
4 Great Sable Stag

References

  1. ↑ "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  2. ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  4. ↑ "Planeswalker Points (requires login)". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  5. ↑ PokerStars Team Online
  6. ↑ MTG 2009 World Championship Coverage
  7. ↑ André Coimbra Video Interview
  8. ↑ MTG 2009 World Championship Finals Coverage
Preceded by
Finland Antti Malin		 Magic World Champion
2009 		Succeeded by
France Guillaume Matignon