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.

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

GP Kobe (18–19 August) Itaru Ishida Shuhei Nakamura Kei Ikeda Takayuki Nagaoka Hiroshi Kawasaki Ryo Ogura Takumi Hasegawa Kenshiro Ito

GP Denver (18–19 August) Brett Shears Danny Mandel Brock Parker Darwin Kastle Sammy Batarseh Mike Abraham Aaron Knobloch Alex Borteh

GP Santiago (25–26 August) Matias Gabrenja Gerardo Godinez Jorge Rodriguez Jose Echeverria Rodrigo Sanchez Brock Parker Andrés Hojman Juan Ruetter

GP Singapore (1–2 September) Albertus Law Kelvin Yew Teck Hoon Akuma Ding Yuen Leong Michihisa Onoda Royce Ming Huang Chai Lance Chin Wei Yeong David Kwan Chang Chua

GP London (1–2 September) Kai Budde Gabriel Nassif Helmut Summersberger Matt Henstra Warren Marsh René Kraft Antoine Ruel Pierre Malherbaud

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

New York was the third time Pro Tour was held in the Team Limited format. 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 the favorite to win amongst the final 4 several pros exclaimed something to the extent of the words Gary Wise pronounced, "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) Rickard Österberg Michal Marcik David Linder Mattias Kettil Przemek Oberbek Marcin Sados Felix Schneiders Roman Kubera

GP Oslo (22–23 September) Trey Van Cleave Anton Jonsson Johan Backfjärd Sigurd Eskeland Svante Landgraf Rickard Österberg Peter Laier Haakon Monsen

GP Minneapolis (29–30 September) Dave Humpherys Andrew Wolf Brian Hegstad Brian Davis Craig Wescoe Cassius Weatherby Lee Curtis Jacob Janoska

GP Vienna (6–7 October) Stephan Meyer Eivind Nitter Nicolai Herzog Gabor Papp Matthias Künzler Holger Meinecke Konrad Zawadzki Ladoslav Zupancic

GP Cape Town (6–7 October) Ben Seck Wagner Kruger Justin Polin Grant van Dyk Andrew Mitchell Pieter Loubser Robert Thompson Peter Klein

GP Shizuoka (13–14 October) Kohei Yamadaya Masahiko Morita Ryouma Shiozu Olivier Ruel Katsuhiro Mori Tsuyoshi Douyama Reiji Ando Eiho Kato

GP Montreal (13–14 October) Mike Turian Louis Boileau Timothy McKenna Brett Shears David Rood Bob Maher, Jr. Peter Szigeti Daniel Clegg

GP Brisbane (20–21 October) Richard Johnston Roger Miller Alex Shvartsman Egidio De Gois Lenny Collins Dante Rosati Pang Ming Wee 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
	5	Raphael Gennari	1
	4	Jelger Wiegersma	3
											Tomi Walamies		2
											Kai Budde		3
	3	Anton Jonsson	2
	6	Dave Humpherys	3
						Dave Humpherys		0
						Kai Budde		3
	7	Kai Budde	3
	2	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

	Round of 32					Round of 16					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) Jeff Fung Frederick Salazar Tsuyoshi Fujita Shinsuke Hayashi Bayani Manansala, Jr. Steven Shears Brian Hegstad Ryan Fuller

GP Atlanta (17–18 November) Eugene Harvey Andrew Johnson Brad Swan Matt Linde Bin Chen Antonino De Rosa Craig Wescoe Alex Borteh

GP Biarritz (24–25 November) Nicolas Labarre Kai Budde Lucio Moratinos Joost Vollebregt Ferran Vila Alexander Witt Alexis Dumay Olivier Ruel

GP Curitiba (8–9 December) Guilherme Svaldi Alex Shvartsman Antoine Ruel Leopoldo Martins Raphael Gunther Jose Barbero José Mangueira Eliton Enacio

GP Las Vegas (8–9 December) Michael Pustilnik Adam Lane John Balla Sean Fitzgerald Kaare Anderson Rob Dougherty Shannon Krumick Scott Gerhardt

GP Sendai (15–16 December) Kazuaki Arahori Kazuya Hirabayashi Mike Long Yuki Murakami Itaru Ishida Kazufumi Abe Jin Okamoto Katsuhiro Mori

GP Houston (5–6 January) Joshua Smith Brian Kibler William Jensen Ben Rubin Bob Maher, Jr. Alex Shvartsman Jonathan Pechon 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
	5	Eric Froehlich	2
	4	Jens Thorén	3
											Jens Thorén		2
											Farid Meraghni		3
	3	Neil Reeves	1
	6	Farid Meraghni	3
						Farid Meragni		3
						Donnie Gallitz		0
	7	Federico Bastos	2
	2	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

	Round of 32					Round of 16					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) Kai Budde Patrick Mello Olivier Ruel Marcio Carvalho Stefano Fiore Alex Shvartsman Tom Van de Logt Jelger Wiegersma

GP Heidelberg (9–10 February) Kamiel Cornelissen Chris Benafel Franck Canu Thomas Preyer Jelger Wiegersma Patrick Mello Yuri Kolomeyko Joost Vollebregt

GP Fukuoka (16–17 February) Alex Shvartsman Masahiko Morita Itaru Ishida Jun Ishihara Masahiro Kuroda Tsuyoshi Fujita Yusuke Sasaki Shuhei Nakamura

GP Tampa (23–24 February) Sol Malka Jeff Cunningham Koby Kennison Mike Emmert Antonino De Rosa Brian Kibler Adam Racht Adam Prokopin

GP Antwerp (2–3 March) Kai Budde Florent Jeudon Matthias Jorstedt Wolfgang Eder Arjan van Leeuwen Christoph Lippert Jan Schreurs 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
	5	Nicholas Olivieri	2
	4	Olivier Ruel	3
											Olivier Ruel		2
											Ken Ho		3
	3	Sylvain Lauriol	2
	6	Ken Ho	3
						Ken Ho		3
						Jens Thorén		1
	7	Jens Thorén	3
	2	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
	5	Les Plus Class	2
	4	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
	7	www.star-maker.nl/lap	2
	2	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) Noah Boeken Christoph Lippert Olivier Ruel Carlos Barrado Stan van der Velden Reinhard Blech Raphaël Lévy Franck Canu

GP Kuala Lumpur (30–31 March) Ding Yueng Leong Chang Chua Yujian Zhou Veerapat Sirilertvorakul Alex Shvartsman Nicholas Jonatha Wong Tobey Tamber Edsel Alvarez

GP Naples (6–7 April) Pierre Malherbaud Jelger Wiegersma Kai Budde Olivier Ruel Patrick Mello Iwan Tan Raphaël Lévy 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 Booster 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
	5	Gary Talim	1
	4	Eivind Nitter	3
											Eivind Nitter		3
											Bram Snepvangers		0
	3	Anton Jonsson	2
	6	Brian Davis	3
						Brian Davis		2
						Bram Snepvangers		3
	7	Kai Budde	0
	2	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

	Round of 32					Round of 16					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) Eric Taylor Patrick Chapin Mike Turian Neil Reeves David Petersen Brian Kibler William Jensen 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) Gabriel Caligaris Felipe Desiderati Antoine Ruel Luis Sérgio Massaro Raphael Fontana Günter André Barreto Michel Shirozono Rodrigo Castro

GP Taipei (13–14 July) Sheng Hsun Hsia Kang Nien Chiang Joe Yi Xiang Wang Albertus Law Morris Song Wen-Jien Hwang Chang Ming Tung Lucifar Sun

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

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
	5	Tuomas Kotiranta	0
	4	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. Budde's 117 Pro Points in this season to date is still the only time, that a player garnered more than 100 Pro Points in a season, and his lead of 42 Pro Points over the second place is still the greatest ever achieved at the end of a season.

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

Pro Tour seasons of Magic: The Gathering List of Pro Tours 1996 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15