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.

Grand Prixs – Sapporo, Porto

GP Porto (23–24 September) Antoine Ruel Olivier Ruel David Williams Michael Pustilnik Ryan Fuller Paco Llopis Gromko Radoslaw Ru Mariani Rodrigues

GP Sapporo (23–24 September) Satoshi Nakamura Takamasa Fukata Tomohiro Maruyama Kazuyuki Momose Kiyoshi Sasanuma John Taro Kageyama Katsuhiro Mori Yuji Otsubo

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

New York was the 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

	Round of 32					Round of 16					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) Darwin Kastle John Ormerod Mark Le Pine Noah Boeken Justin Gary Marc Hernandez Neil Rigby Zvi Mowshowitz

GP Helsinki (28–29 October) Noah Boeken Erno Ekebom Arto Hiltunen Rickard Österberg Messaoud Bouchaib Dominik Hothow Erik Leander Jens Thorén

GP Dallas (28–29 October) Matthew Vienneau Chris Benafel Dan Clegg Matt Linde Dustin Stern Ben Romig Peter Leiher Trevor Blackwell

GP Kyoto (11–12 November) Tsuyoshi Fujita Yuki Murakami Katsuhiro Mori Ryan Fuller Eisaku Itadani Tsuyoshi Doyama Tomohiro Maruyama Tobey Tamber

GP Phoenix (11–12 November) Sean Fitzgerald Sean Smith Thomas Keller Scott Johns Robert Swarowski Joel Frank Terry Welty Chris Demaci

GP Sydney (18–19 November) Gordon Lin Will Copeman Satoshi Nakamura Joe Connolly Royce Chai Chris Allen Anatoli Lightfoot Kim Brebach

GP Florence (25–26 November) Benedikt Klauser Bram Snepvangers Kai Budde Martin Zürcher Ben Ronaldson Daniele Canavesi Mario Pascoli Lionel Benezech

GP Buenos Aires (25–26 November) Hugo Ariza Walter Witt Pablo Huerta Rafael Le Saux Diego Ostrovich José Barbero Emmanuel Duering 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 of 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
	5	Zvi Mowshowitz	1
	4	Brian Kibler	3
											Kai Budde		3
											Kamiel Cornelissen		0
	3	Jon Finkel	1
	6	Kamiel Cornelissen	3
						Kamiel Cornelissen		3
						Rob Dougherty		1
	7	Michael Pustilnik	1
	2	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

	Round of 32					Round of 16					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) Sam Lau Jonathan Chan Kuo Tzu-Ching Masayuki Higashino Yi Jie Vice Lin Tishem Tham Boon Tat Elvin Eng Nicholas Wong

GP New Orleans (6–7 January) Bill Stead Michelle Bush Gary Rush Steven O'Mahoney Schwartz Casey McCarrel Eric Kesselman Jamie Parke Dustin Stern

GP Amsterdam (13–14 January) Chris Benafel Xavier Curto Vives Brian Davis Daniel O'Mahoney Schwartz David Price Antoine Ruel Menno Dolstra Alexander Witt

GP Hiroshima (27–28 January) Masayuki Higashino Masaya Mori Nobuaki Shikata Masahiko Morita Katsuhiro Mori Tsuyoshi Fujita Koby Okada 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
	5	Benedikt Klauser	3
	4	Erno Ekebom	1
											Michael Pustilnik		3
											Kamiel Cornelissen		2
	3	Michael Gurney	1
	6	Jon Finkel	3
						Jon Finkel		0
						Kamiel Cornelissen		3
	7	Kyle Rose	1
	2	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) Tobey Tamber Kuo Tzu-Ching King Yim Kingston Tong Nick Wong Fumio Hoshino Granger Petersen Toshiki Tsukamoto Hon Ming Au Yeung

GP Valencia (10–11 February) Ricard Tuduri Olivier Ruel Noah Boeken Ryan Fuller Michael Pustilnik Manuel Ramos Raul Mestre Raul Peret

GP Cologne (24–25 February) Jim Herold Antoine Ruel Trey Van Cleave Joost Vollebregt Daniel Zink Frank Karsten Christoph Lippert Jan Doise

GP Boston (24–25 February) Tom Swan Scott Johns Alan Comer Matthew Vienneau Brian Hegstad Kurtis Hahn Kyle Rose Chris Benafel

GP Prague (10–11 March) Ryan Fuller Jens Thoren Jakub Slemr Trey Van Cleave Thomas Preyer Antoine Ruel Kristian Kockott Noah Boeken

GP Rio de Janeiro (10–11 March) Carlos Romão Alex Shvartsman Justin Schneider Rafael Alvarenga Rafael Le Saux Ernesto Mingorance Damian Brown-Santirso 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
	5	Federico Bastos	0
	4	Zvi Mowshowitz	3
											Zvi Mowshowitz		3
											Tsuyoshi Fujita		0
	3	David Williams	1
	6	Tsuyoshi Fujita	3
						Lucas Hager		1
						Tsuyoshi Fujita		3
	7	Philip Freneau	0
	2	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 Asian Player in a Top 8, 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
	5	Team Outland	0
	4	Panzer Hunters	2
											Panzer Hunter		1
											AlphaBetaUnlimited.com		2
	3	Potato Nation	?
	6	AlphaBetaUnlimited.com	2
						AlphaBetaUnlimited.com		2
						Black Ops		0
	7	Black Ops	2
	2	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) Jan Schreurs Josper Manne Thranne Raphaël Lévy Scott Willis Eivind Nitter Marcus Angelin Sondre Ellingvåg Jimmy Öman

GP Detroit (31 March – 1 April) Matthew Vienneau Brock Parker Bob Maher, Jr. Dan Clegg William Jensen Adam Prokopin Aaron Breider Louis Boileau

GP Moscow (21–22 April) Ryan Fuller Iwan Tan Yuri Markin Antoine Ruel Eugene Okin David Williams Sergey Norin 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
	5	Alan Comer	3
	4	Brad Swan	0
											Alan Comer		1
											Kai Budde		3
	3	Kai Budde	3
	6	Albertus Law	0
						Kai Budde		3
						Patrick Mello		1
	7	Patrick Mello	3
	2	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

	Round of 32					Round of 16					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 (12–13 May) 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 (26–27 May) 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 (21–22 July) 1. www.alphabetaunlimited.com/ David Williams Chris Benafel Daniel Clegg 2. Anchans Osamu Fujita Itaru Ishida Katsuhiro Mori 3. Team T.T.T. Kuo Tzu-Ching Chen Yu Wang Dell Sun 4. Dr. no-right Jack Ho Yen Chang Lee Yang Bo Wang

GP Columbus (28–29 July) 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)

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
	5	Tom Van de Logt
	4	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 first 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

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 2015–16