Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2008











































2008 Pro Tour season
Pro Player of the Year
Japan Shuhei Nakamura
Rookie of the Year
Australia Aaron Nicastri
World Champion
Finland Antti Malin
Pro Tours 4
Grands Prix 21
Hall of Fame inductions
Dirk Baberowski
Mike Turian
Jelger Wiegersma
Olivier Ruel
Ben Rubin
Start of season 15 December 2007
End of season 14 December 2008



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The 2008 Pro Tour season was the thirteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It began on 15 December 2007, with Grand Prix Stuttgart, and ended on 14 December 2008, with the 2008 World Championship in Memphis. The season consisted of twenty-one Grand Prixs, and four Pro Tours, located in Kuala Lumpur, Hollywood, Berlin, and Memphis. The Grand Prixs from June until August were designated Summer Series Grand Prixs, awarding more prizes and additional Pro Points. At the end of the season, Shuhei Nakamura became the fourth consecutive Japanese player to win Pro Player of the year. Dirk Baberowski, Michael Turian, Jelger Wiegersma, Olivier Ruel, and Ben Rubin were inducted into the Hall of Fame.




Contents






  • 1 Grand Prix – Stuttgart


  • 2 Pro Tour – Kuala Lumpur (15–17 February 2008)


    • 2.1 Tournament data


    • 2.2 Top 8


    • 2.3 Final standings




  • 3 Grand Prixs – Vancouver, Shizuoka, Vienna, Philadelphia, Brussels


  • 4 Pro Tour Hollywood (23–25 May 2008)


    • 4.1 Tournament data


    • 4.2 Top 8


    • 4.3 Final standings




  • 5 Grand Prixs – Birmingham, Indianapolis, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Kobe, Denver, Copenhagen, Manila, Rimini, Kansas City, Paris


  • 6 Pro Tour Berlin (31 October – 2 November 2008)


    • 6.1 Tournament data


    • 6.2 Top 8


    • 6.3 Final standings




  • 7 Grand Prixs – Atlanta, Okoyama, Taipei, Auckland


  • 8 2008 World Championships – Memphis (11–14 December 2008)


    • 8.1 Tournament data


    • 8.2 Top 8


    • 8.3 Final standings


    • 8.4 National team competition




  • 9 Pro Player of the year final standings


  • 10 Performance by country


  • 11 References





Grand Prix – Stuttgart


GP Stuttgart (15–16 December 2007)


  • Format: Limited

  • Attendance: 1336




  1. Japan Shuhei Nakamura


  2. Netherlands Robert van Medevoort


  3. Sweden Jonathan Bergström


  4. Germany Raul Porojan


  5. Spain Joel Calafell


  6. Belgium Fried Meulders


  7. Italy Patrizio Golia


  8. Germany Marc Vogt



Pro Tour – Kuala Lumpur (15–17 February 2008)


Jon Finkel of the US won Kuala Lumpur, becoming the first Hall of Fame member to do so after his induction. The top eight is considered to be one of the best ever, with the players having a total of six Pro Tour wins between them prior to Kuala Lumpur.[1]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $230,795

Players: 346

Format: Booster Draft (Lorwyn-Morningtide)

Head Judge: Toby Elliott[2]



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
 Nicolai Herzog
 2
8
Marcio Carvalho
3
Marico Carvalho
 1


Jon Finkel
3
5
Jon Finkel
3
4
 Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
 0

Jon Finkel
3

Mario Pascoli
 1
2
Mario Pascoli
3
7
 Mike Hron
 0

Mario Pascoli
3

Ming Xu
 2
3
Ming Xu
3
6
 Joel Calafell
 1


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
United States Jon Finkel
 $40,000
 25
 12th Final day, 3rd Pro Tour win
2
Italy Mario Pascoli
 $20,000
 20
3
Portugal Marcio Carvalho
 $15,000
 16
 2nd Final day
4
China Ming Xu
 $13,000
 16
 1st Chinese Player in a Top 8, Pro Tour debut
5
France Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
 $11,000
 12
 2nd Final day
6
United States Mike Hron
 $10,500
 12
 2nd Final day
7
Spain Joel Calafell
 $10,000
 12
8
Norway Nicolai Herzog
 $9,500
 12
 5th Final day


Grand Prixs – Vancouver, Shizuoka, Vienna, Philadelphia, Brussels












Pro Tour Hollywood (23–25 May 2008)


Charles Gindy became the second American to win a Pro Tour in the 2008 season. Playing a green-black elf/rock deck, he defeated Germany's Jan Ruess, playing merfolk, in the finals.[3]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $230,795

Players: 371

Format: Standard

Head Judge: Sheldon Menery[2]



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
Shuhei Nakamura
3
8
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 2
Shuhei Nakamura
 1


Jan Ruess
3
5
Jan Ruess
3
4
 Makihito Mihara
 2
Jan Ruess
 0


Charles Gindy
3
2
 Nico Bohny
 2
7
Charles Gindy
3

Charles Gindy
3

Yong Han Choo
 2
3
 Marijn Lybaert
 0
6
Yong Han Choo
3


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
United States Charles Gindy
 $40,000
 25
2
Germany Jan Ruess
 $20,000
 20
3
Japan Shuhei Nakamura
 $15,000
 16
 5th Final day
4
Singapore Yong Han Choo
 $13,000
 16
5
Switzerland Nico Bohny
 $11,000
 12
6
Japan Makihito Mihara
 $10,500
 12
 3rd Final day
7
Belgium Marijn Lybaert
 $10,000
 12
 2nd Final day
8
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 $9,500
 12
 3rd Final day


Grand Prixs – Birmingham, Indianapolis, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Kobe, Denver, Copenhagen, Manila, Rimini, Kansas City, Paris







































Pro Tour Berlin (31 October – 2 November 2008)


Luis Scott-Vargas of the US, defeated Matej Zatlkaj in the finals of Pro Tour Berlin. Six of the eight quarter finalists, including all four semi-finalists, played variants on the Elf-Ball combo deck.[4]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $230,795

Players: 454

Format: Extended

Head Judge: Sheldon Menery[2]



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
 Kenny Öberg
 2
8
Luis Scott-Vargas
3

Luis Scott-Vargas
3

Tomoharu Saitou
 2
5
Tomoharu Saitou
3
4
 Jan Doise
 1

Luis Scott-Vargas
3

Matej Zatlkaj
 0
2
 Martin Juza
 2
7
Sebastian Thaler
3
Sebastian Thaler
 1


Matej Zatlkaj
3
3
 Denis Sinner
 2
6
Matej Zatlkaj
3


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 $40,000
 25
2
Slovakia Matej Zatlkaj
 $20,000
 20
3
Japan Tomoharu Saitou
 $15,000
 16
 5th Final day
4
Germany Sebastian Thaler
 $13,000
 16
 2nd Final day
5
Sweden Kenny Öberg
 $11,000
 12
6
Czech Republic Martin Juza
 $10,500
 12
7
Germany Denis Sinner
 $10,000
 12
8
Belgium Jan Doise
 $9,500
 12


Grand Prixs – Atlanta, Okoyama, Taipei, Auckland











2008 World Championships – Memphis (11–14 December 2008)


Main article: Magic: The Gathering World Championship § 2008 World Championship

The World Championships began with the induction of Dirk Baberowski, Michael Turian, Jelger Wiegersma, Olivier Ruel, and Ben Rubin, into the Hall of Fame. In the individual competition, Antti Malin of Finland emerged as the World Champion from a top eight including only one player without a prior Sunday appearance. In the team competition, it was the first time that the top four teams would play on Sunday, as opposed to only the top two. The US team defeated Australia in the finals.[5]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $245,245 (individual) + $192,425 (national teams)

Players: 329

Formats: Standard, Booster Draft (Shards of Alara), Extended

Head Judge: Toby Elliott[2]



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 2
8
Jamie Parke
3

Jamie Parke
3

Tsuyoshi Ikeda
 0
5
 Frank Karsten
 0
4
Tsuyoshi Ikeda
3
Jamie Parke
 1


Antti Malin
3
2
Antti Malin
3
7
 Akira Asahara
 1

Antti Malin
3

Hannes Kerem
 2
3
 Kenji Tsumura
 2
6
Hannes Kerem
3


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
Finland Antti Malin
 $45,000
 25
 2nd Final day
2
United States Jamie Parke
 $24,000
 20
 2nd Final day
3
Japan Tsuyoshi Ikeda
 $15,000
 16
 3rd Final day
4
Estonia Hannes Kerem
 $14,000
 16
 1st player from Estonia to Top Eight
5
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 $11,000
 12
 4th Final day
6
Japan Kenji Tsumura
 $10,500
 12
 6th Final day
7
Netherlands Frank Karsten
 $10,000
 12
 3rd Final day
8
Japan Akira Asahara
 $9,500
 12
 2nd Final day


National team competition




  1. United States United States (Michael Jacob, Paul Cheon, Sam Black)


  2. Australia Australia (Aaron Nicastri, Brandon Lau, Justin Cheung)


  3. Brazil Brazil (Willy Edel, Vagner Casatti, Luiz Guilherme de Michielli)


  4. Japan Japan (Masashi Oiso, Yuuya Watanabe, Akihiro Takakuwa)



Pro Player of the year final standings


After the World Championship, Shuhei Nakamura was awarded the Pro Player of the year title, making Japan the first country to win the title in four consecutive years.[6]

























Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
Japan Shuhei Nakamura
 70
2
France Olivier Ruel
 58

United States Luis Scott-Vargas
4
Portugal Marcio Carvalho
 50

Japan Tomoharu Saitou


Performance by country


Japan had the most Top 8 appearances at 6 although they had less than half as many players on the Pro Tour in the season than the United States, which had the secondmost Top 8 appearances at 5.




















































































Country
 T8
 Q
 Q/T8
 M
 GT
 Best Player (PPts)

Japan Japan
 6
 154
 26
 155.5
 19
Shuhei Nakamura (70)

United States United States
 5
 347
 69
 196.5
 16
Luis Scott-Vargas (58)

Germany Germany
 3
 74
 25
 208
 3
 Jan Ruess (35)

Belgium Belgium
 2
 30
 15
 158.5
 3
Marijn Lybaert (33)

Brazil Brazil
 2
 28
 14
 185.5
 4
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (42)

France France
 1
 90
 90
 183.5
 6
Olivier Ruel (58)

Italy Italy
 1
 74
 74
 230
 3
 Mario Pascoli (40)

Spain Spain
 1
 53
 53
 224
 1
 Joel Calafell (33)

T8 = Number of players from that country appearing in a Pro Tour Top 8; Q = Number of players from that country participating in Pro Tours; M = Median finish over all PTs; GT = Gravy Trainers (aka players with a Pro Players Club level of 4 or more) from that country created in the 2009 season; Best Player (PPts) = Player with the most Pro Points from that country, Pro Points of that player in brackets.



References





  1. ^ "The Magic is Back!". Wizards of the Coast. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcd "Head Judges of Pro Tours and World Championships". XS4ALL. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.


  3. ^ "Gindy Puts Name in Lights". Wizards of the Coast. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009.


  4. ^ "LSV + ELVES Equals Champion". Wizards of the Coast. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009.


  5. ^ "Malin, Team USA Crowned Kings of Magic". Wizards of the Coast. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2009.


  6. ^ "2008 Player of the Year Race". Wizards of the Coast. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009.










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