Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2009











































2009 Pro Tour season
Pro Player of the Year
Japan Yuuya Watanabe
Rookie of the Year
Germany Lino Burgold
World Champion
Portugal André Coimbra
Pro Tours 4
Grands Prix 19
Hall of Fame inductions
Antoine Ruel
Kamiel Cornelissen
Frank Karsten
Start of season 17 January 2009
End of season 22 November 2009



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The 2009 Pro Tour season was the fourteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It began on 17 January 2009 with Grand Prix Los Angeles, and ended on 22 November 2009 with the conclusion of the 2009 World Championship in Rome. The season consisted of nineteen Grand Prixs, and four Pro Tours, located in Kyoto, Honolulu, Austin, and Rome.[1] At the end of the season, Yuuya Watanabe was awarded the Pro Player of the Year, making him the first player to win both that title and the Rookie of the Year title which he had won two years prior.[2]Frank Karsten, Kamiel Cornelissen, and Antoine Ruel were inducted into the Hall of Fame at the world championships in Rome.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Mode


  • 2 Grand Prix – Los Angeles, Rotterdam


  • 3 Pro Tour – Kyoto (27 February – 1 March 2009)


    • 3.1 Tournament data


    • 3.2 Top 8


    • 3.3 Final standings


    • 3.4 Pro Player of the year standings




  • 4 Grand Prixs – Chicago, Hanover, Singapore, Kobe, Barcelona, Seattle


  • 5 Pro Tour Honolulu (5–7 June 2009)


    • 5.1 Tournament data


    • 5.2 Top 8


    • 5.3 Final standings


    • 5.4 Pro Player of the year standings




  • 6 Grand Prixs – Sao Paulo, Boston, Brighton, Bangkok, Niigata, Prague, Melbourne


  • 7 Pro Tour Austin (16–18 October 2009)


    • 7.1 Tournament data


    • 7.2 Top 8


    • 7.3 Final standings


    • 7.4 Pro Player of the year standings




  • 8 Grand Prixs – Tampa, Kitakyushu, Paris, Minneapolis


  • 9 2009 World Championships – Rome (19–22 November 2009)


    • 9.1 Tournament data


    • 9.2 Top 8


    • 9.3 Final standings


    • 9.4 National team competition




  • 10 Pro Player of the year final standings


  • 11 Performance by country


  • 12 References





Mode


Four Pro Tours and nineteen Grand Prixs will be held in the 2009 season. Further Pro Points will be awarded at national championships. These Pro Points will be used mainly to determine the Pro Player club levels of players participating in these events, but also decide which player will be awarded the Pro Player of the year title at the end of the season. Based on final standings Pro Points were awarded as follows:[4]

































































































Rank
 Pro Points awarded at
Pro Tour
 Grand Prix
 Nationals
 Worlds (Team)
1
 25
 10
 10
 6
2
 20
 8
 8
 5
3–4
 16
 6
 6
 4
5–8
 12
 5
 4
 3
9–12
 8
 4
 2
 2
13–16
 8
 3
 1
 1
17–24
 7
 2

25–32
 6
 2

33–64
 5
 1

65–100
 4


101–200
 3


201+
 2




Grand Prix – Los Angeles, Rotterdam











Pro Tour – Kyoto (27 February – 1 March 2009)


Pro Tour veteran Gabriel Nassif defeated Luis Scott-Vargas in the finals of Pro Tour Kyoto, giving him his first individual title in his ninth Top 8.[5]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $230,795

Players: 381

Format: Standard, Booster Draft

Head Judge: Riccardo Tessitori[6]



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
Luis Scott-Vargas
3
8
 Masayasu Tanahashi
 0

Luis Scott-Vargas
3

Brian Robinson
 1
5
 Cedric Philips
 0
4
Brian Robinson
3
Luis Scott-Vargas
 2


Gabriel Nassif
3
2
 Matteo Orsini Jones
 2
7
Gabriel Nassif
3

Gabriel Nassif
3

Akimasa Yamamoto
 1
3
Akimasa Yamamoto
3
6
 Jan Ruess
 2


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
France Gabriel Nassif
 $40,000
 25
 9th Final day, 2nd Pro Tour win
2
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 $20,000
 20
 2nd Final day
3
Japan Akimasa Yamamoto
 $15,000
 16
4
United States Brian Robinson
 $13,000
 16
 Pro Tour debut
5
England Matteo Orsini-Jones
 $11,000
 12
6
United States Cedric Philips
 $10,500
 12
7
Germany Jan Ruess
 $10,000
 12
 2nd Final day
8
Japan Masayu Tanahashi
 $9,500
 12


Pro Player of the year standings
































Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 30
2
France Gabriel Nassif
 29
3
United States Brian Robinson
 16

Japan Akimasa Yamamoto
 16
5
Czech Republic Martin Juza
 14


Grand Prixs – Chicago, Hanover, Singapore, Kobe, Barcelona, Seattle












Pro Tour Honolulu (5–7 June 2009)


In his second Pro Tour finals appearance, Kazuya Mitamura defeated Pro Tour newcomer Michal Hebky.[7]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $230,795

Players: 396

Format: Booster Draft, Block Constructed

Head Judge: Toby Elliot[8]



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
 Christophe Gregoir
 1
8
Kazuya Mitamura
3

Kazuya Mitamura
3

Paul Rietzl
 0
5
Paul Rietzl
3
4
 Tom Ross
 2

Kazuya Mitamura
3

Michal Hebky
 2
2
 Brian Kibler
 1
7
Conley Woods
3
Conley Woods
 2


Michal Hebky
3
3
 Zac Hill
 2
6
Michal Hebky
3


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
Japan Kazuya Mitamura
 $40,000
 25
 3rd Final day
2
Czech Republic Michael Hebky
 $20,000
 20
3
United States Paul Rietzl
 $15,000
 16
4
United States Conley Woods
 $13,000
 16
5
Belgium Christophe Gregoir
 $11,000
 12
6
United States Zac Hill
 $10,500
 12
7
United States Brian Kibler
 $10,000
 12
 2nd Final day
8
United States Tom Ross
 $9,500
 12


Pro Player of the year standings

































Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 45
2
France Gabriel Nassif
 44
3
Japan Tomoharu Saitou
 36
4
Japan Kazuya Mitamura
 32
5
Czech Republic Michal Hebky
 27


Grand Prixs – Sao Paulo, Boston, Brighton, Bangkok, Niigata, Prague, Melbourne












Pro Tour Austin (16–18 October 2009)


Both enjoying a comeback to the top level of Magic, Brian Kibler and Tsuyoshi Ikeda met in the finals, with Kibler winning in his second top eight in 2009.[9]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $230,795

Players: 416[10]

Format: Extended, Booster Draft

Head Judge: Riccardo Tessitori[10]



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
Tsuyoshi Ikeda
3
8
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 2

Tsuyoshi Ikeda
3

Naoki Shimizu
 1
5
 Martin Juza
 2
4
Naoki Shimizu
3
Tsuyoshi Ikeda
 0


Brian Kibler
3
2
Evangelos Papatrarouchas
 2
7
Brian Kibler
3

Brian Kibler
3

Hunter Burton
 2
3
 Yuuya Watanabe
 2
6
Hunter Burton
3


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
United States Brian Kibler
 $40,000
 25
 3rd Final day
2
Japan Tsuyoshi Ikeda
 $20,000
 20
 4th Final day
3
Japan Naoki Shimizu
 $15,000
 16
4
United States Hunter Burton
 $13,000
 16
5
Greece Evangelos Papatrarouchas
 $11,000
 12
6
Japan Yuuya Watanabe
 $10,500
 12
7
Czech Republic Martin Juza
 $10,000
 12
 2nd Final day
8
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 $9,500
 12
 5th Final day


Pro Player of the year standings





































Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
Japan Yuuya Watanabe
 62
2
Czech Republic Martin Juza
 54
3
Japan Tomoharu Saitou
 51
4
France Gabriel Nassif
 50
5
Japan Shuhei Nakamura
 48

United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 48


Grand Prixs – Tampa, Kitakyushu, Paris, Minneapolis












2009 World Championships – Rome (19–22 November 2009)


Main article: Magic: The Gathering World Championship § 2009 World Championship

The 2009 World Championship marked several firsts in Pro Tour history. For the first time ever, eight different countries were represented in the quarterfinals, and there were no American or Japanese players in the top eight. Playing in his second Worlds top eight, André Coimbra of Portugal defeated Austrian David Reitbauer to become World Champion. In the team event, Austria finished second as well, losing to the Chinese team in the final.[11]



Tournament data


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

Players: 409 (55 National teams)

Formats: Standard, Booster Draft, Extended

Team Formats: Standard, Extended, Legacy

Head Judge: Sheldon Menery[12]



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
David Reitbauer
3
8
 Florian Pils
 0

David Reitbauer
3

Terry Soh
 2
5
Terry Soh
3
4
 Manuel Bucher
 2
David Reitbauer
 0


André Coimbra
3
2
 William Cavaglieri
 2
7
Bram Snepvangers
3
Bram Snepvangers
 2


André Coimbra
3
3
André Coimbra
3
6
 Marijn Lybaert
 1


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
Portugal André Coimbra
 $45,000
 25
 2nd Final day, first Portuguese player to win a Pro Tour
2
Austria David Reitbauer
 $24,000
 20
3
Malaysia Terry Soh
 $15,000
 16
 3rd Final day
4
Netherlands Bram Snepvangers
 $14,000
 16
 4th Final day
5
Italy William Cavaglieri
 $11,000
 12
6
Switzerland Manuel Bucher
 $10,500
 12
7
Belgium Marijn Lybaert
 $10,000
 12
 3rd Final day
8
Germany Florian Pils
 $9,500
 12


National team competition




  1. China China (Wu Tong, Bo Lin, Zhiyang Zhang)


  2. Austria Austria (Benedikt Klauser, Benjamin Rozhon, Bernhard Lehner)


  3. Czech Republic Czech Republic (Lukas Jaklovsky, Lukas Blohon, Jan Kotrla)


  4. Netherlands Netherlands (Kevin Grove, Niels Noorlander, Tom van Lamoen)



Pro Player of the year final standings


After the World Championship, Yuuya Watanabe was awarded the Pro Player of the year title, making him the fifth consecutive Japanese player to win the award.[2]















































Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
Japan Yuuya Watanabe
 78
2
Japan Tomoharu Saitou
 66
3
Czech Republic Martin Juza
 64
4
France Gabriel Nassif
 60
5
Japan Shuhei Nakamura
 56

Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 56
7
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 52
8
Japan Kazuya Mitamura
 50


Performance by country


The United States had the most Top 8 appearances at ten, but they also had by far the most players playing in the Pro Tour. With Japan at 17 they share the highest number of level 4+ professional Magic players, too.




















































































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

United States United States
 10
 426
 43
 208
 17
Luis Scott-Vargas (52)

Japan Japan
 6
 175
 29
 149
 17
Yuuya Watanabe (78)

Germany Germany
 2
 73
 37
 168
 5
 Lino Burgold (32)

Belgium Belgium
 2
 34
 17
 191
 4
Marijn Lybaert (25)

Czech Republic Czech Republic
 2
 35
 18
 113
 3
Martin Juza (64)

France France
 1
 81
 81
 198
 5
Gabriel Nassif (60)

Brazil Brazil
 1
 39
 39
 196
 2
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (56)

Italy Italy
 1
 73
 73
 248
 2
 Riccardo Neri (24)

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





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  4. ^ "Magic: The Gathering Pro Points Structure". Wizards of the Coast. 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.


  5. ^ "Nassif: The Greater Power". Wizards of the Coast. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.


  6. ^ "Photo Essay: The View from Kyoto". Wizards of the Coast. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.


  7. ^ "Mitamura Finds Gold in Paradise". Wizards of the Coast. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.


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  9. ^ "Kibler Completes Comeback with Austin Victory". Wizards of the Coast. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.


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