Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2011









































2011 Pro Tour season
Pro Player of the Year
United States Owen Turtenwald
Rookie of the Year
United States Matthias Hunt
World Champion
Japan Jun'ya Iyanaga
Pro Tours 4
Grands Prix 20
Hall of Fame inductions
Japan Shuhei Nakamura
Sweden Anton Jonsson
United States Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz
Start of season 22 January 2011
End of season 20 November 2011



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The 2011 Pro Tour season was the sixteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It began on 22 January 2011 with Grand Prix Atlanta, and ended on 20 November 2011 with the conclusion of the 2011 World Championship in San Francisco. The season consisted of twenty Grands Prix,[1] and four Pro Tours, located in Paris, Nagoya, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Mode


  • 2 Grand Prix: Atlanta


  • 3 Pro Tour – Paris (10–13 February 2011)


    • 3.1 Tournament data


    • 3.2 Top 8


    • 3.3 Final standings


    • 3.4 Pro Player of the year standings




  • 4 Grands Prix: Paris, Denver, Hamburg, Kobe, Barcelona, Dallas, London, Prague, Providence, and Singapore


  • 5 Pro Tour – Nagoya (10–12 June 2011)


    • 5.1 Tournament data


    • 5.2 Top 8


    • 5.3 Final standings


    • 5.4 Pro Player of the year standings




  • 6 Grands Prix: Kansas City, Shanghai, and Pittsburgh


  • 7 Pro Tour – Philadelphia (2–4 September 2011)


    • 7.1 Tournament data


    • 7.2 Top 8


    • 7.3 Final standings


    • 7.4 Pro Player of the year standings




  • 8 Grands Prix: Montreal, Milan, Brisbane, Amsterdam, Santiago, Hiroshima, and San Diego


  • 9 2011 World Championships – San Francisco (17–20 November 2011)


    • 9.1 Tournament data


    • 9.2 Top 8


    • 9.3 Final standings


    • 9.4 Team competition




  • 10 Pro Player of the Year final standings


  • 11 Performance by country


  • 12 References





Mode


Four Pro Tours and eighteen Grands Prix were held in the 2011 season. Further Pro Points were awarded at national championships. These Pro Points were mainly used to determine the Pro Player club levels of players participating in these events, but also decide which player was awarded the Pro Player of the year title at the end of the season. Based on final standings Pro Points are awarded as follows:[3]

































































































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: Atlanta


GP Atlanta (22–23 January 2011)


  • Format: Extended

  • Attendance: 1223




  1. United States Jason Ford


  2. United States Ben Stark


  3. United States Jody Keith


  4. United States Christian Valenti


  5. United States Ari Lax


  6. United States John Runyon


  7. United States Charles Gindy


  8. United States Owen Turtenwald



Pro Tour – Paris (10–13 February 2011)


Pro Tour Paris was held at Espace Champerret. The formats were Standard and Scars of Mirrodin-Mirrodin Besieged Booster Draft.[2]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $230,795

Format: Standard, Booster Draft



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
Vincent Lemoine
3
8
 Shintaro Ishimura
 2
Vincent Lemoine
 2


Paul Rietzl
3
5
 Patrick Chapin
 0
4
Paul Rietzl
3
Paul Rietzl
 1


Ben Stark
3
2
 Nico Bohny
 2
7
Naoki Nakada
3
Naoki Nakada
 0


Ben Stark
3
3
Ben Stark
3
6
 Tom Martell
 2


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
United States Ben Stark
 $40,000
 25
 3rd Final day
2
United States Paul Rietzl
 $20,000
 20
 3rd Final day
3
Belgium Vincent Lemoine
 $15,000
 16
4
Japan Naoki Nakada
 $13,000
 16
5
Switzerland Nico Bohny
 $11,000
 12
 2nd Final day
6
United States Patrick Chapin
 $10,500
 12
 4th Final day
7
United States Tom Martell
 $10,000
 12
8
Japan Shintaro Ishimura
 $9,500
 12


Pro Player of the year standings































Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
United States Ben Stark
 33
2
United States Paul Rietzl
 22
3
Belgium Vincent Lemoine
 16

Japan Naoki Nakada
5
United States David Sharfman
 13

Germany Christian Hüttenberger

United States Owen Turtenwald


Grands Prix: Paris, Denver, Hamburg, Kobe, Barcelona, Dallas, London, Prague, Providence, and Singapore


Originally scheduled for the weekend of 12–13 March GP Hamburg was cancelled as announced on 13 January.[4] On 14 March 2011, Wizards of the Coast announced that GP Kobe, originally scheduled for 19–20 March, had been postponed, citing safety, power and travel concerns.[5]












Pro Tour – Nagoya (10–12 June 2011)


Pro Tour Nagoya was held at the Trade & Industry Center. The formats are Block Constructed and Booster Draft.[2]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $230,795

Format: Block Constructed, Booster Draft



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
6
Toshiyuki Kadooka
3
3
 Luis Scott-Vargas
 1

Toshiyuki Kadooka
3

Elie Pichon
 0
5
 Pat Cox
 1
4
Elie Pichon
3
Toshiyuki Kadooka
 0


David Sharfman
3
2
 Gaudenis Vidugiris
 2
8
Fabian Thiele
3
Fabian Thiele
 0


David Sharfman
3
7
David Sharfman
3
1
 Tsuyoshi Fujita
 0

Top 8 pairings are determined at random



Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
United States David Sharfman
 $40,000
 25
2
Japan Toshiyuki Kadooka
 $20,000
 20
3
France Elie Pichon
 $15,000
 16
4
Germany Fabian Thiele
 $13,000
 16
5
Japan Tsuyoshi Fujita
 $11,000
 12
 4th final day
6
United States Gaudenis Vidugiris
 $10,500
 12
7
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 $10,000
 12
 4th final day
8
United States Pat Cox
 $9,500
 12


Pro Player of the year standings





































Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
United States Ben Stark
 41
2
United States Owen Turtenwald
 40
3
United States David Sharfman
 38
4
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 31
5
Czech Republic Martin Juza
 29

Japan Shouta Yasooka
 29


Grands Prix: Kansas City, Shanghai, and Pittsburgh












Pro Tour – Philadelphia (2–4 September 2011)


Pro Tour Philadelphia was held at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The formats were initially announced to be Extended and Booster Draft. Three weeks before the event it was announced that the Extended portion would be replaced by Modern.[2] The winner of the tournament was Samuel Estratti, who became the first Modern Pro Tour Champion and the first Italian player to win a Pro Tour.[6]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $230,795

Players: 417

Format: Modern, Booster Draft

Headjudge: Riccardo Tessitori



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
6
 Alessandro Portaro
 1
3
Josh Utter-Leyton
3

Josh Utter-Leyton
3

Samuel Black
 2
7
Samuel Black
3
2
 Jesse Hampton
 1
Josh Utter-Leyton
 1


Samuele Estratti
3
5
Samuele Estratti
3
4
 Andrejs Prost
 1

Samuele Estratti
3

Chikara Nakajima
 1
8
Chikara Nakajima
3
1
 Max Sjöblom
 1


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
Italy Samuele Estratti
 $40,000
 25
2
United States Josh Utter-Leyton
 $20,000
 20
 2nd Final Day
3
United States Samuel Black
 $15,000
 16
4
Japan Chikara Nakajima
 $13,000
 16
 2nd Final Day
5
Finland Max Sjöblom
 $11,000
 12
6
United States Jesse Hampton
 $10,500
 12
7
United States Andrejs Prost
 $10,000
 12
8
Italy Alessandro Portaro
 $9,500
 12


Pro Player of the year standings
































Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
United States Owen Turtenwald
 48
2
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 45
3
United States Ben Stark
 44

Japan Yuuya Watanabe
 44
5
United States David Sharfman
 40


Grands Prix: Montreal, Milan, Brisbane, Amsterdam, Santiago, Hiroshima, and San Diego












2011 World Championships – San Francisco (17–20 November 2011)


Main article: Magic: The Gathering World Championship § 2011 World Championship

The 18th Magic World Championships was held in the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, United States.[2]



Tournament data


Prize pool: $245,245 (individual) + ? (teams)

Players: 375 from 60 countries[7]

Formats: Standard, Booster Draft, Modern

Team Formats: Standard, Modern, Legacy

Head Judge: Sheldon Menery



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
Conley Woods
3
8
 Craig Wescoe
 2
Conley Woods
 0


Jun'ya Iyanaga
3
5
Jun'ya Iyanaga
3
4
 Josh Utter-Leyton
 1

Jun'ya Iyanaga
3

Richard Bland
 0
2
 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 1
7
David Caplan
3
David Caplan
 0


Richard Bland
3
3
 Luis Scott-Vargas
 2
6
Richard Bland
3


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
Japan Jun'ya Iyanaga
 $45,000
 25
2
England Richard Bland
 $24,000
 20
3
United States Conley Woods
 $15,000
 16
 2nd final day
4
Canada David Caplan
 $14,000
 16
5
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 $11,000
 12
 8th final day
6
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 $10,500
 12
 5th final day
7
United States Josh Utter-Leyton
 $10,000
 12
 3rd final day
8
United States Craig Wescoe
 $9,500
 12
 2nd final day


Team competition




  1. Japan Japan — Ryuuichirou Ishida, Makihito Mihara, Tomoya Fujimoto


  2. Norway Norway — Sveinung Bjørnerud, Kristoffer Jonassen, Andreas Nordahl



Pro Player of the Year final standings





































Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
United States Owen Turtenwald
 64
2
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 61
3
Czech Republic Martin Juza
 56

United States Ben Stark
5
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 53

Japan Shuhei Nakamura
7
United States Josh Utter-Leyton
 52

Japan Yuuya Watanabe

Japan Shouta Yasooka


Performance by country



































































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

United States United States
 16
 521
 33
 39
Owen Turtenwald (64)

Japan Japan
 6
 140
 23
 9
Shuhei Nakamura (53)

Italy Italy
 2
 60
 30
 2
 Samuele Estratti (38)

Germany Germany
 1
 88
 88
 4
 Fabian Thiele (30)

France France
 1
 91
 91
 2
Raphaël Lévy (40)

Belgium Belgium
 1
 32
 32
 1
 Vincent Lemoine (40)

Brazil Brazil
 1
 27
 27
 1
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (53)


References





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