Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2012–13









































2012–13 Pro Tour season
Pro Player of the Year
United States Josh Utter-Leyton
Rookie of the Year
Chile Felipe Tapia Becerra
World Champion
Japan Yuuya Watanabe
Pro Tours 3
Grands Prix 44
Hall of Fame inductions
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
Japan Kenji Tsumura
Japan Masashi Oiso
United States Patrick Chapin
Start of season 19 May 2012
End of season 19 May 2013



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The 2012–13 Pro Tour season was the eighteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It started on 19 May 2012 with Grand Prix Malmö, and ended on 19 May 2013 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Dragon's Maze in San Diego. The season consisted of 44 Grand Prix and three Pro Tours, which were held in Seattle, Montreal and San Diego.[1][2] At the end of the season Josh Utter-Leyton was proclaimed Pro Player of the Year.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Grand Prix: Malmö, Minneapolis, Anaheim, Manila, Yokohama, Vancouver, Atlanta, São Paulo, Ghent, Columbus, Shanghai


  • 2 World Magic Cup


    • 2.1 Top 8


    • 2.2 Final standings




  • 3 Grand Prix: Boston


  • 4 2012 Magic Players Championship


    • 4.1 Top 4 playoff


    • 4.2 Final standings




  • 5 Grand Prix: San Jose (Costa Rica), Moscow, San Jose (USA)


  • 6 Pro Tour Return to Ravnica


    • 6.1 Top 8


    • 6.2 Final standings




  • 7 Grand Prix: Philadelphia, Lyon, Auckland, Chicago, Bochum, Charleston, Taipei, San Antonio, Lisbon, Toronto, Nagoya, Indianapolis, Denver, Atlantic City, Singapore, Bilbao, Sydney, London


  • 8 Pro Tour Gatecrash


    • 8.1 Top 8


    • 8.2 Final standings




  • 9 Grand Prix: Quebec City, Charlotte, Yokohama, Verona, Rio de Janeiro, San Diego, Utrecht, Pittsburgh, Strasbourg, Portland, Beijing


  • 10 Pro Tour Dragon's Maze


    • 10.1 Top 8


    • 10.2 Final standings




  • 11 Invitees to the 2013 World Championship


  • 12 Pro Player of the Year final standings


  • 13 References





Grand Prix: Malmö, Minneapolis, Anaheim, Manila, Yokohama, Vancouver, Atlanta, São Paulo, Ghent, Columbus, Shanghai












World Magic Cup


Indianapolis (16–19 August 2012)


  • Prize pool: $136,000

  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft, Team Constructed, Team Limited

  • Attendance: 283 players representing 71 countries/regions



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
 Croatia
 1
8
Puerto Rico
2

Puerto Rico
2

Poland
 0
5
Poland
2
4
 Philippines
 1
Puerto Rico
 0


Chinese Taipei
2
2
 Scotland
 1
7
Hungary
2
Hungary
 0


Chinese Taipei
2
3
Chinese Taipei
2
6
 Slovak Republic
 1


Final standings











Grand Prix: Boston


GP Boston (25–26 August 2012)


  • Format: Limited

  • Attendance: 1845




  1. United States Brian Demars


  2. United States Robert Victory


  3. United States Cedric Phillips


  4. United States Alex Lloyd


  5. United States Kevin Michael


  6. United States Jason Ford


  7. Austria Thomas Holzinger


  8. Japan Shouta Yasooka



2012 Magic Players Championship


Seattle (29–31 August 2012)


  • Prize pool: $108,000

  • Format: Modern, Cube Draft, Booster Draft

  • Attendance: 16



Top 4 playoff












































































Semifinals
 Finals
           

Shouta Yasooka
3
Jon Finkel
 0
Shouta Yasooka
 2


Yuuya Watanabe
3
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 1

Yuuya Watanabe
3


Final standings


The following sixteen players received an invitation to the 2012 Players Championship due to their performance in the 2012 season. They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.


























































































































#
 Player
 Prize
 Pro points
 Qualified due to
1
Japan Yuuya Watanabe
 $40,000
 11
 Pro Point leader Japan
2
Japan Shouta Yasooka
 $20,000
 13
 3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
3
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
 $10,000
 7
 Pro Point leader South America
4
United States Jon Finkel
 $10,000
 7
 Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
5
Japan Shuhei Nakamura
 $5,000
 7
 5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
6
United States Brian Kibler
 $5,000
 6
 Pro Tour Dark Ascension winner
7
Italy Samuele Estratti
 $5,000
 6
 Pro Tour Philadelphia winner
8
Canada Alexander Hayne
 $5,000
 6
 Pro Tour Avacyn Restored winner
9
Czech Republic Martin Juza
 $1,000
 6
 Pro Point leader Europe
10
United States Owen Turtenwald
 $1,000
 6
 2011 Player of the year
11
Japan Jun'ya Iyanaga
 $1,000
 6
 2011 World Champion
12
United States Luis Scott-Vargas
 $1,000
 5
 2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
13
United States Josh Utter-Leyton
 $1,000
 5
 Pro Point leader North America
14
United States David Ochoa
 $1,000
 5
 4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
15
Taiwan Kuo Tzu-Ching
 $1,000
 4
 Pro Point leader APAC region
16
United States Reid Duke
 $1,000
 2
 2011 Magic Online Champion


Grand Prix: San Jose (Costa Rica), Moscow, San Jose (USA)












Pro Tour Return to Ravnica


Seattle (19–21 October 2012)


  • Prize pool: $233,500

  • Format: Modern, Booster Draft

  • Attendance: 383


Pro Tour Return to Ravnica was the first major Modern event with Return to Ravnica in the format. It was also the first major tournament in which Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle was legal in Modern after being unbanned in the Modern format shortly before.



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
Stanislav Cifka
3
8
 Pedro Carvalho
 1

Stanislav Cifka
3

Lee Shi Tian
 1
5
Lee Shi Tian
3
4
 Eduardo Sajgalik
 2

Stanislav Cifka
 3

Yuuya Watanabe
 2
2
David Ochoa
3
7
 Willy Edel
 2
David Ochoa
 2


Yuuya Watanabe
3
3
 Kelvin Chew
 2
6
Yuuya Watanabe
3


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
Czech Republic Stanislav Cifka
 $40,000
 30
2
Japan Yuuya Watanabe
 $20,000
 24
 2nd final day
3
United States David Ochoa
 $12,500
 22
4
Hong Kong Lee Shi Tian
 $12,500
 22
 1st Hong Konger in a Top 8
5
Singapore Kelvin Chew
 $10,000
 20
6
England Eduardo Sajgalik
 $10,000
 20
7
Brazil Willy Edel
 $10,000
 20
 4th final day
8
Brazil Pedro Carvalho
 $10,000
 20


Grand Prix: Philadelphia, Lyon, Auckland, Chicago, Bochum, Charleston, Taipei, San Antonio, Lisbon, Toronto, Nagoya, Indianapolis, Denver, Atlantic City, Singapore, Bilbao, Sydney, London












Pro Tour Gatecrash


Montreal (15–17 February 2013)


  • Prize pool: $250,000[4]

  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft

  • Attendance: 329



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
Ben Stark
3
8
 Stephen Mann
 1
Ben Stark
 2


Joel Larsson
3
5
Joel Larsson
3
4
 Gerry Thompson
 1
Joel Larsson
 1


Tom Martell
3
2
 Owen Turtenwald
 1
7
Eric Froehlich
3
Eric Froehlich
 2


Tom Martell
3
3
 Melissa DeTora
 1
6
Tom Martell
3


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
United States Tom Martell
 $40,000
 30
 2nd final day
2
Sweden Joel Larsson
 $20,000
 24
3
United States Ben Stark
 $12,500
 22
 4th final day
4
United States Eric Froehlich
 $12,500
 22
 3rd final day
5
United States Owen Turtenwald
 $10,000
 20
6
United States Melissa DeTora
 $10,000
 20
 1st woman in a Top 8
7
United States Gerry Thompson
 $10,000
 20
8
United States Stephen Mann
 $10,000
 20


Grand Prix: Quebec City, Charlotte, Yokohama, Verona, Rio de Janeiro, San Diego, Utrecht, Pittsburgh, Strasbourg, Portland, Beijing












Pro Tour Dragon's Maze


San Diego (17–19 May 2013)


  • Prize pool: $250,000[4]

  • Format: Block Constructed, Booster Draft

  • Attendance: 388



Top 8


































































































































































Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Finals
                 
1
Craig Wescoe
3
8
 Andrejs Prost
 2

Craig Wescoe
3

Josh Utter-Leyton
 1
5
 Andrew Shrout
 1
4
Josh Utter-Leyton
3

Craig Wescoe
3

Dustin Ochoa
 0
2
 Rob Castellon
 2
7
Dustin Ochoa
3

Dustin Ochoa
3

Makihito Mihara
 2
3
Makihito Mihara
3
6
 Matej Zatlkaj
 2


Final standings


































































Place
 Player
 Prize
 Pro Points
 Comment
1
United States Craig Wescoe
 $40,000
 30
 3rd final day
2
United States Dustin Ochoa
 $20,000
 24
3
Japan Makihito Mihara
 $12,500
 22
 4th final day
4
United States Josh Utter-Leyton
 $12,500
 22
 4th final day
5
United States Rob Castellon
 $10,000
 20
 Pro Tour debut
6
United States Andrew Shrout
 $10,000
 20
 Pro Tour debut
7
Slovakia Matej Zatlkaj
 $10,000
 20
 2nd final day
8
Latvia Andrejs Prost
 $10,000
 20
 2nd final day


Invitees to the 2013 World Championship


The following sixteen players received an invitation to the 2013 World Championship due to their performance in the 2012–13 season.







































































Player
 Qualification seat

United States Josh Utter-Leyton
 2012–13 Player of the Year

Japan Yuuya Watanabe
 2012 Players’ Championship winner

Russia Dimitriy Butakov
 2012 Magic Online champion

Czech Republic Stanislav Cifka
 Pro Tour Return to Ravnica champion

United States Tom Martell
 Pro Tour Gatecrash champion

United States Craig Wescoe
 Pro Tour Dragon's Maze champion

Brazil Willy Edel
 Pro Points leader, Latin America

Hong Kong Lee Shi Tian
 Pro Points leader, Asia-Pacific

United States Eric Froehlich
 At-large seat #1

United States Ben Stark
 At-large seat #2

Japan Shuhei Nakamura
 At-large seat #3

United States Brian Kibler
 At-large seat #4

Israel Shahar Shenhar
 At-large seat #5

Czech Republic Martin Jůza
 At-large seat #6

United States David Ochoa
 At-large seat #7

United States Reid Duke
 At-large seat #8


Pro Player of the Year final standings


After Pro Tour Dragon's Maze Josh Utter-Leyton was awarded the Pro Player of the year title.
































Rank
 Player
 Pro Points
1
United States Josh Utter-Leyton
 77
2
United States Tom Martell
 67
3
United States Eric Froehlich
 65

Japan Yuuya Watanabe
 65
5
United States Ben Stark
 61


References





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  2. ^ "Autumn Schedule Features Seattle Pro Tour, Fourteen Grand Prix". Wizards of the Coast. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.


  3. ^ "Player of the Year Standings: 2012-13". Wizards of the Coast. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.


  4. ^ ab Helene Bergeot (10 December 2012). "Completing the Premier Play Picture for 2013". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 10 December 2012.










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