- Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2000–01
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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)
Pro Tour – New York (29 September – 1 October 2000)
New York was 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
First round Second round 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
- Messa Bouchaib
- Dominik Hothow
- Erik Leander
- Jens Thorén
- GP Dallas (28–29 October)
- 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)
- 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)
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 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 4 Zvi Mowshowitz 1 5 Brian Kibler 3 Kai Budde 3 Kamiel Cornelissen 0 3 Jon Finkel 1 6 Kamiel Cornelissen 3 Kamiel Cornelissen 3 Rob Dougherty 1 2 Michael Pustilnik 1 7 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
First round Second round 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)
- GP New Orleans (6–7 January)
- GP Amsterdam (13–14 January)
- 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 4 Benedikt Klauser 3 5 Erno Ekebom 1 Michael Pustilnik 3 Kamiel Cornelissen 2 3 Michael Gurney 1 6 Jon Finkel 3 Jon Finkel 0 Kamiel Cornelissen 3 2 Kyle Rose 1 7 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)
- 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)
- 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)
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 4 Federico Bastos 0 5 Zvi Mowshowitz 3 Zvi Mowshowitz 3 Tsuyoshi Fujita 0 3 David Williams 1 6 Tsuyoshi Fujita 3 Lucas Hager 1 Tsuyoshi Fujita 3 2 Philip Freneau 0 7 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 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 4 Team Outland 0 5 Panzer Hunters 2 Panzer Hunter 1 AlphaBetaUnlimited.com 2 3 Potato Nation ? 6 AlphaBetaUnlimited.com 2 AlphaBetaUnlimited.com 2 Black Ops 0 2 Black Ops 2 7 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)
- 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 4 Alan Comer 3 5 Brad Swan 0 Alan Comer 1 Kai Budde 3 3 Kai Budde 3 6 Albertus Law 0 Kai Budde 3 Patrick Mello 1 2 Patrick Mello 3 7 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
First round Second round 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 (9–10 December)
- 1. AlphaBetaUnlimited.com
- Chris Benafel
- Ryan Fuller
- David Williams
- 2. Poor Shark
- Masashiro Kuroda
- Tomomi Otsuka
- Masahiko Morita
- 3. Voice of Soul
- 4. Fire Beat
- GP Turin (6–7 January)
- 1. Team Clegg
- 2. AlphaBetaUnlimited.com
- Ryan Fuller
- Chris Benafel
- Noah Boeken
- 3. Angstschreeuw
- 4. One Day Fly
- GP Taipei (13–14 January)
- 1. www.alphabetaunlimited.com/
- David Williams
- Chris Benafel
- Daniel Clegg
- 2. Anchans
- Osamu Fujita
- Itaru Ishida
- Katsuhiro Mori
- 3. Team T.T.T.
- 4. Dr. no-right
- GP Columbus (27–28 January)
- 1. Your Move Games
- 2. The Ken Ho All-Stars
- 3. Dynasty
- 4. The Ancient Kavus
- Gary Krakower
- Matthew Vienneau
- Michael Pustilnik
2001 World Championships – Toronto (8–12 August 2001)
Main article: Magic: The Gathering World Championship#2001 World ChampionshipTom 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 4 Tom Van de Logt 5 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
- United States (Trevor Blackwell, Brian Hegstad, Eugene Harvey)
- 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 only 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
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