Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 1998–99
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The 1998–99 Pro Tour season was the fourth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It began on 5 September 1998 with Grand Prix
Boston and ended on 8 August 1999 with the conclusion of 1999 World Championship in Tokyo. The season consisted of fourteen Grand Prix, and five Pro Tours, located in Chicago, Rome, Los Angeles, New York, and Tokyo. At the end of the season Kai Budde
from Germany was awarded the Pro Player of the year title.
GP Lisbon (12–13 September)
won the inaugural Pro Tour. In the finals Dirk Baberowski
defeated Casey McCarrel. Jon Finkel
also had another final eight showing, his third in a row.
Format: Tempest Rochester Draft (Tempest
-Stronghold
-Exodus
)
Head Judge: Charlie Catino
GP Birmingham (17–18 October)
won Pro Tour Rome, thus becoming the first player to win two Pro Tours. Reportedly Hovi was particularly happy to win another Pro Tour, because he won his first due to a disqualification, and thus felt it was not a proper victory. Olle Råde
became the first player to have five Top 8 appearances.
Format: Extended
Head Judge: Carl Crook
GP San Francisco (23–24 January)
GP Kyoto (16–17 January)
GP Barcelona (6–7 February)
won Pro Tour Los Angeles defeating his friend and fellow New Yorker Jon Finkel
in the final.
Players: 337
Format: Urza's Saga Rochester Draft (Urza's Saga
)
Head Judge: Charlie Catino
GP Oslo (10–11 April)
GP Kansas City (27–28 March)
GP Taipei (24–25 April)
Format: Urza's Saga Block Constructed (Urza's Saga, Urza's Legacy
)
Head Judge: Dan Gray
GP Washington D.C. (19–20 June)
won the 1999 World Championship, defeating Mark Le Pine in the finals. The match went into the books as the shortest individual Pro Tour final ever, taking about 20 minutes. The title allowed Budde to take the Pro Player of the year title as well.
The United States defeated Germany in the team finals to win the national team title.
Format: Standard, Rochester Draft (Mirage-Visions-Weatherlight), Extended
Individual formats: Urza's Saga Rochester Draft (Urza's Saga-Urza's Legacy-Urza's Destiny
), Standard, Extended
Team formats: Team Sealed (Urza's Saga, Urza's Legacy, Urza's Destiny) – Swiss; Standard – Finals
Head Judge: Charlie Catino
was awarded the Pro Player of the year title.
Grand Prix (Magic: The Gathering)
Grands Prix are professional Magic: The Gathering tournaments, awarding cash prizes, Pro Points and invitations to Pro Tours. They are open to all players and are usually the biggest Magic tournaments. The first Grand Prix was held on 22–23 March 1997 in Amsterdam...
Boston and ended on 8 August 1999 with the conclusion of 1999 World Championship in Tokyo. The season consisted of fourteen Grand Prix, and five Pro Tours, located in Chicago, Rome, Los Angeles, New York, and Tokyo. At the end of the season Kai Budde
Kai Budde
Kai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"...
from Germany was awarded the Pro Player of the year title.
Grand Prix – Boston, Lisbon
GP Boston (5–6 September)
Jon FinkelJon FinkelJon Finkel is an American Magic: The Gathering and poker player. In the year 2000, he became the world champion of Magic, as well as being on the team that became the team world champion.-Career:...- Randy BuehlerRandy BuehlerRandolph E. Buehler, Jr. was the Vice President of Digital Gaming at Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., as well as the commentator for the Magic Pro Tour...
- Steven O'Mahoney-SchwartzSteven O'Mahoney-SchwartzSteven O'Mahoney-Schwartz is an American Magic: The Gathering player. At the height of his career in the late 1990s, he was considered one of the best players. He is well known as a friend and teammate to Jon Finkel.-Career:...
- Zvi MowshowitzZvi Mowshowitz-External links:*...
- Darwin KastleDarwin Kastle- Other accomplishments :* 2005 Hall of Fame inductee* Last player to have played all Pro Tours after 48 appearances from 1996 PT New York to 2004 PT Kobe- References :...
- Mike Bregoli
- Dave Beury
- Ben Farkas
GP Lisbon (12–13 September)
Bruno Cardoso- Brian Hacker
- Randy BuehlerRandy BuehlerRandolph E. Buehler, Jr. was the Vice President of Digital Gaming at Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., as well as the commentator for the Magic Pro Tour...
- Helder Coelho
Jean-Louis D'Hondt
Laurent Pagorek- Alexis Dumay
- Jorge Martins
Pro Tour – Chicago (25–27 September 1998)
As in the previous season a rookieRookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
won the inaugural Pro Tour. In the finals Dirk Baberowski
Dirk Baberowski
Dirk Baberowski is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players. He has won three Pro Tours, tying him in second place with Jon Finkel. Two of those victories were won at team Pro Tours with his teammates of Phoenix Foundation, Kai Budde and Marco Blume.In 2008, Barberowski...
defeated Casey McCarrel. Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel is an American Magic: The Gathering and poker player. In the year 2000, he became the world champion of Magic, as well as being on the team that became the team world champion.-Career:...
also had another final eight showing, his third in a row.
Tournament data
Prize pool: $151,635Format: Tempest Rochester Draft (Tempest
Tempest (Magic: The Gathering)
Tempest was the 20th Magic: The Gathering set and twelfth expert level set, and the first set in the Rath Block, released in October 1997. The release of Tempest represented a large jump in the power level of the card set, compared to the previous Mirage block. Many cards from Tempest instantly...
-Stronghold
Stronghold (Magic: The Gathering)
Stronghold was the 21st Magic: The Gathering set and thirteenth expert level set, and the second set in the Rath Block, released in March 1998. The block includes Tempest and Exodus. Stronghold contains 143 cards...
-Exodus
Exodus (Magic: The Gathering)
Exodus was the 22nd Magic: The Gathering set, fourteenth expert level set, and the third and final set in the Rath Block, released on 15 June 1998. Its expansion symbol is a bridge...
)
Head Judge: Charlie Catino
Final standings
| Place | Player | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dirk BaberowskiDirk Baberowski Dirk Baberowski is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players. He has won three Pro Tours, tying him in second place with Jon Finkel. Two of those victories were won at team Pro Tours with his teammates of Phoenix Foundation, Kai Budde and Marco Blume.In 2008, Barberowski... |
$25,000 | Pro Tour debut |
| 2 | Casey McCarrel |
$15,000 | 2nd Final day |
| 3 |  Jeff Fung |
$10,000 | |
| 4 |  Benedikt Klauser |
$8,000 | 1st Austrian in a Top 8 |
| 5 | Jon Finkel Jon Finkel Jon Finkel is an American Magic: The Gathering and poker player. In the year 2000, he became the world champion of Magic, as well as being on the team that became the team world champion.-Career:... |
$6,500 | 4th Final day |
| 6 | Ryan Fuller |
$5,500 | |
| 7 |  Martin Cedercrantz |
$4,800 | |
| 8 | Dominique Coene |
$4,300 |
Grand Prix – Austin, Birmingham
GP Austin (10–11 October)- Gary Krakower
- Darwin KastleDarwin Kastle- Other accomplishments :* 2005 Hall of Fame inductee* Last player to have played all Pro Tours after 48 appearances from 1996 PT New York to 2004 PT Kobe- References :...
- Heath Kennel
- Richard Van Cleave
- Jeremy Baca
- Tony Tsai
- Sid Rao
- Jonathan Pechon
GP Birmingham (17–18 October)
Craig Jones- Kai BuddeKai BuddeKai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"...
- Darwin KastleDarwin Kastle- Other accomplishments :* 2005 Hall of Fame inductee* Last player to have played all Pro Tours after 48 appearances from 1996 PT New York to 2004 PT Kobe- References :...
- Neil Rigby
Arho Toikka- Warren Marsh
- Andreas Jonsson
- Jean-Louis D'Hondt
Pro Tour – Rome (13–15 November 1998)
Tommi HoviTommi Hovi
Tommi Hovi is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player from Finland. He was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in the inaugural class in 2005...
won Pro Tour Rome, thus becoming the first player to win two Pro Tours. Reportedly Hovi was particularly happy to win another Pro Tour, because he won his first due to a disqualification, and thus felt it was not a proper victory. Olle Råde
Olle Råde
Olle Råde is a professional Magic: The Gathering player from Sweden. He was inducted to the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 2005. Olle was also the first player awarded with the coveted Player of the Year award and was the first non-American player to...
became the first player to have five Top 8 appearances.
Tournament data
Prize pool: $151,635Format: Extended
Head Judge: Carl Crook
Final standings
| Place | Player | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommi Hovi Tommi Hovi Tommi Hovi is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player from Finland. He was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in the inaugural class in 2005... |
$25,000 | 3rd Final day, First player to win two Pro Tours |
| 2 | Nicolas Labarre |
$15,000 | |
| 3 | Mark Le Pine |
$10,000 | 2nd Final day |
| 4 |  Federico Dato |
$8,000 | |
| 5 | Olle Råde Olle Råde Olle Råde is a professional Magic: The Gathering player from Sweden. He was inducted to the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 2005. Olle was also the first player awarded with the coveted Player of the Year award and was the first non-American player to... |
$6,500 | 5th Final day |
| 6 | Justin Gary Justin Gary Justin Gary is an American Magic: The Gathering player. His most notable Pro Tour finish is his win at Pro Tour Houston 2002. Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle who both tested with Gary finished second and third respectively at the same event.-Achievements:... |
$5,500 | |
| 7 | Erik Lauer |
$4,800 | |
| 8 | André Konstanczer |
$4,300 |
Grand Prix – Manila, Kyoto, San Francisco, Barcelona
GP Manila (12–13 December)
Toshiki Tsukamoto
Scion Raguindin- Josua Rivera
- Leo Gonzales
- Rozano Yu
- Francis Robert Profeta
- GeeVee Vegara
- Itaru IshidaItaru Ishidais a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. The bulk of his success has been on the Grand Prix circuit. With seventeen top eights, Ishida ranks fourth in this category behind Alex Shvartsman , and brothers Olivier and Antoine Ruel...
GP San Francisco (23–24 January)
- Richard Van Cleave
- Mark Schick
- John Yoo
- Alan ComerAlan ComerAlan Comer is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player. He was elected to the Magic Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 2005. He was the only member of the class never to have won a Pro Tour...
- Mike Craig
- Shawn Keller
- Hashim Bello
- Shawn Roush
GP Kyoto (16–17 January)
- Yoshikazu Ishii
- Hiroshi Watanabe
- Masami Ibamoto
- Tsuyoshi FujitaTsuyoshi FujitaTsuyoshi Fujita is a professional Magic: The Gathering player from Osaka, Japan. His most notable finishes include three Pro Tour top eights. He was inducted to the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame on 5 December 2007...
- Tadayoshi Komiya
- Hirobumi Nakamura
- Hideaki Amano
- Eisaku Sueyoshi
GP Barcelona (6–7 February)
- Kai BuddeKai BuddeKai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"...
- Alex ShvartsmanAlex ShvartsmanAlex Shvartsman is an American Magic: The Gathering player. While having enjoyed only a moderate degree of success on the Pro Tour, he is one of the most successful Grand Prix players ever. With 21 appearances, Shvartsman held the record for most Grand Prix top eights for a long time, and is now...
Roc Herms- Raphaël LévyRaphaël LévyRaphaël Lévy is a professional Magic: The Gathering player. He was inducted to the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in November 2006. He is the first player to have been inducted while active on the Pro Tour. He is one of only four players to have won Grand Prix on three different...
- Daniel Nuttal
Matt Henstra- Laurent Laclavie
- Gordon Benson
Pro Tour – Los Angeles (26–28 February 1999)
Steven O'Mahoney-SchwartzSteven O'Mahoney-Schwartz
Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz is an American Magic: The Gathering player. At the height of his career in the late 1990s, he was considered one of the best players. He is well known as a friend and teammate to Jon Finkel.-Career:...
won Pro Tour Los Angeles defeating his friend and fellow New Yorker Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel is an American Magic: The Gathering and poker player. In the year 2000, he became the world champion of Magic, as well as being on the team that became the team world champion.-Career:...
in the final.
Tournament data
Prize pool: $151,635Players: 337
Format: Urza's Saga Rochester Draft (Urza's Saga
Urza's Saga
Urza's Saga is the 15th expert level set, a 350-card Magic: The Gathering expansion set that debuted in October 1998. Some employees of Wizards consider it one of the most powerful sets ever released, with many cards now banned in tournament formats...
)
Head Judge: Charlie Catino
Top 8
Final standings
| Place | Player | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz is an American Magic: The Gathering player. At the height of his career in the late 1990s, he was considered one of the best players. He is well known as a friend and teammate to Jon Finkel.-Career:... |
$25,000 | 2nd Final day |
| 2 | Jon Finkel Jon Finkel Jon Finkel is an American Magic: The Gathering and poker player. In the year 2000, he became the world champion of Magic, as well as being on the team that became the team world champion.-Career:... |
$15,000 | 5th Final day |
| 3 | Worth Wollpert |
$10,000 | |
| 4 | Terry Lau |
$8,000 | |
| 5 | Lucien Bui |
$6,500 | |
| 6 | Patrick Chapin |
$5,500 | 2nd Final day |
| 7 |  Svend Geertsen |
$4,800 | 3rd Final day |
| 8 | Mike Long Mike Long Michael Long is a former professional Magic: The Gathering card game player. He was a highly influential and controversial Pro Tour mainstay for a number of years in the late 1990s. Despite making four Pro Tour top eights and winning Pro Tour Paris in 1997, Long's legacy is the subject of much... |
$4,300 | 3rd Final day |
Grand Prix – Vienna, Kansas City, Oslo, Taipei
GP Vienna (13–14 March)- Kai BuddeKai BuddeKai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"...
- Christian Gregorich
- Jon FinkelJon FinkelJon Finkel is an American Magic: The Gathering and poker player. In the year 2000, he became the world champion of Magic, as well as being on the team that became the team world champion.-Career:...
- Erik Lauer
- Randy BuehlerRandy BuehlerRandolph E. Buehler, Jr. was the Vice President of Digital Gaming at Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., as well as the commentator for the Magic Pro Tour...
Jakub Slemr- Dirk Hein
- Peer Kröger
GP Oslo (10–11 April)
- Jim Herold
- Mikko Lintamo
Christer Ljones- Bjorn Ove Leknes Skogneth
- Seppo Toikka
- Steven O'Mahoney-SchwartzSteven O'Mahoney-SchwartzSteven O'Mahoney-Schwartz is an American Magic: The Gathering player. At the height of his career in the late 1990s, he was considered one of the best players. He is well known as a friend and teammate to Jon Finkel.-Career:...
- André Konstanczer
- Jonathan Brown
GP Kansas City (27–28 March)
- Mark Gordon
- Chris Pikula
- Bob Maher, Jr.
- Scott Seville
- Jon FinkelJon FinkelJon Finkel is an American Magic: The Gathering and poker player. In the year 2000, he became the world champion of Magic, as well as being on the team that became the team world champion.-Career:...
- Lan D. Ho
- Randy BuehlerRandy BuehlerRandolph E. Buehler, Jr. was the Vice President of Digital Gaming at Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., as well as the commentator for the Magic Pro Tour...
- Vincent Johnson
GP Taipei (24–25 April)
- Kenichi Fujita
- Iwao Takemasa
- Tobey Tamber
- Itaru IshidaItaru Ishidais a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. The bulk of his success has been on the Grand Prix circuit. With seventeen top eights, Ishida ranks fourth in this category behind Alex Shvartsman , and brothers Olivier and Antoine Ruel...
Chi Fai Ng- Kai Cheog Tang
- Alex ShvartsmanAlex ShvartsmanAlex Shvartsman is an American Magic: The Gathering player. While having enjoyed only a moderate degree of success on the Pro Tour, he is one of the most successful Grand Prix players ever. With 21 appearances, Shvartsman held the record for most Grand Prix top eights for a long time, and is now...
Miller Tsai
Pro Tour – New York (30 April – 2 May 1999)
In the finals of Pro Tour New York Casey McCarrel defeated Shawn Keller, both playing nearly identical decks, which was designed by Ben Rubin, Lan D. Ho, and Terry Tsang, who also made the Top 8 with the deck. The concept of their decks was to quickly generate huge amounts of mana to play big spells. Rob Dougherty and David Humpherys played nearly identical decks, designed by YMG.Tournament data
Prize pool: $151,635Format: Urza's Saga Block Constructed (Urza's Saga, Urza's Legacy
Urza's Legacy
Urza's Legacy is a Magic: The Gathering set, second in the Urza Block. Urza's Legacy was released in February 1999.-Set history:This set is the first set to feature premium cards also known as foil cards, inserted randomly into boosters and taking the place of a card in the common slot.- Storyline...
)
Head Judge: Dan Gray
Top 8
Final standings
| Place | Player | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey McCarrel |
$25,000 | 3rd Final day |
| 2 | Shawn Keller |
$15,000 | |
| 3 | Zvi Mowshowitz Zvi Mowshowitz -External links:*... |
$10,000 | |
| 4 | Dave Humpherys Dave Humpherys David Humpherys is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player from the United States. Humpherys now works for the company that produced Magic, Wizards of the Coast. He was inducted to the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in November 2006.- Top 8 appearances :- References :... |
$8,000 | |
| 5 | Rob Dougherty Rob Dougherty Robert R. Dougherty is a professional Magic: The Gathering player from Framingham, Massachusetts. He was inducted to the Magic Hall of Fame in November 2006. He is also a tournament organizer and the founder of Your Move Games... |
$6,500 | |
| 6 | Christian Lührs |
$5,500 | |
| 7 | Nicolas Labarre |
$4,800 | 2nd Final day |
| 8 | Terry Tsang |
$4,300 |
Grand Prix – Amsterdam, Washington D.C.
GP Amsterdam (15–16 May)- Kai BuddeKai BuddeKai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"...
- Dirk BaberowskiDirk BaberowskiDirk Baberowski is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players. He has won three Pro Tours, tying him in second place with Jon Finkel. Two of those victories were won at team Pro Tours with his teammates of Phoenix Foundation, Kai Budde and Marco Blume.In 2008, Barberowski...
- André Konstanczer
- Guido Pacifici
- Bram SnepvangersBram SnepvangersBram Snepvangers is a Dutch Magic: The Gathering player. He is now considered retired, but has been on and off the Pro Tour for twelve years. In addition to his success playing Magic, he is known as a community builder both as a judge and a tournament organiser. Each year he hosts an invitational...
- Janosch Kühn
- Daniel Steinsdorfer
- Vincent Gieling
GP Washington D.C. (19–20 June)
- Ben Farkas
- Chris Pikula
- Noah Weil
- Zvi MowshowitzZvi Mowshowitz-External links:*...
- Mike TurianMike TurianMichael Turian is a successful professional player of Magic: The Gathering. He won Pro Tour New York with Team Potato Nation. Turian also won two Grand Prixs. In 2008 Mike Turian was voted in the Hall of Fame. He was inducted during the World championship in Memphis.- Career :Mike Turian qualified...
- Scott McCord
- Mark Le Pine
- Dennis Bentley
1999 World Championships – Tokyo (4–8 August 1999)
Kai BuddeKai Budde
Kai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"...
won the 1999 World Championship, defeating Mark Le Pine in the finals. The match went into the books as the shortest individual Pro Tour final ever, taking about 20 minutes. The title allowed Budde to take the Pro Player of the year title as well.
The United States defeated Germany in the team finals to win the national team title.
Tournament data
Players: 208Format: Standard, Rochester Draft (Mirage-Visions-Weatherlight), Extended
Individual formats: Urza's Saga Rochester Draft (Urza's Saga-Urza's Legacy-Urza's Destiny
Urza's Destiny
Urza's Destiny is a Magic: The Gathering set, third in the Urza Block. Urza's Destiny was released on June 23, 1999. It was released in digital form on Magic Online on April 13, 2011.- Storyline :...
), Standard, Extended
Team formats: Team Sealed (Urza's Saga, Urza's Legacy, Urza's Destiny) – Swiss; Standard – Finals
Head Judge: Charlie Catino
Top 8
Final standings
| Place | Player | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai Budde Kai Budde Kai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"... |
||
| 2 | Mark Le Pine |
3rd Final day | |
| 3 | Raffaele Lo Moro |
||
| 4 | Matt Linde |
||
| 5 | Jakub Slemr |
3rd Final day | |
| 6 | Jamie Parke |
||
| 7 | Gary Wise Gary Wise Gary Wise is a professional Magic: The Gathering player from Canada. He was inducted to the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in November 2006. He also wrote the "Wise Words" and "Limited Skills" articles.... |
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| 8 | Nicolai Herzog |
National team competition
- United States (Kyle Rose, John Hunka, Zvi MowshowitzZvi Mowshowitz-External links:*...
, Charles Kornblith) - Germany (Marco BlumeMarco BlumeMarco Blume is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players. He has won two Pro Tours and one Masters as a member of team Phoenix Foundation, his teammates being Kai Budde and Dirk Baberowski. He also won a German national championship individually in 1999.- Top 8...
, Patrick Mello, David Brucker, Rosario Maij)
Pro Player of the year final standings
After the World Championship Kai BuddeKai Budde
Kai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"...
was awarded the Pro Player of the year title.
| Rank | Player | Pro Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai Budde Kai Budde Kai Budde , is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the records for earnings, Pro Tour victories and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix"... |
75 |
| 2 | Jon Finkel Jon Finkel Jon Finkel is an American Magic: The Gathering and poker player. In the year 2000, he became the world champion of Magic, as well as being on the team that became the team world champion.-Career:... |
65 |
| 3 | Casey McCarrel |
63 |
| 4 | Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz is an American Magic: The Gathering player. At the height of his career in the late 1990s, he was considered one of the best players. He is well known as a friend and teammate to Jon Finkel.-Career:... |
57 |
| 5 | Mark Le Pine |
52 |