Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2010
Encyclopedia
The 2010 Pro Tour season was the fifteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It began on 13 February 2010 with Grand Prix
Oakland, and ended on 12 December 2010 with the conclusion of the 2010 World Championship in Chiba
, Japan
. The season consisted of eighteen Grand Prixs, and four Pro Tours, located in San Diego, San Juan
, Amsterdam
, and Chiba. Gabriel Nassif
, Brian Kibler
, and Bram Snepvangers
were inducted into the Hall of Fame
at the World Championship in Chiba. Although the season formally ended with the conclusion of the World Championship, the final title of season was not awarded until three months later. Guillaume Matignon
and Brad Nelson
tied for Player of the Year. The title was decided by a single match between the two at the 2011 Pro Tour in Paris, which Nelson won by four games to two.
. The tournament began with five rounds of Standard, followed by three rounds of Zendikar
-Worldwake
Booster Draft on the first day. At the end of day one Gabriel Nassif
and Luis Scott-Vargas
were the only undefeated players left. The second day began with another Zendikar-Worldwake Booster Draft and was followed by five additional rounds of Standard. Luis Scott-Vargas was the story of the day, having won all his matches in day two as well, thus becoming only the second player to win each match in the swiss portion of a Pro Tour, and the first to achieve this feat over sixteen rounds.
Of the final eight players only Scott-Vargas had ever reached the top eight before. He quickly defeated his dutch opponent. In the remaining quarter-finals the other Americans, Craig Wescoe and Kyle Boggemes, won their matches as well. German Simon Görtzen won the fourth quarter, defeating the Belgian Niels Viaene. In the semi-final Görtzen ended Scott-Vargas's streak, thus making it to the final where he played Boggemes. Both players had chosen Jund (red-green-black) decks. Eventually the German prevailed in a close match over the full five games.
Players: 413
Format: Standard, Booster Draft (Zendikar
-Worldwake
)
Head Judge: Sheldon Menery
GP Brussels (27–28 March)
GP Washington, D.C. (22–23 May)
GP Kuala Lumpur (13–14 March)
GP Houston (3–4 April)
GP Yokohama (20–21 March)
GP Lyon (8–9 May)
in San Juan
, Puerto Rico
. The formats were Zendikar
Block Constructed and Rise of the Eldrazi
Booster Draft with the Top 8 doing another Rise of the Eldrazi draft.
The following players made it to the final draft table (clockwise in order starting at seed one): Guillaume Matignon, Jeremy Neeman, Andrea Giarola, Paulo Vitor da Rosa
, Brad Nelson
, Noah Swartz, Koutarou Ootsuka, Josh Utter-Leyton. In his fifth individual Top 8 appearance Paulo Vitor da Rosa was finally able to win a quartfinal-match. Winning his semi and the final, too, Paulo eventually claimed the trophy.
Players: 396
Format: Booster Draft (Rise of the Eldrazi
), Zendikar
Block Constructed
Head Judge: Sheldon Menery
GP Gothenburg (August 28–29)
GP Manila (June 12–13)
GP Columbus (July 31–August 1)
, Netherlands
. The formats were Extended and Booster Draft with the Top 8 playing Extended again.
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...
Oakland, and ended on 12 December 2010 with the conclusion of the 2010 World Championship in Chiba
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The season consisted of eighteen Grand Prixs, and four Pro Tours, located in San Diego, San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, and Chiba. Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif is a French professional card player. He is known for his continuous success on the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour and was the 2004 Pro Tour Player of the Year. He also enjoys playing poker, having moderate success at the World Series of Poker in recent years...
, Brian Kibler
Brian Kibler
Brian M. Kibler is an American game designer currently working with Gamer Entertainment, a gaming consultancy. In 2010 Kibler designed Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer with Justin Gary, Rob Dougherty, and John Fiorillo. Previously he worked on Chaotic and was the lead designer of the World of...
, and Bram Snepvangers
Bram Snepvangers
Bram 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...
were inducted into the Hall of Fame
Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame
The Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame was started in 2005 to honor the most successful Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour players. The first inductions came on the tenth anniversary of the first Pro Tour event, and new Hall of Famers will be determined annually...
at the World Championship in Chiba. Although the season formally ended with the conclusion of the World Championship, the final title of season was not awarded until three months later. Guillaume Matignon
Guillaume Matignon
Guillaume Matignon is a professional trading card game player from Bordeaux, France. He has earned numerous accolades during his career including the World of Warcraft TCG 2007 World Championship and the Magic: The Gathering 2010 World Championship....
and Brad Nelson
Brad Nelson (Magic: The Gathering player)
Brad Nelson is an American Magic: The Gathering player. Also known by his Magic: The Gathering Online name, FFfreaK, he has two Pro Tour top eights, and four Grand Prix top eights, including a win. In the quarter finals of Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010, he became one of only three players to have beaten...
tied for Player of the Year. The title was decided by a single match between the two at the 2011 Pro Tour in Paris, which Nelson won by four games to two.
Mode
Four Pro Tours and eighteen Grand Prixs will be held in the 2010 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 are awarded as follows:| 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 – Oakland
GP Oakland (13–14 February)- Format: Extended
- Attendance: 770
Matt Nass- Adam Yurchick
- Conley Woods
- Travis Woo
- Patrick Cox
- Joby Parish
Petr Brozek
Tomoharu SaitouTomoharu Saitouis one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players.-Career:Saitou debuted at Pro Tour Chicago 2000. An 83rd place finish meant he fell just short of making money. Later the same season, he made his first standout finish by reaching the top eight of the Asia Pacific...
Pro Tour – San Diego (19–21 February 2010)
Pro Tour San Diego was held at the San Diego Convention CenterSan Diego Convention Center
The San Diego Convention Center is the primary convention center in San Diego, California. It is located in the Marina district of downtown San Diego near the Gaslamp Quarter, at 111 West Harbor Drive...
. The tournament began with five rounds of Standard, followed by three rounds of Zendikar
Zendikar
Zendikar is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set, that was released on October 2, 2009. It consists of 249 cards.-Set details:Zendikar is the first set in the Zendikar block...
-Worldwake
Worldwake
Worldwake is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set that was released February 5, 2010. It is the second set of the Zendikar block, so many of the themes introduced in Zendikar are expanded upon in Worldwake. It consists of 145 cards...
Booster Draft on the first day. At the end of day one Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif is a French professional card player. He is known for his continuous success on the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour and was the 2004 Pro Tour Player of the Year. He also enjoys playing poker, having moderate success at the World Series of Poker in recent years...
and Luis Scott-Vargas
Luis Scott-Vargas
Luis Scott-Vargas is a professional Magic: the Gathering player from Oakland, CA, USA. His accomplishments include 7 Grand Prix top 8's , and 5 Pro Tour top 8's . As well as being a prominent player of the game, Luis is also known for writing about the game...
were the only undefeated players left. The second day began with another Zendikar-Worldwake Booster Draft and was followed by five additional rounds of Standard. Luis Scott-Vargas was the story of the day, having won all his matches in day two as well, thus becoming only the second player to win each match in the swiss portion of a Pro Tour, and the first to achieve this feat over sixteen rounds.
Of the final eight players only Scott-Vargas had ever reached the top eight before. He quickly defeated his dutch opponent. In the remaining quarter-finals the other Americans, Craig Wescoe and Kyle Boggemes, won their matches as well. German Simon Görtzen won the fourth quarter, defeating the Belgian Niels Viaene. In the semi-final Görtzen ended Scott-Vargas's streak, thus making it to the final where he played Boggemes. Both players had chosen Jund (red-green-black) decks. Eventually the German prevailed in a close match over the full five games.
Tournament data
Prize pool: $230,795Players: 413
Format: Standard, Booster Draft (Zendikar
Zendikar
Zendikar is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set, that was released on October 2, 2009. It consists of 249 cards.-Set details:Zendikar is the first set in the Zendikar block...
-Worldwake
Worldwake
Worldwake is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set that was released February 5, 2010. It is the second set of the Zendikar block, so many of the themes introduced in Zendikar are expanded upon in Worldwake. It consists of 145 cards...
)
Head Judge: Sheldon Menery
Top 8
Final standings
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Simon Görtzen |
$40,000 | 25 | |
| 2 | Kyle Boggemes |
$20,000 | 20 | |
| 3 | Luis Scott-Vargas Luis Scott-Vargas Luis Scott-Vargas is a professional Magic: the Gathering player from Oakland, CA, USA. His accomplishments include 7 Grand Prix top 8's , and 5 Pro Tour top 8's . As well as being a prominent player of the game, Luis is also known for writing about the game... |
$15,000 | 16 | 3rd Final day |
| 4 | Craig Wescoe |
$13,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Daniel Gräfensteiner |
$11,000 | 12 | |
| 6 |  Niels Viaene |
$10,500 | 12 | Pro Tour Debut |
| 7 | Yoshihiko Ikawa |
$10,000 | 12 | |
| 8 |  Jeroen Kanis |
$9,500 | 12 |
Pro Player of the year standings
| Rank | Player | Pro Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Görtzen |
25 |
| 2 | Kyle Boggemes |
20 |
| 3 | Luis Scott-Vargas Luis Scott-Vargas Luis Scott-Vargas is a professional Magic: the Gathering player from Oakland, CA, USA. His accomplishments include 7 Grand Prix top 8's , and 5 Pro Tour top 8's . As well as being a prominent player of the game, Luis is also known for writing about the game... |
18 |
| 4 | Craig Wescoe |
16 |
Grand Prixs – Madrid, Kuala Lumpur, Yokohama, Brussels, Houston, Lyon, Washington D.C.
GP Madrid (27–28 February)- Format: Legacy
- Attendance: 2228
- Andreas Müller
- David Do Anh
-
Richard Bland - Tomoharu SaitouTomoharu Saitouis one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players.-Career:Saitou debuted at Pro Tour Chicago 2000. An 83rd place finish meant he fell just short of making money. Later the same season, he made his first standout finish by reaching the top eight of the Asia Pacific...
-
Rubén Gonzalez - Lluis Restoy
- Alejandro Delgado
- Sven Dijt
GP Brussels (27–28 March)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 1667
-
Emanuele Giusti -
Zoltan Szoke - Tamas Nagy
- Steve Bernstein
-
Nicolas Lambach - Christophe Gregoir
- Francesco Cipolleschi
-
Ludvig Londos
GP Washington, D.C. (22–23 May)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 1932
- Brad NelsonBrad Nelson (Magic: The Gathering player)Brad Nelson is an American Magic: The Gathering player. Also known by his Magic: The Gathering Online name, FFfreaK, he has two Pro Tour top eights, and four Grand Prix top eights, including a win. In the quarter finals of Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010, he became one of only three players to have beaten...
- Owen Turtenwald
- Kyle Boggemes
- Joshua Wagener
- Brett Blackman
- Michael Stanfar
- Brad Carpenter
-
Carlos RomãoCarlos RomãoCarlos Eduardo Romão is a Brazilian Magic: The Gathering player. He is best known for his win at the 2002 World Championships. Along with Diego Ostrovich, he is widely regarded as the first South American to achieve success on the Pro Tour, and was the first South American to win a Pro...
GP Kuala Lumpur (13–14 March)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 518
-
Ding Yuan Leong -
Xue Tong Du -
Jakguy Subcharoen - Shingo Fukuta
- Shouta YasookaShouta Yasookais a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is best known for his success in the 2006 Pro Tour season, when he won Pro Tour Charleston with Tomohiro Kaji and Tomoharu Saitou, as well as the Player of the Year title....
-
Wei Han Chin -
Raffy Sarto - Zhiyang Zhang
GP Houston (3–4 April)
- Format: Extended
- Attendance: 652
- Adam Yurchick
- Shaun Rodriquez
- Kenneth Ellis
- Todd Anderson
- Shuhei Nakamura
- Paulo Vitor Damo da RosaPaulo Vitor Damo da RosaPaulo Vitor Damo da Rosa is a Brazilian Magic: The Gathering player. He is the first South American player to have seven Pro Tour top 8s. In 2011, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa became the youngest player to ever reach 300 lifetime Pro Points.- Career :Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa began his professional...
- Charles Lancaster
- Pete Picard
GP Yokohama (20–21 March)
- Format: Extended
- Attendance: 1122
- Katsuhiro MoriKatsuhiro Moriis Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is the most successful player in the individual portion of World Championships, winning one tournament and making the top eight of two others.-Career:...
- Masashiro Kuroda
- Min-su Kim
- Takashi Ishihara
-
Tzu Ching Kuo - Yasunori Baba
- Atsuo Se
- Tomoyuki Honnami
GP Lyon (8–9 May)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 1425
- Florian Koch
- Tobias Gräfensteiner
- Peter Vieren
- 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...
- Joakim Almelund
- Lucas Blohon
- Vladimir Komanicky
- Marcello Calvetto
Pro Tour San Juan (28–30 May 2010)
The second Pro Tour of the season was held in Puerto Rico Convention CenterPuerto Rico Convention Center
The Dr. Pedro Rosselló González, Puerto Rico Convention Center is a convention center located in Isla Grande , in San Juan, Puerto Rico owned by the Puerto Rico Convention District Authority, a government agency of Puerto Rico, and...
in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. The formats were Zendikar
Zendikar
Zendikar is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set, that was released on October 2, 2009. It consists of 249 cards.-Set details:Zendikar is the first set in the Zendikar block...
Block Constructed and Rise of the Eldrazi
Rise of the Eldrazi
Rise of the Eldrazi is a Magic: The Gathering expansion released on April 23, 2010. It is the third set of the Zendikar block. It is a large set consisting of 228 cards plus 20 basic lands...
Booster Draft with the Top 8 doing another Rise of the Eldrazi draft.
The following players made it to the final draft table (clockwise in order starting at seed one): Guillaume Matignon, Jeremy Neeman, Andrea Giarola, Paulo Vitor da Rosa
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa is a Brazilian Magic: The Gathering player. He is the first South American player to have seven Pro Tour top 8s. In 2011, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa became the youngest player to ever reach 300 lifetime Pro Points.- Career :Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa began his professional...
, Brad Nelson
Brad Nelson (Magic: The Gathering player)
Brad Nelson is an American Magic: The Gathering player. Also known by his Magic: The Gathering Online name, FFfreaK, he has two Pro Tour top eights, and four Grand Prix top eights, including a win. In the quarter finals of Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010, he became one of only three players to have beaten...
, Noah Swartz, Koutarou Ootsuka, Josh Utter-Leyton. In his fifth individual Top 8 appearance Paulo Vitor da Rosa was finally able to win a quartfinal-match. Winning his semi and the final, too, Paulo eventually claimed the trophy.
Tournament data
Prize pool: $230,795Players: 396
Format: Booster Draft (Rise of the Eldrazi
Rise of the Eldrazi
Rise of the Eldrazi is a Magic: The Gathering expansion released on April 23, 2010. It is the third set of the Zendikar block. It is a large set consisting of 228 cards plus 20 basic lands...
), Zendikar
Zendikar
Zendikar is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set, that was released on October 2, 2009. It consists of 249 cards.-Set details:Zendikar is the first set in the Zendikar block...
Block Constructed
Head Judge: Sheldon Menery
Top 8
Final standings
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa is a Brazilian Magic: The Gathering player. He is the first South American player to have seven Pro Tour top 8s. In 2011, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa became the youngest player to ever reach 300 lifetime Pro Points.- Career :Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa began his professional... |
$40,000 | 25 | 6th Final day |
| 2 | Guillaume Matignon |
$20,000 | 20 | |
| 3 | Andrea Giarola |
$15,000 | 16 | Pro Tour debut |
| 4 | Noah Swartz |
$13,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Josh Utter-Leyton |
$11,000 | 12 | |
| 6 | Brad Nelson Brad Nelson (Magic: The Gathering player) Brad Nelson is an American Magic: The Gathering player. Also known by his Magic: The Gathering Online name, FFfreaK, he has two Pro Tour top eights, and four Grand Prix top eights, including a win. In the quarter finals of Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010, he became one of only three players to have beaten... |
$10,500 | 12 | |
| 7 | Koutarou Ootsuka |
$10,000 | 12 | 2nd Final day |
| 8 |  Jeremy Neeman |
$9,500 | 12 |
Pro Player of the year standings
| Rank | Player | Pro Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa is a Brazilian Magic: The Gathering player. He is the first South American player to have seven Pro Tour top 8s. In 2011, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa became the youngest player to ever reach 300 lifetime Pro Points.- Career :Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa began his professional... |
37 |
| 2 | Simon Görtzen |
31 |
| 3 | Kyle Boggemes |
28 |
| 4 | Luis Scott-Vargas Luis Scott-Vargas Luis Scott-Vargas is a professional Magic: the Gathering player from Oakland, CA, USA. His accomplishments include 7 Grand Prix top 8's , and 5 Pro Tour top 8's . As well as being a prominent player of the game, Luis is also known for writing about the game... |
26 |
| 5 | Brad Nelson Brad Nelson (Magic: The Gathering player) Brad Nelson is an American Magic: The Gathering player. Also known by his Magic: The Gathering Online name, FFfreaK, he has two Pro Tour top eights, and four Grand Prix top eights, including a win. In the quarter finals of Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010, he became one of only three players to have beaten... |
25 |
| Tomoharu Saitou Tomoharu Saitou is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players.-Career:Saitou debuted at Pro Tour Chicago 2000. An 83rd place finish meant he fell just short of making money. Later the same season, he made his first standout finish by reaching the top eight of the Asia Pacific... |
25 | |
| Adam Yurchick |
25 |
Grand Prixs – Sendai, Manila, Columbus, Gothenburg
GP Sendai (June 5–6)- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 907
- Brian KiblerBrian KiblerBrian M. Kibler is an American game designer currently working with Gamer Entertainment, a gaming consultancy. In 2010 Kibler designed Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer with Justin Gary, Rob Dougherty, and John Fiorillo. Previously he worked on Chaotic and was the lead designer of the World of...
- Makihito MiharaMakihito Miharais Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. Best known for winning the 2006 World Championship, Mihara's resume includes two more Pro Tour top eights, and three Grand Prix top eights including a win.- Career :Mihara's Pro Tour career began at Pro Tour Venice in 2003...
- Shouta YasookaShouta Yasookais a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is best known for his success in the 2006 Pro Tour season, when he won Pro Tour Charleston with Tomohiro Kaji and Tomoharu Saitou, as well as the Player of the Year title....
- Motoaki Itou
- Takeshi Ozawa
- Yuuya WatanabeYuuya WatanabeYuuya Watanabe is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. With one Pro Tour top eight, and 13 Grand Prix top eights , Watanabe is best known for his Rookie of the Year title in 2007, and his Player of the Year title two years later....
- Hiroyuki Shimoya
- Ryou Tasaki
GP Gothenburg (August 28–29)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 1001
- Kenny Öberg
- Anton JonssonAnton JonssonAnton Jonsson is a Swedish Magic: The Gathering player. He has retired from professional Magic. At the height of his career, Jonsson was considered one of the best players in the game, and was especially known for his proficiency at Limited, having reached the Top 8 of a Pro Tour five times...
- Marijn Lybaert
- Allison Abe
-
Nicolai HerzogNicolai HerzogNicolai Herzog is a professional Magic: The Gathering player from Oslo, Norway. His greatest achievement was winning two consecutive Limited Pro Tours in 2004. Both featured draft formats in the Mirrodin-block... -
Sami Häggkvist - Samuel Black
- Markku Rikola
GP Manila (June 12–13)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 1071
- Naoki Nakada
- Taufik Indrakesuma
- Gerald Camangon
- Yuuya WatanabeYuuya WatanabeYuuya Watanabe is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. With one Pro Tour top eight, and 13 Grand Prix top eights , Watanabe is best known for his Rookie of the Year title in 2007, and his Player of the Year title two years later....
- Yuchen Liu
- Adrian Marasigan
- Yuuta Takahashi
- Bayani Manansala
GP Columbus (July 31–August 1)
- Format: Legacy
- Attendance: 1296
- Tomoharu SaitouTomoharu Saitouis one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players.-Career:Saitou debuted at Pro Tour Chicago 2000. An 83rd place finish meant he fell just short of making money. Later the same season, he made his first standout finish by reaching the top eight of the Asia Pacific...
- Tom Martell
- Jason Ford
- Caleb Durward
- Bryant Cook
- Chris Gosselin
- Korey Age
- Brad NelsonBrad Nelson (Magic: The Gathering player)Brad Nelson is an American Magic: The Gathering player. Also known by his Magic: The Gathering Online name, FFfreaK, he has two Pro Tour top eights, and four Grand Prix top eights, including a win. In the quarter finals of Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010, he became one of only three players to have beaten...
Pro Tour Amsterdam (3–5 September 2010)
The third Pro Tour of the season was held in Amsterdam Convention Factory in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The formats were Extended and Booster Draft with the Top 8 playing Extended again.