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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
This was the first World Championship after the birth of the [[Pro Tour]], and it was the event that concluded the Pro Tour season. 125 players competed, and the tournament featured three formats: [[Booster Draft]], [[Standard]], and [[Legacy]]. In the final, once again a relatively unknown player prevailed, with Australia's [[Tom Chanpheng]] taking down the widely considered 'best in the world' at the time, [[Mark Justice]].<ref name="OnTour1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/tour-part-1-2004-07-26|On Tour, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 26, 2004}}</ref> [[1996 World Championship deck|Chanpheng's win]] was commemorated with a unique card, <c>1996 World Champion</c>.<ref> | This was the first World Championship after the birth of the [[Pro Tour]], and it was the event that concluded the Pro Tour season. 125 players competed, and the tournament featured three formats: [[Booster Draft]], [[Standard]], and [[Legacy]]. In the final, once again a relatively unknown player prevailed, with Australia's [[Tom Chanpheng]] taking down the widely considered 'best in the world' at the time, [[Mark Justice]].<ref name="OnTour1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/tour-part-1-2004-07-26|On Tour, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 26, 2004}}</ref> [[1996 World Championship deck|Chanpheng's win]] was commemorated with a unique card, <c>1996 World Champion</c>.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040417002514/http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/91 Magic Arcana (May 9, 2002). "1996 World Champion". magicthegathering.com.] (archived)</ref> | ||
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== Finishing order == | |||
==Finishing order== | |||
[[File:1996 World Champion.jpg|right|250px]] | [[File:1996 World Champion.jpg|right|250px]] | ||
# {{flag|AUS}} [[Tom Chanpheng]] | #{{flag|AUS}} [[Tom Chanpheng]] | ||
# {{flag|USA}} [[Mark Justice]] | #{{flag|USA}} [[Mark Justice]] | ||
# {{flag|USA}} [[Henry Stern]] | #{{flag|USA}} [[Henry Stern]] | ||
# {{flag|SWE}} [[Olle Råde]] | #{{flag|SWE}} [[Olle Råde]] | ||
# {{flag|USA}} [[Matt Place]] | #{{flag|USA}} [[Matt Place]] | ||
# {{flag|USA}} [[Scott Johns]] | #{{flag|USA}} [[Scott Johns]] | ||
# {{flag|CAN}} Eric Tam | #{{flag|CAN}} Eric Tam | ||
# {{flag|FIN}} [[Tommi Hovi]] | #{{flag|FIN}} [[Tommi Hovi]] | ||
==Winning deck== | ==Winning deck== | ||
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Of interesting note is that Chanpeng's [[1996 World Championship deck|winning deck]] included no sources of blue mana, though it included <c>Sleight of Mind</c>. This stems from an error in his submitted decklist. He was forced to use <c> | Of interesting note is that Chanpeng's [[1996 World Championship deck|winning deck]] included no sources of blue mana, though it included <c>Sleight of Mind</c>. This stems from an error in his submitted decklist. He was forced to use <c>Plains</c> in place of the 4 <c>Adarkar Wastes</c> he had planned to include. | ||
==Team World Championship== | |||
The results of the [[Team World Championship]] were: | |||
#{{flag|USA}} United States – Dennis Bentley, George Baxter, [[Mike Long]], [[Matt Place]] | |||
#{{flag|CZE}} Czech Republic – David Korejtko, [[Jakub Slemr]], Ondrej Baudys, Lucas Kocourek | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== External | ==External link== | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050205010041/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/worlds96/result Wizards of the Coast official results] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050205010041/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/worlds96/result Wizards of the Coast official results] | ||
{{World Championships}} | {{World Championships}} | ||
[[Category:1996]] | [[Category:1996]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:46, 27 March 2024
The 1996 World Championships' for Magic: The Gathering were held on 14–18 August at the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Seattle, USA. It was the third Magic World Championship.
Description
This was the first World Championship after the birth of the Pro Tour, and it was the event that concluded the Pro Tour season. 125 players competed, and the tournament featured three formats: Booster Draft, Standard, and Legacy. In the final, once again a relatively unknown player prevailed, with Australia's Tom Chanpheng taking down the widely considered 'best in the world' at the time, Mark Justice.[1] Chanpheng's win was commemorated with a unique card, 1996 World Champion.[2]
| (1) Olle Råde | Olle Råde (2-0) |
Mark Justice (3-1) |
Tom Chanpheng (3-0) |
| (8) Tommi Hovi | |||
| (5) Mark Justice | Mark Justice (2-0) | ||
| (4) Scott Johns | |||
| (6) Tom Chanpheng | Tom Chanpheng (2-1) |
Tom Chanpheng (3-0) | |
| (3) Matt Place | |||
| (2) Henry Stern | Henry Stern (2-1) | ||
| (7) Eric Tam |
Finishing order
Winning deck
Tom Chanpheng - 1996 World Championship
Of interesting note is that Chanpeng's winning deck included no sources of blue mana, though it included Sleight of Mind. This stems from an error in his submitted decklist. He was forced to use Plains in place of the 4 Adarkar Wastes he had planned to include.
Team World Championship
The results of the Team World Championship were:
United States – Dennis Bentley, George Baxter, Mike Long, Matt Place
Czech Republic – David Korejtko, Jakub Slemr, Ondrej Baudys, Lucas Kocourek
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 26, 2004). "On Tour, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (May 9, 2002). "1996 World Champion". magicthegathering.com. (archived)