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The '''1995 World Championships''' for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', the second ''Magic'' [[World Championship]], were held on 4–6 August at the Red Lion Inn Seattle Airport Hotel in Seattle, USA between August 5–7 [[1995]]. | |||
The '''1995 World Championships''' for [[Magic: The Gathering]] were held at the Red Lion Seattle Airport Hotel in Seattle, | |||
== Finishing order == | ==Description== | ||
This was the first World Championship that was invite-only, and the first that included a team portion. It was a three-day tournament featuring 71 players from 19 countries. The players played ten rounds – five rounds of [[Sealed deck]] and five rounds of [[Standard]] – where points were awarded for each game win rather than match win.<ref>{{WebRef|title=Alexander Blumke Becomes 1995 Magic World Champion|accessdate=2015-09-24|date=2009-02-16|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/25d}}</ref> This was also the first tournament where players weren't allowed to change their [[Constructed]] deck between the Swiss rounds and the elimination rounds.<ref>{{WebRef|title=1995 World Championships|accessdate=2015-09-24|date=2009-02-16|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|author=Monty Ashley|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/26}}</ref> In the final, the relatively unheralded Swiss player, [[Alexander Blumke]], defeated France's Marc Hernandez 3–2.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/1995wc|title=1995 World Championships|publisher=Wizards of the Coast}}</ref> | |||
==Finishing order== | |||
# {{flag|CHE}} [[Alexander Blumke]] | # {{flag|CHE}} [[Alexander Blumke]] | ||
# {{flag|FRA}} Marc Hernandez | # {{flag|FRA}} Marc Hernandez | ||
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# {{flag|AUT}} Mu Luen Wang | # {{flag|AUT}} Mu Luen Wang | ||
== | ===Team World Championship=== | ||
The [[Team World Championship]] ended as follows: | |||
# {{flag|USA}} United States – [[Mark Justice]], Henry Stern, Peter Leiher, [[Mike Long]] | |||
# {{flag|FIN}} Finland – Rosendahl, Henry Schildt, Kimmo Hovi, Punakallio | |||
# {{flag|AUS}} Australia – Glen Shanley, Chris Hudson, Russell, Liew | |||
# {{flag|FRA}} France – Marc Hernandez, Moulin, Woirgard, Lebas | |||
==Winning deck== | |||
<d title="Alexander Blumke - 1995 World Championship"> | <d title="Alexander Blumke - 1995 World Championship"> | ||
1 Disrupting Scepter | 1 Disrupting Scepter | ||
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</d> | </d> | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{World Championships}} | {{World Championships}} | ||
[[Category:1995]] | [[Category:1995]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:39, 27 May 2022
The 1995 World Championships for Magic: The Gathering, the second Magic World Championship, were held on 4–6 August at the Red Lion Inn Seattle Airport Hotel in Seattle, USA between August 5–7 1995.
Description
This was the first World Championship that was invite-only, and the first that included a team portion. It was a three-day tournament featuring 71 players from 19 countries. The players played ten rounds – five rounds of Sealed deck and five rounds of Standard – where points were awarded for each game win rather than match win.[1] This was also the first tournament where players weren't allowed to change their Constructed deck between the Swiss rounds and the elimination rounds.[2] In the final, the relatively unheralded Swiss player, Alexander Blumke, defeated France's Marc Hernandez 3–2.[3]
Finishing order
Alexander Blumke
Marc Hernandez
Mark Justice- Henry Stern
Ivan Curina- Andrea Redi
Henri Schildt
Mu Luen Wang
Team World Championship
The Team World Championship ended as follows:
- United States – Mark Justice, Henry Stern, Peter Leiher, Mike Long
- Finland – Rosendahl, Henry Schildt, Kimmo Hovi, Punakallio
Australia – Glen Shanley, Chris Hudson, Russell, Liew- France – Marc Hernandez, Moulin, Woirgard, Lebas
Winning deck
Alexander Blumke - 1995 World Championship
References
- ↑ Alexander Blumke Becomes 1995 Magic World Champion. Wizards of the Coast (2009-02-16). Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (2009-02-16). "1995 World Championships". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
- ↑ 1995 World Championships. Wizards of the Coast.