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[[File:Logo 1996 Worlds.gif|right|thumb]]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]].
The '''1996 World Championships''' for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' was held August 14-18, 1996 at the [[Wizards of the Coast]] headquarters in Renton, Washington.
 
==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>[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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{| border="1" style="text-align: center;"
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| rowspan=4 | Tom Chanpheng <br> (3-0)
| rowspan=4 | Tom Chanpheng <br> (3-0)
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| style="text-align: left;" | (3) [[Matthew Place]]
| style="text-align: left;" | (3) [[Matt Place]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | (2) [[Henry Stern]]
| style="text-align: left;" | (2) [[Henry Stern]]
| rowspan=2 | Henry Stern <br> (2-1)
| rowspan=2 | Henry Stern <br> (2-1)
|-
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | (7) [[Eric Tam]]
| style="text-align: left;" | (7) Eric Tam
|}
|}


==Finishing order==
[[File:1996 World Champion.jpg|right|250px]]
#{{flag|AUS}} [[Tom Chanpheng]]
#{{flag|USA}} [[Mark Justice]]
#{{flag|USA}} [[Henry Stern]]
#{{flag|SWE}} [[Olle Råde]]
#{{flag|USA}} [[Matt Place]]
#{{flag|USA}} [[Scott Johns]]
#{{flag|CAN}} Eric Tam
#{{flag|FIN}} [[Tommi Hovi]]
==Winning deck==
<d title="Tom Chanpheng - 1996 World Championship">
Creatures
2 Phyrexian War Beast
4 Order of Leitbur
4 Order of the White Shield
4 Savannah Lions
2 Serra Angel
4 White Knight
Interrupts and Instants
1 Sleight of Mind
4 Disenchant
1 Reinforcements
1 Reprisal
4 Swords to Plowshares
Sorceries
1 Armageddon
1 Balance
Enchantments
1 Land Tax
Artifacts
1 Lodestone Bauble
1 Zuran Orb
Lands
1 Kjeldoran Outpost
4 Mishra's Factory
15 Plains
4 Strip Mine


{| align="right" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="border: 1px solid black;"
Sideboard
|-
2 Arenson's Aura
! colspan="3" style="background-color: #eee; border-bottom: 1px solid black;" | Tom Chanpheng - 1996 World Championship
1 Black Vise
|- style="background-color: #eee;"
4 Divine Offering
! colspan="2" | Main Deck:
1 Energy Storm
! style="border-left: 1px solid black;" | Sideboard:
1 Exile
|- valign="top"
1 Reprisal
| style="background-color: #ddf;" |
1 Spirit Link
* 1 Lodestone Bauble
1 Sleight of Mind
* 2 Phyrexian War Beast
2 Serrated Arrows
* 1 Zuran Orb
1 Kjeldoran Outpost
* 1 Sleight of Mind
</d>
* 1 Armageddon
* 1 Balance
* 4 Disenchant
* 1 Land Tax
* 4 Order of Leitbur
* 4 Order of the White Shield
* 1 Reinforcements
* 1 Reprisal
* 4 Savannah Lions
* 2 Serra Angel
* 4 Swords to Plowshares
* 4 White Knight
| style="background-color: #dfd;" |
* 1 Kjeldoran Outpost
* 4 Mishra's Factory
* 15 Plains
* 4 Strip Mine
| style="background-color: #fdd; border-left: 1px solid black;" |
* 2 Arenson's Aura
* 1 Black Vise
* 4 Divine Offering
* 1 Energy Storm
* 1 Exile
* 1 Reprisal
* 1 Spirit Link
* 1 Sleight of Mind
* 2 Serrated Arrows
* 1 Kjeldoran Outpost
|}


Of interesting note is that Chanpeng's winning deck included no sources of blue mana, though includes "Sleight of Mind". This stems from an error in his submitted decklist. He was forced to use plains in lieu of the 4 Adarkar Wastes he had planned to include.
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.


{{stub}}
==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


== Finishing order ==
==References==
# [[Tom Chanpheng]] ([[Australia]])
{{reflist}}
# [[Mark Justice]] ([[United States|USA]])
# [[Henry Stern]] ([[United States|USA]])
# [[Olle Råde]] ([[Sweden]])


== External links ==
==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}}
[[Category:1996]]
[[Category:1996]]
[[Category:Magic tournaments]]

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

  1. {AUS} Tom Chanpheng
  2. {USA} Mark Justice
  3. {USA} Henry Stern
  4. {SWE} Olle Råde
  5. {USA} Matt Place
  6. {USA} Scott Johns
  7. {CAN} Eric Tam
  8. {FIN} Tommi Hovi

Winning deck

Tom Chanpheng - 1996 World Championship

Creatures (20)

2 Phyrexian War Beast

4 Order of Leitbur

4 Order of the White Shield

4 Savannah Lions

2 Serra Angel

4 White Knight

Interrupts and Instants (11)

1 Sleight of Mind

4 Disenchant

1 Reinforcements

1 Reprisal

4 Swords to Plowshares

Sorceries (2)

1 Armageddon

1 Balance

Enchantments (1)

1 Land Tax

Artifacts (2)

1 Lodestone Bauble

1 Zuran Orb

Lands (24)

1 Kjeldoran Outpost

4 Mishra's Factory

15 Plains

4 Strip Mine

Sideboard (15)

2 Arenson's Aura

1 Black Vise

4 Divine Offering

1 Energy Storm

1 Exile

1 Reprisal

1 Spirit Link

1 Sleight of Mind

2 Serrated Arrows

1 Kjeldoran Outpost

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:

  1. {USA} United States – Dennis Bentley, George Baxter, Mike Long, Matt Place
  2. {CZE} Czech Republic – David Korejtko, Jakub Slemr, Ondrej Baudys, Lucas Kocourek

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 26, 2004). "On Tour, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Magic Arcana (May 9, 2002). "1996 World Champion". magicthegathering.com. (archived)

External link

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