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The year '''2002''' was the tenth year of existence for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''.   
The year '''2002''' was the tenth year of existence for ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''.   


== Events ==
==Events==
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! Date
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| March, 15-17  
| March, 15-17  
|Pro Tour Osaka. Won by [[Ken Ho]].  
|Pro Tour Osaka. Won by Ken Ho.  
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| April, 9
| April, 9
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| May, 3-5  
| May, 3-5  
|Pro Tour Nice. Won by [[Eivind Nitter]].  
|Pro Tour Nice. Won by Eivind Nitter.  
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| May, 27  
| May, 27  
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|October, 18-20  
|October, 18-20  
|[[Magic Invitational]] in Seattle, Washington, USA. Won by [[Jens Thoren]].  
|[[Magic Invitational]] in Seattle, Washington, USA. Won by {{flag|SWE}} [[Jens Thoren]].  
* Played on Magic Online.
* Played on Magic Online.
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* [[Jeremy Cranford]] (art director)
* [[Jeremy Cranford]] (art director)


===R&D===
====R&D====
* [[Paul Barclay]]
* [[Paul Barclay]]
* [[Elaine Chase]]
* [[Elaine Chase]]
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===Artists===
===Artists===
''Judgment''
''Judgment''
* [[Fred Rahmqvist]]
*Fred Rahmqvist
* [[Matthew Mitchell]]
*[[Wikipedia:Matthew Mitchell (artist)|Matthew Mitchell]]
''Onslaught''
''Onslaught''
* [[Corey D. Macourek]]
*Corey D. Macourek
* [[Iain McCaig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Iain McCaig|Iain McCaig]]
* [[Matt Thompson]]
*Matt Thompson
* [[Trevor Hairsine]]
*[[Wikipedia:Trevor Hairsine|Trevor Hairsine]]


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[[Category:2002]]
[[Category:2002]]

Latest revision as of 06:58, 28 December 2022

The year 2002 was the tenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.

Events

Date Event
January, 2 First Magic Arcana published on Magicthegathering.com
January, 11-13 Pro Tour San Diego, won by Farid Meraghni.
January, 16 Launch of the first You Make the Card.
February, 8 Release of Torment (a.k.a. "the black set").
March, 15-17 Pro Tour Osaka. Won by Ken Ho.
April, 9 Card list for Judgment accidentally released through MTGO and immediately spoiled on MTGNews.
May, 3-5 Pro Tour Nice. Won by Eivind Nitter.
May, 27 Release of Judgment.
  • Green- and white-heavy, to counterbalance Torment.
June, 24 Launch of Magic Online
July Randy Buehler promoted to Director of Magic R&D.
July, 19 Update of the Reserved List.
  • Commons and uncommons from Alpha removed from the list.
August, 8-12 2002 World Championships in Sydney, Australia, won by Carlos Romão.
  • Team champions: Germany (first win for a non-North American team).
September, 27-29 Pro Tour Boston, won by team Phoenix Foundation (Kai Budde, Dirk Baberowski and Marco Blume).
October, 7 Release of Onslaught.
October, 18-20 Magic Invitational in Seattle, Washington, USA. Won by {SWE} Jens Thoren.
  • Played on Magic Online.
November, 8-10 Pro Tour Houston, won by Justin Gary.
December Release of the 2002 World Championship Decks.
December, 31 End of support for Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia
Player of the Year: Kai Budde
Rookie of the Year: Farid Meraghni

Publications

First involved

Wizards of the Coast

R&D

Artists

Judgment

Onslaught