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{{Infobox PT Season Old|
{{Infobox PT season
| name = 1998–99 Pro Tour Season
| poty = {{flag|DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
| poty = {{flagicon DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
| roty = {{flag|DEU}} [[Dirk Baberowski]]
| roty = {{flagicon DEU}} [[Dirk Baberowski]]
| world champion = {{flag|DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
| world champion = {{flagicon DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
| team champion = USA
| pts = 5
| pts = 5
| gps = 14
| gps = 14
| prevseason = [[1997–98 Pro Tour Season|1997–98]]
| prev = [[1997–98 Pro Tour Season|1997–98]]
| nextseason = [[1999–00 Pro Tour Season|1999–00]]
| next = [[1999–00 Pro Tour Season|1999–00]]
| catsort=004
}}
}}
The '''1998–99 Pro Tour season''' was the fourth Pro Tour season. It started on 5 September 1998 with Grand Prix Boston, and ended on 8 August 1999 with the conclusion of the [[1999 World Championships]].
The '''1998–99 Pro Tour season''' was the fourth Pro Tour season. It started on 5 September 1998 with Grand Prix Boston, and ended on 8 August 1999 with the conclusion of the [[1999 World Championships]].


==Grand Prix (September 1998)==
==Grand Prix (September 1998)==
{| style="border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid darkgray; width: 66.7%;"
{{flexbox-header}}
! scope="col" style="width: 33.3%;background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"|GP Boston
{{GP|Boston
! scope="col" style="width: 33.3%;background: #E5E4E2;"|GP Lisbon
|date=5–6 September 1998
|-
|format=Standard
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Date: 5–6 September 1998
|attendance=314
| style="background: #E5E4E2;"| Date: 12–13 September 1998
|short=1
|-
|p1={{flag|USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Format: Standard
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Randy Buehler]]
| style="background: #E5E4E2;"| Format: Standard
|p3={{flag|USA}} [[Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz]]
|-
|p4={{flag|USA}} [[Zvi Mowshowitz]]
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;border-bottom:1px solid darkgray;"| Attendance: 314
|p5={{flag|USA}} [[Darwin Kastle]]
| style="background: #E5E4E2;border-bottom:1px solid darkgray;"| Attendance: 544
|p6={{flag|USA}} Mike Bregoli
|-
|p7={{flag|USA}} Dave Beury
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 1. {{flagicon USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]
|p8={{flag|USA}} Ben Farkas
|  1. {{flagicon PRT}} Bruno Cardoso
}}
|-
{{GP|Lisbon
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 2. {{flagicon USA}} [[Randy Buehler]]
|date=12–13 September 1998
|  2. {{flagicon USA}} [[Brian Hacker]]
|format=Standard
|-
|attendance=544
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 3. {{flagicon USA}} [[Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz]]
|dark=1
|  3. {{flagicon USA}} [[Randy Buehler]]
|short=1
|-
|p1={{flag|PRT}} Bruno Cardoso
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 4. {{flagicon USA}} [[Zvi Mowshowitz]]
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Brian Hacker]]
|  4. {{flagicon PRT}} Helder Coelho
|p3={{flag|USA}} [[Randy Buehler]]
|-
|p4={{flag|PRT}} Helder Coelho
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 5. {{flagicon USA}} [[Darwin Kastle]]
|p5={{flag|BEL}} Jean-Louis D'Hondt
|  5. {{flagicon BEL}} Jean-Louis D'Hondt
|p6={{flag|FRA}} Laurent Pagorek
|-
|p7={{flag|FRA}} Alexis Dumay
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 6. {{flagicon USA}} Mike Bregoli
|p8={{flag|PRT}} Jorge Martins
|  6. {{flagicon FRA}} Laurent Pagorek
}}
|-
{{flexbox-footer}}
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 7. {{flagicon USA}} Dave Beury
|  7. {{flagicon FRA}} Alexis Dumay
|-
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 8. {{flagicon USA}} Ben Farkas
|  8. {{flagicon PRT}} Jorge Martins
|}


==Pro Tour Chicago==
==Pro Tour Chicago==
{{Main|Pro Tour Chicago 1998}}
25–27 September 1998 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
25–27 September 1998 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.


{|class="wikitable" width="50%"
{|class="wikitable"  
!Place
!Place
!Player
!Player
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!Comment
!Comment
|-
|-
|align=center|1
!1
|{{flagicon DEU}} [[Dirk Baberowski]]
|{{flag|DEU}} [[Dirk Baberowski]]
|align=center|$25,000
|align=center|$25,000
|align=center|32
|align=center|32
|Pro Tour debut
|Pro Tour debut
|-
|-
|align=center|2
!2
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Casey McCarrel]]
|{{flag|USA}} Casey McCarrel
|align=center|$15,000
|align=center|$15,000
|align=center|24
|align=center|24
|Second Pro Tour Top 8
|Second Pro Tour Top 8
|-
|-
|align=center|3
!3
|{{flagicon CAN}} Jeff Fung
|{{flag|CAN}} Jeff Fung
|align=center|$10,000
|align=center|$10,000
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|4
!4
|{{flagicon AUT}} [[Benedikt Klauser]]
|{{flag|AUT}} Benedikt Klauser
|align=center|$8,000
|align=center|$8,000
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|First Austrian in a Pro Tour Top 8
|First Austrian in a Pro Tour Top 8
|-
|-
|align=center|5
!5
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]
|{{flag|USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]
|align=center|$6,500
|align=center|$6,500
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
|Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
|-
|-
|align=center|6
!6
|{{flagicon CAN}} [[Ryan Fuller]]
|{{flag|CAN}} [[Ryan Fuller]]
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|7
!7
|{{flagicon SWE}} Martin Cedercrantz
|{{flag|SWE}} Martin Cedercrantz
|align=center|$4,800
|align=center|$4,800
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|8
!8
|{{flagicon BEL}} Dominique Coene
|{{flag|BEL}} Dominique Coene
|align=center|$4,300
|align=center|$4,300
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
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==Grand Prix (October 1998)==
==Grand Prix (October 1998)==
{| style="border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid darkgray; width: 66.7%;"
{{flexbox-header}}
! scope="col" style="width: 33.3%;background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"|GP Austin
{{GP|Austin
! scope="col" style="width: 33.3%;background: #E5E4E2;"|GP Birmingham
|date=10–11 October 1998
|-
|format=Standard
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Date: 10–11 October 1998
|attendance=213
| style="background: #E5E4E2;"| Date: 17–18 October 1998
|short=1
|-
|p1={{flag|CAN}} Gary Krakower
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Format: Standard
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Darwin Kastle]]
| style="background: #E5E4E2;"| Format: Block Constructed
|p3={{flag|USA}} Heath Kennel
|-
|p4={{flag|USA}} [[Trey Van Cleave]]
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;border-bottom:1px solid darkgray;"| Attendance: 213
|p5={{flag|USA}} Jeremy Baca
| style="background: #E5E4E2;border-bottom:1px solid darkgray;"| Attendance: 346
|p6={{flag|USA}} Tony Tsai
|-
|p7={{flag|USA}} Sid Rao
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 1. {{flagicon CAN}} [[Gary Krakower]]
|p8={{flag|USA}} Jonathan Pechon
|  1. {{flagicon ENG}} [[Craig Jones]]
}}
|-
{{GP|Birmingham
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 2. {{flagicon USA}} [[Darwin Kastle]]
|date=17–18 October 1998
|  2. {{flagicon DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
|format=Block Constructed
|-
|attendance=346
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 3. {{flagicon USA}} Heath Kennel
|dark=1
|  3. {{flagicon USA}} [[Darwin Kastle]]
|short=1
|-
|p1={{flag|ENG}} [[Craig Jones]]
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 4. {{flagicon USA}} [[Trey Van Cleave]]
|p2={{flag|DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
|  4. {{flagicon ENG}} Neil Rigby
|p3={{flag|USA}} [[Darwin Kastle]]
|-
|p4={{flag|ENG}} Neil Rigby
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 5. {{flagicon USA}} Jeremy Baca
|p5={{flag|FIN}} Arho Toikka
|  5. {{flagicon FIN}} Arho Toikka
|p6={{flag|ENG}} Warren Marsh
|-
|p7={{flag|SWE}} Andreas Jonsson
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 6. {{flagicon USA}} Tony Tsai
|p8={{flag|BEL}} Jean-Louis D'Hondt
|  6. {{flagicon ENG}} Warren Marsh
}}
|-
{{flexbox-footer}}
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 7. {{flagicon USA}} Sid Rao
|  7. {{flagicon SWE}} Andreas Jonsson
|-
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 8. {{flagicon USA}} Jonathan Pechon
|  8. {{flagicon BEL}} Jean-Louis D'Hondt
|}


==Pro Tour Rome==
==Pro Tour Rome==
{{Main|Pro Tour Rome 1998}}
13–15 November 1998 in Rome, Italy.
13–15 November 1998 in Rome, Italy.


{|class="wikitable" width="50%"
{|class="wikitable"
!Place
!Place
!Player
!Player
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!Comment
!Comment
|-
|-
|align=center|1
!1
|{{flagicon FIN}} [[Tommi Hovi]]
|{{flag|FIN}} [[Tommi Hovi]]
|align=center|$25,000
|align=center|$25,000
|align=center|32
|align=center|32
|Third Pro Tour Top 8, second Pro Tour win
|Third Pro Tour Top 8, second Pro Tour win
|-
|-
|align=center|2
!2
|{{flagicon FRA}} [[Nicolas Labarre]]
|{{flag|FRA}} Nicolas Labarre
|align=center|$15,000
|align=center|$15,000
|align=center|24
|align=center|24
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|3
!3
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Mark LePine]]
|{{flag|USA}} Mark LePine
|align=center|$10,000
|align=center|$10,000
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|Second Pro Tour Top 8
|Second Pro Tour Top 8
|-
|-
|align=center|4
!4
|{{flagicon ITA}} Federico Dato
|{{flag|ITA}} Federico Dato
|align=center|$8,000
|align=center|$8,000
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|5
!5
|{{flagicon SWE}} [[Olle Råde]]
|{{flag|SWE}} [[Olle Råde]]
|align=center|$6,500
|align=center|$6,500
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|Fifth Pro Tour Top 8
|Fifth Pro Tour Top 8
|-
|-
|align=center|6
!6
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Justin Gary]]
|{{flag|USA}} [[Justin Gary]]
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|7
!7
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Erik Lauer]]
|{{flag|USA}} [[Erik Lauer]]
|align=center|$4,800
|align=center|$4,800
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|8
!8
|{{flagicon DEU}} [[André Konstanczer]]
|{{flag|DEU}} André Konstanczer
|align=center|$4,300
|align=center|$4,300
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
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==Grand Prix (December 1998–February 1999)==
==Grand Prix (December 1998–February 1999)==
{| style="border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid darkgray; width: 100%;"
{{flexbox-header}}
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"|GP Manila
{{GP|Manila
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;background: #E5E4E2;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"|GP Kyoto
|date=12–13 December 1998
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"|GP San Francisco
|format=Limited
! scope="col" style="width: 25%;background: #E5E4E2;"|GP Barcelona
|attendance=647
|-
|short=1
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Date: 12–13 December 1998
|p1={{flag|JPN}} Toshiki Tsukamoto
| style="background: #E5E4E2;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Date: 16–17 January 1999
|p2={{flag|PHL}} Scion Raguindin
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Date: 23–24 January 1999
|p3={{flag|PHL}} Josua Rivera
| style="background: #E5E4E2;"| Date: 6–7 February 1999
|p4={{flag|PHL}} Leo Gonzales
|-
|p5={{flag|PHL}} Rozano Yu
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Format: Limited
|p6={{flag|PHL}} Francis Robert Profeta
| style="background: #E5E4E2;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Format: Limited
|p7={{flag|PHL}} GeeVee Vegara
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| Format: Limited
|p8={{flag|JPN}} [[Itaru Ishida]]
| style="background: #E5E4E2;"| Format: Limited
}}
|-
{{GP|Kyoto
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;border-bottom:1px solid darkgray;"| Attendance: 647
|date=16–17 January 1999
| style="background: #E5E4E2;border-right:1px solid darkgray;border-bottom:1px solid darkgray;"| Attendance: 375
|format=Limited
| style="background: #efefef;border-right:1px solid darkgray;border-bottom:1px solid darkgray;"| Attendance: 324
|attendance=375
| style="background: #E5E4E2;border-bottom:1px solid darkgray;"| Attendance: 407
|dark=1
|-
|short=1
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 1. {{flagicon JPN}} Toshiki Tsukamoto
|p1={{flag|JPN}} Yoshikazu Ishii
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 1. {{flagicon JPN}} Yoshikazu Ishii
|p2={{flag|JPN}} Hiroshi Watanabe
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 1. {{flagicon USA}} [[Trey Van Cleave]]
|p3={{flag|JPN}} [[Masami Ibamoto]]
|  1. {{flagicon DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
|p4={{flag|JPN}} [[Tsuyoshi Fujita]]
|-
|p5={{flag|JPN}} Tadayoshi Komiya
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 2. {{flagicon PHL}} Scion Raguindin
|p6={{flag|JPN}} Hirobumi Nakamura
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 2. {{flagicon JPN}} Hiroshi Watanabe
|p7={{flag|JPN}} Hideaki Amano
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 2. {{flagicon USA}} Mark Schick
|p8={{flag|JPN}} Eisaku Sueyoshi
|  2. {{flagicon USA}} [[Alex Shvartsman]]
}}
|-
{{GP|San Francisco
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 3. {{flagicon PHL}} Josua Rivera
|date=23–24 January 1999
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 3. {{flagicon JPN}} [[Masami Ibamoto]]
|format=Limited
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 3. {{flagicon USA}} John Yoo
|attendance=324
|  3. {{flagicon ESP}} Roc Herms
|short=1
|-
|p1={{flag|USA}} [[Trey Van Cleave]]
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 4. {{flagicon PHL}} Leo Gonzales
|p2={{flag|USA}} Mark Schick
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 4. {{flagicon JPN}} [[Tsuyoshi Fujita]]
|p3={{flag|USA}} John Yoo
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 4. {{flagicon USA}} [[Alan Comer]]
|p4={{flag|USA}} [[Alan Comer]]
|  4. {{flagicon FRA}} [[Raphaël Lévy]]
|p5={{flag|USA}} Mike Craig
|-
|p6={{flag|USA}} Shawn Keller
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 5. {{flagicon PHL}} Rozano Yu
|p7={{flag|USA}} Hashim Bello
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 5. {{flagicon JPN}} Tadayoshi Komiya
|p8={{flag|USA}} Shawn Roush
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 5. {{flagicon USA}} Mike Craig
}}
|  5. {{flagicon ENG}} Daniel Nuttal
{{GP|Barcelona
|-
|date=6–7 February 1999
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 6. {{flagicon PHL}} Francis Robert Profeta
|format=Limited
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 6. {{flagicon JPN}} Hirobumi Nakamura
|attendance=407
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 6. {{flagicon USA}} Shawn Keller
|dark=1
|  6. {{flagicon NLD}} Matt Henstra
|short=1
|-
|p1={{flag|DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 7. {{flagicon PHL}} GeeVee Vegara
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Alex Shvartsman]]
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 7. {{flagicon JPN}} Hideaki Amano
|p3={{flag|ESP}} Roc Herms
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 7. {{flagicon USA}} Hashim Bello
|p4={{flag|FRA}} [[Raphaël Lévy]]
|  7. {{flagicon FRA}} Laurent Laclavie
|p5={{flag|ENG}} Daniel Nuttal
|-
|p6={{flag|NLD}} Matt Henstra
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 8. {{flagicon JPN}} [[Itaru Ishida]]
|p7={{flag|FRA}} Laurent Laclavie
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 8. {{flagicon JPN}} Eisaku Sueyoshi
|p8={{flag|ENG}} Gordon Benson
| style="border-right:1px solid darkgray;"| 8. {{flagicon USA}} Shawn Roush
}}
|  8. {{flagicon ENG}} Gordon Benson
{{flexbox-footer}}
|}


==Pro Tour Los Angeles==
==Pro Tour Los Angeles==
{{Main|Pro Tour Los Angeles 1999}}
26–28 February 1999 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
26–28 February 1999 in Los Angeles, California, United States.


{|class="wikitable" width="50%"
{|class="wikitable"  
!Place
!Place
!Player
!Player
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!Comment
!Comment
|-
|-
|align=center|1
!1
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz]]
|{{flag|USA}} [[Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz]]
|align=center|$25,000
|align=center|$25,000
|align=center|32
|align=center|32
|Second Pro Tour Top 8
|Second Pro Tour Top 8
|-
|-
|align=center|2
!2
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]
|{{flag|USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]
|align=center|$15,000
|align=center|$15,000
|align=center|24
|align=center|24
|Fifth Pro Tour Top 8
|Fifth Pro Tour Top 8
|-
|-
|align=center|3
!3
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Worth Wollpert]]
|{{flag|USA}} [[Worth Wollpert]]
|align=center|$10,000
|align=center|$10,000
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|4
!4
|{{flagicon CAN}} Terry Lau
|{{flag|CAN}} Terry Lau
|align=center|$8,000
|align=center|$8,000
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|5
!5
|{{flagicon FRA}} Lucien Bui
|{{flag|FRA}} Lucien Bui
|align=center|$6,500
|align=center|$6,500
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|
|
|-
|-
|align=center|6
!6
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Patrick Chapin]]
|{{flag|USA}} [[Patrick Chapin]]
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|Second Pro Tour Top 8
|Second Pro Tour Top 8
|-
|-
|align=center|7
!7
|{{flagicon DNK}} [[Svend Geertsen]]
|{{flag|DNK}} [[Svend Geertsen]]
|align=center|$4,800
|align=center|$4,800
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|Third Pro Tour Top 8
|Third Pro Tour Top 8
|-
|-
|align=center|8
!8
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Mike Long]]
|{{flag|USA}} [[Mike Long]]
|align=center|$4,300
|align=center|$4,300
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
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==Grand Prix (March–April 1999)==
==Grand Prix (March–April 1999)==
{{flexbox-header}}
{{GP|Vienna
|date=13–14 March 1999
|format=Extended
|attendance=367
|short=1
|p1={{flag|DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
|p2={{flag|AUT}} Christian Gregorich
|p3={{flag|USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]
|p4={{flag|USA}} [[Erik Lauer]]
|p5={{flag|USA}} [[Randy Buehler]]
|p6={{flag|CZE}} [[Jakub Slemr]]
|p7={{flag|DEU}} Dirk Hein
|p8={{flag|DEU}} Peer Kröger
}}
{{GP|Kansas City
|date=27–28 March 1999
|format=Extended
|attendance=458
|dark=1
|short=1
|p1={{flag|USA}} Mark Gordon
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Chris Pikula]]
|p3={{flag|USA}} [[Bob Maher, Jr.]]
|p4={{flag|USA}} Scott Seville
|p5={{flag|USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]
|p6={{flag|USA}} Lan D. Ho
|p7={{flag|USA}} [[Randy Buehler]]
|p8={{flag|CAN}} Vincent Johnson
}}
{{GP|Oslo
|date=10–11 April 1999
|format=Limited
|attendance=346
|short=1
|p1={{flag|DEU}} Jim Herold
|p2={{flag|FIN}} Mikko Lintamo
|p3={{flag|NOR}} Christer Ljones
|p4={{flag|NOR}} Bjørn Ove Leknes Skogseth
|p5={{flag|FIN}} Seppo Toikka
|p6={{flag|USA}} [[Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz]]
|p7={{flag|DEU}} André Konstanczer
|p8={{flag|FIN}} Jonathan Brown
}}
{{GP|Taipei
|date=24–25 April 1999
|format=Limited
|attendance=194
|dark=1
|short=1
|p1={{flag|JPN}} Kenichi Fujita
|p2={{flag|JPN}} Iwao Takemasa
|p3={{flag|USA}} Tobey Tamber
|p4={{flag|JPN}} [[Itaru Ishida]]
|p5={{flag|HKG}} Chi Fai Ng
|p6={{flag|HKG}} Kai Cheog Tang
|p7={{flag|USA}} [[Alex Shvartsman]]
|p8={{flag|TWN}} Miller Tsai
}}
{{flexbox-footer}}


==Pro Tour New York==
==Pro Tour New York==
30 April–2 May 1999 in New York, United States.
{|class="wikitable"
!Place
!Player
!Prize
!Pro Points
!Comment
|-
!1
|{{flag|USA}} Casey McCarrel
|align=center|$25,000
|align=center|32
|Third Pro Tour Top 8
|-
!2
|{{flag|USA}} Shawn Keller
|align=center|$15,000
|align=center|24
|
|-
!3
|{{flag|USA}} [[Zvi Mowshowitz]]
|align=center|$10,000
|align=center|16
|
|-
!4
|{{flag|USA}} [[David Humpherys]]
|align=center|$8,000
|align=center|16
|
|-
!5
|{{flag|USA}} [[Rob Dougherty]]
|align=center|$6,500
|align=center|12
|
|-
!6
|{{flag|DEU}} Christian Lührs
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|12
|
|-
!7
|{{flag|FRA}} Nicolas Labarre
|align=center|$4,800
|align=center|12
|Second Pro Tour Top 8
|-
!8
|{{flag|CAN}} Terry Tsang
|align=center|$4,300
|align=center|12
|
|}


==Grand Prix (May–June 1999)==
==Grand Prix (May–June 1999)==
{{flexbox-header}}
{{GP|Amsterdam
|date=15–16 May 1999
|format=Limited
|attendance=600
|short=1
|p1={{flag|DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
|p2={{flag|DEU}} [[Dirk Baberowski]]
|p3={{flag|DEU}} André Konstanczer
|p4={{flag|ITA}} Guido Pacifici
|p5={{flag|NLD}} [[Bram Snepvangers]]
|p6={{flag|DEU}} Janosch Kühn
|p7={{flag|DEU}} Daniel Steinsdorfer
|p8={{flag|BEL}} Vincent Gieling
}}
{{GP|Washington, D.C.
|date=19–20 June 1999
|format=Limited
|attendance=434
|dark=1
|short=1
|p1={{flag|USA}} Ben Farkas
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Chris Pikula]]
|p3={{flag|USA}} [[Noah Weil]]
|p4={{flag|USA}} [[Zvi Mowshowitz]]
|p5={{flag|USA}} [[Mike Turian]]
|p6={{flag|USA}} Scott McCord
|p7={{flag|USA}} Mark LePine
|p8={{flag|USA}} Dennis Bentley
}}
{{flexbox-footer}}


==1999 World Championships==
==1999 World Championships==
{{Main|1999 World Championships}}
4–8 August 1999 in Tokyo, Japan.
===Final standings===
{|class="wikitable"
!Place
!Player
!Prize
!Pro Points
!Comment
|-
!1
|{{flag|DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
|align=center|$34,000
|align=center|32
|
|-
!2
|{{flag|USA}} Mark LePine
|align=center|$22,000
|align=center|24
|Third Pro Tour Top 8
|-
!3
|{{flag|ITA}} Raffaele Lo Moro
|align=center|$16,000
|align=center|16
|
|-
!4
|{{flag|USA}} [[Matt Linde]]
|align=center|$13,000
|align=center|16
|
|-
!5
|{{flag|CZE}} [[Jakub Slemr]]
|align=center|$11,000
|align=center|12
|Third Pro Tour Top 8
|-
!6
|{{flag|USA}} [[Jamie Parke]]
|align=center|$9,500
|align=center|12
|
|-
!7
|{{flag|CAN}} [[Gary Wise]]
|align=center|$8,250
|align=center|12
|
|-
!8
|{{flag|NOR}} [[Nicolai Herzog]]
|align=center|$7,250
|align=center|12
|
|}


{{Navbox PT seasons}}
===Team competition===
[[Category:Pro Tour Seasons|004]][[Category:1999]]
{|class="wikitable"
!Place
!Country
!Player
!Prize
!Pro Points
|-
!rowspan="4"|1
|rowspan="4"|{{FlagCountry|USA}}
|[[Kyle Rose]]
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|5
|-
|John Hunka
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|5
|-
|[[Zvi Mowshowitz]]
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|5
|-
|Charles Kornblith
|align=center|$5,500
|align=center|5
|-
!rowspan="4"|2
|rowspan="4"|{{FlagCountry|DEU}}
|[[Marco Blume]]
|align=center|$3,000
|align=center|4
|-
|Patrick Mello
|align=center|$3,000
|align=center|4
|-
|[[David Brucker]]
|align=center|$3,000
|align=center|4
|-
|Rosario Maij
|align=center|$3,000
|align=center|4
|}
{{Navbox Pro MTG}}
[[Category:1999]]

Latest revision as of 13:53, 18 May 2023

1998–99 Pro Tour Season
Player of the Year {DEU} Kai Budde
Rookie of the Year {DEU} Dirk Baberowski
World Champion {DEU} Kai Budde
Team Champion {USA} United States
PTs 5
Grand Prix 14
Previous season:
1997–98		 Next season:
1999–00

The 1998–99 Pro Tour season was the fourth Pro Tour season. It started on 5 September 1998 with Grand Prix Boston, and ended on 8 August 1999 with the conclusion of the 1999 World Championships.

Grand Prix (September 1998)

GP Boston

Date: 5–6 September 1998
Format: Standard
Attendance: 314

1. {USA} Jon Finkel
2. {USA} Randy Buehler
3. {USA} Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz
4. {USA} Zvi Mowshowitz
5. {USA} Darwin Kastle
6. {USA} Mike Bregoli
7. {USA} Dave Beury
8. {USA} Ben Farkas

GP Lisbon

Date: 12–13 September 1998
Format: Standard
Attendance: 544

1. {PRT} Bruno Cardoso
2. {USA} Brian Hacker
3. {USA} Randy Buehler
4. {PRT} Helder Coelho
5. {BEL} Jean-Louis D'Hondt
6. {FRA} Laurent Pagorek
7. {FRA} Alexis Dumay
8. {PRT} Jorge Martins

Pro Tour Chicago

25–27 September 1998 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 {DEU} Dirk Baberowski $25,000 32 Pro Tour debut
2 {USA} Casey McCarrel $15,000 24 Second Pro Tour Top 8
3 {CAN} Jeff Fung $10,000 16
4 {AUT} Benedikt Klauser $8,000 16 First Austrian in a Pro Tour Top 8
5 {USA} Jon Finkel $6,500 12 Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
6 {CAN} Ryan Fuller $5,500 12
7 {SWE} Martin Cedercrantz $4,800 12
8 {BEL} Dominique Coene $4,300 12

Grand Prix (October 1998)

GP Austin

Date: 10–11 October 1998
Format: Standard
Attendance: 213

1. {CAN} Gary Krakower
2. {USA} Darwin Kastle
3. {USA} Heath Kennel
4. {USA} Trey Van Cleave
5. {USA} Jeremy Baca
6. {USA} Tony Tsai
7. {USA} Sid Rao
8. {USA} Jonathan Pechon

GP Birmingham

Date: 17–18 October 1998
Format: Block Constructed
Attendance: 346

1. {GB-ENG} Craig Jones
2. {DEU} Kai Budde
3. {USA} Darwin Kastle
4. {GB-ENG} Neil Rigby
5. {FIN} Arho Toikka
6. {GB-ENG} Warren Marsh
7. {SWE} Andreas Jonsson
8. {BEL} Jean-Louis D'Hondt

Pro Tour Rome

13–15 November 1998 in Rome, Italy.

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 {FIN} Tommi Hovi $25,000 32 Third Pro Tour Top 8, second Pro Tour win
2 {FRA} Nicolas Labarre $15,000 24
3 {USA} Mark LePine $10,000 16 Second Pro Tour Top 8
4 {ITA} Federico Dato $8,000 16
5 {SWE} Olle Råde $6,500 12 Fifth Pro Tour Top 8
6 {USA} Justin Gary $5,500 12
7 {USA} Erik Lauer $4,800 12
8 {DEU} André Konstanczer $4,300 12

Grand Prix (December 1998–February 1999)

GP Manila

Date: 12–13 December 1998
Format: Limited
Attendance: 647

1. {JPN} Toshiki Tsukamoto
2. {PHL} Scion Raguindin
3. {PHL} Josua Rivera
4. {PHL} Leo Gonzales
5. {PHL} Rozano Yu
6. {PHL} Francis Robert Profeta
7. {PHL} GeeVee Vegara
8. {JPN} Itaru Ishida

GP Kyoto

Date: 16–17 January 1999
Format: Limited
Attendance: 375

1. {JPN} Yoshikazu Ishii
2. {JPN} Hiroshi Watanabe
3. {JPN} Masami Ibamoto
4. {JPN} Tsuyoshi Fujita
5. {JPN} Tadayoshi Komiya
6. {JPN} Hirobumi Nakamura
7. {JPN} Hideaki Amano
8. {JPN} Eisaku Sueyoshi

GP San Francisco

Date: 23–24 January 1999
Format: Limited
Attendance: 324

1. {USA} Trey Van Cleave
2. {USA} Mark Schick
3. {USA} John Yoo
4. {USA} Alan Comer
5. {USA} Mike Craig
6. {USA} Shawn Keller
7. {USA} Hashim Bello
8. {USA} Shawn Roush

GP Barcelona

Date: 6–7 February 1999
Format: Limited
Attendance: 407

1. {DEU} Kai Budde
2. {USA} Alex Shvartsman
3. {ESP} Roc Herms
4. {FRA} Raphaël Lévy
5. {GB-ENG} Daniel Nuttal
6. {NLD} Matt Henstra
7. {FRA} Laurent Laclavie
8. {GB-ENG} Gordon Benson

Pro Tour Los Angeles

26–28 February 1999 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 {USA} Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz $25,000 32 Second Pro Tour Top 8
2 {USA} Jon Finkel $15,000 24 Fifth Pro Tour Top 8
3 {USA} Worth Wollpert $10,000 16
4 {CAN} Terry Lau $8,000 16
5 {FRA} Lucien Bui $6,500 12
6 {USA} Patrick Chapin $5,500 12 Second Pro Tour Top 8
7 {DNK} Svend Geertsen $4,800 12 Third Pro Tour Top 8
8 {USA} Mike Long $4,300 12 Second Pro Tour Top 8

Grand Prix (March–April 1999)

GP Vienna

Date: 13–14 March 1999
Format: Extended
Attendance: 367

1. {DEU} Kai Budde
2. {AUT} Christian Gregorich
3. {USA} Jon Finkel
4. {USA} Erik Lauer
5. {USA} Randy Buehler
6. {CZE} Jakub Slemr
7. {DEU} Dirk Hein
8. {DEU} Peer Kröger

GP Kansas City

Date: 27–28 March 1999
Format: Extended
Attendance: 458

1. {USA} Mark Gordon
2. {USA} Chris Pikula
3. {USA} Bob Maher, Jr.
4. {USA} Scott Seville
5. {USA} Jon Finkel
6. {USA} Lan D. Ho
7. {USA} Randy Buehler
8. {CAN} Vincent Johnson

GP Oslo

Date: 10–11 April 1999
Format: Limited
Attendance: 346

1. {DEU} Jim Herold
2. {FIN} Mikko Lintamo
3. {NOR} Christer Ljones
4. {NOR} Bjørn Ove Leknes Skogseth
5. {FIN} Seppo Toikka
6. {USA} Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz
7. {DEU} André Konstanczer
8. {FIN} Jonathan Brown

GP Taipei

Date: 24–25 April 1999
Format: Limited
Attendance: 194

1. {JPN} Kenichi Fujita
2. {JPN} Iwao Takemasa
3. {USA} Tobey Tamber
4. {JPN} Itaru Ishida
5. {HKG} Chi Fai Ng
6. {HKG} Kai Cheog Tang
7. {USA} Alex Shvartsman
8. {TWN} Miller Tsai

Pro Tour New York

30 April–2 May 1999 in New York, United States.

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 {USA} Casey McCarrel $25,000 32 Third Pro Tour Top 8
2 {USA} Shawn Keller $15,000 24
3 {USA} Zvi Mowshowitz $10,000 16
4 {USA} David Humpherys $8,000 16
5 {USA} Rob Dougherty $6,500 12
6 {DEU} Christian Lührs $5,500 12
7 {FRA} Nicolas Labarre $4,800 12 Second Pro Tour Top 8
8 {CAN} Terry Tsang $4,300 12

Grand Prix (May–June 1999)

GP Amsterdam

Date: 15–16 May 1999
Format: Limited
Attendance: 600

1. {DEU} Kai Budde
2. {DEU} Dirk Baberowski
3. {DEU} André Konstanczer
4. {ITA} Guido Pacifici
5. {NLD} Bram Snepvangers
6. {DEU} Janosch Kühn
7. {DEU} Daniel Steinsdorfer
8. {BEL} Vincent Gieling

GP Washington, D.C.

Date: 19–20 June 1999
Format: Limited
Attendance: 434

1. {USA} Ben Farkas
2. {USA} Chris Pikula
3. {USA} Noah Weil
4. {USA} Zvi Mowshowitz
5. {USA} Mike Turian
6. {USA} Scott McCord
7. {USA} Mark LePine
8. {USA} Dennis Bentley

1999 World Championships

Main article: 1999 World Championships

4–8 August 1999 in Tokyo, Japan.

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 {DEU} Kai Budde $34,000 32
2 {USA} Mark LePine $22,000 24 Third Pro Tour Top 8
3 {ITA} Raffaele Lo Moro $16,000 16
4 {USA} Matt Linde $13,000 16
5 {CZE} Jakub Slemr $11,000 12 Third Pro Tour Top 8
6 {USA} Jamie Parke $9,500 12
7 {CAN} Gary Wise $8,250 12
8 {NOR} Nicolai Herzog $7,250 12

Team competition

Place Country Player Prize Pro Points
1 {USA} United States Kyle Rose $5,500 5
John Hunka $5,500 5
Zvi Mowshowitz $5,500 5
Charles Kornblith $5,500 5
2 {DEU} Germany Marco Blume $3,000 4
Patrick Mello $3,000 4
David Brucker $3,000 4
Rosario Maij $3,000 4
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