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Starting in August 2020, ''[[Magic: the Gathering]]''’s [[Organized Play]] calendar will be moving away from seasons that follow the calendar year (the 2019 season) back to seasons that are split over multiple calendar years (the 2020-2021 season). But the 2019 season ends in December 2019, so in order to fill the gap between then and the beginning of the 2020-2021 season, the [[Magic Pro League]] will hold a shortened seven-month season.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2019/08/the-magic-pro-league-will-have-a-partial-8-month-season-to-start-2020/|title=The Magic Pro League Will Have a Partial 8-Month Season to Start 2020|author=David McCoy|date=August 14, 2019|publisher=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]}}</ref>
{{Infobox tournament
| type = MPL
| image = 2012 MPL logo.png
| name = 2020 Magic Pro League
| date = 2020
| location = MTG Arena
| prizes = $50,000
| winner = [[Ken Yukuhiro]]
| prev = [[2019 Magic Pro League]]
| next = [[2020-21 Magic Pro League]]
}}
The '''2020 Magic Pro League season''' was the second season for the [[Magic Pro League]].


In 2020 the [[Rivals League]] will be introduced, and the MPL will be reduced to a 24-player league with players able to earn up to $50,000 in appearance fees in addition to prizes earned at tournaments.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.magic.gg/news/the-future-of-magic-esports|title=The Future of ''Magic'' Esports|author=[[Elaine Chase]]|date=August 14, 2019|publisher=[[Magic Esports]]}}</ref> MPL players will also be invited to [[Mythic Invitational]]s and all [[Tabletop]] [[Players Tour]] events.
Starting in August 2020, ''[[Magic: the Gathering]]''’s [[Organized Play]] calendar planned to move away from seasons that follow the calendar year (the 2019 season) back to seasons that are split over multiple calendar years (the 2020–21 season). But the 2019 season ended in December 2019, so to fill the gap between then and the beginning of the 2020–2021 season, the [[Magic Pro League]] held a shortened seven-month season.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2019/08/the-magic-pro-league-will-have-a-partial-8-month-season-to-start-2020/|title=The Magic Pro League Will Have a Partial 8-Month Season to Start 2020|author=David McCoy|date=August 14, 2019|publisher=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]}}</ref>


For the shortened 2020 season, the 24 players will be made up of the Top 20 members of the Magic Pro League at the end of the 2019 season and the Top 4 non-Magic Pro League [[Mythic Points]] leaders.
==History==
In 2020 the [[Rivals League]] was introduced, and the MPL was reduced to a 24-player league with players able to earn up to $50,000 in appearance fees in addition to prizes earned at tournaments.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.magic.gg/news/the-future-of-magic-esports|title=The Future of ''Magic'' Esports|author=[[Elaine Chase]]|date=August 14, 2019|publisher=[[Magic Esports]]}}</ref> MPL players are also be invited to [[Mythic Invitational]]s and all [[Tabletop]] [[Players Tour]] events.
 
For the shortened 2020 season, the 24 players were made up of the Top 20 members of the [[2019 Magic Pro League season|Magic Pro League at the end of the 2019 season]] and the Top 4 non-Magic Pro League [[Mythic Points]] leaders ([[Challenger]]s): [[Raphael Levy]], [[Ondrej Strasky]], [[Chris Kvartek]] and [[Gabriel Nassif]].
 
Unlike its [[2019 Magic Pro League|2019 season]], the 2020 Magic Pro League didn't have any kind of [[league]] play structure.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2020/01/wizards-announces-the-2020-magic-rivals-league-roster/|title=Wizards Announces the 2020 Magic Rivals League Roster|author=David McCoy|date=January 28, 2020|publisher=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]}}</ref> Instead, members of both the Magic Pro and Rivals Leagues would compete for their places in the 2020–21 season by earning [[Player Points]] at [[Players Tour]]s and [[Mythic Points]] at [[Mythic Invitational]]s, [[Mythic Qualifier Weekend]]s, and [[Mythic Point Challenge]]s.
 
The [[Wikipedia:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|COVID-19 outbreak]] in January resulted in preventative measures taken in March. A large swath of the Grand Prix event schedule was canceled, and the Players Tour Finals Houston and the May Invitational were also canceled.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/changes-magics-competitive-season-and-event-schedule-2020-03-12|Changes to ''Magic'''s Competitive Season and Event Schedule.|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 12, 2020}}</ref> By April, it was clear that further events were not safely feasible to hold, and Wizards wrote off the entire season as not salvageable.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.magic.gg/news/esports-update-mpl-rivals-and-competitor-2020-partial-season-changes|title=Esports Update: MPL, Rivals, and Competitor 2020 Partial Season Changes|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=April 1, 2020|publisher=[[Magic.gg]]}}</ref> While some large events later in the year would be held, they would not pay out points for League positions. The current Rivals and MPL players would hold their positions, with some newer players taken from the first series.
 
As 2020 Partial Season MPL players maintained their league status for next season, those players were no longer be eligible to play in the three remaining Mythic Point awarding events (the April 4 [[Mythic Point Challenge]], May 16 [[Mythic Qualifier]] ''Core Set 2021'', and June 20 Mythic Qualifier ''Core Set 2021''). All MPL players were to be invited to the October 22-25 Mythic Invitational – ''Zendikar Rising'', which was the event these outstanding qualifiers would feed. This was later replaced by the [[Mythic Invitational 2020]] (August 28–30, 2020). Other events, including the Players Tour Finals Minneapolis (July 10-12) and Mythic Invitational – ''Core 2021'' (July 23-26), were cancelled.
 
==Roster==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Nationality
!Name
!Qualification
!Players<br>Points
!Mythic<br>Points
!Points<br>Total
!Final<br>ranking
|-
|{{flag|ITA}}
|[[Andrea Mengucci]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|8
|
|8
|14
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|[[Andrew Cuneo]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|
|5
|5
|18
|-
|{{flag|ENG}}
|[[Autumn Burchett]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|12
|
|12
|09
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|[[Brad Nelson]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|8
|6
|14
|08
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|[[Brian Braun-Duin]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|
|6
|6
|16
|-
|{{flag|BRA}}
|[[Carlos Romão]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|
|
|
|21
|-
|{{flag|ESP}}
|[[Javier Dominguez]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|
|
|
|21
|-
|{{flag|FRA}}
|[[Jean-Emmanuel Depraz]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|
|2
|2
|20
|-
|{{flag|JPN}}
|[[Ken Yukuhiro]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|24
|6
|30
|01
|-
|{{flag|HKG}}
|[[Lee Shi Tian]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|18
|
|18
|05
|-
|{{flag|PRT}}
|[[Márcio Carvalho]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|
|6
|6
|16
|-
|{{flag|CZE}}
|[[Martin Jůza]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|12
|
|12
|09
|-
|{{flag|BRA}}
|[[Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|20
|
|20
|04
|-
|{{flag|POL}}
|[[Piotr Glogowski]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|24
|4
|28
|02
|-
|{{flag|JPN}}
|[[Rei Sato]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|
|
|
|21
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|[[Reid Duke]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|8
|1
|9
|12
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|[[Seth Manfield]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|8
|1
|9
|12
|-
|{{flag|ISR}}
|[[Shahar Shenhar]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|
|4
|4
|19
|-
|{{flag|JPN}}
|[[Shota Yasooka]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|18
|
|18
|05
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|[[William Jensen]]
|Top 20 MPL 2019
|24
|
|24
|03
|-
|{{flag|FRA}}
|[[Raphaël Lévy]]
|Top 4 Challenger
|5
|3
|8
|14
|-
|{{flag|CZE}}
|[[Ondřej Stráský]]
|Top 4 Challenger
|8
|3
|11
|11
|-
|{{flag|USA}}
|[[Chris Kvartek]]
|Top 4 Challenger
|12
|6
|18
|05
|-
|{{flag|FRA}}
|[[Gabriel Nassif]]
|Top 4 Challenger
|
|
|
|21
|}


==References==
==References==
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2020 Magic Pro League
[[File:{{#setmainimage:2012 MPL logo.png}}|150px]]
Date 2020
Location MTG Arena
Prize pool $50,000
Winner Ken Yukuhiro
Previous MPL:
2019 Magic Pro League		 Next MPL:
2020-21 Magic Pro League

The 2020 Magic Pro League season was the second season for the Magic Pro League.

Starting in August 2020, Magic: the Gathering’s Organized Play calendar planned to move away from seasons that follow the calendar year (the 2019 season) back to seasons that are split over multiple calendar years (the 2020–21 season). But the 2019 season ended in December 2019, so to fill the gap between then and the beginning of the 2020–2021 season, the Magic Pro League held a shortened seven-month season.[1]

History

In 2020 the Rivals League was introduced, and the MPL was reduced to a 24-player league with players able to earn up to $50,000 in appearance fees in addition to prizes earned at tournaments.[2] MPL players are also be invited to Mythic Invitationals and all Tabletop Players Tour events.

For the shortened 2020 season, the 24 players were made up of the Top 20 members of the Magic Pro League at the end of the 2019 season and the Top 4 non-Magic Pro League Mythic Points leaders (Challengers): Raphael Levy, Ondrej Strasky, Chris Kvartek and Gabriel Nassif.

Unlike its 2019 season, the 2020 Magic Pro League didn't have any kind of league play structure.[3] Instead, members of both the Magic Pro and Rivals Leagues would compete for their places in the 2020–21 season by earning Player Points at Players Tours and Mythic Points at Mythic Invitationals, Mythic Qualifier Weekends, and Mythic Point Challenges.

The COVID-19 outbreak in January resulted in preventative measures taken in March. A large swath of the Grand Prix event schedule was canceled, and the Players Tour Finals Houston and the May Invitational were also canceled.[4] By April, it was clear that further events were not safely feasible to hold, and Wizards wrote off the entire season as not salvageable.[5] While some large events later in the year would be held, they would not pay out points for League positions. The current Rivals and MPL players would hold their positions, with some newer players taken from the first series.

As 2020 Partial Season MPL players maintained their league status for next season, those players were no longer be eligible to play in the three remaining Mythic Point awarding events (the April 4 Mythic Point Challenge, May 16 Mythic Qualifier Core Set 2021, and June 20 Mythic Qualifier Core Set 2021). All MPL players were to be invited to the October 22-25 Mythic Invitational – Zendikar Rising, which was the event these outstanding qualifiers would feed. This was later replaced by the Mythic Invitational 2020 (August 28–30, 2020). Other events, including the Players Tour Finals Minneapolis (July 10-12) and Mythic Invitational – Core 2021 (July 23-26), were cancelled.

Roster

Nationality Name Qualification Players
Points 		Mythic
Points 		Points
Total 		Final
ranking
{ITA} Andrea Mengucci Top 20 MPL 2019 8 8 14
{USA} Andrew Cuneo Top 20 MPL 2019 5 5 18
{GB-ENG} Autumn Burchett Top 20 MPL 2019 12 12 09
{USA} Brad Nelson Top 20 MPL 2019 8 6 14 08
{USA} Brian Braun-Duin Top 20 MPL 2019 6 6 16
{BRA} Carlos Romão Top 20 MPL 2019 21
{ESP} Javier Dominguez Top 20 MPL 2019 21
{FRA} Jean-Emmanuel Depraz Top 20 MPL 2019 2 2 20
{JPN} Ken Yukuhiro Top 20 MPL 2019 24 6 30 01
{HKG} Lee Shi Tian Top 20 MPL 2019 18 18 05
{PRT} Márcio Carvalho Top 20 MPL 2019 6 6 16
{CZE} Martin Jůza Top 20 MPL 2019 12 12 09
{BRA} Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Top 20 MPL 2019 20 20 04
{POL} Piotr Glogowski Top 20 MPL 2019 24 4 28 02
{JPN} Rei Sato Top 20 MPL 2019 21
{USA} Reid Duke Top 20 MPL 2019 8 1 9 12
{USA} Seth Manfield Top 20 MPL 2019 8 1 9 12
{ISR} Shahar Shenhar Top 20 MPL 2019 4 4 19
{JPN} Shota Yasooka Top 20 MPL 2019 18 18 05
{USA} William Jensen Top 20 MPL 2019 24 24 03
{FRA} Raphaël Lévy Top 4 Challenger 5 3 8 14
{CZE} Ondřej Stráský Top 4 Challenger 8 3 11 11
{USA} Chris Kvartek Top 4 Challenger 12 6 18 05
{FRA} Gabriel Nassif Top 4 Challenger 21

References

  1. ↑ David McCoy (August 14, 2019). "The Magic Pro League Will Have a Partial 8-Month Season to Start 2020". Hipsters of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Elaine Chase (August 14, 2019). "The Future of Magic Esports". Magic Esports.
  3. ↑ David McCoy (January 28, 2020). "Wizards Announces the 2020 Magic Rivals League Roster". Hipsters of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 12, 2020). "Changes to Magic's Competitive Season and Event Schedule.". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April 1, 2020). "Esports Update: MPL, Rivals, and Competitor 2020 Partial Season Changes". Magic.gg.
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