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[[File:1996 | [[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]]. | ||
==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>{{DailyRef|arcana/1996-world-champion-2002-05-09|1996 World Champion|Wizards of the Coast|May 9, 2002}}</ref> | |||
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== Finishing order == | == Finishing order == | ||
[[File:1996 World Champion.jpg|right|250px]] | |||
# {{flag|AUS}} [[Tom Chanpheng]] | # {{flag|AUS}} [[Tom Chanpheng]] | ||
# {{flag|USA}} [[Mark Justice]] | # {{flag|USA}} [[Mark Justice]] | ||
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# {{flag|CAN}} Eric Tam | # {{flag|CAN}} Eric Tam | ||
# {{flag|FIN}} [[Tommi Hovi]] | # {{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 | |||
Sideboard | |||
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 | |||
</d> | |||
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 lieu of the 4 <c>Adarkar Wastes</c> he had planned to include. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 1 April 2022
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
Winning deck
Tom Chanpheng - 1996 World Championship
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 lieu of the 4 Adarkar Wastes he had planned to include.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 26, 2004). "On Tour, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (May 9, 2002). "1996 World Champion". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.