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

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 immediatly 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. Return of Demons in the game. First reuse of a named mechanic (Cycling)
October, 18-20		Magic Invitational in Seattle, Washington, USA. Won by 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

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