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The 2022 World Championship was one with quite a few novelties - the first with 32 players, the debut of Explorer making for the first three-format Worlds since 2016, and the second high-level competitive draft for three years in a deep, multicolored format. Standard was considered acceptably tilted towards various Black midrange decks before the banning of {{Card|The Meathook Massacre}}, but afterwards the Worlds metagame coalesced to a striking 70% metagame share of Esper decks. In contrast, Explorer's big archetype of Rakdos Midrange was down to one and a half pilots (the half being [[Shota Yasooka|Shota Yasooka's]] green splash Jund deck), with the alternative Rakdos Sacrifice build getting a 22% metagame share. It was the second most popular archetype, one pilot behind the {{Card|Greasefang, Okiba Boss}}-{{Card|Parhelion II}} combo deck. | The 2022 World Championship was one with quite a few novelties - the first with 32 players, the first back in person since 2019, the first mixed tournament with online and in-person competitors, the debut of Explorer making for the first three-format Worlds since 2016, and the second high-level competitive draft for three years in a deep, multicolored format. Standard was considered acceptably tilted towards various Black midrange decks before the banning of {{Card|The Meathook Massacre}}, but afterwards the Worlds metagame coalesced to a striking 70% metagame share of Esper decks. In contrast, Explorer's big archetype of Rakdos Midrange was down to one and a half pilots (the half being [[Shota Yasooka|Shota Yasooka's]] green splash Jund deck), with the alternative Rakdos Sacrifice build getting a 22% metagame share. It was the second most popular archetype, one pilot behind the {{Card|Greasefang, Okiba Boss}}-{{Card|Parhelion II}} combo deck. | ||
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| Date | October 28-30, 2022 | |||
| Location | Las Vegas, USA | |||
| Format | Dominaria United draft, Standard Constructed and Explorer Constructed | |||
| Prize pool | $250,000 | |||
| Winner | TBA | |||
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The Magic: the Gathering 2022 World Championship, or Magic World Championship XXVIII, is the 28th Magic World Championship and will be held October 28-30, 2022 in Las Vegas, USA and concludes the 2021–22 Players Tour Season. It will feature a prize pool of $250,000.[1]
Description
The 2022 World Championship will be part of Magic 30, a convention celebrating three decades of Magic: The Gathering.[2]
It will be a 32-player event, up from 16 players in previous years. It will be played digitally on MTG Arena.[3] Format are Dominaria United draft, Standard Constructed and Explorer Constructed.
The Top 4 finishers receive invites to all three Pro Tours in the 2022–23 Pro Tour Season.[4]
Qualification
- The 2021 Magic: The Gathering World Champion
- Finishing in the Top 6 of any 2021-22 Championship event—the Innistrad Championship, Neon Dynasty Championship, or New Capenna Championship.
- Becoming one of five (5) MPL or Rivals players with the most World Championship Qualifying Points during the 2021-22 Season.
- Becoming one of eight (8) non-MPL and non-Rivals players (Challengers) with the most World Championship Qualifying Points during the 2021-22 Season.
- Receiving an at-large invitation, eligible to all players within and outside of the leagues, through earning the most World Championship Qualifying Points during the 2021-22 Season to ensure a total of thirty-two (32) competitors for Magic World Championship XXVIII.[5][6]
Players that earned invitation through a Top 6 finish in a Championship did not create pass-down invitations by finishing in the Top 6 in multiple events, and did not factor into at-large invitations based on WQCPs. Any player with multiple qualifications for the World Championship would create an at-large invitation.
Roster
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Yuta Takahashi | 2021 World Champion |
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Yuuki Ichikawa | 1st in the Innistrad Championship |
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Simon Görtzen | 2nd in the Innistrad Championship |
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Riku Kumagai | 3rd in the Innistrad Championship |
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Toru Saito | 4th in the Innistrad Championship |
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Zachary Kiihne | 5th in the Innistrad Championship |
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Yo Akaike | 6th in the Innistrad Championship |
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Eli Kassis | 1st in the Neon Dynasty Championship |
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Zach Dunn | 2nd in the Neon Dynasty Championship |
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Yudai Miyano | 3rd in the Neon Dynasty Championship |
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Johny Guttman | 4th in the Neon Dynasty Championship |
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Jean-Emmanuel Depraz | 5th in the Neon Dynasty Championship |
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Yimin Zhi | 6th in the Neon Dynasty Championship |
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Jan-Moritz Merkel | 1st in the New Capenna Championship |
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Simon Nielsen | 2nd in the New Capenna Championship |
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Hisamichi Yoshigoe | 3rd in the New Capenna Championship |
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Mike Sigrist | 4th in the New Capenna Championship |
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David Inglis | 5th in the New Capenna Championship |
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Karl Sarap | 6th in the New Capenna Championship |
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Shota Yasooka | 1st League member on the leaderboard |
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Reid Duke | 2nd League member on the leaderboard |
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Logan Nettles | 3rd League member on the leaderboard |
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Matti Kuisma | 4th League member on the leaderboard |
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Jacub Tóth | 5th League member on the leaderboard |
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Gregory Orange | 1st Challenger on the leaderboard |
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Yuma Koizumi | 2nd Challenger on the leaderboard |
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Tristan Wylde-LaRue | 3rd Challenger on the leaderboard |
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Nathan Steuer | 4th Challenger on the leaderboard |
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Julian Wellman | 5th Challenger on the leaderboard |
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Jim Davis | 6th Challenger on the leaderboard |
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Drew Baker | 7th Challenger on the leaderboard |
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Lukas Honney | 8th Challenger on the leaderboard |
Schedule
The structure features Swiss pairings since the 2019 World Championships.
Friday, October 28
- 3 rounds of Dominaria United Booster draft[7]
- 5 rounds of Standard Constructed
Saturday, October 29
- 6 rounds of Explorer Constructed on MTG Arena
At the conclusion of Day Two, four winning players advance to the Sunday playoffs.
Sunday, October 30
- Top 4 playoff
- Upper Finals
- Lower Finals
- Grand Finals
Proceedings
The 2022 World Championship was one with quite a few novelties - the first with 32 players, the first back in person since 2019, the first mixed tournament with online and in-person competitors, the debut of Explorer making for the first three-format Worlds since 2016, and the second high-level competitive draft for three years in a deep, multicolored format. Standard was considered acceptably tilted towards various Black midrange decks before the banning of The Meathook Massacre, but afterwards the Worlds metagame coalesced to a striking 70% metagame share of Esper decks. In contrast, Explorer's big archetype of Rakdos Midrange was down to one and a half pilots (the half being Shota Yasooka's green splash Jund deck), with the alternative Rakdos Sacrifice build getting a 22% metagame share. It was the second most popular archetype, one pilot behind the Greasefang, Okiba Boss-Parhelion II combo deck.
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (May 13, 2021). "Esports: Transistions And Getting Back To The Gathering". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 14, 2022). "Save the Date: Magic 30 is a Party Three Decades in the Making". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Wizards Presents 2022 (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 18, 2022).
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 31, 2022). "Return of the Pro Tour: Details". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 15, 2021). "World Championship XXVIII And The 2021-22 Sesson Leagues". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (November 15, 2021). "Magic World Championship XXVIII Invitation Policy". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (June 14, 2020). "World Championship XXVIII Information for Invitees". Magic.gg.