2002

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

Events

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 immediately 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

Judgment

Onslaught