Players Tour Series 1
| Players Tour Series 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | January 31, 2020 - April 26, 2020 | |||
| Location |
 Brussels, Belgium Nagoya, Japan Phoenix, USA Houston, USA | |||
| Attendance |
384 192 TBA TBA | |||
| Format | Theros Beyond Death Booster Draft, followed by Pioneer Constructed | |||
| Prize pool |
$200,000 $150,000 $250,000 $250,000 | |||
| ||||
Players Tour Series 1 is the first Players Tour Series, continuing the tradition of professional Magic: The Gathering Organized Play of the Pro Tour and the Mythic Championships.
Description
The Series will take place between January 31, 2020 and April 26, 2020.[1] It is part of the shortened 2020 Players Tour Season. The Series consist of three regional Players Tours for which Player Points will be awarded, and one Final. Nearly 1,000 players are invited, including the 24 members of the 2020 Magic Pro League and 32 members of the 2020 Rivals League for the partial 2020 Players Tour Season.[2] Individual players are limited to playing in just one regional Players Tour event per Players Tour Finals.
Players Tour Series 1 is the first Premier Event level to feature the Pioneer format since its inception in October 2019. It also features Theros Beyond Death Draft.
Players Tour Europe
- January 31-February 2, 2020: Brussels, Belgium
384 players entered the fray in Brussels. At the end of eight rounds, the original field of 384 was whittled down to 130. Leading the charge into Day 2 were two players at 9-0: Bernardo Torres from Portugal and Juan José Rodríguez López from Spain.[3] After the Top 8 was decided on Day 2, Joel Larsson won Players Tour Brussels today with his homebrewed Sultai Delirium deck, defeating Magic Pro League member Piotr Glogowski on UB Inverter of Truth 2-1 in the finals.[4][5]
| Place | Player | Prize | Player Points | Deck | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joel Larsson
|
$35,000 | 26 | Sultai Delirium | |
| 2 |  Piotr "Kanister" Glogowski
|
$25,000 | 24 | Inverter Combo | MPL |
| 3 |  Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
|
$20,000 | 22 | 5-Color Niv to Light | MPL |
| 4 |  Brent Vos
|
$15,000 | 20 | Lotus Breach | |
| 5 |  Juan Jose Rodriguez Lopez
|
$12,000 | 18 | Mono-Red Aggro | |
| 6 |  Mattia Rizzi
|
$10,000 | 18 | Bant Spirits | |
| 7 |  Zhang Zhiyang
|
$8,000 | 18 | Mono-Black Aggro | |
| 8 | Valerio Luminati
|
$6,000 | 18 | Bant Spirits |
Players Tour Asia-Pacific
- February 1-2, 2020: Nagoya, Japan
Unlike the Brussels and Phoenix PT's, Nagoya only ran for two days. The format was the same, however, featuring competitive tabletop play in THB Booster Draft and Pioneer.[6] Out of the 192 players, 19% registered UB Inverter of Truth, compared to 12% of the field at Players Tour Brussels. Only one player went undefeated on day 1: Yuuta Takahashi. Kenta Harane won Players Tour Nagoya on Sunday evening with Bant Spirits, defeating Magic Pro League member Ken Yukuhiro on Sram Auras 2-1 in the finals.[7][8]
| Place | Player | Prize | Player Points | Deck | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenta Harane
|
$35,000 | 26 | White-Blue Spirits | |
| 2 | Ken Yukuhiro
|
$21,000 | 24 | Orzhov Sram | MPL |
| 3 | Yuuta Takahashi
|
$15,000 | 22 | Inverter Combo | |
| 4 | Shintaro Ishimura
|
$12,000 | 20 | Blue Devotion Inverter | |
| 5 | Shota Yasooka
|
$10,000 | 18 | Inverter Combo | MPL |
| 6 | Akira Asahara
|
$8,000 | 18 | Inverter Combo | |
| 7 |  Lee Shi Tian
|
$6,000 | 18 | Inverter Combo | MPL |
| 8 |  Dmitri Butakov
|
$4,000 | 18 | Mono-Black Vampires |
Players Tour Americas
- February 7-9, 2020: Phoenix, USA
Finals (Series 1)
- April 24-26, 2020 - Houston, USA
The Players Tour Final will invite approximately 120 players.
Participants are:
- Top finishers from Players Tour events (based on record)
- Top finishers from previous Players Tour Finals
- All 24 MPL players
- Each Grand Prix winner in a qualifying season
Doing well at a Players Tour Finals can qualify you for the next Player Tour Finals, depending on your final record. All Finals participants qualify for the next regional Players Tour.
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 28, 2020). "Players Tour Series 1 Survival Guide". Magic.gg.
- ↑ David McCoy (January 28, 2020). "Everything You Need to Know About Players Tour 1". Hipsters of the Coast.
- ↑ Tobi Henke (January 31, 2020). "Highlights from Day 1 of Players Tour Brussels". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Toby Henke (February 1, 2020). "Highlight of Day 2 of Players Tour Brussels". Magic.gg.
- ↑ David McCoy (February 3, 2020). "Joel Larsson Wins Players Tour Brussels". Hipsters of the Coast.
- ↑ Rick Hagon (February 1, 2020). "Players Tour Nagoya Day 1 Highlights". Magic.gg.
- ↑ Rick Hagon (February 2, 2020). "Players Tour Nagoya Day Two Highlights". Magic.gg.
- ↑ David McCoy (February 2, 2020). "Kenta Harane Wins Players Tour Nagoya". Hipsters of the Coast.