1995 World Championships
| 1995 World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | August 5–7, 1995 | |||
| Location |
 Seattle, Washington, United States | |||
| Attendance | 71 | |||
| Format |
Sealed deck Type II (Standard) | |||
| Winner |
 Alexander Blumke | |||
| ||||
The 1995 World Championships for Magic: The Gathering, the second Magic World Championship, were held at the Red Lion Inn Seattle Airport Hotel in Seattle, USA between August 5–7 1995.
Description
This was the first World Championship that was invite-only, and the first that included a team portion. It was a three-day tournament featuring 71 players from 19 countries. The players played ten rounds – five rounds of Sealed deck and five rounds of Standard – where points were awarded for each game win rather than match win.[1] This was also the first tournament where players weren't allowed to change their Constructed deck between the Swiss rounds and the elimination rounds.[2] In the final, the relatively unheralded Swiss player, Alexander Blumke, defeated France's Marc Hernandez 3–2.[3] Uniquely, the final was conducted in the French language[4] .
Final Results
Individual World Championship
| Place | Player | Type II Deck | Color(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Blumke
|
White/Blue/Black Control |   
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| 2 |  Marc Hernandez
|
Red White Control | 
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| 3 | Mark Justice
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Red Artifact Control |
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| 4 | Henry Stern
|
Vice Age | 
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| 5 |  Ivan Curina
|
Green Weenie |
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| 6 | Andrea Redi
|
Monored Aggro |
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| 7 |  Henri Schildt
|
Red White Control |
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| 8 |  Mu Luen Wang
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Red/Green/White Land Destruction |
|
Team World Championship
The Team World Championship ended as follows:
| Place | Country | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
Mark Justice Henry Stern Peter Leiher Mike Long |
| 2 | Finland
|
Rosendahl Henri Schildt Kimmo Hovi Punakallio |
| 3 |  Australia
|
Glen Shanley Chris Hudson Russell Liew |
| 4 | France[5]
|
Marc Hernandez Benoit Moulin Pierre Woirgard Laurent Lebas |
References
- ↑ Alexander Blumke Becomes 1995 Magic World Champion. Wizards of the Coast (2009-02-16). Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (2009-02-16). "1995 World Championships". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2015-09-24.
- ↑ 1995 World Championships. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 1995). "A look at the World Finalists (website)". The Duelist. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved on June 3, 2025.
- ↑ Sparky!! (July 28 1995). "WotC Release: US Team Chosen (Usenet post)". Newsgroup: rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc. Usenet. Retrieved on July 4, 2025.