1996 World Championships/Competitors
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Australia/New Zealand
| 1996 World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | August 14-18, 1996 | |||
| Location |
 Seattle, Washington, United States | |||
| Attendance | 125 | |||
| Format |
Limited (Booster Draft) Standard (Type II) Classic Restricted (Type 1.5) Team Limited (Sealed) | |||
| Prize pool | $200,000 | |||
| Winner |
Tom Chanpheng United States (team) | |||
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There were 125 individuals and 28 teams competing at the 1996 World Championships[1].
Qualification
Players from the following categories were invited to the 1996 World Championships:
- Top 4 finishers from each National Championship tournament:
- Austria, Australia/New Zealand (joint), Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK/Ireland (Joint), and United States
- Top 4 finishers from each preceding Pro Tour event:
- Top 4 finishers from the 1995 World Championships – Alexander Blumke, Mark Justice, Marc Hernandez and Henry Stern
- Ten players with the best DCI ratings who are not already invited by another method.
Individuals
- Roy Aberkrom
- Raul Abreu de Assis
- Thomas Andersson
- Hjalti Andrason
- Attila Bakos
- Eran Bar-even
- Ondrej Baudys
- George Baxter
- Dennis Bentley
- Sturla Bingen
- Alexander Blumke
- Silvere Bonhomme
- Frédéric Lenoir
- Homero Caballero
- Jean-Baptiste Cantet
- Antonio Cardenes
- Mark Chalice
- Tom Chanpheng
- Gustavo Chapela
- Franz Couderc
- Fabiano de Castro e Castro
- Aurelio de Queiroz
- Tom De Wildt
- David Dominguez
- Michael Dove
- Erno Ekebom
- Niklas Eriksson
- Amiel Feldman
- Jon Finkel
- Sean Fleischman
- Javier Garavito
- Frank Gilson
- Giraleos Giraleos
- Miguel Gonzalez
- Adam Green
- Tom Guevin
- Neil Guthrie
- Peter Gysemans
- Erling Hansson
- Marc Hernandez
- Walter Herzig
- Rory Hessian
- Tommi Hovi
- Chris Hudson
- Dan Hörning
- John Immordino
- Raffaele Intini
- Gavriil Ioannis
- Thomas Jensen
- Scott Johns
- Mark Justice
- Christos Kakarougas
- Darwin Kastle
- Lukas Kocourek
- Clemens Kodrik
- David Korejtko
- Gary Krakower
- Oliver Krebs
- Peer Kroeger
- Marcus Lagerström
- Steve Lamb
- Tomas Larsson
- Lasse Larvanko
- Terry Lau
- Bertrand Lestrée
- David Lie
- David Lilleøren
- Leon Lindbäck
- Raffy Lirag
- Michael Loconto
- Dag Lokkebakken
- Michael Long
- Alfonso Lopez
- Alvaro Marques
- Erez Matan
- Adam Maysonet
- Paul McCabe
- Rui Miguel Sousa Cordeiro
- Le Minh Hieu
- Jóhann Möller
- Satoshi Nakamura
- Thomas Nistelberger
- Andreas Nyborg
- Frederick Ong
- Ionnis Papaioannou
- Andrea Paselli
- Christian Peschta
- Matt Place
- Preston Poulter
- Peter Radonjic
- Andrea Redi
- Shawn "Hammer" Regnier
- Henning Rimkus
- Enric Rodamilans
- Antoine Rottiers
- Viktor Rovo
- Arturo Rueda
- Sven Runing
- Ryan Rusaw
- Eli Rusman
- Olle Råde
- Rob Salmon
- Jeh Sangmo
- Oliver Schneider
- David Seo
- Craig Sheppard
- Jakub Slemr
- Dario Solari
- Svend Sparre Geertsen
- Rune Speich
- Henry Stern
- Michael Suwald
- Eric Tam
- Joseph Tan
- Freek ten Cate
- Miklos Tihor
- Szabolcs Toszegi
- Toshiki Tsukamoto
- Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
- Stephan Valkyser
- Werner van der Haeghe
- Harry van der Laan
- David Van Dijck
- Mark Venhaus
- Gudmundur Viggósson
- Guilherme Vila Couto
- Harri Vuorela
- Andreas Weiss
- Ryutaro Yamaguchi
- Au Yeung Hon Ming
- Jason Zila
- Shahar Zrihen
Teams
The player listed first for each team was their National Champion.
Australia/New Zealand
- Joseph Tan
- Tom Chanpheng
- Chris Hudson
- Craig Shepard
Austria
- Christian Peschta
- Walter Herzig
- Clemens Kodrik
- Thomas Nistelberger
Belgium
- David van Dijck
- Peter Gysemans
- Antoine Rottiers
- Werner vander Haeghen
Brazil
- Raul Abreu de Assis
- Guilherme Vila Couto
- Aurelio de Queiroz
- Fabiano de Castro e Castro
Canada
- Gary Krakower
- Terry Lau
- Peter Radonjic
- Eric Tam
Czech Republic
- David Korejtko
- Jakub Slemr
- Ondrej Baudys
- Lucas Kocourek
Denmark
- Svend Sparre Geertsen
- Thomas Jensen
- Rune Speich
- Andreas Nyborg
Finland
- Tommi Hovi
- Larvanko Lasse
- Hani Vuorela
- Erno Ekebom
France
- Silvere Bonhomme
- Jean Baptiste Cantet
- Le Minh
- Franz Couderc
Germany
- Peer Kröger
- Oliver Krebs
- Stephan Valkyser
- Henning Rimkus
Greece
- K. Papaioannou
- E. Doanao
- Ch. Kakarougas
- G. Giraleos
Hong Kong
- Au Yeung Hon Ming
Hungary
- Toszegi Szabolcs
- Tihor Miklos
- Rovo Viktor
- Bakos Attila
Iceland
- Jóhann Möller
- Erling Hansson
- Gudmundur Viggósson
- Hjalti Andrason
Israel
- Eli Rossman
- Shachar Zrihen
- Eran Bar-even
- Erez Matan
Italy
- Andrea Paselli
- Raffaele Intini
- Andrea Redi
- Dario Solari
Japan
- Satoshi Nakamura
- Toshiki Tsukamoto
- Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
- Ryutaro Yamagucni
Korea
- Jeh Sangmo
- David Seo
Mexico
- Arturo Rueda
- Gustavo Chapela
- Enric Rodamilans
- Homero Caballero
Netherlands
- Harry van derlaan
- Freek ten Cate
- Roy Aberkrom
- Tom De Wildt
Norway
- David Lilleoren
- Dag Lokkebakken
- Sturla Bingen
- David Lie
Philippines
- Angel Diokno
- Raffy Lirag
- Chan Wilbin
- Edmond Villamor
Portugal
- Rui Miguel Sousa Cordeiro
Spain
- Miguel Lopez
- David Dominguez
- Antonio Cardenes
- Alfonso Lopez
Sweden
- Leon Lindbäck
- Markus Lagerstrom
- Tomas Larrson
- Sven Runing
Switzerland
- Amiel Feldman
- Frederic Lenoir
- Michael Suwald
- Andreas Weiss
UK/Ireland
- Rob Salmon
- Oliver Schneider
- Steve Lamb
- Rory Hessian
United States of America
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 1996). "Duelist Companion 23 - Road to the World Title (pdf)". mtghistory.info. Retrieved on June 4, 2025.