1997 Duelist Invitational

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1997 Duelist Invitational

 

Competitors

 

Top 8 decks

 

Other decks

 

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1997 Duelist Invitational
Date	1997
Location	Hong Kong
Format	Standard
Winner	Olle Råde
Previous Invitational: N/A Next Invitational: N/A

The inaugural Magic Invitational, then known as the Duelist Invitational, event was held in Hong Kong. It was won by Olle Råde.

Description

Format

The Invitational used several new or unusual formats:

• Standard (Type II)
• Classic Restricted (Type 1.5) "Highlander Style" - one copy maximum per card, no cards which were banned in either Classic or Standard.
• Classic (Type I) "New York Style" - Each deck had to contain at least 4 cards from Unlimited and from each of the 10 expansion sets released at that point, except Homelands. "New York Style" referred to the inaugural 1996 Pro Tour New York which had a modified Type II format where decks were required to include 5 cards from each legal expansion.
• Duplicate Sealed - all players received the same card pool of bad reprints to construct their decks from.
• Solomon Draft: Two-player draft format in the style of Fact or Fiction.
• Backdraft: Rather than building a deck out of the pool of cards you drafted, you build one from the cards your opponent drafted. All cards drafted must be played though the player chooses lands.

Day 3

Top 8 Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1
	8
	4
	5
	3
	6
	2
	7

Final Results

Place	Player	Deck	Prize	Points	Comment
1	NAME	DECK	$12,345	37	COMMENT
2			$
3			$
4			$
5			$
6			$
7			$
8			$