1999–00 Pro Tour Season

1999–00 Pro Tour Season
Player of the Year	Bob Maher, Jr.
Rookie of the Year	Brian Davis
World Champion	Jon Finkel
Team Champion	United States
PTs	6
Grand Prix	20
Previous season: 1998–99 Next season: 2000–01

The 1999–00 Pro Tour season was the fifth Pro Tour season. It started on 3 September 1999 with Pro Tour Washington, D.C., and ended on 6 August 2000 with the conclusion of the 2000 World Championships.

Pro Tour Washington, D.C.

3–5 September 1999 in Washington, D.C., United States.

Place	Team name	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Your Move Games	Rob Dougherty	$30,000	24	Second Pro Tour Top 8
		David Humpherys		24	Second Pro Tour Top 8
		Darwin Kastle		24	Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
2	Game Empire	Kurt Burgner	$15,000	12	Second Pro Tour Top 8
		Alan Comer		12	Third Pro Tour Top 8
		Brian Selden		12	Second Pro Tour Top 8
3	Antarctica	Jon Finkel	$9,000	10	Sixth Pro Tour Top 8
		Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz		10	Third Pro Tour Top 8
		Daniel O'Mahoney-Schwartz		10
4	THL	Marc Aquino	$7,500	10	Third Pro Tour Top 8
		Richard Jones		10
		Drew McLean		10

Grand Prix (September 1999)

GP Tohoku Date: 11–12 September 1999 Format: Limited Attendance: 377

1. Higashino Masayuki 2. Kazuyuki Momose 3. Satoshi Nakamura 4. Itaru Ishida 5. Toshiki Tsukamoto 6. Ayumi Hidaka 7. Hiroshi Harada 8. Yuichi Taguchi

GP Memphis Date: 18–19 September 1999 Format: Block Constructed Attendance: 355

1. Michael Pustilnik 2. Mike Heffern 3. Kyle Kloeckner 4. Matthew Norton 5. Adrian Sullivan 6. David Jafari 7. Ric Watts 8. Matt Rauseo

GP Lisbon Date: 25–26 September 1999 Format: Block Constructed Attendance: 765

1. Helder Coelho 2. Paolo Cruz 3. Stephane Gentric 4. Rui Mariani 5. Pedro Marcos 6. Alex Shvartsman 7. Kuniyoshi Ishii 8. Hector Fuentes

Pro Tour London

15–17 October 1999 in London, Great Britain.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Kyle Rose	$25,000	32	Third Pro Tour Top 8
2	Thomas Preyer	$15,000	24
3	Mike Bregoli	$10,000	16
4	Ben Rubin	$8,000	16	Third Pro Tour Top 8
5	Gunnar Refsdal	$6,500	12
6	William Jensen	$5,500	12
7	Marc Hernandez	$4,800	12
8	Darwin Kastle	$4,300	12	Fifth Pro Tour Top 8

Grand Prix (October–November 1999)

GP Kyushu Date: 30–31 October 1999 Format: Block Constructed Attendance: 456

1. Tadayoshi Komiya 2. Eisaku Itadani 3. Katsuhiro Mori 4. Fumihiko Sano 5. Masashiro Kuroda 6. Masayuki Higashino 7. Takuichi Harino 8. Toshiki Tsukamoto

GP Milan Date: 6–7 November 1999 Format: Block Constructed Attendance: 476

1. Ziga Fritz 2. Raphael Gennari 3. William Cavaglieri 4. Mario Delucis 5. Ivan Solaja 6. Michael Schulte-Middelich 7. Ivan Curina 8. Sasha Zorc

GP São Paulo Date: 6–7 November 1999 Format: Limited Attendance: 291

1. Rafael Assafi Alvarenga 2. Douglas Maioli 3. Carlos Mao 4. Alex Shvartsman 5. Carlos Romão 6. Eduardo Simao Teixeira 7. Fernando Moreira Bandeira 8. Rodrigo Jose Constanza

GP San Diego Date: 20–21 November 1999 Format: Limited Attendance: 308

1. William Jensen 2. Gary Krakower 3. David Williams 4. Charles Kornblith 5. Darwin Kastle 6. John Yoo 7. Trevor Blackwell 8. Eric James

GP Tours Date: 27–28 November 1999 Format: Limited Attendance: 474

1. Alex Shvartsman 2. Nicolas Labarre 3. Eric Vinh 4. Franck Canu 5. Christer Ljones 6. Camille Gleizes 7. Thomas Gundersen 8. Svend Geertsen

Pro Tour Chicago

3–5 December 1999 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Bob Maher, Jr.	$25,000	32
2	Brian Davis	$15,000	24	Pro Tour debut
3	Christian Lührs	$10,000	16	Second Pro Tour Top 8
4	Raphaël Lévy	$8,000	16	Second Pro Tour Top 8
5	Alan Comer	$6,500	12	Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
6	Dirk Baberowski	$5,500	12	Second Pro Tour Top 8
7	Tony Dobson	$4,800	12
8	Hector Fuentes	$4,300	12	First Spaniard in a Pro Tour Top 8

Grand Prix (December 1999–January 2000)

GP Manila Date: 4–5 December 1999 Format: Limited Attendance: 509

1. Christopher Parreñas 2. Frederick Salazar 3. Francis Robert Profeta 4. Lawrence Lagman 5. Au Yeung Hon Ming 6. Andrew Buchanan 7. Dino Eric Yu 8. Ramon Allan Oca, Jr.

GP Seattle Date: 15–16 January 2000 Format: Extended Attendance: 296

1. Bob Maher, Jr. 2. Jeremy Brower 3. Tim Kariel 4. David Price 5. Alex Shvartsman 6. Jay Elarar 7. Mike Hron 8. David Weitz

GP Madrid Date: 29–30 January 2000 Format: Extended Attendance: 332

1. Carlos Barrado 2. Xavi Gonzales 3. Alex Shvartsman 4. Tony Dobson 5. Olivier Ruel 6. Alex Dominguez Ramos 7. Rui Mariani 8. Patrick Mello

Pro Tour Los Angeles

4–6 February 2000 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Trevor Blackwell	$25,000	32
2	Chris Benafel	$15,000	24
3	Kurt Burgner	$10,000	16	Third Pro Tour Top 8
4	Mike Long	$8,000	16	Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
5	Erno Ekebom	$6,500	12
6	Bruce Cowley	$5,500	12
7	Andrew Nishioka	$4,800	12
8	Brian Selden	$4,300	12	Third Pro Tour Top 8

Grand Prix (February–April 2000)

GP Taipei Date: 12–13 February 2000 Format: Extended Attendance: 409

1. Tadayoshi Komiya 2. Tsuyoshi Fujita 3. Alex Shvartsman 4. Jim Len 5. Lucifar Sun 6. Tzu Ching Kuo 7. Satoshi Nakamura 8. Tobey Tamber

GP Philadelphia Date: 19–20 February 2000 Format: Extended Attendance: 582

1. Trey Van Cleave 2. Britt Fitch 3. Scott McCord 4. John Marks 5. William Jensen 6. David Roderer 7. Brad Swan 8. Michael Bernat

GP Cannes Date: 26–27 February 2000 Format: Team Limited Attendance: 291 (97 teams)

1. Florent Jeudon 1. Antoine Ruel 1. Olivier Ruel 2. Alex Shvartsman 2. Bram Snepvangers 2. Thomas Preyer 3. Nicolas Labarre 3. Manuel Bevand 3. Marie Laure Saulnier 4. Daniel O'Mahoney-Schwartz 4. William Jensen 4. David Williams

GP Kuala Lumpur Date: 4–5 March 2000 Format: Extended Attendance: 295

1. Ryan Soh 2. Tishen Tham 3. Wai Kin Au Yong 4. Tsuyoshi Ikeda 5. Jun Nobushita 6. Tsutomu Yamada 7. Albertus Law 8. Wei Ren Khoo

GP Frankfurt Date: 8–9 April 2000 Format: Team Limited Attendance: 582 (194 teams)

1. Jim Herold 1. Sebastian Moises 1. Gunnar Refsdal 2. Martin Laznovsky 2. Ivan Stanoev 2. Libor Marek 3. Jakub Šlemr 3. Ondřej Baudyš 3. Tomas Kosicka 4. Daniel Steinsdorfer 4. Demir Sejdiu 4. Patrick Jansen

Pro Tour New York

14–16 April 2000 in New York, United States.

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Sigurd Eskeland	$25,000	32	First Norwegian to win a Pro Tour
2	Warren Marsh	$15,000	24
3	Ben Rubin	$10,000	16	Fourth Pro Tour Top 8
4	Mattias Kettil	$8,000	16	Pro Tour debut
5	John Larkin	$6,500	12	First Irishman in a Pro Tour Top 8
6	Mike Bregoli	$5,500	12	Second Pro Tour Top 8
7	Travis Turning	$4,800	12
8	John Hunka	$4,300	12

Grand Prix (April–June 2000)

GP Nagoya Date: 22–23 April 2000 Format: Team Limited Attendance: 651 (217 teams)

1. Alex Shvartsman 1. Trevor Blackwell 1. Nicholas Wong 2. Goro Matsuo 2. Jun Nobushita 2. Tadayoshi Komiya 3. Bob Maher, Jr. 3. David Williams 3. Mike Long 4. Osamu Fujita 4. Ayumi Hidaka 4. Takayuki Nagaoka

GP St. Louis Date: 13–14 May 2000 Format: Team Limited Attendance: 204 (68 teams)

1. Daniel O'Mahoney-Schwartz 1. Jon Finkel 1. Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz 2. Rob Liszka 2. Mike Heffern 2. Aaron Estrin 3. Darwin Kastle 3. Rob Dougherty 3. David Humpherys 4. Ryan Carpenter 4. Bryan Hubble 4. Jason Opalka

GP Copenhagen Date: 17–18 June 2000 Format: Limited Attendance: 383

1. Niels Sanders Jensen 2. Daniel O'Mahoney-Schwartz 3. Franck Canu 4. Noah Boeken 5. Gottlieb Yeh 6. Gunnar Refsdal 7. Tom van de Logt 8. Peter Gysemans

GP Pittsburgh Date: 24–25 June 2000 Format: Team Limited Attendance: 234 (78 teams)

1. William Jensen 1. Ben Rubin 1. Casey McCarrel 2. Ray Tautic 2. Brian Lynch 2. Ben Halpren 3. Daniel O'Mahoney-Schwartz 3. Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz 3. Jon Finkel 4. Darwin Kastle 4. Rob Dougherty 4. Dave Humpherys

2000 World Championships

2–6 August 2000 in Brussels, Belgium.

Final standings

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	Comment
1	Jon Finkel	$34,000	32	Seventh Pro Tour Top 8, second Pro Tour win
2	Bob Maher, Jr.	$22,000	24	Second Pro Tour Top 8
3	Dominik Hothow	$16,000	16
4	Benedikt Klauser	$13,000	16	Second Pro Tour Top 8
5	Tom van de Logt	$11,000	12
6	Helmut Summersberger	$9,500	12
7	Janosch Kühn	$8,250	12	Second Pro Tour Top 8
8	Nicolas Labarre	$7,250	12	Third Pro Tour Top 8

Team competition

Place	Country	Player	Prize	Pro Points
1	United States	Jon Finkel	$5,500	5
		Chris Benafel	$5,500	5
		Frank Hernandez	$5,500	5
		Aaron Forsythe	$5,500	5
2	Canada	Ryan Fuller	$3,000	4
		Murray Evans	$3,000	4
		Gabriel Tsang	$3,000	4
		Sam Lau	$3,000	4