2013 World Championship

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2013 World Championship
Date	31 July–4 August 2013
Location	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Format	Modern Masters Booster draft, Standard, Magic 2014 Booster draft, Modern
Prize pool	$108,000
Winner	Shahar Shenhar
Previous Worlds: 2012 Next Worlds: 2014

The 2013 World Championship, the 20th Magic World Championship, was held on 31 July–4 August 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The event was held concurrently with the 2013 World Magic Cup. 16 players participated, and the event was won by Israel's Shahar Shenhar, who by defeating Reid Duke in the final became the second Israeli World Champion, after Uri Peleg claimed the title in 2007.

Invitations

The following 16 players were invited to the event:

Player	Method of qualification
Josh Utter-Leyton	2012–13 Player of the Year
Yuuya Watanabe	2012 World Champion
Dimitriy Butakov	2012 Magic Online Champion
Stanislav Cifka	Pro Tour Return to Ravnica winner
Tom Martell	Pro Tour Gatecrash winner
Craig Wescoe	Pro Tour Dragon's Maze winner
Willy Edel	Most Pro Points – Latin America
Lee Shi Tian	Most Pro Points – APAC region
Eric Froehlich	Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Ben Stark	2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Shuhei Nakamura	3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Brian Kibler	4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Shahar Shenhar	5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Martin Jůza	6th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
David Ochoa	7th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Reid Duke	8th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified

Schedule

Wednesday, 31 July

• 3 rounds of Modern Masters draft
• 3 rounds of Standard

Thursday, 1 August

• 3 rounds of Magic 2014 draft
• 3 rounds of Modern

Sunday, 4 August

• Semifinals and final, featuring Modern

Top 4

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Reid Duke	3
	4	Josh Utter-Leyton	2
						Reid Duke		2
						Shahar Shenhar		3
	2	Ben Stark	1
	3	Shahar Shenhar	3

External links

• 2013 World Championship coverage
• 2013 World Championship final standings
• Top 4 Modern decklists
• Video coverage playlist