2014 World Championship

2014 World Championship
Date	2–7 December 2014
Location	Nice, France
Format	Vintage Masters Booster draft, Modern, Khans of Tarkir Booster draft, Standard
Prize pool	$150,000
Winner	Shahar Shenhar
Previous Worlds: 2013 Next Worlds: 2015

The 2014 World Championship, the 21st Magic World Championship, was held on 2–7 December 2014 in Nice, France. The event was held concurrently with the 2014 World Magic Cup. 24 players participated, and the event was won by Israel's Shahar Shenhar, who by defeating Patrick Chapin in the final became both the first player to win two World Championship events, and the first player to successfully defend a World Championship title.

Invitations

The following 24 players were invited to the event:

Player	Method of qualification
Jérémy Dezani	2013–14 Player of the Year
Raymond Perez, Jr.*	2013–14 Rookie of the Year
Shahar Shenhar	2013 World Champion
Raphaël Lévy	2013 World Magic Cup winning team captain
Lars Dam	2013 Magic Online Champion
Shaun McLaren	Pro Tour Born of the Gods winner
Patrick Chapin	Pro Tour Journey into Nyx winner
Ivan Floch	Pro Tour Magic 2015 winner
Owen Turtenwald	Most Pro Points – North America
Reid Duke	2nd most Pro Points – North America
Willy Edel	Most Pro Points – Latin America
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa	2nd most Pro Points – Latin America
Lee Shi Tian	Most Pro Points – APAC region
Nam Sung Wook	2nd most Pro Points – APAC region
Yuuya Watanabe	Most Pro Points – Japan
Yuuki Ichikawa	2nd most Pro Points – Japan
William Jensen	Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Stanislav Cifka	2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Josh Utter-Leyton	3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Tom Martell	4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Paul Rietzl	5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Sam Black	6th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Jacob Wilson	7th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Kentaro Yamamoto	8th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified

*Although Jared Boettcher finished with more Pro Points than Raymond Perez, Jr. in 2013–14 season, subsequent investigations by DCI confirmed that Boettcher was cheating in multiple events that involved Pro Points, which resulted in a suspension and the revoking of his Rookie of the Year title.

Schedule

Tuesday, 2 December

• 3 rounds of Vintage Masters draft
• 4 rounds of Modern

Wednesday, 3 December

• 3 rounds of Khans of Tarkir draft
• 4 rounds of Standard

Sunday, 7 December

• Semifinals and final, featuring Standard

Top 4

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Yuuya Watanabe	1
	4	Shahar Shenhar	3
						Shahar Shenhar		3
						Patrick Chapin		0
	2	Patrick Chapin	3
	3	Kentaro Yamamoto	0

Final standings

Place	Player	Prize	Pro Points	VM draft record	Modern record	KTK draft record	Standard record
1	Shahar Shenhar	$50,000	13	3–0	2–2	2–1	2–2
2	Patrick Chapin	$20,000	12	3–0	4–0	1–2	2–2
3	Yuuya Watanabe	$10,000	10	1–2	3–1	3–0	3–0–1
4	Kentaro Yamamoto	$10,000	9	2–1	3–1	3–0	1–2–1
5	Shaun McLaren	$5,000	9	2–1	1–3	2–1	4–0
6	Yuuki Ichikawa	$5,000	8	2–1	2–2	2–1	2–2
7	Ivan Floch	$5,000	8	2–1	3–1	1–2	2–2
8	William Jensen	$5,000	8	2–1	2–2	2–1	2–2
9	Sam Black	$3,000	8	2–1	2–2	2–1	2–2
10	Lars Dam	$3,000	7	1–2	3–1	1–2	3–1
11	Josh Utter-Leyton	$3,000	7	2–1	3–1	0–3	2–2
12	Paul Rietzl	$3,000	7	1–2	2–2	2–1	2–2
13	Owen Turtenwald	$3,000	7	2–1	2–2	1–2	2–2
14	Reid Duke	$3,000	7	1–2	1–3	1–2	4–0
15	Stanislav Cifka	$3,000	6	3–0	0–4	2–1	1–3
16	Tom Martell	$3,000	6	1–2	3–1	0–3	2–2
17	Raphaël Lévy	$2,000	6	2–1	1–3	2–1	1–3
18	Jérémy Dezani	$2,000	6	1–2	1–3	2–1	2–2
19	Jacob Wilson	$2,000	6	1–2	1–3	3–0	1–3
20	Willy Edel	$2,000	5	0–3	3–1	1–2	1–3
21	Nam Sung Wook	$2,000	5	0–3	2–2	1–2	2–2
22	Raymond Perez, Jr.	$2,000	5	0–3	2–2	0–3	3–1
23	Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa	$2,000	4	1–2	2–2	1–2	0–4
24	Lee Shi Tian	$2,000	4	1–2	0–4	2–1	1–3

External links

• 2014 World Championship coverage
• 2014 World Championship final standings
• Modern decklists
• Standard decklists
• Video coverage playlist