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National Championship tournaments were held annually in countries in the Asia Pacific region beginning from 1995. The winner of these events was named National Champion and headed the national team at that years' World Championship. Between 1997 and 2001 Asia Pacific Championships were also held, with the Top 8 players from each National Championship earning invitations.

In 2012 a new World Magic Cup competition was announced, replacing the World Championships. Instead of a National Championship tournament, the player with the highest amount of Pro Points in a particular Pro Tour season was named National Champion. The rest of each National team was determined with three qualifiers.

National Championships briefly returned in 2017 and 2018,[1][2] before being disestablished again.

Australia

Main article: Australian National Championships

China

Main article: Chinese National Championships

Hong Kong

Main article: Hong Kong National Championships

Indonesia

Indonesia
National Championships
Years held: 1997 to 2001
2005 to 2011
2017 and 2018
Host cities: Bandung
Jakata
Repeat titles: Reza Erlangga

National Championships (1997 and 1999 to 2001)

National team members for the World Championships, where known, are marked in bold.

  • Between 1997 and 2000 teams had 4 players.[3]
  • In 2001 teams consisted of three players. The two losing semi-finalists would play off for 3rd place. 4th place still received an invitation as an Alternate. (Italicised)

Invitations could be formally declined and would be offered to the next player in the standings in turn.

Note: An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates their exact placing is unknown.

1997 National Championship

Location:
Date:
Formats:
Attendance:

1. IDN flag Adam C. Tamzil*
2. IDN flag Lukman Seliawan*
3. IDN flag Henry Purnomo*
4. IDN flag
5. IDN flag
6. IDN flag
7. IDN flag
8. IDN flag

Sources[4]  

1999 National Championship

Location:
Date:
Formats: Standard and Rochester Draft
Attendance:

1. IDN flag Welly Hadiwidjaja*
2. IDN flag Kawi Santosa*
3. IDN flag Jonsen Sulaeman*
4. IDN flag Yopi Effendi*
5. IDN flag
6. IDN flag
7. IDN flag
8. IDN flag

Sources[5]  

2000 National Championship

Location:
Date:
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance:

1. IDN flag Agus Susanto
2. IDN flag Yopi Effendi*
3. IDN flag Winindra Wimindra*
4. IDN flag Rudy Widjaja*
5. IDN flag Frans Indrawan*
6. IDN flag Herman Darmawan*
7. IDN flag Wei Ming*
8. IDN flag Oliver*

Sources[6][7]  

2001 National Championship

Location: Jakarta
Date: May 6-7, 2001
Formats: Standard and Rochester Draft
Attendance:

1. IDN flag Rudy Widjaja
2. IDN flag Jansen Angkasa
3. IDN flag Andreas B. Pranoto
4. IDN flag Ray M.T. Pello
5. IDN flag Rino Handra
6. IDN flag William Zulkarnaen Rivai
7. IDN flag Jonsen Sulaeman
8. IDN flag Kawi Santosa

Sources[8][9][10][11][12]  

Open Championships (2005 to 2011)

Year National Champion Date Location Sources
2005 Fandy Cendrawira August 28, 2005 Jakarta [13][14]
2006 Victor Hartanto August 26, 2006 Jakarta [15][16]
2007 Anthony Subari August 26, 2007 Jakarta [17][18]
2008 Aziz Riphat September 7, 2008 Jakarta [19][20]
2009 Reza Erlangga June 28, 2009 Jakarta [21][22]
2010 Benny Soewanda July 4, 2010 Jakarta [23][24]
2011 Reza Erlangga August 7, 2011 Surabaya [25][26]

World Magic Cup (2012 to 2016)

Year Pro Points Champion Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 Qualifier 3 Sources
2012 Benny Soewanda Chrisandi Sudibyo Steven Gunarto Utama Putranto [27]
2013 Andreas Pranoto Billy Andreas Benny Soewanda Ferry Ijaya [28]
2014 Kurniadi Patriawan Lovell Susilo Reza Erlangga Albert Budisanjaya [29]
2015 Albert Budisanjaya Christian Wijaya Michael Syamputra Dimas Okto [30]
2016 Christian Wijaya Bushh Bonaldy Pangestu Taufik Indrakesuma Benny Soewanda [31]

National Championships (2017 and 2018)

2017 National Championship

Location: Jakarta
Date: September 16-17, 2017
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance:

1. IDN flag Tje Fei
2. IDN flag Billy Nugraha
3. IDN flag Gerald Iswara
4. IDN flag Ebnu Suryadhi
5. IDN flag Johan Sutanto*
6. IDN flag Aziz Riphat*
7. IDN flag Taufik Indrakesuma*
8. IDN flag Albert Budisanjaya*

Pro Points Champion: Aziz Riphat
[32][33]  

2018 National Championship

Location: Bandung
Date: July 21-22, 2018
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance:

1. IDN flag Gregorius Winata
2. IDN flag Ray Lee
3. IDN flag Jeremia Joel
4. IDN flag Juwonardo Budijanto
5. IDN flag Aziz Riphat
6. IDN flag Henry Hendryanto
7. IDN flag Lovell Susilo
8. IDN flag Alverto Marvin

Pro Points Champion: Christian Wijaya
[34][35]  

Japan

Main article: Japanese National Championships

Malaysia

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New Zealand

New Zealand
National Championships
Years held: 1997 to 2011
2017 and 2018
Host cities: Auckland
Christchurch
Wellington
Repeat titles: Mark Simpson
Richard Grace
Main article: New Zealand National Championships

New Zealand held National Championships starting from 1997; originally it had formed a joint competition with Australia in 1995 and 1996.

National Champions

Pro Points Champions

Representative Results

No New Zealander would make the Top 8 at either the APAC Championships or World Championships.

The best finish of the national team was at the 2013 World Magic Cup where they finished in 7th place.

Philippines

Philippines
National Championships
Years held: 1996 to 2011
2017 and 2018
Host cities: Makati City
Mandaluyong City
Manila
Pasay City
Quezon City
Repeat titles: Mark Herrin
Francis Profeta Jr.
Main article: Filipino National Championships

Philippine National Championships would be held annually starting from 1996.

National Champions

  • 1996: Angel Diokno
  • 1997: Rafael Lirag
  • 1998:
  • 1999: Dino Yu
  • 2000: Teddy Sy
  • 2001: Reynerio Marzan Estacio
  • 2002: Mark Herrin
  • 2003: Gerald Camangon
  • 2004: Francis Profeta Jr.
  • 2005: Mark Herrin
  • 2006: James Porter
  • 2007: Jose Marie Sabale
  • 2008: Bayani Reyes Manansala
  • 2009: Francis Profeta Jr.
  • 2010: Caesar Famorcan
  • 2011: Jan Ang
  • 2017: Ryan Españo
  • 2018: Reynald Abella

Pro Points Champions

  • 2012: Gerald Camangon
  • 2013: Richmond Tan
  • 2014: Jason Ascalon
  • 2015: Ronnie Paul Beley
  • 2016: Mike Hron
  • 2017: Mike Hron
  • 2018: Carl Jacob Caspe

Representative Results

The only Filipino player to Top 8 an APAC Championship was National Champion Rafael Lirag in 1997. No Filipino has made the final day at Worlds.

The national team's best finish was 7th place at 2012 World Magic Cup.

Singapore

Main article: Singaporean National Championships

South Korea

Main article: South Korean National Championships

Taiwan

Main article: Taiwanese National Championships

Thailand

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References

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  2. ↑ Elaine Chase (December 6, 2018). "The Next Chapter for Magic: Esports". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11.
  3. ↑ Tim Willoughby (2007). "Feature: The Teams Competition Explained (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved on October 26, 2025.
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  5. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (1999). "1999 Magic: The Gathering World Championships Final Individual Standings (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved on January 10, 2026.
  6. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2001). "Team List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved on October 31, 2025.
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  8. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2001). "Day 4 Player List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 29, 2004. Retrieved on October 31, 2025.
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