Canadian National Championships

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Canada
National Championships
Years held: 1995 to 2011
2017 & 2018
Two titles: Gary Krakower
Jay Elarar

National Championship tournaments were held annually in Canada from 1995 through to 2011, then again in 2017 and 2018.[1][2] The winner of these events was named Canadian Champion. That player also headed the national team at that years' World Championship, with the runner-up and semifinalists making up the rest of the team.

Between 2012 and 2016 the title Canadian Champion was instead given to the Canadian player with the highest amount of Pro Points in a particular Pro Tour season.

National Championships

List of Championships

Year Champion Runner-up Third Fourth Format Date Location Event pages
1995 Eric Tam[3] Shawn Davies[3] Seyil Yoon[3] ____ Speck[3] Type II and Sealed Deck[4] June 2-4, 1995[4] Toronto, Ontario[4] 1995 World Championships
1996 Gary Krakower[5] Terry Lau[5] Peter Radonjic[5] Eric Tam[5] Type II and "Modified Booster Draft"[5] July 27-28, 1996[5] Winnipeg, Manitoba[5] 1996 World Championships
1997 Gary Krakower[6] Mike Donais[7] Gab Tsang[6] Eduardo Ito[6] Standard and Sealed Deck[6] Toronto, Ontario[6] 1997 World Championships
1998 Peter Radonjic[8] Nick Chen[8] Terry Tsang[8] Ryan Kirk[8] Standard and Booster Draft[8] June 26-28, 1998[8] Toronto, Ontario[8] 1998 World Championships
1999 Marc Rajotte[9] Gary Krakower[9] Jürgen Hahn[9] Bruce Marsan[9] Standard[9] and Rochester Draft[10] Toronto, Ontario[10] 1999 World Championships
2000 Ryan Fuller[11] Murray Evans[11] Gab Tsang[11] Sam Lau[11] Standard and Booster Draft[12] June 29 - July 2, 2000[13] Vancouver, British Columbia[13] 2000 World Championships
2001 Terry Tsang[14] Elijah Pollock[14] Sam Lount[14] Benny Wong[14] Standard[15] and Rochester Draft[16] July 19-22, 2001[13] Ottawa, Ontario[13] 2001 World Championships
2002 Jürgen Hahn[17] Jon Stern[17] Ray Weiss[17] David Rood[17] Standard[17] and Booster Draft[18] June 13-15, 2002[13] 2002 World Championships
2003 Josh Rider[19] Nathon Braymore[19] Rich Hoaen[19] Guillaume Daoust[19] Standard and Rochester Draft[20] June 20-22, 2003[13] Montréal, Québec[21] 2003 World Championships
2004 Jingpeng Zhang[22] Murray Evans[22] Michael Thicke[22] David Rood[22] Standard and Booster Draft[23] July 2-4, 2004[13] Toronto, Ontario[23] 2004 World Championships
2005 Jason Olynyk[24] J. Evan Dean[24] Tyler Blum[24] Paul Thiessen[24] Standard and Booster Draft[24] August 26-28, 2005[13] 2005 World Championships
2006 Guillaume Cardin[25] Mike Vasovski[25] Nathon Braymore[25] Duncan McGregor[25] Standard and Booster Draft[25] August 4-6, 2006[13] Ottawa, Ontario[25] 2006 World Championships
2007 Andrew Ting-A-Kee[26] Shaun McLaren[26] Daniel Kramer[26] Mike Arenson[26] Standard and Booster Draft September 8-9, 2007[13] 2007 World Championships
2008 Dan Lanthier[27] Steven Wolfman[28] Eduardo Sajgalik[28] Francis Toussaint[28] Standard and Booster Draft[29] August 1-3, 2008[29] Montréal, Québec[29] 2008 World Championships
2009 Jay Elarar[30] Jon Boutin[31] Quentin Martin[31] Jamie Naylor[31] Standard and Booster Draft 2009 World Championships
2010 Jay Elarar[30] Vincent Thibeault[30] Pascal Maynard[30] Kyle Duncan[30] Standard and Booster Draft[30] July 22-24, 2010[30] Montréal, Québec[30] 2010 World Championships
2011 Marc Anderson[27] Noah Long[27] Dan Lanthier[27] Marcel Zafra[27] Standard and Booster Draft[32] August 19-21, 2011[32] Toronto, Ontario[32] 2011 World Championships

World Magic Cup era

Year Pro Points Champion Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 Qualifier 3 Event pages
2012 Alexander Hayne[33] Jamie Blanchette[33] Lucas Siow[33] Marc Anderson[33] 2012 World Magic Cup
2013 Jon Stern[34] Tyler Woolley[34] Andrew Robdrup[34] Devon Giles[34] 2013 World Magic Cup
2014 Shaun McLaren[35] David Goldfarb[35] Daniel Fournier[35] Alexander Hayne[35] 2014 World Magic Cup
2015 Shaun McLaren[36] Alexander Hayne[36] Hunter Platt[36] Justin Richardson[36] 2015 World Magic Cup
2016 Alexander Hayne[37] Jacob Wilson[37] Brian Su[37] Felix Tse[37] 2016 World Magic Cup

List of Championships, continued

Year Pro Points Champion National Champion Runner-up Format Date Location Event pages
2017 Eduardo Sajgalik[38] Kale Thompson[38] Lucas Siow[38] Standard and Booster Draft[39] October 14-15, 2017[39] Toronto, Ontario[39] 2017 National Championships
2017 World Magic Cup
2018 Alexander Hayne Micah Hewer[40] Adam Ragsdale Standard and Booster Draft[41] June 30-July 1, 2018[41] Toronto, Ontario[41] 2018 National Championships
2018 World Magic Cup

Canadian World Champions

Individual

No Canadian player has ever been World Champion.

Team

Canada has won the team competition at Worlds only once:

References

  1. ↑ Helene Bergeot (February 9, 2017). "The Return of Nationals and Changes to Grand Prix". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14.
  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. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (September 1995). "National Team Standings (pdf)". The Duelist Companion #13, p. 1. mtghistory.info. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (July 1995). "US and Candian Championships (pdf)". The Duelist Companion #10, p. 3. mtghistory.info. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g Jeff Franzmann (October 1996). "Canadian Nationals Report (website)". Duelist Sideboard #3, p. 6. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ a b c d e Sam Lau (July 18, 1997). "late Canadian Nationals report (long) (Usenet post)". The Dojo. Archived from the original on September 29, 2000. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ Alex Shvortsman (August 1998). "Five Color Blue (pdf)". Sideboard #16. page=3. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ a b c d e f g Eric Tam (September 1998). "Canadian National Championship (pdf)". Sideboard #16. page=5. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ a b c d e Wizards of the Coast (1999). "1999 Canadian Nationals Coverage (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  10. ↑ a b Elijah Pollock (1999). "1999 Canadian Nationals Preview and First Draft Report (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2000). "Canadian Nationals 2000 Coverage (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  12. ↑ Randy Buehler (June 29, 2000). "Canadian Nationals Preview (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  13. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Wizards of the Coast (October 6, 2008). "Event Coverage Archive (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
  14. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (July 22, 2001). "2001 Canadian National Championship Coverage (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  15. ↑ Toby Wachter (2001). "Preview (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on February 27, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  16. ↑ Toby Wachter (2001). "Draft 1: Gab Tsang and Gary Krakower (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on January 18, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  17. ↑ a b c d e Sideboard Staff (June 14, 2002). "2002 Canada National Championship Coverage (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  18. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (June 14, 2002). "Draft 1: Jeff Fung and Louis Boileau (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved on October 2025.
  19. ↑ a b c d Sideboard Staff (June 20, 2003). "Live Coverage of 2003 Canada National Championship (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  20. ↑ Brian David-Marshall (2003). "Top Performances (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 02, 2009. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  21. ↑ Mark Comey (2003). "Canadian Nationals 2003 - Judge Report (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on February 15, 2004. Retrieved on October 8, 2025.
  22. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (July 4, 2004). "Live Coverage of 2004 Canada National Championship (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
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  26. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (September 9, 2007). "Pharmacy Student has the Prescription for Victory! (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  27. ↑ a b c d e Wizards of the Coast (August 21, 2011). "Anderson Reigns in the Great White North! (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
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  29. ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (2008). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090602063830/https://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=events/nationals/canada 2008 Magic: The Gathering Canadian National Championship] (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  30. ↑ a b c d e f g h Wizards of the Coast (July 24, 2010). "Elarar Repeats as Canadian Champ (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on July 28, 2010. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  31. ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (2009). "2009 World Championships Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 14, 2009. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  32. ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (2011). "2011 Canada National Championship (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved on October 4, 2025.
  33. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2012). "2012 World Magic Cup Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
  34. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2013). "2013 World Magic Cup Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
  35. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2014). "2014 WORLD MAGIC CUPINVITATION LIST (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved on July 12, 2025.
  36. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2015). "2015 WORLD MAGIC CUPINVITATION LIST (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
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  39. ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (2018). "2017 Nationals (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
  40. ↑ Keith Capstick (July 3, 2018). "A National Champion crowned (website)". Face To Face Games. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
  41. ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (2018). "2018 Nationals (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
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