Finnish National Championships

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Finland
National Championships
Years held: 1995 to 2011
2017 & 2018
Three titles: Tomi Walamies
Two titles: Arto Hiltunen
Mikko Airaksinen

National Championship tournaments were held annually in Finland from 1995 through to 2011, then again in 2017 and 2018.[1][2] The winner of these events was named Finnish Champion and headed the national team at that years' World Championship.

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

National Championships (1995 to 2011)

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

  • Between 1995 and 2000, and in 2007, teams had 4 players.[3]
  • Between 2001 and 2006, and 2008 to 2011 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 in turn to the next player in the standings.

Note: an Asterisk (*) indicates exact placing is unknown.

1995 National Championship

Location: Helsinki
Date: May 20-21, 1995
Formats: Modified Type II (Revised - Fourth)
Attendance:

1. FIN flag Rosendahl*
2. FIN flag Henri Schildt
3. FIN flag Kimmo Hovi
4. FIN flag Mikko Punakallio*
5. NOFLAG flag
6. NOFLAG flag
7. NOFLAG flag
8. NOFLAG flag

Sources[4][5][6]'[7][8]  

1996 National Championship

Location:
Date:
Formats: Type II and Booster Draft
Attendance:

1. FIN flag Tommi Hovi
2. FIN flag Lasse Larvanko
3. FIN flag Harri Vuorela
4. FIN flag Erno Ekebom
5. NOFLAG flag
6. NOFLAG flag
7. NOFLAG flag
8. NOFLAG flag

Sources[9]  

1997 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: May 24-25, 1997
Formats: Standard and Rochester Draft
Attendance: 63

1. FIN flag Arto Hiltunen
2. FIN flag Juha Haari Helppi
3. FIN flag Petri Kaleri Wather
4. FIN flag Oscar Jaho Jahn
5. FIN flag Eemeli Rantala
6. FIN flag Tommi Hovi
7. FIN flag Marko Etelapera
8. FIN flag Asko K. Maatta

Sources[10][11][12]  

1998 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: June 12-14, 1998
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance: 164

1-1. FIN flag Mikko Punakallio
2-2. FIN flag Mikko Snygg
3-4. FIN flag Arto Hiltunen
3-4. FIN flag Tomi Walamies
5-8. FIN flag Mikko Mäkipää
5-8. FIN flag Tommi Hovi
5-8. FIN flag Lasse Larvanko
5-8. FIN flag Toni Rissanen

Sources[13][14]  

1999 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: May 29-30, 1999
Formats: Standard and Rochester Draft
Attendance: "about 200"

1. FIN flag Arto Hiltunen
2. FIN flag Mika Ollila
3. FIN flag Pasi Virtanen
4. FIN flag Jussi Salovaara
5. FIN flag Tommi Hovi
6. FIN flag Marcus Pihl
7. FIN flag Mikko Lintamo
8. FIN flag Mikko Snygg

Sources[15][16][17]  

2000 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: May 26-28, 2000
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance:

1. FIN flag Lasse Larvanko
2. FIN flag Arho Toikka
3. FIN flag Antti Koskimäki
4. FIN flag Mike Wall
5. FIN flag Tomi Walamies
6. FIN flag Tuomo Nieminen
7. FIN flag Markus Hietala
8. FIN flag Toni Rissanen

Sources[18][19]  

2001 National Championship

Location: Helsinki
Date: May 26-27, 2001
Formats: Standard and Rochester Draft
Attendance:

1. FIN flag Tomi Walamies
2. FIN flag Jussi Perälä
3. FIN flag Mike Wall
4. FIN flag Antti Puurula
5. FIN flag Tommi Hovi
6. FIN flag Antti Koskimaki
7. FIN flag Arho Toikka
8. FIN flag Olavi Kuosmanen

Sources[20][21][22]  

2002 National Championship

Location: Helsinki
Date: April 20-21, 2002
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance: 86

1. FIN flag Tomi Walamies
2. HUN flag David Farkas
3. FIN flag Tuomas Kotiranta
4. FIN flag Petri Nuutinen
5. FIN flag Mikko Punakallio
6. FIN flag Mike Wall
7. FIN flag Arto Hiltunen
8. FIN flag Jonne Kukkola

Sources[23][24][25][26][27]  

2003 National Championship

Location: Helsinki
Date: May 24-25, 2003
Formats: Standard and Rochester Draft
Attendance:

1. FIN flag Tomi Walamies
2. FIN flag Tuomo Nieminen
3. FIN flag Arho Toikka
4. FIN flag Jussi Perälä
5. FIN flag Paavo Sissala
6. FIN flag Seppo Toikka
7. FIN flag Joni Ukkola
8. HUN flag David Farkas

Sources[28][29][30][31][32]  

2004 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: June 19-20, 2004
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance:

1. FIN flag Jussi Timonen
2. FIN flag Max Lehtinen
3. FIN flag Andrei Häyrynen
4. FIN flag Pasi Karjalainen
5. FIN flag Joni Ukkola*
6. FIN flag Jussi Perälä*
7. NOFLAG flag
8. NOFLAG flag

Sources[33][34][35][36]  

2005 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: September 10-11, 2005
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance:

1. FIN flag Tuomo Nieminen
2. FIN flag Marko Ukskoski
3. FIN flag Lari Lemmetyinen
4. FIN flag Andrei Hayrynen
5. NOFLAG flag
6. NOFLAG flag
7. NOFLAG flag
8. NOFLAG flag

Sources[37][38]  

2006 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: August 5-6, 2006
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance: 80

1. FIN flag Max Sjöblom
2. FIN flag Visa Vallivaara
3. FIN flag Erkki Siira
4. FIN flag Mikko Keskitalo
5. FIN flag Mikko Nurmi
6. FIN flag Max Lehtinen
7. HUN flag David Farkas
8. FIN flag Jari Inkinen

Sources[39][40][41]  

2007 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: July 14-15, 2007
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance: 83

1. FIN flag Olli Hamalainen
2. FIN flag Erkki Siira
3. FIN flag Sami Häggkvist
4. FIN flag Mikko Nurmi
5. FIN flag Mikko Snygg
6. FIN flag Tuomo Nieminen
7. FIN flag Max Sjöblom
8. FIN flag Jussi Timonen

Sources[42][43][44]  

2008 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: July 26-27, 2008
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance:

1. FIN flag Tero Niemi
2. FIN flag Janne Laaja*
3. FIN flag Sami Tuomi
4. FIN flag Lauri Manninen*
5. FIN flag Mikko Nurmi*
6. FIN flag Sami Häggkvist
7. FIN flag Erkki Siira
8. FIN flag Kalle Sundberg*

Sources[45][46][47][48]  

2009 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: July 18-19, 2009
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance: 114

1. FIN flag Mikko Airaksinen
2. HUN flag David Farkas
3. FIN flag Antti Malin
4. FIN flag Aleksi Väänänen
5. FIN flag Roope Oksanen
6. FIN flag Jonne Kukkola
7. FIN flag Max Sjöblom
8. FIN flag Mikko Nurmi

Sources[49][50][51]  

2010 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: July 17-18, 2010
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance: 91

1. FIN flag Jani Lindroos
2. FIN flag Erkki Siira
3. FIN flag Kalle Sundberg
4. FIN flag Max Lehtinen
5. FIN flag Sami Tuomi
6. FIN flag Hannu Vallin
7. FIN flag Ville Kylmämaa
8. FIN flag Markku Rikola

Sources[52][53][54][55][56]  

2011 National Championship

Location: Espoo
Date: August 20-21, 2011
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance: 86

1. FIN flag Markku Rikola
2. FIN flag Mikko Nurmi
3. FIN flag Mika Roinisto
4. FIN flag Hannu Vallin
5. FIN flag Matti Kuisma
6. FIN flag Sami Häggkvist
7. FIN flag Sami Tuomi
8. FIN flag Antti Airikainen

Sources[57][58][59][60][61]  

World Magic Cup (2012 to 2016)

Year Pro Points Champion Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 Qualifier 3
2012[62] Max Sjöblom Sami Häggkvist Eetu Perttula Matti Salmi
2013[63] Max Sjöblom Sami Häggkvist Hannu Vallin Antti Humalamäki
2014[64] Anssi Alkio Juha-matti Pihlajamäki Ville Schalin Sami Tuomi
2015[65] Sami Tuomi Jari Inkinen Ville Teravainen Joni Rahikkala
2016[66] Lauri Pispa Tuomas Tuominen Leo Lahonen Matti Kuisma

National Championships (2017 and 2018)

2017 National Championship

Location: Helsinki
Date: September 9-10, 2017
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance:

1. FIN flag Mikko Airaksinen
2. FIN flag Ari Hämäläinen
3. FIN flag Sami Häggkvist
4. FIN flag Joni Rahikkala
5. FIN flag Rasmus Mellanen
6. FIN flag Kalle Saleva
7. FIN flag Teemu Myllynen
8. FIN flag Matti Kuisma

Pro Points Champion: Matti Kuisma
[67][68][69]  

2018 National Championship

Location: Helsinki
Date: September 8–9, 2018
Formats: Standard and Booster Draft
Attendance: 154

1. FIN flag Roope Metsa
2. FIN flag Lauri Pispa
3. FIN flag Leo Lahonen
4. FIN flag Teemu Myllynen
5. FIN flag Teemu Halonen
6. FIN flag Rasmus Mellanen
7. FIN flag Joonas Eloranta
8. FIN flag Mikko Airaksinen

Pro Points Champion: Matti Kuisma
[70][71]  

Finnish World Champions

Individual

One Finn has been World Champion:

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