French National Championships

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France was one of only three countries, along with the United States and Belgium[1], to hold a National Championship event in 1994. Tournaments were then held annually until 2011, and again in 2017 and 2018.[2][3] The winner of these events was named French Champion and headed the national team at that years' World Championship. The runner-up and semifinalists made up the rest of the team.

Between 2012 and 2016 the title French Champion was instead given to the French 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
1994 Bertrand Lestrée[4] Cyrille de Foucaud[4] Type I Paris[4] 1994 World Championships
1995 Marc Hernandez[5] Benoit Moulin[6] Pierre Woirgard[6] Laurent Lebas[6] Type II May 6-8, 1995[6] Paris[6] 1995 World Championships
1996 Silvere Bonhomme[7]. Minh Le[7] Jean-Baptiste Cantet[7] Franz Couderc[7] Standard[8] and Draft Paris[8] 1996 World Championships
1997 Francois Fressin[9] Michael Debard[9] Thomas Hucol[9] Raphaël Lévy[9] Standard[9] and Draft Paris[9] 1997 World Championships
1998 Fabien Demazeau[10] Manuel Bevand[10] Marc Hernandez[10] Pierre Malherbaud[10] Standard[10] and Draft June 26-27, 1998[11] Angoulême[11] 1998 World Championships
1999 Pierre Malherbaud[12] Gregoire Soubrie[12] Antoine Menard[12] Yann Hamon[12] Standard and Rochester Draft[13] June 5-6, 1999[12] Dijon[14] 1999 World Championships
2000 Yann Hamon[15] Franck Canu[15] Mike Sochon[15] Alexis Dumay[15] Standard and Booster Draft[16] April 29 - May 1, 2000[15] Paris[15] 2000 World Championships
2001 Pierre Mahlerbaud[17] Laurent Pagorek[17] Olivier Ruel[17] Maxime Reichmann[17] Standard and Rochester Draft[18] May 12-13, 2001[19] Avignon[19] 2001 World Championships
2002 Sylvain Lauriol[20] Christophe Haim[20] Florent Lefranc[20] Julien Zarka[21] Standard and Booster Draft[21] April 27-28, 2002[21] St. Denis[21] 2002 World Championships
2003 Stephane Damizet[22] Farid Meraghni[22] Olivier Ruel[23] Wilfried Ranque[23] Standard and Rochester Draft[24] May 3-4, 2003[19] Chambery[22] 2003 World Championships
2004 Olivier Ruel[25] Gabriel Nassif[25] Alexandre Peset[25] Damien Reaubourg[25] Standard and Booster Draft[22] July 17-18, 2004[19] Tours[22] 2004 World Championships
2005 Julien Goron[26] Michel Remlinger[26] Olivier Monbailly[26] Yannick Lacroix[26] Standard and Booster Draft[27] July 30-31, 2005[19] Aix en Provence[27] 2005 World Championships
2006 Sylvain Lauriol[28] Selim Creiche[28] Jonathan Rispal[28] Yann Hamon[28] Standard and Booster Draft[29] July 22-23, 2006[19] Marne-la-Vallée[29] 2006 World Championships
2007 Guillaume Matignon[30] Nicolas Boistard[30] Jerome Renevier[30] Wilfried Ranque[30] Standard and Booster Draft[31] July 14-15, 2007[19] Tours[31] 2007 World Championships
2008 Christophe Peyronnel[32] Olivier Ruel[32] Pierre Malherbaud[32] Stéphane Soubrier[32] Standard and Booster Draft[33] August 2-3, 2008[19] Tours[33] 2008 World Championships
2009 Gilles Mongilardi[34] Antoine Menard[34] Guillaume Matignon[34] Deltour, Louis[35] Standard and Booster Draft[36] July 25-26, 2009[37] Aix-en-Provence[36] 2009 World Championships
2010 Julien Parez[38] Guillaume Matignon[38] Antoine Ruel[38] Guillaume Wafo-Tapa[38] Standard and Booster Draft[39] July 24-25, 2010[40] Reims[39] 2010 World Championships
2011 Armel Primot[41] Maxime Gateaud[41] Thierry Ramboa[41] Dorian Glaunes[41] Standard and Booster Draft[42] July 22-24, 2011[43] La Rochelle[42] 2011 World Championships

World Magic Cup era

Year Pro Points Champion Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 Qualifier 3 Event pages
2012 Raphaël Lévy[44] Damien Mace[44] Stephane Soubrier[44] Yohan Dudognon[44] 2012 World Magic Cup
2013 Raphaël Lévy[45] Stephane Soubrier[45] Yann Guthmann[45] Timothée Simonot[45] 2013 World Magic Cup
2014 Jérémy Dezani[46] Yohan Dudognon[46] Bastien Espargiliere[46] Kevin Sauvageon[46] 2014 World Magic Cup
2015 Pierre Dagen[47] Hichem Tedjditi[47] Arnaud Soumet[47] Fathi Benaribi[47] 2015 World Magic Cup
2016 Raphaël Lévy[48] Jérémy Dezani[48] Kevin Sauvageon[48] Guillaume Perbet[48] 2016 World Magic Cup

List of Championships, continued

Year Pro Points Champion National Champion Runner-up Format Date Location Event pages
2017 Pierre Dagen[49] Alain Bardini Yann Teoh Standard and Booster Draft[50] September 9, 2017[50] Paris[50] 2017 National Championships
2017 World Magic Cup
2018 Jean-Emmanuel Depraz Timothée Jammot Arnaud Hocquemiller Standard and Booster Draft[51] July 21-22, 2018[51] Muret[51] 2018 National Championships
2018 World Magic Cup

French World Champions

Individual

Two French players have been World Champion:

Team

France has never won the team competition at Worlds.

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 28, 2005). "A Different Worlds (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on October 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ a b c Monty Ashley (August 23, 2004). "Convocation News: World Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
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  9. ↑ a b c d e f Florian Koch (2025). "Nationals France 1997 (website)". gatheringstats.com. Retrieved on October 6, 2025.
  10. ↑ a b c d e Ankou (June 29, 1998). "Subject: National France (Usenet Post)". The Dojo. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ a b Manuel Bevand (June 30, 1998). "Subject: My report v2.0 (Usenet Post)". The Dojo. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
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  33. ↑ a b Florian Koch (2025). "Nationals France 2008 (website)". gatheringstats.com. Retrieved on October 6, 2025.
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  47. ↑ 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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  49. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2017). "2017 World Magic Cup Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved on October 6, 2017.
  50. ↑ 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.
  51. ↑ 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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