Hungarian National Championships
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Gárdos Gergely Nagy Tamás Papp Gábor |
National Championship tournaments were held annually in Hungary from 1996 through to 2011, then again in 2017 and 2018.[1][2] The winner of these events was named Hungarian Champion and headed the national team at that years' World Championship.
Between 2012 and 2016, the title Hungarian Champion was instead given to the Hungarian player with the highest amount of Pro Points in a particular Pro Tour season.
National Championships (1996 to 2011)
National team members for the World Championships, where known, are marked in bold.
- Between 1996 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.
Notes: Hungarian names follow the Eastern (Family name first) naming convention. An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates their exact placing is unknown.
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World Magic Cup (2012 to 2016)
Official Pro Points Champion and Qualifier winners
The top 4 players of each of the three World Magic Cup tournaments are given, with the player who accepted a place in the national team being emboldened.
| Year | Pro Points Champion | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 3 |
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| 2012 [4][33] |
Nagy Tamás | 1. Schrick Máté 2. Gulyás Gergely 3. Körbl Adorján 4. Kiss Géza |
1. Lamper András 2. Gulyás Gergely 3. Kocsis Gábor 4. Viniczai Tibor |
1. Glied Tamás 2. Szántó Gergő 3. Nagy Ferenc 4. Körbl Adorján |
| 2013 [4][34] |
Nagy Tamás | 1. Körbl Adorján 2. Viniczai Tibor 3. Varga Krisztián 4. Szőke Zoltán |
1. Kocsis Gábor 2. Zeller Gábor 3. Szöllősi P. Bence 4. Nacsa Zsófi |
1. Hosszú Ervin 2. Schrick Máté 3. Horváth Tamás Bak 4. Kiss László |
| 2014 [4][35] |
Tamás Glied | 1. Nagy Tamás 2. Urbán Tamás 3. Kovács Gábor 4. Kocsis Gábor |
1. Hollós Péter 2. Kocsis Gábor 3. Szabó László 4. Horváth Tamás Póker |
1. Nagy Ferenc 2. Urbán Tamás 3. Pásztor László 4. Hosszú Balázs |
| 2015 [4][36] |
Nagy Tamás | 1. Kiss László 2. Glied Tamás 3. Kovács Péter 4. Hosszú Ervin |
1. Kocsis Gábor 2. Maróti András 3. Urbán Tamás 4. Bojtár Gyula |
1. Kenyeres Ákos 2. Bánki András 3. Tóth Dávid 4. Hosszú Ervin |
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Kenyeres Ákos | 1. Kenyeres Ákos 2. Dézsi Kristóf 3. Viniczai Tibor 4. Nádas Szilveszter |
1. Szabó László 2. Varga Zsolt 3. Schrick Máté 4. Urbán Tamás |
1. Schrick Dávid 2. Nagy Ferenc 3. Schrick Máté 4. Szekér Ottó |
Unofficial National Championships
The Hungarian community continued to run its own, unofficial National Championship tournaments each year between 2012 and 2026.[4] These were in addition to the formal World Magic Cup Qualifiers, with several players enjoying success in both systems.
Note: Players who were part of the National team - due to having the highest Pro Points or winning an official qualifier - in the year they Top 8ed the unofficial tournament have their names noted in bold below.
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