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National Championship tournaments were held annually in Switzerland from 1995 through to 2011, then again in 2017 and 2018.[1][2] The winner of these events was named Swiss Champion. That player also headed the national team at that year's World Championship, with the runner-up and semifinalists making up the rest of the team.
Between 2012 and 2016, the title Swiss Champion was instead given to the Swiss 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 | Amiel Feldman[3] | Donat Hauser[4] | Thomas Robertson[4] | Alexander Blumke[3] | Type II | 1995 World Championships | ||
| 1996 | Amiel Feldman[3] | Frederic Lenoir[3] | Alexander Blumke[3] | Andreas Weiss[3] | Type II and Sealed Deck[3] | July 15-16, 1996[5] | Meiringen[6] | 1996 World Championships |
| 1997 | Amiel Feldman | Frederic Lenoir | Christian Strebel | Timur Dogan | Standard and Sealed Deck | June 21-22, 1997 | Montreux | 1997 World Championships |
| 1998 | Timur Dogan | Jürg Häberli | Sepp Neff | Matthias Künzler | Standard and Draft | June 27-28, 1998 | Zürich | 1998 World Championships |
| 1999 | Raphael Gennari[7] | Jens Holtz[7] | Martin Zuercher[7] | Niklaus Hugi[7] | June 12-13, 1999[7] | Zürich[8] | 1999 World Championships | |
| 2000 | Christian Fehr[9] | Tommi Lindgren[9] | Hugi Niklaus[9] | Olivier Brigmann[9] | Standard and Draft | June 17-18th 2000[9] | Zürich[10] | 2000 World Championships |
| 2001 | Dave Montreuil[11] | Standard and Rochester Draft[12] | June 9-10, 2001[12] | Zürich[12] | 2001 World Championships | |||
| 2002 | Christian Fehr[13] | Raphael Gennari | Michael Mayer | Thai Minh-dot | April 27-28, 2002 | Bern | 2002 World Championships | |
| 2003 | Andrea Curti[14] | Yves Sele[14] | Christian Fehr[14] | Christoph Huber[14] | Standard and Rochester Draft[15] | 2003 World Championships | ||
| 2004 | Bruno Carvalho[16] | Nico Bohny[16] | Daniel Madan[16] | Lukas Egloff[16] | Standard and Booster Draft | Bern | 2004 World Championships | |
| 2005 | Daniel Oppliger[17] | Andreas Ganz[17] | Christian Kreher[17] | Yves Sele[17] | Standard and Booster Draft | 2005 World Championships | ||
| 2006 | Régis Blanc[18] | Christian Fehr[18] | Olivier Duport[18] | Matthias Künzler[18] | Standard and Booster Draft | 2006 World Championships | ||
| 2007 | Manuel Bucher[19] | Nico Bohny[19] | Raphael Gennari[19] | Christoph Huber[19] | Standard[20] and Booster Draft | August 25-26, 2007[20] | Lausanne | 2007 World Championships |
| 2008 | Mark Schwass[21] | Marcel Arndt[21] | Christian Kreher[21] | Tommi Lindgren[21] | Standard and Booster Draft | August 23-24, 2008[22] | Barr[22] | 2008 World Championships |
| 2009 | Tommi Lindgren[23] | Matthias Künzler[23] | Nico Bohny[23] | Michi Eberhard[23] | Standard and Booster Draft[24] | July 18-19, 2009[25] | Bern[25] | 2009 World Championships |
| 2010 | Andreas Ganz[26] | Gabriel Meier[26] | Florian Krauer[26] | Wai lok Chan[26] | Standard and Booster Draft | August 7-8, 2010[27] | Bern[27] | 2010 World Championships |
| 2011 | Matthias Künzler[28] | Dario Vicedomini[28] | Matteo Rusconi[28] | Andreas Ganz[28] | Standard and Booster Draft | August 20-21, 2011[29] | Olten[29] | 2011 World Championships |
World Magic Cup era
| Year | Pro Points Champion | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 3 | Event pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Andreas Ganz[30] | Yann Blumer[30] | Olivier Duport[30] | Christian Fehr[30] | 2012 World Magic Cup |
| 2013 | Andreas Ganz[31] | Christian Paris[31] | Marcel Arndt[31] | Diony Idelfonso[31] | 2013 World Magic Cup |
| 2014 | Nico Bohny[32] | Andreas Ganz[32] | Samuel Marti[32] | Reto Sormani[32] | 2014 World Magic Cup |
| 2015 | Julian Felix Flury[33] | Andreas Ganz[33] | Theophile Delavy[33] | Leonard Barbou[33] | 2015 World Magic Cup |
| 2016 | Andreas Ganz[34] | Lukas Grauwiler[34] | Julian Felix Flury[34] | Yannick Studer[34] | 2016 World Magic Cup |
List of Championships, continued
| Year | Pro Points Champion | National Champion | Runner-up | Format | Date | Location | Event pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Julian Felix Flury[35] | Simon Leigh | Marko Milivojevic | Standard and Booster Draft[36] | September 16-17, 2017[36] | Dielsdorf[36] | 2017 National Championships 2017 World Magic Cup |
| 2018 | Andreas Ganz[37] | Michael Hitz | Ivo Grossholz | Standard and Booster Draft|[38] | August 18-19, 2018 | Wettingen | 2018 National Championships 2018 World Magic Cup |
Swiss World Champions
Individual
One Swiss player has been World Champion:
- Alexander Blumke won the 1995 World Championships.
Team
Switzerland has won the team competition at Worlds once:
- Nico Bohny, Manuel Bucher, Raphael Genari, Christoph Huber at the 2007 World Championships.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Alexander Blumke (June 24, 1996). "Subject: Swiss Nationals (Tournament report) (Usenet post)". The Dojo. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b Sparky!! (July 28, 1995). "WotC Release: US Team Chosen (Usenet Post)". Usenet. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ Alexander Blumke (October 1996). "Swiss Nationals Report (pdf)". The Duelist Sideboard #3. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ Vincent Musolino (May 17, 1996). "Swiss Qualifiers : Tourney Report (Usenet post)". Newsgroup: rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc. Usenet. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d e Wizards of the Coast (1999). "Results Swiss Nationals (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 2, 2000. Retrieved on October 12,2025.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (1999). "1999 Nationals Tournament Results (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 27, 2000. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d e Wizards of the Coast (2000). "Swiss Nationals (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on February 26, 2003. Retrieved on October 12,2025.
- ↑ R. Sakamoto (June 28,2000). "Subject: Swiss Nationals Top 8 Deck Lists. (Zurich) (website)". The Dojo. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ Toby Wachter (2005). "Round 5: Tommi Hovi vs. Dave Montreuil (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 5, 2001. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (2001). "2001 European Nationals (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 22, 2001. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ Rui Oliveira (2002). "National Champions (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d magicworldchampionship.com (2003). "Top 8 Nationals (website)". magicworldchampionship.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2003. Retrieved on October 12, 2005.
- ↑ magicworldchampionship.com (2003). "European Nationals (website)". magicworldchampionship.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved on October 12, 2005.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2004). "2004 Magic: The Gathering ® World Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on March 1, 2005. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2005). "2005 National Champions and Teams (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (November 25, 2006). "2007 Magic: The Gathering World Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (November 29, 2007). "2007 Magic: The Gathering World Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b deck check.net (2007). "Swiss Nationals 2007 (website)". deck check.net. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2008). "2008 World Championships Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (2008). "2008 National Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved on 10, October 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2010). "2009 World Championships Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 14, 2009. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ Editor Andy (July 18, 2009). "Swiss Nationals 2009 Coverage Day 1 (website)". blackborder.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (2009). "2009 National Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2010). "2010 World Championships Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (2010). "2010 National Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2011). "2011 World Championships Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (2011). "2011 National Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2016). "2016 World Magic Cup Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
- ↑ /u/Wampo_svk (July 11, 2006). "WMCQ Week 1 Winners (Social media post)". Reddit. Retrieved on October 13, 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2025). "2017-18 Premier Play Leaderboard (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on October 13, 2025.
- ↑ 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.