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VIDEO AT PRO TOUR-COLUMBUS
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Randy Buehler, Mike Flores, Osyp Lebedowicz and Jonathan Becker take you inside Pro Tour-Columbus with the return of MagicTheGathering.com's video coverage.
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Top 8 Preview (14 MB zip)
Quarterfinals 1 (44 MB zip)
Quarterfinals 2 (76 MB zip)
Semifinals (73 MB zip)
Prelude to the Final (26 MB zip)
Final: Pierre Canali vs. Shuhei Nakamura (59 MB zip)
Wrap-Up: Day 3 (5.3 MB zip)
Wrap-Up: Day 2 (4.1 MB zip)
Wrap-up: Day 1 (5.5 MB zip)
Tutorial: Ryuichi Arita Lives Life (5.7 MB zip)
Tutorial: David Carvajal wakes up with Cephalid Breakfast (6.0 MB zip)
Tutorial: Gadiel Szleifer and the Reanimator Combo (4.5 MB zip)
Deck Tech: Nicholas West Grabs the Scepter (4.0 MB zip)
Deck Tech: Jeroen Remie modifies The Rock (3.9 MB zip)
Deck Tech: Josh Ravitz and Psychatog (2.0 MB zip)
Deck Tech: White Weenie for Gabe Walls (1.5 MB zip)
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Congratulations Pierre Canali! You are the Pro Tour-Columbus 2005 Champion!
The 22- year-old Salsa instructor from France may have missed a step or two on his way through the Top 8 of this tournament, but he still emerged on top of the inaugural event of the 2005 Pro Tour season. This was his first Pro Tour and it ended with him holding a $30,000 check and the lead of both the Rookie and Player of the Year Races.
He played Affinity--one of only eight players in the tournament to make that deck choice--and the field was not prepared for the deck's power this weekend. Many players made the mistake of only offering token resistance to the most dominant deck from the most recent Block Constructed and Standard seasons. Canali showed the world that a couple of Energy Fluxes are just not going to cut it folks!
Canali led the Swiss at the end of Day 1 and his only three losses on Day 2 were to fellow Top 8 competitors Gadiel Szleifer, Geoffrey Siron, and countryman Oliver Ruel. He avenged his loss to Siron's Madness deck in the quarterfinals and did the same to Ruel and his Red Army in the semis. He met up with Japan's Shuhei Nakamura in the finals and despite a couple of questionable plays still won the match against Red Deck Wins in a convincing three-game sweep.
Canali's sideboard was his MVP all weekend. Looking at his decklist, the sideboard cards -- with Meddling Mage, Chill, Kami of Ancient Law, and Engineered Plague -- looks like it should be attached to a Dump Truck listing instead of Affinity. The Top 8 featured a buffet of decklists for players looking forward to the upcoming Extended PTQ season, with a different deck for each competitor. It will be interesting to discover if Affinity will be a dominant force come January or will this event give players enough advance warning to trade for the Meltdowns, Pulverizes, and various and sundry artifact hate to keep the deck in check.
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Champion |
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Pierre Canali
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Pierre Canali, 3-1
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Geoffrey Siron
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Pierre Canali, 3-2
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Masashi Oiso
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Olivier Ruel, 3-0
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Pierre Canali, 3-0
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Olivier Ruel
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Nicholas West
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Nicholas West, 3-0
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Ryuichi Arita
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Shuhei Nakamura, 3-0
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Gadiel Szleifer
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Shuhei Nakamura, 3-1
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Shuhei Nakamura
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EVENT COVERAGE
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FINAL TOP 8 STANDINGS
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Finals: Pierre Canali vs. Shuhei Nakamura
by Ted Knutson
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Deck Tech: Final Matchup Analysis
by Mike Turian
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Semifinals: Nicholas West vs. Shuhei Nakamura
by Brian David-Marshall
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Semifinals: Olivier Ruel vs. Pierre Canali
by Gary Wise
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Quarterfinals: Olivier Ruel vs. Masashi Oiso
by Ted Knutson
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Quarterfinals: Pierre Canali vs. Geoffrey Siron
by Mike Turian
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Quarterfinals: Nicholas West vs. Ryuichi Arita
by Brian David-Marshall
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Quarterfinals: Gadiel Szleifer vs. Shuhei Nakamura
by Gary Wise
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Deck Tech: Deck Archetype Performance Breakdown
by Ted Knutson
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Feature: Top 8 Predictions
by Event Coverage Staff
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Feature: The Top 8 Player Profiles
by Event Coverage Staff
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Decks: The Top 8 Decklists
by Event Coverage Staff
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Decks: Decklists A-F
by Event Coverage Staff
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Decks: Decklists G-M
by Event Coverage Staff
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Decks: Decklists N-Z
by Event Coverage Staff
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Day 2 Blog Archive: Disco fever, Magic quilting club, up-and-comers, and More!
by Ted Knutson
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Feature: How to Play "X"
by Brian David-Marshall
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Feature: Who are These Guys?
by Gary Wise
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Feature: A Judge's View of the Extended Cardpool
by Judah Alt
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Round 16: Bubble Full of Trouble in Final Round
by Gary Wise
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Round 16: Newcomers Battle for Top 8
by Mike Turian
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Round 15: Rogue on Rogue Action!
by Brian David-Marshall
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Deck Tech: The Noblest Deck
by Michael Flores
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Feature: One-ofs Come Out of the Shadows
by Gary Wise
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Round 14: The French Connect
by Mike Turian
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Round 13: Who Wins in a Fight?
by Brian David-Marshall
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Deck Tech: Day 2 Deck Breakdown
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 12: Double Dutch Trick or Treat
by Mike Turian
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Round 11: Better than Animating? Try Reanimating!
by Gary Wise
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Round 10: Desiring Minds Want to Know
by Mike Turian
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Round 9: Youth, Experience Tussle in Battle of the Ages
by Gary Wise
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Day 1 Blog Archive: Japanese Tech, Mr. Randy Buehler, Last Chance Qualifiers, and More!
by Brian David-Marshall
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Deck Tech: The Flavors of Mind's Desire
by Ted Knutson
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Round 8: The Bubble Matches
by Mike Turian
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Deck Tech: Day 1 Deck Breakdown
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 7: A Quick Match Between Old Pros
by Gary Wise
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Feature: Is it Better to be Rogue than Good?
by Ted Knutson
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Round 6: Snap goes the Putrid Imp!
by Mike Turian
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Feature: Columbus Through the Magic Years
by Gary Wise
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Round 5: Reanimator Done in by Reanimate
by Gary Wise
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Round 4: Madness Takes on Aluren
by Mike Turian
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Feature: New Hands Take Magic's Reins
by Gary Wise
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Round 3: Mistakes Made, Lessons Learned
by Ted Knutson
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Round 2: Combos Clash in Round 2
by Mike Turian
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Feature: Is Kai Waving Goodbye?
by Gary Wise
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Round 1: Nassif's Inauspicious 2005 Debut
by Ted Knutson
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Info: Day 1 Player List
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Day 1 Country Breakdown
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Pro Tour-Columbus 2005 Preview
by Brian David-Marshall
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Info: Fact Sheet
by Event Coverage Staff
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| 1. Pierre Canali |
$30,000 |
| 2. Shuhei Nakamura |
$20,000 |
| 3. Nicholas West |
$15,000 |
| 4. Olivier Ruel |
$13,000 |
| 5. Gadiel Szleifer |
$9,500 |
| 6. Masashi Oiso |
$8,500 |
| 7. Ryuichi Arita |
$7,500 |
| 8. Geoffrey Siron |
$6,500 |
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