Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2013–14

The 2013–14 Pro Tour season was the nineteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It started on 25 May with Grand Prix Guadalajara and ended on 3 August 2014 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Magic 2015 in Portland. The season consisted of 57 Grand Prix and four Pro Tours, located in Dublin, Valencia, Atlanta, and Portland.[2][3]

2013–14 Pro Tour season
Pro Player of the YearFrance Jérémy Dezani
Rookie of the YearUnited States Raymond Perez Jr.
World ChampionIsrael Shahar Shenhar
Pro Tours4[1]
Grands Prix57
Hall of Fame inductionsUnited States Luis Scott-Vargas
United States William Jensen
United States Ben Stark
Start of season25 May 2013
End of season3 August 2014

Grand Prix

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Magic: The Gathering World Championship

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Amsterdam (31 July–4 August 2013)

Top 4 playoff

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Semifinals Finals
      
Reid Duke 3
Josh Utter-Leyton 2
Reid Duke 2
Shahar Shenhar 3
Ben Stark 1
Shahar Shenhar 3

Final standings

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The following sixteen players received an invitation to the 2013 World Championship due to their performance in the 2012–13 season. They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.

# Player Prize Pro points Qualified due to
1   Shahar Shenhar $40,000 12 5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
2   Reid Duke $20,000 11 8th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
3   Ben Stark $10,000 8 2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
4   Josh Utter-Leyton $10,000 7 2012–13 Player of the Year
5   Craig Wescoe $5,000 7 Pro Tour Dragon's Maze winner
6   Yuuya Watanabe $5,000 7 2012 Players Championship winner
7   Brian Kibler $5,000 6 4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
8   Shuhei Nakamura $5,000 6 3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
9   Dimitriy Butakov $1,000 6 2012 Magic Online Champion
10   David Ochoa $1,000 6 7th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
11   Stanislav Cifka $1,000 5 Pro Tour Return to Ravnica winner
12   Tom Martell $1,000 5 Pro Tour Gatecrash winner
13   Willy Edel $1,000 5 Pro Point leader Latin America
14   Eric Froehlich $1,000 4 Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
15   Lee Shi Tian $1,000 3 Pro Point leader APAC region
16   Martin Jůza $1,000 2 6th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified

World Magic Cup

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Amsterdam (2–4 August 2013)

Top 8

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Austria 1
8 Hungary 2
Hungary 2
Czech Republic 1
4 Czech Republic 2
5 New Zealand 0
Hungary 1
France 2
2 France 2
7 Belgium 0
France 2
Iceland 0
3 Estonia 0
6 Iceland 2

Final standings

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Grand Prix

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Pro Tour Theros

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At the start of Pro Tour Theros Luis Scott-Vargas, William Jensen, and Ben Stark were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Day one ended with Samuel Black and Paul Rietzl having won all their eight matches. Thirteen players followed at seven wins, including well-known players such as Jon Finkel and Makihito Mihara.[21] After round 15 of the tournament the standings shaped up in a way that guaranteed the best four player to qualify for the top eight, and allowed the players in fifth to eighth place to guarantee qualification for the top eight by drawing intentionally.[22] Consequently, the eight players that were at the top of the standings after round 15 were also at the top after round 16, and thus qualified for the top eight.[23] They were Jérémy Dezani, Guillaume Wafo-Tapa, and Pierre Dagen of France, Samuel Black and Paul Rietzl from the United States, Makihito Mihara and Kentarou Yamamoto from Japan, and Kamiel Cornelissen from the Netherlands. In the top eight the French players then only lost to each other. Wafo-Tapa was eliminated by Dagen in the quarter-finals, and in the finals Dezani defeated Dagen to win Pro Tour Theros.[24]

Dublin (11–13 October 2013)
  • Prize pool: $250,000[3]
  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft (Theros-Theros-Theros)[1]
  • Attendance: 428[25]

Top 8

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Jérémy Dezani 3
8 Kamiel Cornelissen 0
Jérémy Dezani 3
Makihito Mihara 0
4 Makihito Mihara 3
5 Paul Rietzl 2
Jérémy Dezani 3
Pierre Dagen 1
2 Samuel Black 3
7 Kentarou Yamamoto 1
Samuel Black 2
Pierre Dagen 3
3 Guillaume Wafo-Tapa 1
6 Pierre Dagen 3

Final standings

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Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1   Jérémy Dezani $40,000 30
2   Pierre Dagen $20,000 24
3   Samuel Black $12,500 22 2nd final day
4   Makihito Mihara $12,500 22 5th final day
5   Guillaume Wafo-Tapa $10,000 20 5th final day
6   Paul Rietzl $10,000 20 4th final day
7   Kentarou Yamamoto $10,000 20 2nd final day
8   Kamiel Cornelissen $10,000 20 6th final day

Grand Prix

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Pro Tour Born of the Gods

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Valencia (21–23 February 2014)

Top 8

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Shaun McLaren 2
8 Tim Rivera 1
Shaun McLaren 2
Patrick Dickmann 1
4 Christian Seibold 1
5 Patrick Dickmann 2
Shaun McLaren 3
Jacob Wilson 2
2 Shi Tian Lee 0
7 Anssi Alkio 2
Anssi Alkio 1
Jacob Wilson 2
3 Jacob Wilson 2
6 Chris Fennell 0

Final standings

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Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1   Shaun McLaren $40,000 30
2   Jacob Wilson $20,000 24
3   Patrick Dickmann $12,500 22
4   Anssi Alkio $12,500 22
5   Lee Shi Tian $10,000 20 2nd final day
6   Christian Seibold $10,000 20
7   Chris Fennell $10,000 20
8   Tim Rivera $10,000 20

Grand Prix

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Pro Tour Journey into Nyx

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Atlanta (16–18 May 2014)

Top 8

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Patrick Chapin 2
8 Jamie Parke 1
Patrick Chapin 2
Josh Utter-Leyton 0
4 Josh Utter-Leyton 2
5 Stanislav Cifka 1
Patrick Chapin 3
Nam Sung-Wook 1
2 Reid Duke 0
7 Yuuki Ichikawa 2
Yuuki Ichikawa 0
Nam Sung-Wook 2
3 Andrea Mengucci 1
6 Nam Sung-Wook 2

Final standings

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Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1   Patrick Chapin $40,000 30 5th final day
2   Nam Sung-Wook $20,000 24 1st South Korean in a Top 8
3   Josh Utter-Leyton $12,500 22 5th final day
4   Yuuki Ichikawa $12,500 22
5   Reid Duke $10,000 20
6   Andrea Mengucci $10,000 20
7   Stanislav Cifka $10,000 20 2nd final day
8   Jamie Parke $10,000 20 3rd final day

Grand Prix

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Pro Tour Magic 2015

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Portland (1–3 August 2014)
  • Prize pool: $250,000
  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft
  • Attendance: 358

Top 8

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Pat Cox 0
8 Owen Turtenwald 2
Owen Turtenwald 1
Ivan Floch 2
4 Ivan Floch 2
5 Matthew Sperling 0
Ivan Floch 3
Jackson Cunningham 2
2 Yuuki Ichikawa 1
7 Jackson Cunningham 2
Jackson Cunningham 2
Pierre Mondon 1
3 William Jensen 0
6 Pierre Mondon 2

Final standings

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Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1   Ivan Floch $40,000 30
2   Jackson Cunningham $20,000 24 Pro tour debut
3   Pierre Mondon $12,500 22
4   Owen Turtenwald $12,500 22 2nd final day
5   Pat Cox $10,000 20 2nd final day
6   Yuuki Ichikawa $10,000 20 2nd final day
7   William Jensen $10,000 20 5th final day
8   Matthew Sperling $10,000 20

Pro Player of the Year final standings

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The 2013–14 Pro Tour season ended after Pro Tour Magic 2015. These are the final standings of the Player of the Year race, including every player who at the end of the season reached Platinum, the highest Pro Club Level.

Place Player Pro Points Place Player Pro Points Place Player Pro Points
1   Jérémy Dezani 86 11   Patrick Chapin 52 18   Ben Stark 47
2   Owen Turtenwald 73   Yuuya Watanabe 52   Kentaro Yamamoto 47
3   Reid Duke 72 13   Yuuki Ichikawa 51 23   Eric Froehlich 46
4   William Jensen 63   Sam Black 51   Patrick Dickmann 46
5   Ivan Floch 62 15   Jacob Wilson 50   Shahar Shenhar 46
6   Stanislav Cifka 58   Lee Shi Tian 50   Martin Jůza 46
7   Shaun McLaren 55 17   Jared Boettcher 49   Raphaël Lévy 46
8   Tom Martell 54 18   Josh McClain 47 28   Nam Sung-Wook 45
  Josh Utter-Leyton 54   Chris Fennell 47
10   Paul Rietzl 53   Alexander Hayne 47

Invitees to the 2014 World Championship

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The following twenty-four players received an invitation to the 2014 World Championship due to their performance in the 2013–14 season.

Player Qualified due to
  Jérémy Dezani 2013–14 Player of the Year
  Raymond Perez Jr.* 2013–14 Rookie of the Year
  Shahar Shenhar 2013 World Champion
  Raphaël Lévy 2013 World Magic Cup winner
  Lars Dam 2013 Magic Online Champion
  Shaun McLaren Pro Tour Born of the Gods winner
  Patrick Chapin Pro Tour Journey into Nyx winner
  Ivan Floch Pro Tour Magic 2015 winner
  Owen Turtenwald Pro Point leader North America
  Reid Duke Pro Point runner-up North America
  Willy Edel Pro Point leader Latin America
  Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Pro Point runner-up Latin America
  Lee Shi Tian Pro Point leader APAC region
  Nam Sung-Wook Pro Point runner-up APAC region
  Yuuya Watanabe Pro Point leader Japan
  Yuuki Ichikawa Pro Point runner-up Japan
  William Jensen Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
  Stanislav Cifka 2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
  Josh Utter-Leyton 3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
  Tom Martell 4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
  Paul Rietzl 5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
  Sam Black 6th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
  Jacob Wilson 7th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
  Kentaro Yamamoto 8th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified

* = Originally, Jared Boettcher had been declared Rookie of the Year, but when he was suspended by the DCI for cheating, his rookie title was also revoked and passed down to Raymond Perez Jr.[67]

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