The Magic: The Gathering national champions are the players who won National Championships (Nationals) that year. (with the exception of champions between 2012 and 2016, which were awarded to players with the most Pro Points at the end of a Pro Tour season [1] )
Nationals took place around the world usually in summer or autumn. Eligibility to play in a national championship was determined on residence instead of nationality. In addition, Nationals required eligible players to qualify. (prior to 2011, countries with smaller populations of Magic players open nationals were held, meaning that any eligible player could compete in this tournament)
After 2011 Nationals were discontinued by Wizards of the Coast when they restructured their Magic: The Gathering organized play program, abandoning national championships, and restructuring the World Championship. From 2012 to 2016 the title of National Champion was awarded to the player with the most Pro Points of any given country at the end of a Pro Tour season. At the end of 2018 Wizards of the Coast announced that in 2019 there would be no National Championships. As of April 2019 it is unclear whether Nationals are on hiatus or abandoned. The title National Champion will not be awarded in 2019.
In 2018, National Champions were determined in 74 nations and regions. In most cases these regions line up with countries, but special exemptions were made in some cases, for example Puerto Rico and the countries of the United Kingdom.
The current National Championship tournaments were held over one to three days, depending on the number of qualified players. The players are qualified in either of 4 ways: Players who have sufficient Planeswalker Points (threshold differs from nations to nations), being a leveled-player in Pro Players Club, being a member in Hall of Fame, or winning the last-chance qualifier tournament held at the eve of the Nationals (if any).
Nationals are multiformat tournaments, consisting of a Booster Draft portion and Standard portion. Usually, both portions were played over six or seven rounds each with the players being paired Swiss style. After the Swiss part of the tournament, the best eight players advanced to the single-elimination finals. The finalists of the single-elimination rounds will be representing their Nationals in World Magic Cup along with pro point leader in previous Pro Tour season (should pro point leader is also the National's finalist, the top 3 players of the event will become National representatives).
Prior to 2011 running, the best four players qualified for the World Championship with the best three constituting the National team at the World Championship. In countries with open-entry Nationals (which with smaller populations of Magic players), only the national champion qualified for the World Championship. These countries were not represented by a national team at the World Championship.
1997: Pablo Mántaras [2]
1998: Douglas Maioli [3]
1999: Douglas Maioli [4]
2000: Andrés Moro [5]
2001: Diego Ostrovich [6]
2002: Diego Ostrovich [7]
2003: Jose Barbero [8]
2004: Mauro Kina [9]
2005: Victor Villanueva [10]
2006: Leonardo Calcagno [11]
2007: Nicolás Kohan [12]
2008: Adrián Saredo [13]
2009: Alejo Zagalsky [14]
2010: Franco Bonazza [15]
2011: Nicolas De Nicola [16]
2012: Nicolas De Nicola [17]
2013: Andres Monsalve
2014: Demian Tejo
2015: Nicolas de Nicola [18]
1995: Nathan Russell [19] [20]
1996: Joseph Tan
1997: Rod Ho [21]
1998: Rod Ho [22]
1999: Michael Doecke [23]
2000: Stephen Campbell [24]
2001: Rob Nadebaum [6] [25]
2002: Justin West [26]
2003: Andrew Varga
2004: Tim He [27]
2005: Chris Allen [28]
2006: Tim He [27]
2007: Steve Alpin [29]
2008: Aaron Nicastri [30]
2009: Jamie Mackintosh [31]
2010: Adam Witton [32]
2011: Aaron Nicoll [33]
2012: Jeremy Neeman [17]
2013: Justin Cheung
2014: Justin Cheung
2015: Paul Jackson [18]
1995: Mu-Luen Wang [34]
1996: Christian Peschta [34]
1997: Christian Gregorich [34]
1998: Christoph Derdak [34]
1999: Philipp Cetl [34]
2000: Helmut Summersberger [35]
2001: Benedikt Klauser [36]
2002: Stephan Genser [34]
2003: Markus Jöbstl [34]
2004: Simon Grünauer [34]
2005: Nikolaus Eigner [37]
2006: Benedikt Klauser [38]
2007: Thomas Preyer [39]
2008: Oliver Polak-Rottmann [40]
2009: Bernhard Lehner [41]
2010: Christian Gawrilowicz [42]
2011: Stefan Heigerer [43]
2012: Thomas Holzinger [17]
2013: Thomas Holzinger
2014: Valentin Mackl
2015: Valentin Mackl [18]
2016: Oliver Polak-Rottmann
2017: Elias Klocker
2018: Marc Mühlböck
2005: Kirill Efimov [28]
2006: Dzmitry Fedarovich [44]
2007: Gleb Gobzem [45]
2008: Dimitry Lipay [46]
2009: Dimitry Lipay [47]
2010: Yehor Polschak [48]
2011: Yehor Polschak [16]
2012: Alexander Arabyan [17]
2013: Sergey Telipko
2014: Evgeniy Zakharenkov
2015: Aliaksei Auramionak [18]
1995: Bart Van Uffelen
1996: David Van Dijck
1997: Nicolas Fournier
1998: Dominique Coene
1999: Dominique Coene
2000: Vincent Gieling
2001: Sinan Bolca
2002: Jan Doise [49]
2003: Mats Clays
2004: Vincent Lemoine [50]
2005: Gert Coeckelbergh [28]
2006: Mark Dictus
2007: Fried Meulders [51]
2008: Pascal Vieren [13]
2009: Branco Neirynck [52]
2010: Aurélien Dubuisson [15]
2011: Vincent Lemoine [16]
2012: Vincent Lemoine [17]
2013: Vincent Lemoine
2014: Nicolas Vanderhallen
2015: Branco Neirynck [18]
2016: Peter Vieren [53]
2017: Kristof Van Holsbeeck [54]
2018: Mark Dictus
2019: Jérôme Bastogne
2005: Juan Carlos Jaillita Zeballos [28]
2006: Richard Villafranqui
2007: Antón Nava [45]
2008: Rolando Flores [55]
2009: Juan Carlos Vargas Carreras [47]
2010: Alejandro Van Mourik [15]
2011: Pietro Sanjinés Angelaccio [16]
2012: Alejandro Van Mourik [17]
2013: Juan Carlos Vargas Carreras
2014: Carlos Torrico
2015: David Sologuren [18]
1995: Fabiano de Castro
1996: Raul Assis
1997: José Ricardo
1998: Romário Brito
1999: Roberto Dantas
2000: Fabiano de Castro
2001: Marcos Tanaka [56]
2002: Victor Galimbertti [57]
2003: Rafael Barros [58]
2004: Osvaldo Barbosa
2005: Pedro Henrique Uehara [28]
2006: Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
2007: Lucas Berthoud [45]
2008: Vagner Casatti [59]
2009: Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa [60]
2010: Eduardo Mendes Lopes [61]
2011: Marcus Camargo [16]
2012: Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa [17]
2013: Willy Edel
2014: Willy Edel
2015: Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa [18]
2005: Martin Nosovich [28]
2006: Hristo Tsekov
2007: Svetlin Varbanov [45]
2008:
2009: Nikolay Bogdev [47]
2010: Ivan Govedarov [15]
2011: Kaloyan Kirilov [16]
2012: Kaloyan Kirilov [17]
2013: Dobrin Paskov
2014: Evgeni Kaymashki
2015: Hristiyan Ivanov [18]
1995: Eric Tam [62]
1996: Gary Krakower [62]
1997: Gary Krakower [62]
1998: Peter Radonjic [62]
1999: Marc Rajotte [62]
2000: Ryan Fuller [62]
2001: Terry Tsang [62]
2002: Jürgen Hahn [62]
2003: Josh Rider [63]
2004: Jingpeng Zhang [64]
2005: Jason Olynyk [65]
2006: Guillaume Cardin [66]
2007: Andrew Ting-A-Kee [67]
2008: Dan Lanthier [68]
2009: Jasar S. Elarar [47]
2010: Jasar S. Elarar [69]
2011: Marc Anderson [70]
2012: Alexander Hayne [17]
2013: Jon Stern
2014: Shaun McLaren
2015: Shaun McLaren [18]
1997: Juan Eduardo Escobar
1999: Andres Hojman
2000: Juan Reutter [71]
2001: Sebastian Suter [56]
2002: Juan Reutter
2003: Jose Luis Capdevila
2004: Waldemar Barrientos
2005: Jose Luis Capdevila [28]
2006: Julio Bernabe [72]
2007: Andres Camargo [45]
2008: Brian Grady [73]
2009: Christian A. Cespedes [47]
2010: Francisco Rojas Sessarego [15]
2011: David Kaliski [16]
2000: Jia Wei
2001: Tsang Kai Chung
2002: Nip Nong Ong
2003: Jie Li [74]
2004: Howard Ong
2005: Hui Zhang [75]
2006: Yu Win
2007: Yu Yin [76]
2008: Yu Chip Chop
2009: Liang Zhu [77]
2010: Lu Chao [78]
2011: Chen Zhuang [79]
2012: Xin Sui [17]
2013: Bog Li
2014: Han Bing Sham
2015: Sun Bo Rat [18]
2000: Chen Yu Weng [80]
2001:
2002: Kuo Tzu-Ching
2003: Chih-Hsiang Chang [81]
2004: Ming Da Tsia [82]
2005: Homg Gi Tsai [28]
2006:
2007: Yi-Jie Lin [83]
2008: Ming Chee Wang [84]
2009: Kuo Tzu-Ching [85]
2010: Kuo Tzu-Ching [15]
2011: Bo Ruad Chun [16]
2012: Kuo Tzu-Ching [17]
2013: Kuo Tzu-Ching
2014: Kuo Tzu-Ching
2015: Huang Hao-Shan [18]
2004: Nicolás Acosta
2005: Nicolás Acosta [28]
2006: Jose Luis Gomez
2007: Juan Fernando Giraldo [86]
2008: Carlos Amaya [87]
2009: Daniel Parra [88]
2010: Gustavo Adolfo Escobar Forero [15]
2011: Daniel Moreno [16]
2012: Daniel Moreno [17]
2013: Daniel Moreno
2014: Daniel Cardozo
2015: Jairo Eduardo Giraldo Castañeda [18]
2005: Jose De la O [28]
2006: Ricardo Madriz
2007: Alonso Arrieta
2008: Carlos Pal [46]
2009: Miguel Gatica [89]
2010: Miguel Gatica [15]
2011: Ricardo Madriz [16]
2012: Marino Donato [17]
2013: Miguel Gatica
2014: Miguel Gatica
2015: Miguel Gatica [18]
2016: Marino Donato
2017: Mauricio Agüero
2018: Jun Feng
2002: Ivan Rubelj [90]
2003: Ognjen Cividini
2004: Filip Čeč
2005: Ivan Klarić [28]
2006: Lovro Gašparac
2007: Grgur Petric Maretić [91]
2008: Stjepan Sučić [92]
2009: Niko Bačić [93]
2010: Toni Portolan [15]
2011: Grgur Petric Maretic [16]
2012: Grgur Petric Maretic [17]
2013: Grgur Petric Maretic
2014: Vjeran Horvat [94]
2015: Stjepan Sučić [18]
2016: Vjeran Horvat [95]
2017: Vladimir Ivanović
2011: Alexendre Bakhtiarov [16]
2012: Daniel Antonoiu [17]
2013: Daniel Antonoiu
2014: Daniel Antonoiu
2015: Daniel Antonoiu [18]
1996: David Korejtko
1997: Lukáš Ladra
1998: Michal Srba
1999: Ondřej Baudyš
2000: Ondřej Baudyš
2001: Petr Nahodil
2002: Vladimír Komanický [90]
2003: Petr Nahodil
2004: Ondřej Baudyš
2005: Martin Jůza [28]
2006: Martin Jůza
2007: Tomáš Langer [96]
2008: Petr Brožek [46]
2009: Jan Kotrla
2010: Petr Nahodil [97]
2011: Pavel Bednařík [16]
2012: Martin Jůza [17]
2013: Stanislav Cifka
2014: Stanislav Cifka
2015: Ondrej Stráský [18]
2018: Tomáš Hanousek
1995: Jesper Thrane [98]
1996: Svend Geertsen [99]
1997: Thomas Dall Jensen [100]
1998: Timme Nyegaard [35]
1999: Palle Poulsen [101]
2000: Anton Lunau [102]
2001: Niels Sanders Jensen [103]
2002: Jonas Cleeman [90]
2003: Stefan Petersen [104]
2004: Søren Boll
2005: Rasmus Sibast [28]
2006: Rasmus Sibast [105]
2007: Tim Rasmussen [106]
2008: Janus Bossow [46]
2009: Thomas Enevoldsen [107]
2010: Martin Dang [15]
2011: Allan Christensen [16]
2012: Allan Christensen [17]
2013: Thomas Enevoldsen
2014: Martin Müller
2015: Martin Dang [18]
2005: Pedro Pappaterra [108]
2006: Carlos Joan Castillo Ruiz. 2007: Pedro Pappaterra [45]
2008: Rudy Ivan Jimenez
2009: Etienne Martinez [109]
2010: Omar Bonilla [15]
2011: Felix Osvaldo Rodriguez Acosta [16]
2012: Ronald Rodriguez [17]
2013: Ronald Rodriguez
2014: Pedro Pappaterra
2015: Pedro Pappaterra [18] 2016: Caupolican Lopez
2017: Caupolican Lopez
2005: Mario Castillo [28]
2006: Rafael Matovelle
2007: Francisco Miranda [45]
2008: Francisco Arcos [46]
2009: Jose Intriago Suarez [47]
2010: Mario Castillo [15]
2011: Francisco Cedeño [16]
2012: Francisco Cedeño [17]
2013: Daniel López
2014: Daniel Verdesoto
2015: Javier Castro [18]
2010: Ricardo Cabrero [15]
2011: Enrique Javier Lemus Molina [16]
2012: Juan Navarro [17]
2013: Ricardo Cabrero
2014: Ricardo Cabrero
2015: Salvador Diaz [18]
English Nationals were discontinued after the 2006 Nationals with joint nationals with Scotland and Wales held since. However, in 2012 with the introduction of the World Magic Cup, England, Scotland and Wales once again have separate national champions. See Great Britain for national champions from 2007 to 2011.
2000: Ben Ronaldson [35]
2001: Oliver Schneider [6]
2002: Mark Waterhouse [90]
2003: Atturi Björk
2004: John Ormerod
2005: Richard Moore [110]
2006: Craig Stevenson [111]
2012: Richard Bland [17]
2013: Eduardo Sajgalik
2014: Fabrizio Anteri
2015: Fabrizio Anteri [18]
2016:
2017: Autumn Burchett
2018: Autumn Burchett
2000: Tanel Lumiste [35]
2001: Margus Liiber
2002: Risto Aaver [90]
2003: Huko Aaspõllu
2004:
2005: Risto Aaver [90]
2006: Erkki Sisask
2007: Aare Klooster [112]
2008: Hannes Kerem [46]
2009: Vahur-Peeter Liin [47]
2010: Taavi Ludvi [15]
2011: Taavi Ludvi [16]
2012: Oliver Oks [17]
2013: Hannes Kerem
2014: Hannes Kerem
2015: Hannes Kerem [18]
1996: Tommi Hovi [113]
1997:
1998:
1999:
2000: Lasse Larvanko [35]
2001: Tomi Walamies [114]
2002: Tomi Walamies [90]
2003: Tomi Walamies
2004: Jussi Timonen [115]
2005: Tuomo Nieminen [116]
2006: Max Sjöblom [117]
2007: Olli Hämäläinen [118]
2008: Tero Niemi [46]
2009: Mikko Airaksinen [119]
2010: Jani Lindroos [15]
2011: Markku Rikola [16]
2012: Max Sjoblom [17]
2013: Max Sjoblom
2014: Anssi Alkio
2015: Sami Tuomi [18]
1994: Bertrand Lestrée [120]
1995: Marc Hernandez [121]
1996: Silvere Bonhomme
1997: Francois Fressin
1998: Fabien Demazeau
1999: Pierre Malherbaud
2000: Yann Hamon [122]
2001: Pierre Malherbaud [6]
2002: Sylvain Lauriol [26]
2003: Stéphane Damizet
2004: Olivier Ruel
2005: Julien Goron [123]
2006: Sylvain Lauriol [124]
2007: Guillaume Matignon [125]
2008: Christophe Peyronnel [126]
2009: Gilles Mongilardi [127]
2010: Julien Parez [128]
2011: Armel Primot [129]
2012: Raphaël Lévy [17]
2013: Raphaël Lévy
2014: Jeremy Dezani
2015: Pierre Dagen [18]
2016: Raphaël Lévy [130]
2017: Alain Bardini [131]
2018: Arnaud Hocquemiller [132]
1995: Christoph Bilshausen [133]
1996: Peer Kröger [134]
1997: Oliver Krebs [134]
1998: Dirk Hein [133]
1999: Marco Blume [133]
2000: André Konstanczer [35]
2001: Daniel Zink [6]
2002: Kai Budde [26]
2003: Dirk Baberowski [63]
2004: Torben Twiefel [135]
2005: Hannes Scholz [136]
2006: Maximilian Bracht [137]
2007: Bodo Rösner [138]
2008: Olaf Krzikalla [139]
2009: Sebastian Thaler [140]
2010: Dennis Johannsen [141]
2011: Helge Nelson [142]
2012: Bernd Brendemühl [17]
2013: Jonas Köstler
2014: Patrick Dickmann
2015: Christian Seibold [18]
2016: Marc Tobiasch
2017: Philipp Krieger
2018: Marc Tobiasch
The Nationals of Great Britain replaced the English, Scottish, and Welsh Nationals from 2007 to 2011.
1999: Mark Wraith [143]
2007: Craig Jones [144]
2008: Jonathan Randle [145]
2009: Daniel Gardner [146]
2010: Joe Jackson [147]
2011: Daniel Royde [148]
1995: Christos Toulis
1996: Giraleas Lefteris
1997: Filippidis Giannis
1998: Panoutsos Fotis
1999: Papaioannou Ioannis
2000: Filippidis Giannis [35]
2001: Kapalas Giorgos [149]
2002: Dimitrios Chatsios [90]
2003: Dimitris Kopsidas
2004: Simon Bertiou
2005: Vasilis Fatouros [28]
2006: Harry Yarhas
2007: Petros Tziotis [45]
2008: Theodoros Liapatis [150]
2009: Kostas Skounakis [151]
2010: Simon Bertiou [15]
2011: Fondas Papadatos [16]
2012: Fondas Papadatos [17]
2013: Simon Bertiou
2014: Marios Angelopoulos
2015: Bill Chronopoulos [18]
2008: Christopher Andres Virula Martinez [152]
2009: Mariano Lemus [153]
2010: Jeersson Arturo Soch. C. [15]
2011: Rigoberto Castellan [16]
2012: Rigoberto Castellan [17]
2013: Carlos Emilio Hastedt
2014: Rigoberto Castellan
2015: Christopher Virula [18]
2000: Chi Fai Ng [154]
2001:
2002:
2003:
2004:
2005: Lee Yin Cheung [28]
2006: Tsang Wan Fai [155]
2007: Yeung Sun Kit [156]
2008: Lam Tsz Yeung [46]
2009: Lee Shi Tian [47]
2010: Sun Kit Yeung [15]
2011: Kai Yip Lee [16]
2012: Zhang Meng Qui [17]
2013: Lee Shi Tian
2014: Lee Shi Tian
2015: Lee Shi Tian [18]
1996: Szabolcs Tószegi
1997: Miklós Tihor
1998: Gábor Papp
1999: Gábor Papp
2000: Zsolt Tököli
2001:
2002: Gergely Gárdos [90]
2003: Gergely Gárdos
2004: Károly Lipták
2005: András Balogh [28]
2006: Zoltán Szőke [157]
2007: Tamás Nagy [45]
2008: András Balogh [46]
2009: Tamás Nagy [158]
2010: Gergely Gulyas [15]
2011: Tamás Nagy [16]
2012: Tamás Nagy [17]
2013: Tamás Nagy
2014: Tamás Glied
2015: Tamás Nagy [18]
1995: Júlíus Einarsson
1996: Jóhann Möller
1997: Jóhann Möller
1998: Alvin Orri Gíslason
1999: Einar Ágúst Baldvinsson
2000: Sigurður Örn Gunnarsson [35]
2001: Yngvi Ómar Sighvatsson
2002: Gunnar Már Jóhannsson [90]
2003: Stefán Aðalbjörnsson
2004: Guðbjörn Einarsson
2005: Guðbjörn Einarsson [28]
2006: Jón Svan Sverrisson
2007: Marteinn Friðriksson [45]
2008: Torfi Ásgeirsson [46]
2009: Halldór Sigurður Kjartansson [47]
2010: Halldór Sigurður Kjartansson [15]
2011: Stefán Friðriksson [16]
2012: Héðinn Haraldsson [17]
2013: Alvin Orri Gíslason
2014: Ragnar Daði Sigurðsson
2015: Einar Ágúst Baldvinsson [18]
2005: Fandy Cendrawira [28]
2006: The Fei liem
2007: Anthony Subari [45]
2008: Aziz Riphat [46]
2009: Reza Erlangga [47]
2010: Benny Soewanda [15]
2011: Reza Erlangga [16]
2012: Benny Soewanda [17]
2013: Andreas Pranoto
2014: Kurniadi Patriawan
2015: Albert Budisanjaya [18]
1997: John Larkin
1998: Fergus Deffely
1999: Ger Norton
2000: John Larkin [35]
2001: David Coghlan [159]
2002: John Larkin [160]
2003: Alan Meaney
2004: Gareth Cosgrave
2005: Darragh Long [161]
2006: Gareth Middleton [162]
2007: Conor Holmes [163]
2008: Conor Kerr [164]
2009: Chris Black [47]
2010: Chris Black [165]
2011: Alan Warnock [16]
2012: Dara Butler (WMC) [17]
2013: Marcin Sciesinski (WMC)
2014: John Larkin (WMC)
2015: Susann Heidemueller (WMC)
2016: Alex Ball (WMC) [18]
2017: David Sea Murphy
2023: Crow
2002: Roey Tzezan [90]
2003: Baruchi Kimchi
2004: Uri Peleg
2005: Roey Tzezana [28]
2006: Aylon Manor
2007: Eviatar Olpiner [45]
2008: Asaf Shomer [166]
2009: Yoav Amir [47]
2010: Ido Faran [15]
2011: Shalom Ashwal [16]
2012: Niv Shmuely [17]
2013: Shahar Shenhar
2014: Shahar Shenhar
2015: Shahar Shenhar [18]
1995: Ivan Curina
1996: Andrea Paselli
1997: Alberto Morena
1998: Tommaso Natale
1999: Raffaele Lo Moro
2000: Luca Chiera [24]
2001: Matteo Di Tomaso [25]
2002: Stefano Fiore [26]
2003: Daniele Canavesi [63]
2004: Mario Pascoli
2005: Manuel Alvisi [167]
2006: Manuel Alvisi [168]
2007: Mario Pascoli [45]
2008: William Cavaglieri [169]
2009: Luca Ravagli [127]
2010: Federico Ronchi [170]
2011: Marcello Calvetto [171]
2012: Samuele Estratti [17]
2013: Samuele Estratti
2014: Andrea Mengucci
2015: Marco Cammilluzzi [18]
2017: Adriano Moscato
2018: Tian-Fa Mun
1996: Toshiki Tsukamoto [172]
1997: Tadayoshi Komiya [172]
1998: Toshiki Tsukamoto [172]
1999: Higashino Masayuki [173]
2000: Douyama Tsuyoshi [173]
2001: Goro Matsuo [6]
2002: Kazuhiko Mitsuya [26]
2003: Koutarou Ootsuka [63]
2004: Tsuyoshi Fujita
2005: Takuma Morofuji [174]
2006: Katsuhiro Mori [175]
2007: Masaya Kitayama [176]
2008: Masashi Oiso [177]
2009: Shuhei Nakamura [178]
2010: Katsuhiro Mori [179]
2011: Ryuuichirou Ishida [180]
2012: Yuuya Watanabe [17]
2013: Yuuya Watanabe
2014: Yuuya Watanabe
2015: Yuuya Watanabe [18]
2016: Shouta Yasooka
2017: Kenta Harane
2018: Masahide Moriyama
2010: Marat Zhanseitov [15]
1996: David Seo
1997: Son, Dong-Woo
1998: Kwak, Dong-Ho
1999: Jung, Heung-Jin
2000: Jung, Heung-Jin
2001: Kim, Ji-Hun [181]
2002: Yoo, Sang-oh
2003: Lee, Ji-hoon
2004: Nam, Kyoung Geun
2005: Jun Hee Kang [28]
2006: Jumin Lee [182]
2007: Hyun Woo Jeong [183]
2008: Jun Hee Kang [184]
2009: Kim Jang-hong [47]
2010: Hyun Woo Jeong [15]
2011: Tae-jin Jang [16]
2012: Cynic Kim [17]
2013: Cynic Kim
2014: Sung Wook Nam
2015: Sung Wook Nam [18]
2005: Nikolai Precenieks [28]
2006:
2007: Nikolajs Precenieks [45]
2008: Igors Rudzitis [46]
2009: Filips Kamkins [47]
2010: Filips Kamkins [15]
2011: Mihails Senins [16]
2012: Andrejs Prost [17]
2013: Andrejs Prost
2014: Andrejs Prost
2015: Andrejs Prost [18]
2005: Ignas Stasevicius [28]
2006:
2007: Andrius Jautakis [45]
2008:
2009: Paulius Petkūnas [185]
2010: Arturas Zinovjevas [15]
2011: Tomas Šukaitis [16]
2012: Gaudenis Vidugiris [17]
2013: Gaudenis Vidugiris
2014: Gaudenis Vidugiris
2015: Gaudenis Vidugiris [18]
1998: Romain Glodt [186]
1999:
2000:
2001:
2002: Fabrice Encelle [90]
2003:
2004:
2005: Ken Geschwind [28]
2006:
2007: Yin Zhang [45]
2008: Charles Delvaux [46]
2009: Przemyslaw Nagadowski [47]
2010: Charles Thoss [15]
2011: Przemyslaw Nagadowski [16]
2012: Steve Hatto [17]
2013: Steve Hatto
2014: Steve Hatto
2015: Steve Hatto [18]
2016: Steve Hatto
2017: Tamas Repa
2018: Fernando Pensieri
2003: Vladimir Trajcevski
2004: Miro Popov
2005: Miro Popov
2006: Samoil Petreski
2007: Samoil Petreski [45]
2008: Ivo Neskovik [46]
2009: Vladimir Trajcevski [47]
2010: Aleksandar Panajotov [15]
2011: Andrej Loparski [16]
2012: Andrej Loparski [17]
2013: Dimitar Prodanov
2014: Vladimir Trajcevski
2015: Vladimir Trajcevski [18]
2016: Miro Popov
2017: Miro Popov
2018: Samoil Petreski
2001: Ryan Siong Huat Soh [187]
2002: Sim Han How [188]
2003: Joe Soh [189]
2004: Au Yong Wai Kin
2005: Chuen Hwa Tan [28]
2006: Terry Soh
2007: Weng Sheng Wong [190]
2008: Au Yong Wai Kin [191]
2009: Joe Soh [192]
2010: Jason Ng [15]
2011: Lee Eing Yung [16]
2012: Chee Choong Hiew [17]
2013: Rick Lee
2014: Raymond Tan
2015: Raymond Tan [18]
2005: Duncan Fleri [28]
2006: Duncan Fleri [28]
2007: Ernest Spiteri [45]
2008: Calvin Cassar [46]
2009: Jason Spiteri [47]
2010: Mark Bonett [15]
2011: Duncan Fleri [16]
2015: Luke Vassallo [18]
1996: Arturo Ruedas
1997: Enric Rodamilans
1998: Julio César Ayala Vázquez
1999: Gerardo Godínez Estrada "Chiclick"
2000: Héctor Fuentes
2001: Francisco Barboza García [56]
2002: Ivan Cortes [193]
2003: Gustavo Chapela [194]
2004: Enric Rodamilans
2005: Francisco Barboza García [28]
2006: Fernando Domínguez Roldán
2007: Sabás Barriga [195]
2008: Axel Martínez [196]
2009: Fernando Domínguez Roldán [197]
2010: Marcelino Freeman [15]
2011: Isaías Cantú [16]
2012: Isaías Cantú [17]
2013: Dalibor Trnka
2014: Marcelino Freeman
2015: Marcelino Freeman [18]
1995: Jan-Maarten Cobben
1996: Freek ten Cate
1997: Hans Eijmaal
1998: Tom van de Logt
1999: Alexander Witt [198]
2000: Jesse Cornelissen
2001: Tom van de Logt [6]
2002: Tom van de Logt [26]
2003: Rogier Maaten
2004: Jeroen Remie
2005: Douwe van Noordenburg [199]
2006: Kamiel Cornelissen [200]
2007: Robert van Medevoort [201]
2008: Tom van Lamoen [202]
2009: Kevin Grove [203]
2010: Bas Melis [15]
2011: Ruben Snijdewind [16]
2012: Jelger Wiegersma [17]
2013: Raymond Veenis
2014: Frank Karsten
2015: Jelger Wiegersma [18]
1996: Tim Hammond
1997: Eoin Gibb
1998: Mark Simpson
1999: Mark Simpson
2000: Chris Wilson
2001: Roger Miller [204]
2002: Cole Swannack [205]
2003: Richard Grace
2004: Richard Grace
2005: Glenn Patel [28]
2006: Timothy James Aitchison
2007: Kerel Laycock [206]
2008: Dan Bretherton [207]
2009: Jason Chung [208]
2010: Scott Richards [15]
2011: Luke Tsavousis [209]
2012: Jason Chung [17]
2013: Walter Macmurdo
2014: Jingwei Zheng
2015: Jason Chung [18]
2012: Alan Warnock [17]
2013: Alan Warnock
2014: Alan Warnock
2015: Stephen Madden [18]
2016: Stephen Madden
2017: Desmond James Carson
2018: Adrian Donnelly
1998: Snorre Helvik [210]
1999: Nicolai Herzog [211]
2000: Bjorn Petter Jocumsen [35]
2001: Nicolai Herzog [211]
2002: Thomas Johansen [90]
2003: Bjørn Petter Jocumsen [210]
2004: Aleksander Dahl [210]
2005: Nikolas Nygaard [28]
2006: Øyvind Wefald Andersen [210]
2007: Lars Engelberg [210]
2008: André Moshølen [210]
2009: Christian Bakkehaug [47]
2010: Eivind Nitter [15]
2011: Andreas Nordahl [16]
2012: Andreas Nordahl [17]
2013: Andreas Nordahl
2014: Nicolai Herzog
2015: Kenneth Ellingsen [18]
2005: Joel Enrique Arauz [28]
2006: Sergio Bonilla
2007: Omar Sanjur
2008: Jose Carvajal [212]
2009: Saul Alvarado
2010: Saul Alvarado [15]
2011: Eric Espino [16]
2012: Nikola Mislov [17]
2013: Saul Alvarado
2014: Ivan Oro
2015: Claro Renderos [18]
2001: Jorge Melgar Talavera [56]
2002: Jorge Melgar Talavera [213]
2003: Steven Vidalón [213]
2004: Marco Sakugawa Tobaru [213]
2005: Eduardo Pereyra [28]
2006: Luis Bonilla [213]
2007: Julio Antonio Rasmussen.
2008: Giancarlo Arbulú [214]
2009: Jose Arrieta [47]
2010: Steven Vidalón [215]
2011: Sergio Sanabio [16]
2012: Sergio Sanabio [17]
2013: Jose R. Rodriguez
2014: Jose Velarde
2015: Jose Velarde [18]
1996: Angel Diokno
1997: Rafael Lirag
1998: Sean Anthony Ortuoste
1999: Dino Yu [216]
2000: Teddy Sy
2001: Reynerio M. Estacio Jr
2002: Mark Herrin
2003: Gerald Camangon
2004: Francis Profeta Jr.
2005: Mark Herrin [28]
2006: JT Porter
2007: Jose Marie Sabale [217]
2008: Bayani Manansala [218]
2009: Francis Profeta Jr.
2010: Caesar W.Famorcan
2011: Jan Ang [219]
2012: Gerald Camangon
2013: Richmon Tan
2014: Jason Ascalon
2015: Taghoy Arnulfo
2016: Michael Pul Hron
2017: Ryan Españo
1998: Paweł Karaszewski
1999: Jarosław Paszkiewicz
2000: Marcin Sadoś
2001: Paweł Karaszewski
2002: Adrian Brzegowy [220]
2003: Przemysław Oberbek
2004: Sebastian Guliński
2005: Hubert Jaskólski [28]
2006: Przemysław Oberbek
2007: Robert Szarata [221]
2008: Tomasz Pędrakowski [222]
2009: Sławomir Jabs [47]
2010: Mikołaj Wyspiański [15]
2011: Tomasz Figarski [223]
2012: Tomek Pedrakowski [17]
2013: Tomek Pedrakowski
2014: Marcin Staciwa
2015: Maciej Janik
2016: Grzegorz Kowalski
2017: Radek Kaczmarczyk
2018: Radek Kaczmarczyk [18] [224]
1996: Rui Cordeiro
1997: Luis Figueira
1998: Eduardo Martins
1999: Hugo Machado
2000: Frederico Bastos [225]
2001: Dinis Maia [226]
2002: Kuniyoshi Ishii [90]
2003: Tiago Chan [63]
2004: Mauro Peleira
2005: Igor Barreiras [28]
2006: Kuniyoshi Ishii
2007: Fabio Martins [45]
2008: Marcio Carvalho [227]
2009: Frederico Bastos [228]
2010: Hugo Sa [15]
2011: Hugo Vieira [16]
2012: Mauro Peleira [17]
2013: Rodrigo Borba
2014: Marcio Carvalho
2015: Marcio Carvalho [18]
2017: Ricardo Beja
2008: Danilo Prieto [46]
2009: Braulio Rivera [47]
2010: Jorge Muniz [15]
2011: Luis Delfin Prieto [16]
2012: Jorge Iramain [17]
2013: Gabriel Nieves
2014: Nicolas Cuenca
2015: Gabriel Nieves [18]
2008: Andrei Vuia [229]
2009: Bogdan Vodă [230]
2010: Raoul Trifan [15]
2011: Mircea Posoiu [231]
2012: Alexandru Dimitriu [17]
2013: Alexandru Ștefănescu
2014: Rares-Glad Colomei
2015: Ciprian Catana [18]
1999: Konstantin Firsov
2000: Konstantin Firsov
2001: Denis Kuznetsov
2002: Pavel Solyanko [90]
2003: Albert Khamzin
2004: Artem Dushkevich
2005: Ruslan Dmitriev
2006: Vasily Tsapko
2007: Eugene Idzikovsky [232]
2008: Alexander Privalov [233]
2009: Andrey Kochurov [234]
2010: Vladimir Mishustin [15]
2011: Dmitry Olenin [235]
2012: Egor Khodasevich
2013: Roman Masaladzhiu
2014: Dmitriy Butakov
2015: Denis Ulanov [18]
2016: Alexander Semkin
2017: Evgeniy Shchotka
Scottish Nationals were discontinued after the 2006 Nationals but the National Champion title returned in 2012 with the introduction of the World Magic Cup. Joint nationals with England and Wales were held from 2007 to 2011. See Great Britain for national champions 2007–2011.
1997: Martin Peden
1998: Sylvain Lauriol
2000: Edward Ross [35]
2001: Darryl Tweedale
2002: Nik Iskandar [90]
2003: Edward Ross
2004: David Chapman [236]
2005: Ben Sanders [237]
2006: Stephen Murray [238]
2012: Andrew Morrison [17]
2013: Stephen Murray
2014: Bradley Barclay
2015: Stephen Murray [18]
2002: Isidor Nikolić [90]
2003: Đorđe Đorđević
2004: Obradović Vladimir
2005: Daniel Casnji [28]
2006: Dragan Marošan
2007: Boris Bajgo
2008: Aleksa Telarov [46]
2009: Dejan Šibul [239]
2010: Aleksa Telarov [15]
2011: Aleksa Telarov [16]
2012: Aleksa Telarov [17]
2013: Aleksa Telarov
2014: Aleksa Telarov
2015: Miodrag Kitanović [18]
2016: Aleksa Telarov [53]
1998: Sam Lau [240]
1999:
2000:
2001: Junyang Ang [241]
2002:
2003: Kok Seng Ong
2004:
2005: Sam Lei Kang Lau [28]
2006:
2007: Ji Tan Rou [242]
2008: Yong Han Choo [243]
2009: Khoo Aik Seng [244]
2010: Teng Chek Lim [15]
2011: Lee Benedict [16]
2012: Kelvin Chew [17]
2013: Kelvin Chew
2014: Kelvin Chew
2015: Chapman Sim [18]
1996: Peter Marcinko
1997: Rasto Stranak
1998: Rasto Stranak
1999: Juraj Smrek
2000: Juraj Smrek
2001: Michal Jedlicka
2002: Tomas Tomecek [90]
2003: Matej Zatlkaj [49]
2004: Rasto Stranak
2005: Robert Jurkovic [28]
2006: Filip Valis
2007: Filip Valis [45]
2008: Filip Valis [46]
2009: Janos Csomos [245]
2010: Ivan Floch [246]
2011: Ivan Floch [16]
2012: Robert Jurkovic [17]
2013: Ivan Floch
2014: Ivan Floch
2015: Ivan Floch [18]
2002: Primoz Lavs [90]
2003:
2004:
2005: Andrej Renko [28]
2006:
2007:
2008: Marko Stokelj [46]
2009: Primoz Lavs [47]
2010: Tine Rus [15]
2011: Bojan Zunko [16]
2012: Robin Dolar [17]
2013: Robin Dolar
2014: Robin Dolar
2015: Robin Dolar [18]
2001: Russell Tanchel
2002: Christiaan Du Plessis [90]
2003:
2004: Marco Panavaro
2005: Michael Nurse [28]
2006: Michael Nurse
2007: Seraj Haroun [247]
2008: Adam Katz [248]
2009: Claude Hurlimaar
2010: Dale Fienburg [15]
2011: James Combrink [16]
2012: James Combrink [17]
2013: Craig Leach
2014: Keraan Chetty
2015: Sinan Effendi [18]
2016:
2017: Kaloyan Petkov
2000: Carlos Barrado [24]
2001: Daniel Bethencourt [25]
2002: Andres Ortega Montero [26]
2003: Francisco Castro
2004: Aniol Alcaraz Coca [249]
2005: Omar Rohner [250]
2006: Javier Dominguez [251]
2007: Ricardo Vicente [252]
2008: Omar Sagol [253]
2009: Enric Martí [31]
2010: Aníbal Carbonero [254]
2011: Joel Calafell [255]
2012: Joel Calafell [17]
2013: Juan Carlos Adebo Diaz
2014: Javier Dominguez
2015: Antonio Del Moral Leon [18]
1995: Dan Hörning
1996: Leon Lindbäck
1997: Nikolai Weibull
1998: Matti Leivo [22]
1999: Jimmy Öman
2000: Jimmy Öman
2001: Johan Johannesson [256]
2002: Anton Jonsson [90]
2003: Bertil Elfgren
2004: Carl Thille
2005: Mikael Polgary [28]
2006: Tobias Ström
2007: Matthias Agerberg [257]
2008: Fabian Sjöblom [46]
2009: Tore Hedbäck [47]
2010: Anders Melin [15]
2011: Martin Berlin [16]
2012: Denniz Rachid [17]
2013: Joel Larsson
2014: Joel Larsson
2015: Joel Larsson [18]
1995: Amiel Feldmann
1996: Amiel Feldmann
1997: Amiel Feldmann
1998: Timur Dogan
1999:
2000: Christian Fehr [258]
2001: Dave Montreuil [259]
2002: Christian Kreher [90]
2003: Andrea Curti
2004: Bruno Carvalho
2005: Daniel Oppliger [28]
2006: Régis Blanc
2007: Manuel Bucher [260]
2008: Mark Schwass [261]
2009: Tommi Lindgren [262]
2010: Andreas Ganz [263]
2011: Matthias Künzler [16]
2012: Andreas Ganz [17]
2013: Andreas Ganz
2014: Nico Bohny
2015: Julian Felix Flury [18]
2016: Andreas Ganz
2017: Simon Leigh
2018: Michael Hitz
2002: Veerapat Sirilertvorakul [264]
2003: Siru Phantalakun
2004: Siru Phantalakun
2005: Mongkol Tachasukjai [28]
2006: Siru Phantalakun
2007: Jakguy Subcharoen [265]
2008: Sirichai Chaisuthamporn [46]
2009: Jakguy Subcharoen [47]
2010: Kampanart Wiriyaampon [15]
2011: Suttipong Popitukgul [16]
2012: Mat Marr [17]
2013: Sethsilp Chanpleng
2014: Lars Dam
2015: Lars Dam [18]
1998: Yusuf Kemal Vefa
1999: Yusuf Kemal Vefa
2000: Gökhan Sarıışık
2001: Onur Konuralp
2002: Siyar Erzen [90]
2003: Eda Bilsel [266]
2004: Yusuf Kemal Vefa
2005: Yusuf Kemal Vefa [28]
2006: Cem Erdoğan
2007: Aras Senyuz [45]
2008: Emir Alimoglu [267]
2009: Cerag Kucukcaglayan [47]
2010: Cem Erdoğan [15]
2011: Emir Alimoglu [16]
2012: Sureyya Dipsar [17]
2013: Emir Alimoglu
2014: Yusuf Kemal Vefa
2015: Osman Ozguney [18]
2001: Artem Kozachuk [268]
2002: Andrey Rybalchenko [90]
2003:
2004: Sergey Kuznetsov
2005: Yaroslav Shlyakhov [28]
2006: Oleksandr Gerasymenko
2007: Oleksandr Gerasymenko
2008: Yury Babych [269]
2009: Artem Kozachuk [270]
2010: Igor Paslavskyy [271]
2011: Iurii Babych [16]
2012: Oleksandr Onosov [17]
2013: Mike Krasnitski
2014: Sergiy Sushalskyy
2015: Oleg Plisov [18]
Nationals in the United Arab Emirates were discontinued after the 2002 nationals.
2000: Rusel Mirara [35]
2001:
2002: Mark Marsden [90]
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
1996: Robert Salmon
1994: Bo Bell [272]
1995: Mark Justice
1996: Dennis Bentley
1997: Justin Gary [273]
1998: Matt Linde
1999: Kyle Rose
2000: Jon Finkel [24]
2001: Trevor Blackwell [6]
2002: Eugene Harvey [26]
2003: Joshua Wagener [63]
2004: Craig Krempels
2005: Antonino De Rosa [274]
2006: Paul Cheon [275]
2007: Luis Scott-Vargas [276]
2008: Michael Jacob [277]
2009: Charles Gindy [127]
2010: Josh Utter-Leyton [278]
2011: Ali Aintrazi [279]
2012: Brian Kibler [17]
2013: Josh Utter-Leyton
2014: Owen Turtenwald
2015: Mike Sigrist [18]
2016: Owen Turtenwald
2017: Oliver Tomajko [280]
2018: Dylan Brown [281]
1999: Gabriel Aziz
2000: Fernando Veiga
2001: Rodrigo Asuaga [56]
2002: Alejandro Betschart
2003: Jorge Sierra
2004: Gerardo Silva
2005: Mauro Betschart [28]
2006: Ernesto Delgado [157]
2007: Alejandro Betschart [282]
2008: Jorge Sierra [283]
2009: Juan Odriozola [284]
2010: Alejandro Betschart [15]
2011: Guillermo Gruszka [16]
2012: Nicolás Righetti
2013: Martin Castillo
2014: Sebastian Martinez
2015: Matias Roubaud [18]
2001: Eduardo Muñoz [285]
2002: Marlon García
2003: Daniele D'Aversa
2004: Daniel Fior
2005: Frankin Montero [28]
2006: Andres Perez [286]
2007: Marlon García [287]
2008: Jose Nassif [288]
2009: Sergio Vegas [47]
2010: Jesus Enrique Somaza Mendoza [15]
2011: Pedro Elias Gutierrez [16]
2012: Humberto Patarca [17]
2013: Daniel Fior
2014: Daniel Fior
2015: Daniel Fior [18]
2016: Daniel Fior [289]
2017: Daniel Fior [54]
Welsh Nationals were discontinued after the 2006 Nationals but the Welsh National Champion was reintroduced with the World Magic Cup in 2012. Joint nationals with England and Scotland were held between 2007 and 2011. See Great Britain for national champions from 2007 to 2011.
2000: Stephen Brown [35]
2001: Phil Brett
2002: Dan Allen [90]
2003: Roy Williams
2004: Richard Edbury
2005: Gareth Beamish [28]
2012: Lewis McLeod [17]
2013: Pip Griffiths
2014: Pip Griffiths
2015: Pip Griffiths [18]
2016: Ben Jones
2017: Pip Griffiths
The continental championships were tournaments held in late summer before the World Championship, inviting top players from their geographical region. All these competitions were discontinued, long before nationals championships were eventually abandoned, too. The last such event was the European championship, held in 2003. [290]
1997: Nathan Russell (Australia)
1998: Satoshi Nakamura (Japan)
1999: Masaya Mori (Japan)
2000: Masaya Mori (Japan)
2001: Jin Okamoto (Japan)
1998: Sturla Bingen (Norway)
1999: Nicolai Herzog (Norway)
2000: Noah Boeken (Netherlands)
2001: Eivind Nitter (Norway)
2002: David Brucker (Germany)
2003: Nicolai Herzog (Norway)
2000: Gustavo Chapela Gaxiola (Mexico)
2001: Scott Richards (Uruguay)
Ed Greenwood is a Canadian fantasy writer and the creator of the Forgotten Realms game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for Dragon magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently sold the rights to the setting to TSR, the creators of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, in 1986. He has written many Forgotten Realms novels, as well as numerous articles and D&D game supplement books.
The Magic: The Gathering World Championships(Worlds) have been held annually since 1994. It is the most important tournament in the game of Magic: The Gathering, offering cash prizes of up to $100,000 to the winners. With the exception of the first edition, Worlds is an invitation-only event, and from 1996 to 2011 World was the last event of each Pro Tour season. The invitees were mostly top finishers from the National championships, the top-ranked players of the DCI and high-level pro players. Since 2012 the World Championships are held after the season and the most successful 16 or 24 players have been invited to the tournament.
Kai Budde, is a professional Magic: The Gathering player, who holds the record for Pro Tour victories, and for a long time held the records for earnings and lifetime Pro Points. His performances earned him the nicknames "The (German) Juggernaut" and "King of the Grand Prix". Kai left the game in late 2004 to focus on his studies, and his appearances in tournaments are less frequent than in earlier years. Budde is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest Magic: The Gathering players.
Mark Rosewater is the head designer for Magic: The Gathering, a position he has held since 2003.
Andrew Melvin Gooden III is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a broadcaster for Monumental Sports Network. The power forward played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Gooden played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, where he was a consensus first-team All-American in 2002. He earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors with the Memphis Grizzlies after they selected him in the first round of the 2002 NBA draft with the fourth overall pick.
Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Arenas attended Grant High School in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, and accepted a scholarship offer to the University of Arizona late in his junior year. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 31st overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.
Jon Finkel is an American Magic: The Gathering and poker player. Finkel is one of the most decorated players in the history of professional Magic: The Gathering play and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time. During his career he has won three Grand Prix events and made the Top 8 of a record 16 Pro Tour events, winning three of those. In the year 2000, he became the Magic: The Gathering World Champion, as well as playing for the United States National Team, which won the team portion of the competition.
Gabriel Nassif is a French professional card player. He is known for his continuous success on the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour and was the 2004 Pro Tour Player of the Year. He also enjoys playing poker, having moderate success at the World Series of Poker in recent years. In 2010, Nassif was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame.
The Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame was started in 2005 to honor the most successful Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour players. The first inductions came on the tenth anniversary of the first Pro Tour event, and new Hall of Famers will be determined annually. Players who are eligible for the ballot can be voted in the Hall of Fame if they get more than 60% of the election committee's votes. As of 2018, there are 48 players from 12 countries in the Hall of Fame.
Michael James Batiste is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, Batiste won three EuroLeague championships in 2007, 2009, and 2011 with the Greek Basket League club Panathinaikos. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.
Raphaël Lévy is a professional Magic: The Gathering player. He was inducted to the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in November 2006. He is the first player to have been inducted while active on the Pro Tour. He is one of only six players to have won a Grand Prix on three different continents. He's holding the second most lifetime Pro Points behind Shuhei Nakamura.
Tomoharu Saitou is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players and the owner of Hareruya Store in Tokyo.
Shuhei Nakamura is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players. He has reached the Top 8 of six Pro Tours and won seven Grands Prix, as well as being the 2008 Pro Player of the Year. In 2011, he was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame.
Luis Scott-Vargas, commonly known as LSV, is a professional Magic: the Gathering player from Oakland, California, USA, currently living in Denver, Colorado. His accomplishments include fifteen Grand Prix Top 8s and ten Pro Tour Top 8s. In 2013 he was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. As well as being a prominent player of the game, LSV is also known for writing about the game. He was a writer for StarCityGames.com before becoming the editor and vice president for ChannelFireball.com, a Magic: The Gathering shop and strategy website. LSV still writes for ChannelFireball but ended his tenure as editor in 2012 to work as a game designer at Dire Wolf Digital, specifically on Eternal, and in 2021 LSV joined Good Luck Games to work on Storybook Brawl.
Masashi Oiso is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is one of the most successful players to have played on the Pro Tour, being one of only seven players to have reached the top eight six times. Along with Kenji Tsumura, he is the player with the most top eights to have never won a Pro Tour. In 2012 Oiso was voted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. His induction was conducted at Pro Tour Return to Ravnica in October 2012.
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Guillaume Wafo-Tapa is a French Magic: The Gathering player. Best known for winning Pro Tour Yokohama in 2007, Wafo-Tapa's career has featured three other Pro Tour top eights, and six Grand Prix top eights. He is also known as a deck designer and for his strong preference for control decks. In 2014, Wafo-Tapa was voted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame.
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