Mattias Jorstedt

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Mattias Jorstedt
Residence Gothenburg, Sweden [1]
Nationality Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish
Winnings US$71,345 [2]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)1 (3) [3]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)0 (2) [4]
Lifetime Pro Points178 [1]
Planeswalker Level 46 (Archmage)

Mattias Jorstedt is a Swedish former professional Magic: The Gathering player and poker player. [5] He is most famous for winning Pro Tour Yokohama in 2003 and the fact that he during the 2002-2003 season reached three Pro Tour top eights, winning one, and still only finished second in the player of the year-race 16 points behind winner Kai Budde. Around Scandinavia Jorstedt is also famous for winning the first ever Nordic Championship of Magic held in Denmark in the year 2000. [6]

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Kai Budde, is a semi-retired 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.

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Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country and the southernmost of the Scandinavian nations. Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark proper consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km2 (16,573 sq mi), land area of 42,394 km2 (16,368 sq mi), and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 (853,509 sq mi), and a population of 5.8 million.

Achievements

 Season  Event type  Location   Format    Date   Rank 
1996–97 Nationals SwedenStandard19972
1996–97 Worlds SeattleNational team19972
1997–98 Nationals SwedenStandard and Booster Draft19983
1998–99 Nationals SwedenStandard and Booster Draft19997
1998–99 European Championship BerlinSpecial19995
1999–00 Nationals SwedenStandard and Booster Draft20007
2002–03 Grand Prix AntwerpBooster Draft2–3 March 20023
2001–02 Nationals SwedenStandard and Booster Draft23–24 May 20028
2002–03 Pro Tour HoustonExtended8–11 November 20028
2002–03 Pro Tour YokohamaExtended9–11 May 20031
2002–03 Pro Tour VeniceBlock Constructed22–23 March 20038
2002–03 Grand Prix BirminghamBooster Draft27–28 March 20045
2003–04 Invitational Los AngelesSpecial11–13 May 20042

Last updated: 13 october 2014
Source: Wizards.com Svenskamagic.com

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  2. ↑ "Lifetime Winnings Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  3. ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  4. ↑ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  5. ↑ http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/184198-mattias-jorstedt
  6. ↑ http://chambre36.free.fr/decks/nordic.html
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