Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2016–17

2016–17 Pro Tour season
Pro Tours 4
Grands Prix 49
Hall of Fame inductions Japan Yuuya Watanabe
United States Owen Turtenwald
Start of season 13 August 2016
End of season 30 July 2017
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Pro Tour season will be the twenty-second season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It will start on 13 August 2016 with Grand Prix Portland and Rimini and end on 30 July 2017 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Kyoto. The season will consist of 49 Grand Prix and 4 Pro Tours, located in Honolulu, Dublin, Nashville, and Kyoto.[1]

Grand Prix

GP Portland[2] (13–14 August 2016)
  • Format: Standard
  • Attendance: 1712
  1. United States Robert Santana
  2. United States Travis Woo
  3. United States Tanner Von Difloe
  4. United States Max Mick
  5. United States Chris Botelho
  6. United States Oliver Tomajko
  7. United States Paul Rietzl
  8. United States Michael Hantz
GP Indianapolis[3] (27–28 August 2016)
  • Format: Modern
  • Attendance: 1983
  1. United States Brandon Burton
  2. United States Rob Pisano
  3. United States Scott Lipp
  4. United States Brandon Semerau
  5. United States Ryan Normandin
  6. United States Mason Linne
  7. Canada Ryan Solave
  8. United States Brandon Pascal
GP Rimini[4] (13–14 August 2016)
  • Format: Standard
  • Attendance: 878
  1. Germany Arne Huschenbeth
  2. Czech Republic Petr Sochurek
  3. Belgium Simon Enckels
  4. Italy Marco Dolazza
  5. Czech Republic Lukas Blohon
  6. Japan Shouta Yasooka
  7. Czech Republic Jaroslav Boucek
  8. Austria Thomas Holzinger
GP Guangzhou[5] (27–28 August 2016)
  • Format Modern
  • Attendance: 946
  1. Singapore Albertus Law
  2. Hong Kong Wu Kon Fai
  3. Singapore Lim Zhong Yi
  4. Singapore Kelvin Chew
  5. China Jia Hao
  6. Japan Ryoichi Tamada
  7. Japan Kentaro Yamamoto
  8. Japan Keita Kawasaki
GP Lille[6] (27–28 August 2016)
  • Attendance: 1818
  • Format: Modern
  1. Poland Meciek Berger
  2. Netherlands Thomas Hendriks
  3. Czech Republic Jiří Obraz
  4. Switzerland Serafin Wellinger
  5. France Mike Boulinguiez
  6. Germany André Metzger
  7. Germany Manuel Menges
  8. Spain Danel Ballestin

Magic: The Gathering World Championship

Seattle[7] (1–4 September 2016)

Top 4 playoff

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Brian Braun-Duin 3
4 Shouta Yasooka 0
Brian Braun-Duin 3
Márcio Carvalho 1
2 Márcio Carvalho 3
3 Oliver Tiu 1

Final standings

The following twenty-four players received an invitation to the 2016 World Championship due to their performance in the 2015–16 season. They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.

# Player Prize Pro points Qualified due to
1 United States Brian Braun-Duin $70,000 14 2015–16 Grand Prix Player of the Year
2 Portugal Márcio Carvalho $40,000 11 Draft Master
3 United States Oliver Tiu $20,000 9 Constructed Master
4 Japan Shouta Yasooka $20,000 9 Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
5 Czech Republic Lukas Blohon $10,000 9 Pro Tour Eldritch Moon winner
6 United States Luis Scott-Vargas $10,000 9 Outstanding Hall of Famer
7 United States Jiachen Tao $10,000 8 Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch winner
8 United States Seth Manfield $10,000 8 2015 World Champion
9 Brazil Thiago Saporito $5,000 8 2nd Most Pro Points Latin America
10 United States Steve Rubin $5,000 7 Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad winner
11 United States Mike Sigrist $5,000 7 5th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqalified
12 United States Reid Duke $5,000 7 4th Most Pro Points North America
13 United States Brad Nelson $5,000 7 4th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqalified
14 Sweden Joel Larsson $5,000 7 3rd Most Pro Points Europe
15 Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa $5,000 7 Most Pro Points Latin America
16 Japan Yuuya Watanabe $5,000 6 2nd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
17 United States Owen Turtenwald $2,500 6 2015–16 Player of the Year
18 Czech Republic Ondřej Stráský $2,500 6 2nd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
19 United States Samuel Pardee $2,500 5 Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
20 Italy Andrea Mengucci $2,500 5 3rd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
21 Netherlands Niels Noorlander $2,500 5 2015 Magic Online Champion
22 Japan Kazuyuki Takimura $2,500 5 Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar winner
23 Japan Ryoichi Tamada $2,500 4 3rd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
24 Denmark Martin Müller $2,500 3 2nd Most Pro Points Europe

Grand Prix

GP Louisville[8] (10–11 September 2016)
  • Format: Team Limited
  • Attendance: 1383 (461 teams)
1.
United States Sam Black
United States Matt Severa
United States Justin Cohen
2.
United States Ben Rubin
United States Matthew Boccio
United States Tillman Bragg
3.
United States Steve Rubin
Canada Alexander Hayne
United States Mike Sigrist
4
United States Paul Rietzl
United States Matthew Sperling
Netherlands Jelger Wiegersma
GP London[9] (8–9 October 2016)
  • Format: Limited
  • Attendance: 1663
  1. Portugal Márcio Carvalho
  2. Hungary Gabor Kocsis
  3. Wales Pip Griffiths
  4. England Neil Rigby
  5. Denmark Bo Stentebjerg-Hansen
  6. Italy Federico Del Basso
  7. Denmark Marcus Hensing
  8. Italy Riccardo Picciafuochi
GP Kyoto[10] (10–11 September 2016)
  • Format: Team Limited
  • Attendance: 2334 (778 teams)
1.
Japan Yuki Matsumoto
Japan Yuuki Ichikawa
Japan Kazuyuki Takimura
2.
Japan Kitahara Hiroaki
Japan Ken Yukuhiro
Japan Kentaro Yamamoto
3.
Japan Kenta Harane
Japan Fumiya Matsumoto
Japan Tomonori Hirami
4
Czech Republic Tom Ristovsky
Czech Republic Petr Sochurek
Czech Republic Pavel Matousek
GP Atlanta[11] (8–9 October 2016)
  • Format: Limited
  • Attendance: 1663
  1. Brazil Carlos Romão
  2. United States Cash Turner
  3. United States Noah Walker
  4. United States Raymond Perez Jr.
  5. United States Geddes Cooper
  6. United States Christopher Fennell
  7. United States Thien Nguyen
  8. United States Matt Frank

Pro Tour Kaladesh

Honolulu[12] (14–16 October 2016)

Top 8

Quarterfinals Stage 1 Quarterfinals Stage 2 Semifinals Finals
            
1 Makis Matsoukas
Bye
Makis Matsoukas
Bye
 
 
Makis Matsoukas 1
Carlos Romão 3
4 Matthew Nass
Bye
Matthew Nass 0
Carlos Romão 3
5 Carlos Romão 3
8 Joey Manner 1
Carlos Romão 1
Shouta Yasooka 3
6 Ben Hull 3
7 Lee Shi Tian 1
Ben Hull 3
Pierre Dagen 0
Bye
3 Pierre Dagen
Ben Hull 1
Shouta Yasooka 3
 
 
Bye
Shouta Yasooka
Bye
2 Shouta Yasooka

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Japan Shouta Yasooka $50,000 31 4th final day, 2nd Pro Tour win
2 Brazil Carlos Romão $20,000 27 2nd final day
3 Greece Makis Matsoukas $15,000 23 Pro Tour debut
4 Canada Ben Hull $15,000 23 Pro Tour debut
5 France Pierre Dagen $10,000 19 2nd final day
6 United States Matthew Nass $10,000 19
7 Hong Kong Lee Shi Tian $5,000 15 5th final day
8 United States Joey Manner $5,000 15

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Japan Shouta Yasooka 44
2 Brazil Carlos Romão 35
3 United States Reid Duke 26
4 Portugal Márcio Carvalho 25
5 Greece Makis Matsoukas 23
Canada Ben Hull

Grand Prix

GP Providence[13] (22–23 October 2016)
  • Format: Standard
  • Attendance: 1180
  1. China Wang Yichen
  2. United States Seth Manfield
  3. United States Jacky Wang
  4. United States Osyp Lebedowicz
  5. United States Zachary Kiihne
  6. Canada Maxim Belanger
  7. United States Dave Shiels
  8. United States Ian Bosley
GP Santiago[14] (29–30 October 2016)
  • Format: Standard
  • Attendance: 1180
  1. Chile John Chavarria
  2. Brazil Jonathan Lobo Melamed
  3. Brazil Eduardo dos Santos Vieira
  4. Brazil Victor Fernando Silva
  5. Argentina Luis Salvatto
  6. Chile Cristian Cespedes
  7. Chile Ignacio Garcia
  8. Brazil Marcos Paulo De Jesus Freitas
GP Kuala Lumpur[15] (22–23 October 2016)
  • Format: Standard
  • Attendance: 769
  1. Japan Fumiya Matsumoto
  2. Philippines Mark Lawrence Tubola
  3. Japan Yuuki Ichikawa
  4. Australia Anthony Lee
  5. Japan Yuuta Takahashi
  6. Singapore Marcus Oh
  7. Malaysia Au Yong Wai Kin
  8. Japan Teruya Kakumae
GP Dallas[16] (5–6 November 2016)
  • Format: Modern
  • Attendance: 2019
  1. United States Kevin Mackie
  2. United States Corey Burkhart
  3. Canada Michael Mei
  4. United States Alex Mitas
  5. United States Brian Braun-Duin
  6. United States Nicolas D'Ambrose
  7. United States Zach Voss
  8. United States Phillip Napoli
GP Warsaw[17] (29–30 October 2016)
  • Format: Standard
  • Attendance: 1112
  1. Lithuania Gabrielius Kaklauskas
  2. Netherlands Niels Molle
  3. Switzerland Andreas Ganz
  4. Italy Matteo Moure
  5. Czech Republic Zbysek Panchartek
  6. United States Ben Stark
  7. France Julien Stihle
  8. Ukraine Oleksii Riabokon
GP Rotterdam[18] (12–13 November 2016)
  • Format: Team Limited
  • Attendance: 2109 (703 teams)
1.
Spain Javier Dominguez
Portugal Márcio Carvalho
Argentina Luis Salvatto
2.
Netherlands Frank Karsten
Netherlands Brent Vos
Netherlands Bas Melis
3.
France Raphaël Lévy
Japan Tomoharu Saitou
France Jérémy Dezani
4.
Czech Republic Ondřej Stráský
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
Israel Shahar Shenhar

World Magic Cup

Rotterdam (18–20 November 2016)

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Belgium 2
8 Panama 0
Belgium 2
Italy 0
4 Australia 1
5 Italy 2
Belgium 0
Greece 2
3 Greece 2
6 Ukraine 0
Greece 2
Belarus 0
2 Finland 1
7 Belarus 2

Final standings

Place Country Player Prize Pro Points
1 Greece Greece Panagiotis Papadopoulos $12,000 8
Nikolaos Kaponis
Tziotis Petros
Bill Chronopoulos
2 Belgium Belgium Jerome Bastogne $6,500 7
Peter Vieren
Branco Neirynck
Pascal Vieren
3 Italy Italy Alessandro Portaro $4,000 6
Andrea Mengucci
Mattia Rizzi
Alessandro Casamenti
4 Belarus Belarus Hleb Bantsevich $4,000 6
Pavel Miadzvedski
Ihar Klionski
Dmitry Andronchik
Place Country Player Prize Pro Points
5 Finland Finland Matti Kuisma $2,000 5
Lauri Pispa
Tuomas Tuominen
Leo Lahonen
6 Australia Australia David Mines $2,000 5
Garry Lau
James Wilks
Ryan Cubit
7 Ukraine Ukraine Iurii Babych $2,000 5
Sergiy Sushalskyy
Artem Fedorchenko
Bogdan Sorozhynsky
8 Panama Panama Saul Alvarado $2,000 5
César Segovia
Sergio Bonilla
Manuel Succari

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 Japan Shouta Yasooka 47
2 Portugal Márcio Carvalho 37
3 Brazil Carlos Romão 36
3 Argentina Luis Salvetto 29
5 United States Reid Duke 26
United States Steve Rubin

Grand Prix

GP Chiba[19] (26–27 November 2016)
  • Format: Legacy
  • Attendance: 2503
  1. Japan Kentaro Yamamoto
  2. Japan Atsuki Kihara
  3. Japan Yuuya Watanabe
  4. Japan Keisuke Sato
  5. Japan Kouichi Miyabe
  6. Japan Ryo Takahashi
  7. Japan Akira Honma
  8. China Liu Jin
GP Milwaukee (10–11 December 2016)
  • Format: Limited
GP Prague (28–29 January 2017)
  • Format Limited
GP Denver (3–4 December 2016)
  • Format: Standard
GP Louisville (7–8 January 2017)
  • Format: Legacy
GP Madrid (3–4 December 2016)
  • Format Standard
GP San Jose (28–29 January 2017)
  • Format: Limited

Pro Tour Aether Revolt

Dublin (3–5 February 2017)

Grand Prix

GP Pittsburgh (11–12 February 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP Utrecht (25–26 February 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP Shizuoka (18–19 March 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP San Antonio (1–2 April 2017)
  • Format: Team Modern
GP Bologna (6–7 May 2017)
  • Format: Limited
GP Vancouver (18–19 February 2017)
  • Format: Modern
GP New Jersey (11–12 March 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP Porto Alegre (18–19 March 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP Mexico City (8–9 April 2017)
  • Format: Team Limited
GP Beijing (6–7 May 2017)
  • Format: Limited
GP Brisbane (18–19 February 2017)
  • Format: Modern
GP Barcelona (11–12 March 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP Orlando (25–26 March 2017)
  • Format: Limited
GP Richmond (6–7 May 2017)
  • Format: Limited

Pro Tour Nashville

Nashville (12–14 May 2017)

Grand Prix

GP Montreal (20–21 May 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP Kobe (27–28 May 2017)
  • Format: Modern
GP Las Vegas 1 (15–16 June 2017)
  • Format: Legacy
GP Columbus (24–25 June 2017)
  • Format: Team Limited
GP Kyoto (22–23 July 2017)
  • Format: Limited
GP Santiago (20–21 May 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP Amsterdam (3–4 June 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP Las Vegas 2 (16–17 June 2017)
  • Format: Standard
GP Sydney (24–25 June 2017)
  • Format: Team Limited
GP Copenhagen (27–28 May 2017)
  • Format: Modern
GP Manila (3–4 June 2017)
  • Format: Modern
GP Las Vegas 3 (17–18 June 2017)
  • Format: Modern
GP Toronto (22–23 July 2017)
  • Format: Limited

Pro Tour Kyoto

Kyoto (27–30 July 2017)

References

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  2. ↑ "Santana's Smooth in Portland!". Wizards of the Coast. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Burton Lights Up Indy!". Wizards of the Coast. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Huschenbeth Wins Grand Prix Rimini". Wizards of the Coast. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Albertus Lays Down the Law in Guangzhou!". Wizards of the Coast. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Berger Becomes Immense in Lille". Wizards of the Coast. 28 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Braun-Duin the Master". Wizards of the Coast. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Black, Severa and Cohen make their case in the bluegrass state". Wizards of the Coast. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Carvalho crushes Kaladesh". Wizards of the Coast. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Matsumoto/Ichikawa/Takimura burst through in Kyoto". Wizards of the Coast. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Two in a row for Romão!". Wizards of the Coast. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Control Master". Wizards of the Coast. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Wang Weaves A Win!". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Chavarria Quells Spells To Success". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Matsumoto Zooms Past Kuala Lumpur". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Texas is Still a Red State!". Wizards of the Coast. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Kaklauskas Wins Warsaw". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Captains Carvalho & Co. Conquer Rotterdam". Wizards of the Coast. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "Yamamoto Shows Chiba How It's Done!". Wizards of the Coast. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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