# Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2011

The 2011 Pro Tour season was the sixteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It began on 22 January 2011 with Grand Prix Atlanta, and ended on 20 November 2011 with the conclusion of the 2011 World Championship in San Francisco. The season consisted of twenty Grands Prix, and four Pro Tours, located in Paris, Nagoya, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.

## Mode

Four Pro Tours and eighteen Grands Prix were held in the 2011 season. Further Pro Points were awarded at national championships. These Pro Points were mainly used to determine the Pro Player club levels of players participating in these events, but also decide which player was awarded the Pro Player of the year title at the end of the season. Based on final standings Pro Points are awarded as follows:
| Rank | Pro Points awarded at | Pro Points awarded at | Pro Points awarded at | Pro Points awarded at |
| Rank | Pro Tour | Grand Prix | Nationals | Worlds (Team) |
| 1 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 3–4 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 5–8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 9–12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13–16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17–24 | 7 | 2 | | |
| 25–32 | 6 | 2 | | |
| 33–64 | 5 | 1 | | |
| 65–100 | 4 | | | |
| 101–200 | 3 | | | |
| 201+ | 2 | | | |

## Grand Prix: Atlanta
### GP Atlanta (22–23 January 2011)

* Format: Extended
* Attendance: 1223
* Jason Ford
* Ben Stark
* Jody Keith
* Christian Valenti
* Ari Lax
* John Runyon
* Charles Gindy
* Owen Turtenwald

## Pro Tour – Paris (10–13 February 2011)

Pro Tour Paris was held at Espace Champerret. The formats were Standard and Scars of Mirrodin-Mirrodin Besieged Booster Draft.

### Tournament data

Prize pool: $230,795 Format: Standard, Booster Draft

### Top 8

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Vincent Lemoine | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shintaro Ishimura | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shintaro Ishimura | 2 | Vincent Lemoine | Vincent Lemoine | 2 | | | |
| | | | Paul Rietzl | Paul Rietzl | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Patrick Chapin | 0 | Paul Rietzl | Paul Rietzl | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Paul Rietzl | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Paul Rietzl | 3 | | | | Paul Rietzl | Paul Rietzl | 1 |
| | | | | | | Ben Stark | Ben Stark | 3 |
| 2 | Nico Bohny | 2 | | | | | | | Ben Stark | Ben Stark | 3 |
| 7 | Naoki Nakada | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Naoki Nakada | 3 | Naoki Nakada | Naoki Nakada | 0 | | | |
| | | | Ben Stark | Ben Stark | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Ben Stark | 3 | Ben Stark | Ben Stark | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Tom Martell | 2 | | | | | | |

### Final standings

| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
| 1 | Ben Stark | $40,000 | 25 | 3rd Final day |
| 2 | Paul Rietzl | $20,000 | 20 | 3rd Final day |
| 3 | Vincent Lemoine | $15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Naoki Nakada | $13,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Nico Bohny | $11,000 | 12 | 2nd Final day |
| 6 | Patrick Chapin | $10,500 | 12 | 4th Final day |
| 7 | Tom Martell | $10,000 | 12 | |
| 8 | Shintaro Ishimura | $9,500 | 12 | |

### Pro Player of the year standings

| Rank | Player | Pro Points |
| 1 | Ben Stark | 33 |
| 2 | Paul Rietzl | 22 |
| 3 | Vincent Lemoine | 16 |
| 3 | Naoki Nakada | 16 |
| 5 | David Sharfman | 13 |
| 5 | Christian Hüttenberger | 13 |
| 5 | Owen Turtenwald | 13 |

## Grands Prix: Paris, Denver, Hamburg, Kobe, Barcelona, Dallas, London, Prague, Providence, and Singapore

Originally scheduled for the weekend of 12–13 March GP Hamburg was cancelled as announced on 13 January. On 14 March 2011, Wizards of the Coast announced that GP Kobe, originally scheduled for 19–20 March, had been postponed, citing safety, power and travel concerns.

## Pro Tour – Nagoya (10–12 June 2011)

Pro Tour Nagoya was held at the Trade & Industry Center. The formats are Block Constructed and Booster Draft.

### Tournament data

Prize pool: $230,795 Format: Block Constructed, Booster Draft

### Top 8

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 6 | Toshiyuki Kadooka | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Luis Scott-Vargas | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Luis Scott-Vargas | 1 | Toshiyuki Kadooka | Toshiyuki Kadooka | 3 | | | |
| | | | Elie Pichon | Elie Pichon | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Pat Cox | 1 | Elie Pichon | Elie Pichon | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Elie Pichon | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Elie Pichon | 3 | | | | Toshiyuki Kadooka | Toshiyuki Kadooka | 0 |
| | | | | | | David Sharfman | David Sharfman | 3 |
| 2 | Gaudenis Vidugiris | 2 | | | | | | | David Sharfman | David Sharfman | 3 |
| 8 | Fabian Thiele | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fabian Thiele | 3 | Fabian Thiele | Fabian Thiele | 0 | | | |
| | | | David Sharfman | David Sharfman | 3 | | | |
| 7 | David Sharfman | 3 | David Sharfman | David Sharfman | 3 | | | |
| 1 | Tsuyoshi Fujita | 0 | | | | | | |
Top 8 pairings are determined at random

### Final standings

| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
| 1 | David Sharfman | $40,000 | 25 | |
| 2 | Toshiyuki Kadooka | $20,000 | 20 | |
| 3 | Elie Pichon | $15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Fabian Thiele | $13,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Tsuyoshi Fujita | $11,000 | 12 | 4th final day |
| 6 | Gaudenis Vidugiris | $10,500 | 12 | |
| 7 | Luis Scott-Vargas | $10,000 | 12 | 4th final day |
| 8 | Pat Cox | $9,500 | 12 | |

### Pro Player of the year standings

| Rank | Player | Pro Points |
| 1 | Ben Stark | 41 |
| 2 | Owen Turtenwald | 40 |
| 3 | David Sharfman | 38 |
| 4 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | 31 |
| 5 | Martin Juza | 29 |
| 5 | Shouta Yasooka | 29 |

## Pro Tour – Philadelphia (2–4 September 2011)

Pro Tour Philadelphia was held at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The formats were initially announced to be Extended and Booster Draft. Three weeks before the event it was announced that the Extended portion would be replaced by Modern. The winner of the tournament was Samuel Estratti, who became the first Modern Pro Tour Champion and the first Italian player to win a Pro Tour.

### Tournament data

Prize pool: $230,795 Players: 417 Format: Modern, Booster Draft Headjudge: Riccardo Tessitori

### Top 8

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 6 | Alessandro Portaro | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Josh Utter-Leyton | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Josh Utter-Leyton | 3 | Josh Utter-Leyton | Josh Utter-Leyton | 3 | | | |
| | | | Samuel Black | Samuel Black | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Samuel Black | 3 | Samuel Black | Samuel Black | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Jesse Hampton | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jesse Hampton | 1 | | | | Josh Utter-Leyton | Josh Utter-Leyton | 1 |
| | | | | | | Samuele Estratti | Samuele Estratti | 3 |
| 5 | Samuele Estratti | 3 | | | | | | | Samuele Estratti | Samuele Estratti | 3 |
| 4 | Andrejs Prost | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andrejs Prost | 1 | Samuele Estratti | Samuele Estratti | 3 | | | |
| | | | Chikara Nakajima | Chikara Nakajima | 1 | | | |
| 8 | Chikara Nakajima | 3 | Chikara Nakajima | Chikara Nakajima | 1 | | | |
| 1 | Max Sjöblom | 1 | | | | | | |

### Final standings

| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
| 1 | Samuele Estratti | $40,000 | 25 | |
| 2 | Josh Utter-Leyton | $20,000 | 20 | 2nd Final Day |
| 3 | Samuel Black | $15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Chikara Nakajima | $13,000 | 16 | 2nd Final Day |
| 5 | Max Sjöblom | $11,000 | 12 | |
| 6 | Jesse Hampton | $10,500 | 12 | |
| 7 | Andrejs Prost | $10,000 | 12 | |
| 8 | Alessandro Portaro | $9,500 | 12 | |

### Pro Player of the year standings

| Rank | Player | Pro Points |
| 1 | Owen Turtenwald | 48 |
| 2 | Luis Scott-Vargas | 45 |
| 3 | Ben Stark | 44 |
| 3 | Yuuya Watanabe | 44 |
| 5 | David Sharfman | 40 |

## 2011 World Championships – San Francisco (17–20 November 2011)

The 18th Magic World Championships was held in the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, United States.

### Tournament data

Prize pool: $245,245 (individual) + ? (teams) Players: 375 from 60 countries Formats: Standard, Booster Draft, Modern Team Formats: Standard, Modern, Legacy Head Judge: Sheldon Menery

### Top 8

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Conley Woods | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Craig Wescoe | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Craig Wescoe | 2 | Conley Woods | Conley Woods | 0 | | | |
| | | | Jun'ya Iyanaga | Jun'ya Iyanaga | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Jun'ya Iyanaga | 3 | Jun'ya Iyanaga | Jun'ya Iyanaga | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Josh Utter-Leyton | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Josh Utter-Leyton | 1 | | | | Jun'ya Iyanaga | Jun'ya Iyanaga | 3 |
| | | | | | | Richard Bland | Richard Bland | 0 |
| 2 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | 1 | | | | | | | Richard Bland | Richard Bland | 0 |
| 7 | David Caplan | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | David Caplan | 3 | David Caplan | David Caplan | 0 | | | |
| | | | Richard Bland | Richard Bland | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Luis Scott-Vargas | 2 | Richard Bland | Richard Bland | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Richard Bland | 3 | | | | | | |

### Final standings

| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
| 1 | Jun'ya Iyanaga | $45,000 | 25 | |
| 2 | Richard Bland | $24,000 | 20 | |
| 3 | Conley Woods | $15,000 | 16 | 2nd final day |
| 4 | David Caplan | $14,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | $11,000 | 12 | 8th final day |
| 6 | Luis Scott-Vargas | $10,500 | 12 | 5th final day |
| 7 | Josh Utter-Leyton | $10,000 | 12 | 3rd final day |
| 8 | Craig Wescoe | $9,500 | 12 | 2nd final day |

### Team competition

* Japan — Ryuuichirou Ishida, Makihito Mihara, Tomoya Fujimoto
* Norway — Sveinung Bjørnerud, Kristoffer Jonassen, Andreas Nordahl

## Pro Player of the Year final standings

| Rank | Player | Pro Points |
| 1 | Owen Turtenwald | 64 |
| 2 | Luis Scott-Vargas | 61 |
| 3 | Martin Juza | 56 |
| 3 | Ben Stark | 56 |
| 5 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | 53 |
| 5 | Shuhei Nakamura | 53 |
| 7 | Josh Utter-Leyton | 52 |
| 7 | Yuuya Watanabe | 52 |
| 7 | Shouta Yasooka | 52 |

## Performance by country

| Country | T8 | Q | Q/T8 | GT | Best Player (PPts) |
| United States | 16 | 521 | 33 | 39 | Owen Turtenwald (64) |
| Japan | 6 | 140 | 23 | 9 | Shuhei Nakamura (53) |
| Italy | 2 | 60 | 30 | 2 | Samuele Estratti (38) |
| Germany | 1 | 88 | 88 | 4 | Fabian Thiele (30) |
| France | 1 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Raphaël Lévy (40) |
| Belgium | 1 | 32 | 32 | 1 | Vincent Lemoine (40) |
| Brazil | 1 | 27 | 27 | 1 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (53) |