# Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2012–13

The 2012–13 Pro Tour season was the eighteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It started on 19 May 2012 with Grand Prix Malmö, and ended on 19 May 2013 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Dragon's Maze in San Diego. The season consisted of 44 Grand Prix and three Pro Tours, which were held in Seattle, Montreal and San Diego. At the end of the season Josh Utter-Leyton was proclaimed Pro Player of the Year.

## World Magic Cup
### Indianapolis (16–19 August 2012)

* Prize pool: $136,000
* Format: Standard, Booster Draft, Team Constructed, Team Limited
* Attendance: 283 players representing 71 countries/regions

### Top 8

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 2 | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 2 | | | |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Poland | 2 | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Philippines | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Philippines | 1 | | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| | | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 |
| 2 | Scotland | 1 | | | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 |
| 7 | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hungary | 2 | Hungary | Hungary | 0 | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Slovak Republic | 1 | | | | | | |

### Final standings

| Place | Country | Player | Prize | Pro Points |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | Kuo Tzu-Ching | $10,000 | 8 |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | Tung-Yi Cheng | $10,000 | 8 |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | Yu Min Yang | $10,000 | 8 |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | Paul Renie | $10,000 | 8 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | Jorge Iramain | $5,000 | 7 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | Gabriel Nieves | $5,000 | 7 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | Cesar Soto | $5,000 | 7 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | Jonathan Paez | $5,000 | 7 |
| 3 | Poland | Tomek Pedrakowski | $2,500 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland | Mateusz Kopec | $2,500 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland | Adam Bubacz | $2,500 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland | Jan Pruchniewicz | $2,500 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary | Tamás Glied | $2,500 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary | Gabor Kocsis | $2,500 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary | Tamas Nagy | $2,500 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary | Máté Schrick | $2,500 | 6 |
| Place | Country | Player | Prize | Pro Points |
| 5 | Croatia | Grgur Petric Maretic | $1,500 | 5 |
| 5 | Croatia | Toni Portolan | $1,500 | 5 |
| 5 | Croatia | Stjepan Sučić | $1,500 | 5 |
| 5 | Croatia | Goran Elez | $1,500 | 5 |
| 6 | Scotland | Stephen Murray | $1,500 | 5 |
| 6 | Scotland | Bradley Barclay | $1,500 | 5 |
| 6 | Scotland | Andrew Morrison | $1,500 | 5 |
| 6 | Scotland | Chris Davie | $1,500 | 5 |
| 7 | Philippines | Andrew Cantillana | $1,500 | 5 |
| 7 | Philippines | Gerald Camangon | $1,500 | 5 |
| 7 | Philippines | Zax Ozaki | $1,500 | 5 |
| 7 | Philippines | Jeremy Bryan Domocmat | $1,500 | 5 |
| 8 | Slovakia | Robert Jurkovic | $1,500 | 5 |
| 8 | Slovakia | Ivan Floch | $1,500 | 5 |
| 8 | Slovakia | Filip Valis | $1,500 | 5 |
| 8 | Slovakia | Patrik Surab | $1,500 | 5 |

## Grand Prix: Boston
### GP Boston (25–26 August 2012)

* Format: Limited
* Attendance: 1845
* Brian Demars
* Robert Victory
* Cedric Phillips
* Alex Lloyd
* Kevin Michael
* Jason Ford
* Thomas Holzinger
* Shouta Yasooka

## 2012 Magic Players Championship
### Seattle (29–31 August 2012)

* Prize pool: $108,000
* Format: Modern, Cube Draft, Booster Draft
* Attendance: 16

### Top 4 playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Shouta Yasooka | Shouta Yasooka | 3 | | | |
| Jon Finkel | Jon Finkel | 0 | | | |
| Jon Finkel | Jon Finkel | 0 | Shouta Yasooka | Shouta Yasooka | 2 |
| | | | Yuuya Watanabe | Yuuya Watanabe | 3 |
| Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | 1 | Yuuya Watanabe | Yuuya Watanabe | 3 |
| Yuuya Watanabe | Yuuya Watanabe | 3 | | | |

### Final standings

The following sixteen players received an invitation to the 2012 Players Championship due to their performance in the 2012 season. They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.
| # | Player | Prize | Pro points | Qualified due to |
| 1 | Yuuya Watanabe | $40,000 | 11 | Pro Point leader Japan |
| 2 | Shouta Yasooka | $20,000 | 13 | 3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
| 3 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | $10,000 | 7 | Pro Point leader South America |
| 4 | Jon Finkel | $10,000 | 7 | Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
| 5 | Shuhei Nakamura | $5,000 | 7 | 5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
| 6 | Brian Kibler | $5,000 | 6 | Pro Tour Dark Ascension winner |
| 7 | Samuele Estratti | $5,000 | 6 | Pro Tour Philadelphia winner |
| 8 | Alexander Hayne | $5,000 | 6 | Pro Tour Avacyn Restored winner |
| 9 | Martin Juza | $1,000 | 6 | Pro Point leader Europe |
| 10 | Owen Turtenwald | $1,000 | 6 | 2011 Player of the year |
| 11 | Jun'ya Iyanaga | $1,000 | 6 | 2011 World Champion |
| 12 | Luis Scott-Vargas | $1,000 | 5 | 2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
| 13 | Josh Utter-Leyton | $1,000 | 5 | Pro Point leader North America |
| 14 | David Ochoa | $1,000 | 5 | 4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
| 15 | Kuo Tzu-Ching | $1,000 | 4 | Pro Point leader APAC region |
| 16 | Reid Duke | $1,000 | 2 | 2011 Magic Online Champion |

## Pro Tour Return to Ravnica
### Seattle (19–21 October 2012)

* Prize pool: $233,500
* Format: Modern, Booster Draft
* Attendance: 383
Pro Tour Return to Ravnica was the first major Modern event with Return to Ravnica in the format. It was also the first major tournament in which Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle was legal in Modern after being unbanned in the Modern format shortly before.

### Top 8

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Stanislav Cifka | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pedro Carvalho | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pedro Carvalho | 1 | Stanislav Cifka | Stanislav Cifka | 3 | | | |
| | | | Lee Shi Tian | Lee Shi Tian | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Lee Shi Tian | 3 | Lee Shi Tian | Lee Shi Tian | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Eduardo Sajgalik | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Eduardo Sajgalik | 2 | | | | Stanislav Cifka | Stanislav Cifka | 3 |
| | | | | | | Yuuya Watanabe | Yuuya Watanabe | 2 |
| 2 | David Ochoa | 3 | | | | | | | Yuuya Watanabe | Yuuya Watanabe | 2 |
| 7 | Willy Edel | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Willy Edel | 2 | David Ochoa | David Ochoa | 2 | | | |
| | | | Yuuya Watanabe | Yuuya Watanabe | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Kelvin Chew | 2 | Yuuya Watanabe | Yuuya Watanabe | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Yuuya Watanabe | 3 | | | | | | |

### Final standings

| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
| 1 | Stanislav Cifka | $40,000 | 30 | |
| 2 | Yuuya Watanabe | $20,000 | 24 | 2nd final day |
| 3 | David Ochoa | $12,500 | 22 | |
| 4 | Lee Shi Tian | $12,500 | 22 | 1st Hong Konger in a Top 8 |
| 5 | Kelvin Chew | $10,000 | 20 | |
| 6 | Eduardo Sajgalik | $10,000 | 20 | |
| 7 | Willy Edel | $10,000 | 20 | 4th final day |
| 8 | Pedro Carvalho | $10,000 | 20 | |

## Pro Tour Gatecrash
### Montreal (15–17 February 2013)

* Prize pool: $250,000
* Format: Standard, Booster Draft
* Attendance: 329

### Top 8

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Ben Stark | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Mann | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Mann | 1 | Ben Stark | Ben Stark | 2 | | | |
| | | | Joel Larsson | Joel Larsson | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Joel Larsson | 3 | Joel Larsson | Joel Larsson | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Gerry Thompson | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Gerry Thompson | 1 | | | | Joel Larsson | Joel Larsson | 1 |
| | | | | | | Tom Martell | Tom Martell | 3 |
| 2 | Owen Turtenwald | 1 | | | | | | | Tom Martell | Tom Martell | 3 |
| 7 | Eric Froehlich | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Eric Froehlich | 3 | Eric Froehlich | Eric Froehlich | 2 | | | |
| | | | Tom Martell | Tom Martell | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Melissa DeTora | 1 | Tom Martell | Tom Martell | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Tom Martell | 3 | | | | | | |

### Final standings

| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
| 1 | Tom Martell | $40,000 | 30 | 2nd final day |
| 2 | Joel Larsson | $20,000 | 24 | |
| 3 | Ben Stark | $12,500 | 22 | 4th final day |
| 4 | Eric Froehlich | $12,500 | 22 | 3rd final day |
| 5 | Owen Turtenwald | $10,000 | 20 | |
| 6 | Melissa DeTora | $10,000 | 20 | 1st woman in a Top 8 |
| 7 | Gerry Thompson | $10,000 | 20 | |
| 8 | Stephen Mann | $10,000 | 20 | |

## Pro Tour Dragon's Maze
### San Diego (17–19 May 2013)

* Prize pool: $250,000
* Format: Block Constructed, Booster Draft
* Attendance: 388

### Top 8

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Craig Wescoe | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Andrejs Prost | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Andrejs Prost | 2 | Craig Wescoe | Craig Wescoe | 3 | | | |
| | | | Josh Utter-Leyton | Josh Utter-Leyton | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Andrew Shrout | 1 | Josh Utter-Leyton | Josh Utter-Leyton | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Josh Utter-Leyton | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Josh Utter-Leyton | 3 | | | | Craig Wescoe | Craig Wescoe | 3 |
| | | | | | | Dustin Ochoa | Dustin Ochoa | 0 |
| 2 | Rob Castellon | 2 | | | | | | | Dustin Ochoa | Dustin Ochoa | 0 |
| 7 | Dustin Ochoa | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dustin Ochoa | 3 | Dustin Ochoa | Dustin Ochoa | 3 | | | |
| | | | Makihito Mihara | Makihito Mihara | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Makihito Mihara | 3 | Makihito Mihara | Makihito Mihara | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Matej Zatlkaj | 2 | | | | | | |

### Final standings

| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
| 1 | Craig Wescoe | $40,000 | 30 | 3rd final day |
| 2 | Dustin Ochoa | $20,000 | 24 | |
| 3 | Makihito Mihara | $12,500 | 22 | 4th final day |
| 4 | Josh Utter-Leyton | $12,500 | 22 | 4th final day |
| 5 | Rob Castellon | $10,000 | 20 | Pro Tour debut |
| 6 | Andrew Shrout | $10,000 | 20 | Pro Tour debut |
| 7 | Matej Zatlkaj | $10,000 | 20 | 2nd final day |
| 8 | Andrejs Prost | $10,000 | 20 | 2nd final day |

## Invitees to the 2013 World Championship

The following sixteen players received an invitation to the 2013 World Championship due to their performance in the 2012–13 season.
| Player | Qualification seat |
| Josh Utter-Leyton | 2012–13 Player of the Year |
| Yuuya Watanabe | 2012 Players’ Championship winner |
| Dimitriy Butakov | 2012 Magic Online champion |
| Stanislav Cifka | Pro Tour Return to Ravnica champion |
| Tom Martell | Pro Tour Gatecrash champion |
| Craig Wescoe | Pro Tour Dragon's Maze champion |
| Willy Edel | Pro Points leader, Latin America |
| Lee Shi Tian | Pro Points leader, Asia-Pacific |
| Eric Froehlich | At-large seat #1 |
| Ben Stark | At-large seat #2 |
| Shuhei Nakamura | At-large seat #3 |
| Brian Kibler | At-large seat #4 |
| Shahar Shenhar | At-large seat #5 |
| Martin Jůza | At-large seat #6 |
| David Ochoa | At-large seat #7 |
| Reid Duke | At-large seat #8 |

## Pro Player of the Year final standings

After Pro Tour Dragon's Maze Josh Utter-Leyton was awarded the Pro Player of the year title.
| Rank | Player | Pro Points |
| 1 | Josh Utter-Leyton | 77 |
| 2 | Tom Martell | 67 |
| 3 | Eric Froehlich | 65 |
| 3 | Yuuya Watanabe | 65 |
| 5 | Ben Stark | 61 |