1996 World Championships

The 1996 World Championships' for Magic: The Gathering were held on 14–18 August at the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Seattle, USA. It was the third Magic World Championship.
==Description==
This was the first World Championship after the birth of the Pro Tour, and it was the event that concluded the Pro Tour season. 125 players competed, and the tournament featured three formats: Booster Draft, Standard, and Legacy. In the final, once again a relatively unknown player prevailed, with Australia's Tom Chanpheng taking down the widely considered 'best in the world' at the time, Mark Justice. Chanpheng's win was commemorated with a unique card, <c>1996 World Champion</c>.Magic Arcana (May 9, 2002). "1996 World Champion". magicthegathering.com. (archived)
(1) Olle Råde 	Olle Råde (2-0) 	Mark Justice (3-1) 	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
(8) Tommi Hovi 	Olle Råde (2-0) 	Mark Justice (3-1) 	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
(5) Mark Justice 	Mark Justice (2-0) 	Mark Justice (3-1) 	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
(4) Scott Johns 	Mark Justice (2-0) 	Mark Justice (3-1) 	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
(6) Tom Chanpheng	Tom Chanpheng (2-1)	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
(3) Matt Place 	Tom Chanpheng (2-1)	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
(2) Henry Stern 	Henry Stern (2-1) 	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
(7) Eric Tam 	Henry Stern (2-1) 	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)	Tom Chanpheng (3-0)
==Finishing order==
# Tom Chanpheng
# Mark Justice
# Henry Stern
# Olle Råde
# Matt Place
# Scott Johns
# Eric Tam
# Tommi Hovi
==Winning deck==
<d title="Tom Chanpheng - 1996 World Championship">
Creatures
2 Phyrexian War Beast
4 Order of Leitbur
4 Order of the White Shield
4 Savannah Lions
2 Serra Angel
4 White Knight
Interrupts and Instants
1 Sleight of Mind
4 Disenchant
1 Reinforcements
1 Reprisal
4 Swords to Plowshares
Sorceries
1 Armageddon
1 Balance
Enchantments
1 Land Tax
Artifacts
1 Lodestone Bauble
1 Zuran Orb
Lands
1 Kjeldoran Outpost
4 Mishra's Factory
15 Plains
4 Strip Mine
Sideboard
2 Arenson's Aura
1 Black Vise
4 Divine Offering
1 Energy Storm
1 Exile
1 Reprisal
1 Spirit Link
1 Sleight of Mind
2 Serrated Arrows
1 Kjeldoran Outpost
</d>
Of interesting note is that Chanpeng's winning deck included no sources of blue mana, though it included <c>Sleight of Mind</c>. This stems from an error in his submitted decklist. He was forced to use <c>Plains</c> in place of the 4 <c>Adarkar Wastes</c> he had planned to include.
==Team World Championship==
The results of the Team World Championship were:
# United States – Dennis Bentley, George Baxter, Mike Long, Matt Place
# Czech Republic – David Korejtko, Jakub Slemr, Ondrej Baudys, Lucas Kocourek
==References==
==External link==
*Wizards of the Coast official results
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