2013 World Championship

The 2013 World Championship, the 20th Magic World Championship, was held on 31 July–4 August 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The event was held concurrently with the 2013 World Magic Cup. 16 players participated, and the event was won by Israel's Shahar Shenhar, who by defeating Reid Duke in the final became the second Israeli World Champion, after Uri Peleg claimed the title in 2007.
==Invitations==
The following 16 players were invited to the event:
Player 	Method of qualification
Josh Utter-Leyton	2012–13 Player of the Year
Yuuya Watanabe 	2012 World Champion
Dimitriy Butakov 	2012 Magic Online Champion
Stanislav Cifka 	Pro Tour Return to Ravnica winner
Tom Martell 	Pro Tour Gatecrash winner
Craig Wescoe 	Pro Tour Dragon's Maze winner
Willy Edel 	Most Pro Points – Latin America
Lee Shi Tian 	Most Pro Points – APAC region
Eric Froehlich 	Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Ben Stark 	2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Shuhei Nakamura 	3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Brian Kibler 	4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Shahar Shenhar 	5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Martin Jůza 	6th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
David Ochoa 	7th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Reid Duke 	8th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
==Schedule==
Wednesday, 31 July
* 3 rounds of Modern Masters draft
* 3 rounds of Standard
Thursday, 1 August
* 3 rounds of Magic 2014 draft
* 3 rounds of Modern
Sunday, 4 August
* Semifinals and final, featuring Modern
==Top 4==
==External links==
*2013 World Championship coverage
*2013 World Championship final standings
*Top 4 Modern decklists
*Video coverage playlist
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