2001 World Championships

The 2001 World Championship was held from August 8–12 2001 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Canada; Tom van de Logt from the Netherlands came out as the new world champion, garnering a prize of US$35,000 for his victory (as well as another US$1,000 for the success of the Dutch team he was part of).
==Finishing order==
(1) Antoine Ruel 	Antoine Ruel (3-2) 	Tom van de Logt (3-2)	Tom van de Logt (3-0)
(8) Tommi Hovi 	Antoine Ruel (3-2) 	Tom van de Logt (3-2)	Tom van de Logt (3-0)
(4) Tom van de Logt	Tom Van de Logt (via DQ)	Tom van de Logt (3-2)	Tom van de Logt (3-0)
(5) David Williams 	Tom Van de Logt (via DQ)	Tom van de Logt (3-2)	Tom van de Logt (3-0)
(2) Alex Borteh 	Alex Borteh (3-2) 	Alex Borteh (3-1) 	Tom van de Logt (3-0)
(7) Jan Tomcani 	Alex Borteh (3-2) 	Alex Borteh (3-1) 	Tom van de Logt (3-0)
(3) Andrea Santin 	Andrea Santin (3-2) 	Alex Borteh (3-1) 	Tom van de Logt (3-0)
(6) Michael Turian 	Andrea Santin (3-2) 	Alex Borteh (3-1) 	Tom van de Logt (3-0)
# Tom Van de Logt (Netherlands) $36,000 
# Alex Borteh (USA) $23,000 
# Antoine Ruel (France) $15,000 
# Andrea Santin (Italy) $13,000 
# Michael Turian (USA) $9,500 
# Jan Tomcani (Slovak Republic) $9,500 
# Tommi Hovi (Finland) $7,500 
# John Ormerod (England) $6,500 1
1 David Williams was disqualified in the quarter-finals of the Top 8 elimination, so John Ormerod from England became the official 8th-place finisher of record.
==Winning deck==
<d title="Tom van de Logt - 2001 World Championship">
Creatures
4 Plague Spitter
3 Phyrexian Scuta
3 Skizzik
2 Flametongue Kavu
2 Crypt Angel
4 Blazing Specter
Sorceries
4 Duress
Instants
4 Dark Ritual
4 Terminate
3 Vendetta
3 Urza's Rage
Lands
6 Swamp
6 Mountain
4 Rishadan Port
4 Urborg Volcano
4 Sulfurous Springs
Sideboard
4 Scoria Cat
3 Addle
2 Persecute
1 Pyroclasm
3 Phyrexian Arena
1 Flametongue Kavu
1 Crypt Angel
</d>
==External links==
*Wizards of the Coast coverage
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