2015 World Championship

The 2015 World Championship, the 22nd Magic World Championship, was held on 27–30 August 2015 in Seattle, United States, at the Penny Arcade Expo. 24 players participated, and the event was won by American Seth Manfield, who defeated Owen Turtenwald in the final.
==Invitations==
The following 24 players were invited to the event:
Player 	Method of qualification
Mike Sigrist 	2014–15 Player of the Year
Alexander Hayne 	2014–15 Grand Prix Player of the Year
Shahar Shenhar 	2014 World Champion
Martin Müller 	2014 World Magic Cup winner
Magnus Lantto 	2014 Magic Online Champion
Ari Lax 	Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir winner
Antonio Del Moral Leon 	Pro Tour Fate Reforged winner
Martin Dang 	Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir winner
Joel Larsson 	Pro Tour Magic Origins winner
Eric Froehlich 	2nd most Pro Points – North America
Sam Black 	3rd most Pro Points – North America
Brad Nelson 	4th most Pro Points – North America
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa	Most Pro Points – Latin America
Thiago Saporito 	2nd most Pro Points – Latin America
Lee Shi Tian 	Most Pro Points – APAC region
Yuuya Watanabe 	2nd most Pro Points – APAC region
Kentaro Yamamoto 	3rd most Pro Points – APAC region
Ondřej Stráský 	Most Pro Points – Europe
Seth Manfield 	Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Paul Rietzl 	2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Shaun McLaren 	3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Owen Turtenwald 	4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Steve Rubin 	5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Jacob Wilson 	6th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Players who just missed out included Andrew Cuneo, who with 54 Pro Points in the previous season was only narrowly edged out by Jacob Wilson on tiebreakers. Josh Utter-Leyton, on 53 points, almost made it to his fourth straight World Championship, and New Zealand's Jason Chung was only denied a spot in the tournament thanks to Kentaro Yamamoto's top eight performance at the very last Pro Tour in 2014–15. In the Grand Prix Player of the Year race, Pascal Maynard was in contention until the very last tournament, but Alexander Hayne won the race, with 42 points to Maynard's 39.
==Schedule==
Thursday, 27 August
* 3 rounds of Modern Masters 2015 draft
* 4 rounds of Modern
Friday, 28 August
* 3 rounds of Magic Origins draft
* 4 rounds of Standard
Sunday, 30 August
* Semifinals and final, featuring Standard
==Top 4==
==Final standings==
Place	Player 	Prize 	Pro Points	MM15 draft record	Modern record	Origins draft record	Standard record
1 	Seth Manfield 	$50,000	17 	3–0 	3–1 	3–0 	4–0
2 	Owen Turtenwald 	$20,000	11 	2–1 	3–1 	2–1 	2–2
3 	Paul Rietzl 	$10,000	9 	1–2 	3–1 	3–0 	2–2
4 	Sam Black 	$10,000	9 	1–2 	3–1 	1–2 	4–0
5 	Magnus Lantto 	$5,000 	9 	1–2 	2–2 	2–1 	4–0
6 	Martin Müller 	$5,000 	8 	2–1 	4–0 	1–2 	1–3
7 	Shaun McLaren 	$5,000 	8 	3–0 	2–2 	1–2 	2–2
8 	Thiago Saporito 	$5,000 	8 	1–2 	3–1 	2–1 	2–2
9 	Ondřej Stráský 	$3,000 	8 	1–2 	2–2 	3–0 	2–2
10 	Yuuya Watanabe 	$3,000 	7 	2–1 	3–1 	0–3 	2–2
11 	Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa	$3,000 	7 	2–1 	2–2 	2–1 	1–3
12 	Jacob Wilson 	$3,000 	7 	3–0 	0–4 	2–1 	2–2
13 	Joel Larsson 	$3,000 	7 	2–1 	2–2 	1–2 	2–2
14 	Alexander Hayne 	$3,000 	7 	1–2 	3–1 	0–3 	3–1
15 	Martin Dang 	$3,000 	6 	2–1 	1–3 	2–1 	1–3
16 	Steve Rubin 	$3,000 	6 	2–1 	1–3 	3–0 	0–4
17 	Kentaro Yamamoto 	$2,000 	6 	0–3 	2–2 	2–1 	2–2
18 	Mike Sigrist 	$2,000 	6 	2–1 	1–3 	1–2 	2–2
19 	Eric Froehlich 	$2,000 	6 	1–2 	3–1 	0–3 	2–2
20 	Lee Shi Tian 	$2,000 	6 	2–1 	0–4 	2–1 	2–2
21 	Brad Nelson 	$2,000 	5 	1–2 	2–2 	0–3 	2–2
22 	Antonio Del Moral Leon 	$2,000 	5 	0–3 	1–3 	2–2 	2–2
23 	Shahar Shenhar 	$2,000 	4 	0–3 	2–2 	0–3 	2–2
24 	Ari Lax 	$2,000 	2 	1–2 	0–4 	1–2 	0–4
==External links==
*2015 World Championship coverage
*2015 World Championship final standings
*Modern decklists
*Standard decklists
*Video coverage playlist
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