2010 World Championships

The *Magic* **2010 World Championships** took place on 9–12 December 2010 in Chiba, Japan.

## Description

The seventeenth *Magic* World Championship consisted of six rounds of Standard on Thursday, two *Scars of Mirrodin* Booster Drafts of three rounds each on Friday, and six rounds of Extended on Saturday. On Sunday the best eight players gathered for the Top 8. They had to play the same decks that they had used in the Standard portion of the tournament. Also, the national teams played two rounds of team constructed each on Thursday and Saturday with the Top 2 teams advancing to the single elimination finals on Sunday. The team format was 3 Person Team Constructed with one player playing Standard, one Extended, and one Legacy.

352 players from 60 countries competed in the event. The national teams competition had 57 countries represented.

The 2010 World Champion Guillaume Matignon earned enough Pro Points with his performance to equal Pro Player of the Year leader Brad Nelson's total. This led to a play-off for the Pro Player of the Year title at Pro Tour Paris 2011, which was ultimately won by Brad Nelson.

## Team finals

1. Slovakia — Ivan Floch, Robert Jurkovic, Patrik Surab
2. Australia — Adam Witton, Jeremy Neeman, Ian Wood

## Winning deck

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#### Planeswalkers (6)

2 Jace Beleren

4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

#### Creatures (5)

3 Grave Titan

2 Sea Gate Oracle

#### Instants (11)

1 Cancel

2 Consume the Meek

2 Disfigure

2 Doom Blade

4 Mana Leak

#### Sorceries (8)

1 Duress

3 Inquisition of Kozilek

4 Preordain

#### Lands (26)

4 Creeping Tar Pit

4 Darkslick Shores

4 Drowned Catacomb

5 Island

1 Misty Rainforest

3 Swamp

4 Tectonic Edge

1 Verdant Catacombs

#### Sideboard (15)

1 Deprive

2 Disfigure

1 Doom Blade

2 Duress

2 Flashfreeze

3 Memoricide

3 Ratchet Bomb

1 Sorin Markov

## References

1. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 1, 2010). "2010 *Magic: the Gathering* World Championships". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2. ↑ Bill Stark (December 12, 2010). "2010 *Magic: the Gathering* World Championships Finals: There's no Jace Like Guillaume". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.

## External links

* Wizards of the Coast (July 1, 2010). "2010 World Championships Tournament Format". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Wizards of the Coast (July 1, 2010). "2010 World Invitations List". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Wizards of the Coast (December 9, 2010). "2010 World Championships: Foto Essay - The Opening Ceremonies". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Wizards of the Coast (December 10, 2010). "2010 World Championships: Top 8 Standard Deck Lists". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Wizards of the Coast (December 11, 2010). "2010 World Championships: Final Standings". Magicthegathering.com.
* Monty Ashley (December 11, 2010). "2010 World Championships Top Photos". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Paul Jordan (December 16, 2010). "2010 World Championships: Metagame Breakdown". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.