2008 World Championships

The *Magic* **2008 World Championships** took place on 11–14 December 2008 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis, USA.

## Description

The tournament featured six rounds of Standard play on Thursday, two *Shards of Alara* Booster Drafts with three rounds of Swiss each on Friday, six rounds of Extended on Saturday, and the finals on Sunday. Also, the national teams played two rounds of team constructed each on Thursday and Saturday with the Top 4 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. The top 75 individual finishers received $245,245 in prize money.

329 players from 57 countries competed in the event. Antti Malin from Finland won the tournament, thereby claiming the first prize of $45,000. In the team final the United States defeated Australia to become the team champion.

## Team finals

1. United States – Michael Jacob, Sam Black, Paul Cheon
2. Australia – Aaron Nicastri, Brandon Lau, Justin Cheung
3. Brazil – Willy Edel, Vagner Casatti, Luiz Guilherme de Michielli
4. Japan – Yuuya Watanabe, Masashi Oiso, Akihiro Takakuwa

## Winning deck

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#### Creatures (12)

4 Mistbind Clique

2 Sower of Temptation

4 Spellstutter Sprite

2 Vendilion Clique

#### Instants (15)

4 Agony Warp

3 Broken Ambitions

4 Cryptic Command

3 Remove Soul

1 Terror

#### Lands (25)

1 Faerie Conclave

6 Island

4 Mutavault

4 Secluded Glen

4 Sunken Ruins

2 Swamp

4 Underground River

#### Sideboard (15)

4 Flashfreeze

2 Glen Elendra Archmage

4 Infest

2 Jace Beleren

1 Mind Shatter

1 Ponder

1 Sower of Temptation

## References

1. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 23, 2008). "2008 *Magic: The Gathering* World Championships". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2. ↑ Magic Arcana (December 15, 2008). "2008 World Championships". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
3. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 19, 2008). "2008 Worlds in Review". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
4. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 7, 2008). "2008 World Championships Tournament Format". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
5. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 12-14, 2008). "Malin, Team USA Crowned Kings of *Magic*". Magicthegathering.com.

## External links

* Worlds 2008 coverage
* Wizards of the Coast (November 12, 2008). "Public Events at 2008 Worlds". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Craig Gibson and Josh Bennett (December 11, 2008). "2008 *Magic* World Championships Feature: Photo Essay - Worlds Kickoff". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Bill Stark (December 11, 2008). "2008 Worlds Feature: Standard Metagame Archetype Breakdown". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Brian David-Marshall (December 12, 2008). "A View of the Worlds". Magicthegathering.com.
* Wizards of the Coast (December 13, 2008). "2008 Worlds Feature: Top 8 Profiles". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Wizards of the Coast (December 13, 2008). "2008 Worlds National Teams: Top 4 Team Profiles". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Josh Bennett (December 14, 2008). "2008 Worlds Feature: Beat the Champs!". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Josh Bennett (December 14, 2008). "2008 Worlds Feature: Richard Garfield vs. Aaron Forsythe". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Craig Gibson and Josh Bennett (December 14, 2008). "2008 Worlds Photo Essay: Towards the Grand Finale". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Bill Stark (December 14, 2008). "2008 Worlds Finals: The Finnish Line: Jamie Parke vs. Antti Malin". Magicthegathering.com.
* Wizards of the Coast (December 13, 2008). "2008 Worlds Top Decklists: Top 8 Decklists". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Wizards of the Coast (December 13, 2008). "2008 Worlds Top Decklists: National Team Top 4". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Wizards of the Coast (December 14, 2008). "2008 Worlds Top Decklists: Top Standard Decklists". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Wizards of the Coast (December 14, 2008). "2008 Worlds Top Decklists: Top Extended Decklists". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
* Paul Jordan (December 19, 2008). "2008 Worlds Metagame Analysis". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.