Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2007
The 2007 Pro Tour season was the twelfth season of the . On 9 February 2007 the season began with Pro Tour Geneva. It ended on 9 December 2007 with the conclusion of the in New York. The season consisted of 16 and 5 Pro Tours, held in Geneva, Yokohama, San Diego, Valencia, and New York. At the end of the season Tomoharu Saitou from Japan was proclaimed . At the Worlds in New York the third class of the was inducted. The inductees were Kai Budde, Zvi Mowshowitz, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Nicolai Herzog, and Randy  Buehler. Pro Tour – Geneva (9–11 February 2007). Mike Hron of the United States won the Pro Tour, defeating Takuya Oosawa in the Japanese player's second finals appearance. Willy Edel of Brazil became the first South American player with three top eight finishes, and former of player of the year Kenji Tsumura reached the quarter finals for the fifth time. Tournament data. Prize pool: $240,245 Players: 387 Format: Booster Draft "(-Planar Chaos)" Head Judge: David Vogin Grand Prixs – Dallas, Singapore, Amsterdam, Kyoto, Massachusetts. Pro Tour – Yokohama (20–22 April 2007). Frenchman Guillaume Wafo-Tapa won the second Pro Tour of  the year, emerging from a Top eight in which every other contestant has at least twice appeared in a PT final eight. Masashi Oiso became only the fifth player to reach the quarter finals more than five times, Portugal's Paulo Carvalho put up his second top eight in three events, and Raphaël Lévy continued his hot streak with his first Pro Tour top eight since 1999. Tournament data. Prize pool: $240,245 Players: 387 Format: Block Constructed Head Judge: Sheldon Menery Grands Prix – Stockholm, Columbus, Strasbourg, Montreal. Pro Tour – San Diego (29 June – 1 July 2007). Pro Tour San  Diego was the inaugural and as yet only event for the at the Pro Tour level. Chris Lachmann and Jacob van Lunen won the tournament, both in their first Pro Tour, playing an innovative sliver strategy. They won the elimination bracket in a combined nine turns making it the shortest semi-final and final ever. Tournament data. Prize pool: $240,500 Players: 390 (195 teams) Format: Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft "(-Planar Chaos-Future Sight)" Head Judge: Toby Elliott Pro Tour – Valencia (12–14 October 2007). Pro Tour Valencia began with a bumpy start. The first day of play to be  canceled due to flooding. On the other two days the schedule had to be altered somewhat, including additional rounds on Saturday and three rounds on Sunday before Top 8. In the end, Frenchman Remi Fortier defeated Germany's André Müller in the final, making Valencia the third consecutive extended Pro Tour to be won by a French player. Tournament data. Prize pool: $240,245 Players: 424 Format: Extended Head Judge: Jaap Brouwer 2007 World Championships – New York City (6–9 December 2007). The World Championships began with the induction of the third class into the hall of fame. The inductees were  Kai Budde, Zvi Mowshowitz, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Nicolai Herzog, and Randy Buehler. In the individual competition Uri Peleg became the first Israeli, not only to reach the top eight, but also to win a Pro Tour. For Mori it was his third consecutive Worlds Top 8 appearance. In the team competition, the Swiss defeated the Austrian team in the finals Tournament data. Prize pool: $215,600 (individual) + $192,200 (national teams) Players: 386 Formats: Standard, Booster Draft "(Lorwyn)", Legacy Head Judge: Mike Guptil Pro Player of the year final standings. After the World Championship Tomoharu Saitou was awarded the Pro  Player of the year title. Performance by country. Japan players dominated the season, making 16 Top 8 appearances although they had only about half as many players on the Pro Tour as the United States, which had the secondmost Top 8 appearances at 9. Both countries generated 21 level 4+ pro players in this season. For the Netherlands despite having generated 7 level 4+ pro players in the season success on the Pro Tour was almost elusive with a single 8th place being their only Top 8 appearance.