Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2011
The 2011 Pro Tour season was the sixteenth season of the . It began on 22 January 2011 with Atlanta, and ended on 20 November 2011 with the conclusion of the in San Francisco. The season consisted of twenty Grands Prix, and four Pro Tours, located in Paris, Nagoya, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Mode. Four Pro Tours and eighteen Grands Prix were held in the 2011 season. Further were awarded at . These Pro Points were mainly used to determine the levels of players participating in these events, but also decide which player was awarded  the title at the end of the season. Based on final standings Pro Points are awarded as follows: Pro Tour – Paris (10–13 February 2011). Pro Tour Paris was held at Espace Champerret. The formats were Standard and "Scars of Mirrodin"-"Mirrodin Besieged" Booster Draft. Tournament data. Prize pool: $230,795 Format: Standard, Booster Draft Grands Prix: Paris, Denver, Hamburg, Kobe, Barcelona, Dallas, London, Prague, Providence, and Singapore. Originally scheduled for the weekend of 12–13 March GP Hamburg was cancelled as announced on 13 January. On 14 March 2011, Wizards of the Coast announced that GP Kobe, originally scheduled for 19–20 March , had been postponed, citing safety, power and travel concerns. Pro Tour – Nagoya (10–12 June 2011). Pro Tour Nagoya was held at the Trade & Industry Center. The formats are Block Constructed and Booster Draft. Tournament data. Prize pool: $230,795 Format: Block Constructed, Booster Draft Pro Tour – Philadelphia (2–4 September 2011). Pro Tour Philadelphia was held at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The formats were initially announced to be Extended and Booster Draft. Three weeks before the event it was announced that the Extended portion would be replaced by Modern. The winner of the tournament was Samuel Estratti, who became the first  Modern Pro Tour Champion and the first Italian player to win a Pro Tour. Tournament data. Prize pool: $230,795 Players: 417 Format: Modern, Booster Draft Headjudge: Riccardo Tessitori 2011 World Championships – San Francisco (17–20 November 2011). The 18th Magic World Championships was held in the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, United States. Tournament data. Prize pool: $245,245 (individual) + ? (teams) Players: 375 from 60 countries Formats: Standard, Booster Draft, Modern Team Formats: Standard, Modern, Legacy Head Judge: Sheldon Menery