Anton Jonsson Explained

Anton Jonsson
Birth Date:	September 12, 1977
Residence:	Umeå, Sweden
Nationality:	Swedish
Debut:	Pro Tour Tokyo 2001
Winnings:	US$136,080^[1]
Pt Top 8:	0 (5)^[2]
Gt Top 8:	1 (9)^[3]
Pt Median Finish:	110
Lifetime Pro Points:	212^[4]
Pw Level:	45 (Battlemage)

Anton Jonsson is a Swedish player. He has retired from professional Magic. At the height of his career, Jonsson was considered one of the best players in the game, and was especially known for his proficiency at Limited, having reached the Top 8 of a Pro Tour five times. In 2010, Jonsson came back to play in Grand Prix Gothenburg, where he reached yet another Top 8, five years after his last Top 8 appearance. He was voted into the Magic The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in 2011 along with Steve O'Mahoney-Schwartz and Shuhei Nakamura.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders. Wizards of the Coast. 2014-12-16. 2014-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20140913003521/http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime. dead.
2. Web site: Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s. Wizards of the Coast. 2014-12-16. 2016-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416180813/http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/top8byplayer. dead.
3. Web site: Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s. Wizards of the Coast. 2014-12-16. 2014-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050545/http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/gptop8byplayer. dead.
4. Web site: Planeswalker Points (requires login). 2014-12-16. Wizards of the Coast.
5. Web site: StarCityGames.com - The Men Of Magic Podcast: Anton Jonsson Interview . www.starcitygames.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602132116/http://www.starcitygames.com/article/23049_The-Men-Of-Magic-Podcast--Anton-Jonsson-Interview.html . 2016-06-02.