Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2015–16 explained

Season:2015–16 Pro Tour season
Ppoty: Owen Turtenwald
Roty: Oliver Tiu
Wc: Seth Manfield
Pts:4
Gps:49
Start:8 August 2015
End:7 August 2016
Hof: Eric Froehlich
Shouta Yasooka
Willy Edel
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 Pro Tour season was the twenty-first season of the . It started on 8 August 2015 with Grand Prix San Diego and Hong Kong and ended on 7 August 2016 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Sydney. The season consisted of 49 Grand Prix and 4 Pro Tours, located in Milwaukee, Atlanta, Madrid, and Sydney.[1]

Mode

Four Pro Tours and forty-nine Grands Prix were held in the 2015–16 season. These in addition to the World Championship and the World Magic Cup are the events that awarded Pro Points, the points that were used to determine the Player of the Year Standings and Pro Club levels. Players were awarded Pro Levels for earning 18 (Silver level), 33 (Gold), and 50 points (Platinum), however only the six best Grand Prix results counted. Pro Club Levels come with certain benefits such as qualifications to subsequent Pro Tours, byes at Grand Prix, and airfare to Pro Tours. Based on the final standings of Pro Tours, Grand Prix, Worlds, and the World Magic Cup Pro Points are awarded as follows:

RankPro Points awarded at
Pro TourGrand Prix
(individual)		Grand Prix
(teams)		World Magic Cup
130868
226657
3–422546
5–8184—5
9–16———4
17–32———3
33+———2

For competitors finishing outside the final elimination stage of Grand Prix and Pro Tours points are awarded depending on their score after the final Swiss round. 16 Swiss rounds are played at Pro Tours, 15 at individual Grand Prix, and 14 at Team Grand Prix. Pro Points are then awarded as follows.

PointsPro Points awarded at
Pro TourGrand Prix
(individual)		Grand Prix
(teams)
39+1544
36–381534
351224
341124
331023
32812
31712
30611
28–294——
0–273——

Finally players that participated in the World Championship earned one Pro Point per win in the Swiss Portion and two Pro Points per win in the single elimination stage.

Grand Prix

GP San Diego[2] (8–9 August 2015)
  1. Michael Majors
  2. Artur Villela
  3. Paul Rietzl
  4. Paul Yeem
  5. Loren Eakins
  6. Corey Brukhart
  7. Ben Weitz
  8. Dan Ward
GP Detroit[3] (15–16 August 2015)

1.

Matt Nass

Jacob Wilson

Sam Pardee

2.

Ben Stark

Luis Scott-Vargas

Eric Froehlich

3.

Owen Turtenwald

William Jensen

Reid Duke

4

Brock Parker

Matt Costa

Shahar Shenhar

GP Hong Kong[4] (8–9 August 2015)
  1. Chye Yian Hsiang
  2. Jan Ang
  3. Victoriano Lim
  4. Liu Yuchen
  5. Wu Songwei
  6. Cheung Lap Chung
  7. Yam Wing Chun
  8. Kwok Suen Wang
GP Prague[5] (29–30 August 2015)
  1. Elliot Boussaud
  2. Peter Vieren
  3. Hannes Kerem
  4. Davor Detecnik
  5. Mattia Rizzi
  6. Oliver Polak-Rottman
  7. Steve Hatto
  8. Alex Hottman
GP London[6] (15–16 August 2015)
  1. Fabrizio Anteri
  2. Matteo Moure
  3. Erik Skinstad
  4. Bill Chronopoulos
  5. Piotr Wald
  6. Marco Cammilluzzi
  7. Martin Juza
  8. Daniel Fior
GP Santiago[7] (29–30 August 2015)
  1. Rodrigo Lopez
  2. Tomoharu Saitou
  3. Jorge Guerra
  4. Martin Quiroga
  5. Esteban Truyol
  6. Christian Flores
  7. Claudio Barrientos Ochoa
  8. Alberto Sanchez

Magic: The Gathering World Championship

Seattle (27–30 August 2015)

Final standings

The following twenty-four players received an invitation to the 2015 World Championship due to their performance in the 2014–15 season. They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.

PlayerPrizePro pointsQualified due to
1 Seth Manfield$50,00017Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
2 Owen Turtenwald$20,000114th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
3 Paul Rietzl$10,00092nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
4 Sam Black$10,00093rd most Pro Points North America
5 Magnus Lantto$5,00092014 Magic Online Champion
6 Martin Müller$5,00082014 World Magic Cup winner
7 Shaun McLaren$5,00083rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
8 Thiago Saporito$5,00082nd Most Pro Point Latin America
9 Ondřej Stráský$3,0008Most Pro Points Europe
10 Yuuya Watanabe$3,00072nd Most Pro Points APAC region
11 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa$3,0007Most Pro Points Latin America
12 Jacob Wilson$3,00076th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
13 Joel Larsson$3,0007Pro Tour Magic Origins winner
14 Alexander Hayne$3,00072014–15 Grand Prix Player of the Year
15 Martin Dang$3,0006Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir winner
16 Steve Rubin$3,00065th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
17 Kentaro Yamamoto$2,00063rd Most Pro Points APAC region
18 Mike Sigrist$2,00062014–15 Player of the Year
19 Eric Froehlich$2,00062nd Most Pro Points North America
20 Lee Shi Tian$2,0006Most Pro Points APAC region
21 Brad Nelson$2,00054th most Pro Points North America
22 Antonio del Moral Leon$2,0005Pro Tour Fate Reforged winner
23 Shahar Shenhar$2,00042014 World Champion
24 Ari Lax$2,0002Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir winner

Pro Player of the year standings

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Seth Manfield21
align=center rowspan=22 Owen Turtenwaldalign=center rowspan=216
Jacob Wilson
4 Paul Rietzl13
5 Ondřej Stráský12

Grand Prix

GP Madrid[8] (12–13 September 2015)
  1. Aleksa Telarov
  2. Francesco Giorgio
  3. Ashraf Abou Omar
  4. Michael Bonde
  5. Fabrizio Anteri
  6. Wenzel Krautmann
  7. Sergiy Sushalskyy
  8. Antonio Del Moral León
GP Sydney[9] (10–11 October 2015)
  1. John Seaton
  2. Alex Ball
  3. Kelvin Chew
  4. Prads Pathirana
  5. Hironobu Sugaya
  6. Zen Takahashi
  7. Paul Costentin
  8. Chester Swords
GP Oklahoma City[10] (12–13 September 2015)
  1. Zac Elsik
  2. Brian Braun-Duin
  3. Andrew Sullano
  4. Joseph Reiter
  5. Jasper Johnson-Epstein
  6. Benjamin Miller
  7. Paul Rietzl
  8. Matthew Duggan
GP Madison[11] (10–11 October 2015)
  1. Raphaël Lévy
  2. Magnus Lantto
  3. Jon Graham
  4. Joe Lavrenz
  5. Paul Rietzl
  6. Andrew Maine
  7. Samuel Pardee
  8. Jérémy Dezani

Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar

Milwaukee[12] (16–18 October 2015)

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Kaziyuki Takimura$40,00030
2 Ryoichi Tamada$20,00026
3 Jon Finkel$12,5002215th final day
4 Paul Dean$12,50022
5 Owen Turtenwald$10,000183rd final day
6 Ricky Chin$10,00018Pro Tour debut
7 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa$10,0001810th final day
8 Martin Müller$10,00018

Pro Player of the year standings

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Owen Turtenwald39
2 Seth Manfield32
align=center rowspan=23 Kazuyuki Takimuraalign=center rowspan=230
Paul Rietzl
5 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa29
Source:[13]

Grand Prix

GP Quebec City[14] (24–25 October 2015)
  1. Dan Lanthier
  2. Omar Beldon
  3. Jake Mondello
  4. Oliver Polak-Rottmann
  5. Reid Duke
  6. Edgar Magelhaes
  7. Pascal Maynard
  8. Nicolas Béland
GP Beijing[15] (24–25 October 2015)

1.

Craig Wescoe

Richard Hoaen

Mike Hron

2.

Yuuya Watanabe

Makihito Mihara

Yuuki Ichikawa

3.

Liu Yuchen

He Yue

Zhang Zhiyang

4.

Shintaro Ishimura

Yoshihiko Ikawa

Kazuyuki Takimura

GP Indianapolis[16] (31 October–1 November 2015)
  1. Brent Clawson
  2. Raymond Perez Jr.
  3. Scott Kirkwood
  4. Daniel Chan
  5. David Phelps
  6. Patrick Chapin
  7. Valentin Mackl
  8. Daniel Duan
GP Lyon[17] (31 October–1 November 2015)
  1. Damien Bouillot
  2. Christian Seibold
  3. Tomoharu Saitou
  4. Vincent Lemoine
  5. Branco Neirynck
  6. Florian Reiter
  7. Mark Litvak
  8. Felix Weidemann
GP Atlanta[18] (14–15 November 2015)
  1. Tom Martell
  2. Owen Turtenwald
  3. Dan Musser
  4. Aryeh Wiznitzer
  5. Evan Smith
  6. Brian Eason
  7. Samuel Black
  8. Joseph Pressley
GP Pittsburgh[19] (21–22 November 2015)
  1. Alex Bianchi
  2. Aaron Webster
  3. Robert Cucunato
  4. Craig Wescoe
  5. Corey Burkhart
  6. Robert Long
  7. Thien Nguyen
  8. Benjamin Nikolich
GP Porto Alegre[20] (31 October–1 November 2015)
  1. Marcos Paulo De Jesus Freitas
  2. Vagner Casatti
  3. Caio Amaral
  4. Alejandro Cesa
  5. Thiago Saporito
  6. Gabriel Fehr
  7. Guilherme Merjam
  8. Diego Marquez
GP Brussels[21] (14–15 November 2015)
  1. Lukas Blohon
  2. Simon Nielsen
  3. Antonio Castellani
  4. Martin Müller
  5. Magnus Lantto
  6. Grzegorz Kowalski
  7. Bart Van Etten
  8. Ondřej Stráský
GP Seattle-Tacoma[22] (7–8 November 2015)
  1. Jarvis Yu
  2. Christian Calcano
  3. Brian DeMars
  4. Chase Hansen
  5. Andrejs Prost
  6. Gary Wong
  7. Martin Goldman-Kirst
  8. Xin Sui
GP Kobe[23] (21–22 November 2015)
  1. Takuma Morofuji
  2. Joe Soh
  3. Akio Chiba
  4. Shota Takao
  5. Pavel Matousek
  6. Shunsuke Takahira
  7. Akihiro Okawa
  8. Shuhei Nakamura

World Magic Cup

Barcelona[24] (11–13 December 2015)

Final standings

PlaceCountryPlayerPrizePro Points
1 ItalyMarco Cammilluzzi$12,0008
William Pizzi
Francesco Bifero
Andrea Mengucci
2 ThailandVeerapat Sirilertvorakul$6,5007
Aekarash Sorakup
Suttipong Popitukgul
Chom Pasidparchya
3 FrancePierre Dagen$4,0006
Hichem Tedjditi
Fathi Ben Aribi
Arnaud Soumet
4 AustriaValentin Mackl$4,0006
Nikolaus Eigner
Christoph Aukenthaler
Sebastian Fiala-Ibitz
PlaceCountryPlayerPrizePro Points
5 DenmarkMartin Dang$2,0005
Christoffer Larsen
Daniel Lind
Martin Müller
6 GuatemalaChristopher Virula$2,0005
Fernando José Juárez Oliva
José Andrés
Wilfredo Bojorquez
7 ScotlandStephen Murray$2,0005
Ray Doyle
Grant Hislop
Martin Clement
8 JapanYuuya Watanabe$2,0005
Kenji Tsumura
Ryoichi Tamada
Soyo You

Grand Prix

GP Oakland[25] (9–10 January 2016)
  1. Reid Duke
  2. Ben Rubin
  3. Woodrow Engle
  4. Cody Lingelbach
  5. Josh McClain
  6. Justin Nguyen
  7. Brett Sinclair
  8. Nathaniel Smith
GP Mexico City[26] (30–31 January 2016)
  1. Fabrizio Anteri
  2. Tomoharu Saitou
  3. Rodrigo Goncalves Dos Santos
  4. Cristian Velasco
  5. Martin Dang
  6. Leonardo Ivan Ruiz Rivera
  7. Robert Wallerstein
  8. Marcio Carvalho
GP Vancouver[27] (30–31 January 2016)
  1. Adam Jansen
  2. Jérémy Dezani
  3. Nick Slind
  4. Gabriel Carlton-Barnes
  5. Allen Sun
  6. Aeo Paquette
  7. Chris Hewitt
  8. Eric Severson
GP Nagoya[28] (30–31 January 2016)
  1. Tomonori Hirami
  2. Ryota Takeuchi
  3. Ikuya Asai
  4. Fujimura Kazuaki
  5. Park Jun-young
  6. Shawn McNeace
  7. Sean Li
  8. Satoshi Haji

Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch

Atlanta (5–7 February 2016)

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Jiachen Tao$40,00030
2 Ivan Floch$20,000263rd final day
3 Luis Scott-Vargas$12,500226th final day
4 Patrick Dickmann$12,500222nd final day
5 Shuhei Nakamura$10,000186th final day
6 Andrew Brown$10,00018
7 Pascal Maynard$10,00018
8 Frank Lepore$10,00018Pro Tour debut

Pro Player of the year standings

At the end of this event, the top ranking player in Pro Points, Owen Turtenwald, was awarded the "Mid-season master" title, which will yield him an invitation to the 2016 World Championship.

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Owen Turtenwald57
align=center rowspan=22 Martin Mülleralign=center rowspan=246
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
4 Seth Manfield45
align=center rowspan=25 Reid Dukealign=center rowspan=243
Fabrizio Anteri

Grand Prix

GP Houston[29] (27–28 February 2016)
  1. Owen Turtenwald
  2. Andrew Cuneo
  3. Mark Jacobson
  4. Brock Mosley
  5. Cody Lingelbach
  6. Brock Parker
  7. Chapman Sim
  8. Amir Radmard
GP Melbourne[30] (5–6 March 2016)
  1. David Mines
  2. Maitland Cameron
  3. Yuuki Ichikawa
  4. Louis Thomson-Gregg
  5. Chris Cousens
  6. Kentaro Yamamoto
  7. Lee Shi Tian
  8. Jason Chung
GP Detroit[31] (5–6 March 2016)
  1. Ralph Betesh
  2. Evan Buchholz
  3. Eric English
  4. Huang Hao-shan
  5. Gerry Thompson
  6. Eduardo Sajgalik
  7. James Zornes
  8. Ronnie Ritner
GP Washington, D.C.[32] (12–13 March 2016)

1.

Justin Cohen

Matt Severa

Mike Hron

2.

Richard Hoaen

Tom Martell

Ian Spaulding

3.

Owen Turtenwald

William Jensen

Reid Duke

4.

Matthew Nass

Jacob Wilson

Sam Pardee

GP Bologna[33] (5–6 March 2016)
  1. Kayure Patel
  2. Alberto Mattioli
  3. Giuseppe Reale
  4. Ruben Perez
  5. Fabrizio Anteri
  6. Jaroslav Boucek
  7. Mattia Rizzi
  8. Alessandro Lippi
GP Paris[34] (19–20 March 2016)
  1. Petr Sochůrek
  2. Ben Stark
  3. Ryoichi Tamada
  4. Martin Jůza
  5. Arne Huschenbeth
  6. Giuseppe Reale
  7. Fabian Friedrich
  8. Paolo Magnani
GP Beijing[35] (16–17 April 2016)
  1. Hironobu Sugaya
  2. Xu Su
  3. Kazuaki Fujimura
  4. Gao Zhen Xing
  5. Makihito Mihara
  6. Kentarou Yamamoto
  7. Toru Inoue
  8. Mak Wai Hou
GP Albuquerque[36] (16–17 April 2016)
  1. Allen Wu
  2. William Craddock
  3. Jacob Thiessen
  4. Seth Manfield
  5. Michael Simon
  6. Jiachen Tao
  7. Christian Keeth
  8. Rick Chong
GP Barcelona[37] (16–17 April 2016)
  1. Fabrizio Anteri
  2. Mehdi Saadi
  3. William Jensen
  4. Viktors Kazanskis
  5. Brian Braun-Duin
  6. Shaun McLaren
  7. Reid Duke
  8. Ferran Vila

Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad

Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad was the 100th Pro Tour. For the Top 8 single elimination stage the mode was modified from previous Pro Tours. Previously only the first game was played unsideboarded with players having access to their sideboard for all subsequent games in a match. From PT Shadows over Innistrad on, players only have access to their sideboard beginning with the third game of a Top 8 match. The Pro Tour's Top 8 included some of the most successful Magic players of all time, including Hall of Famers Jon Finkel, Luis Scott-Vargas, and Shouta Yasooka.

Tournament data

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Steve Rubin$40,00030
2 Andrea Mengucci$20,000262nd final day
3 Seth Manfield$12,500222nd final day
4 Shouta Yasooka$12,500223rd final day
5 Jon Finkel$10,0001816th final day
6 Brad Nelson$10,000183rd final day
7 Luis Scott-Vargas$10,000187th final day
8 Luis Salvatto$10,00018

Pro Player of the year standings

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Seth Manfield71
2 Owen Turtenwald70
3 Fabrizio Anteri57
align=center rowspan=24 Steve Rubinalign=center rowspan=256
Martin Müller

Grand Prix

GP Toronto[38] (30 April–1 May 2016)
  1. Robert Lombardi
  2. Jon Stern
  3. Oliver Tiu
  4. Doug Potter
  5. Josh Buitenhuis
  6. Brett Tetley
  7. Bradley Robinson
  8. Michael Sheng
GP Los Angeles[39] (21–22 May 2016)
  1. Simon Slutsky
  2. Ethan Brown
  3. Javier Dominguez
  4. Pascal Maynard
  5. Joe Lossett
  6. Corey Burkhart
  7. Alex To
  8. Erik Carson
GP Manchester[40] (28–29 May 2016)
  1. Raphaël Lévy
  2. Julien Henry
  3. Oscar Christensen
  4. Jonas Friberg
  5. Lauri Vuorela
  6. Matthew Hunt
  7. Christoffer Larsen
  8. Adam Bajerowicz
GP Columbus[41] (11–12 June 2016)
  1. Clay Spicklemire
  2. Joe Lossett
  3. Noah Walker
  4. Christopher Walton
  5. Wilson Hunter
  6. Raymond Cornely
  7. Jarvis Yu
  8. Aaron Kasprzak
GP São Paulo[42] (2–3 July 2016)

1.

Francisco Barciella

Carlos Romão

Eloi Pattaro

2.

Jonathan Melamed

Mateus Martins

Paulo Martinello

3.

Pascal Maynard

Brian Braun-Duin

Shaheen Soorani

4

Renato Pinto

Leonardo Labruna

Diego Coelho

GP Montreal[43] (30–31 July 2016)
  1. Hunter Cochran
  2. Hugo Demers
  3. Felix Tse
  4. Morgan McLaughlin
  5. Robert Lombardi
  6. Philippe Gareau
  7. Michael Ferneyhough
  8. Jamie Madill
GP New York[44] (7–8 May 2016)
  1. Seth Manfield
  2. Louis Deltour
  3. Scott Lipp
  4. Michael Majors
  5. Mike Sigrist
  6. Daniel Ward
  7. Brandon Ayers
  8. Ralph Batesh
GP Charlotte[45] (21–22 May 2016)
  1. Andreas Ganz
  2. Jon Bolding
  3. Robert Graves
  4. Mike Sigrist
  5. Jacky Wang
  6. Adonnys Medrano
  7. Sam Black
  8. Eli Kassis
GP Costa Rica[46] (4–5 June 2016)
  1. Seth Manfield
  2. Brandon Fischer
  3. Oliver Tiu
  4. Erick Manuel Lopez Basulto
  5. Brian Braun-Duin
  6. Michael Derczo
  7. Saul Alvarado
  8. Javier Dominguez
GP Taipei[47] (25–26 June 2016)
  1. Yuuki Ichikawa
  2. Huang Yung-Ming
  3. Lee Shi Tian
  4. Yuuta Takahashi
  5. Lieu Chien-Hung
  6. Mingrerk Setsompop
  7. Shawn McNeace
  8. Liu Yuchen
GP Stockholm[48] (30–31 July 2016)
  1. Elmer van Eeghen
  2. Matteo Moure
  3. Andreas Reling
  4. Erik Wahlberg
  5. Bjornar Prytz
  6. Yannick Studer
  7. Max Pritsch
  8. Federico Del Basso
GP Tokyo[49] (7–8 May 2016)
  1. Riku Kumagai
  2. Kazushige Suzuki
  3. Takuma Morofuji
  4. Carlos Ballester
  5. Kazuki Yada
  6. Takaya Saito
  7. Kensuke Kato
  8. Eng Chu Heng
GP Minneapolis[50] (28–29 May 2016)
  1. Alexander Johnson
  2. Shota Takao
  3. Andrew Elenbogen
  4. Matt Severa
  5. Max McVety
  6. Owen Turtenwald
  7. Reed Hartman
  8. Yuuya Watanabe
GP Prague[51] (11–12 June 2016)
  1. Rodrigo Togores
  2. Nicolas Tholance
  3. Thomas Enevoldsen
  4. Alexander Hayne
  5. Niels Molle
  6. Lukas Blohon
  7. Gianluca Gazzola
  8. Arnaud Baglin
GP Pittsburgh[52] (25–26 June 2016)
  1. Evan Petre
  2. Pascal Maynard
  3. Steve Rubin
  4. William Cruse
  5. Adam Ragsdale
  6. Eric Flickinger
  7. Matt Tumavitch
  8. Aleksa Telarov
GP Sydney[53] (30–31 July 2016)
  1. Scott Lipp
  2. Jan Ksandr
  3. Ben Stark
  4. Seth Manfield
  5. Zen Takahashi
  6. Santiago De Paoli
  7. Thierry Ramboa
  8. Ben Seck

Pro Tour Eldritch Moon

Sydney (5–7 August 2016)

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Lukas Blohon$40,000302nd final day
2 Owen Turtenwald$20,000264th final day
3 Samuel Pardee$12,50022
4 Luis Scott-Vargas$12,500228th final day
5 Yuuta Takahashi$10,000182nd final day
6 Ken Yukuhiro$10,000182nd final day
7 Reid Duke$10,000182nd final day
8 Andrew Brown$10,000182nd final day

Pro Player of the Year final standings

The 2015–16 Pro Tour season ended after Pro Tour Eldritch Moon. These are the final standings of the Player of the Year race, including every player who at the end of the season reached Platinum, the highest Pro Club Level.[54]

PlacePlayerPro PointsPlacePlayerPro PointsPlacePlayerPro Points
1 Owen Turtenwald98align=center rowspan=512 Brad Nelsonalign=center rowspan=558align=center rowspan=223 Michael Majorsalign=center rowspan=253
2 Seth Manfield88 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Andrew Brown
3 Lukas Blohon81 Alexander Haynealign=center rowspan=227 Yuuta Takahashialign=center rowspan=252
4 Luis Scott-Vargas79 Andrea Mengucci Jiachen Tao
5 Reid Duke69 Oliver Tiualign=center rowspan=229 William Jensenalign=center rowspan=251
6 Martin Müller68align=center rowspan=218 Sam Blackalign=center rowspan=257 Pascal Maynard
7 Steve Rubin67 Yuuya Watanabealign=center rowspan=631 Kazuyuki Takimuraalign=center rowspan=650
align=center rowspan=28 Joel Larssonalign=center rowspan=263align=center rowspan=220 Jon Finkelalign=center rowspan=256 Thiago Saporito
Samuel Pardee Ryoichi Tamada Lee Shi Tian
10 Ondřej Stráský6222 Paul Rietzl55 Jacob Wilson
11 Shouta Yasooka60align=center rowspan=223 Oliver Polak-Rottmannalign=center rowspan=253 Petr Sochůrek
12 Mike Sigrist58 Ivan Floch Paul Dean

Invitees to the 2016 World Championship

The following twenty-four players received an invitation to the 2016 World Championship due to their performance in the 2015–16 season.[55]

PlayerQualified due to
Owen Turtenwald2015–16 Player of the Year
Brian Braun-Duin2015–16 Grand Prix Player of the Year
Seth Manfield2015 World Champion
Niels Noorlander2015 Magic Online Champion
Kazuyuki TakimuraPro Tour Battle for Zendikar winner
Jiachen TaoPro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch winner
Steve RubinPro Tour Shadows over Innistrad winner
Lukas BlohonPro Tour Eldritch Moon winner
Oliver TiuConstructed Master
Marcio CarvalhoDraft Master
Luis Scott-VargasOutstanding Hall of Famer
Reid Duke4th Most Pro Points North America
Martin Müller2nd Most Pro Points Europe
Joel Larsson3rd Most Pro Points Europe
Shouta YasookaMost Pro Points Asia-Pacific
Yuuya Watanabe2nd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
Ryoichi Tamada3rd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
Paulo Vitor Damo da RosaMost Pro Points Latin America
Thiago Saporito2nd Most Pro Points Latin America
Samuel PardeeMost Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Ondřej Stráský2nd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Andrea Mengucci3rd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Brad Nelson4th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
Mike Sigrist5th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premier Play Changes for the 2015-16 Season. Wizards of the Coast. 2 August 2015. 2 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Majors Draws Down Victory in San Diego!. Wizards of the Coast. 9 August 2015. 10 August 2015.
  3. Web site: NASS, WILSON, AND PARDEE DESTROY DETROIT!. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Web site: Chye Triumphs in Hong Kong!. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Web site: Boussaud Beats All in Prague. 30 August 2015. 30 August 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. Web site: LONDON'S OWN ANTERI TAKES THIRD TROPHY. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. Web site: López peppers the competition in Chile. 30 August 2015. 31 August 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. Web site: Telarov Takes Off in Madrid. 13 September 2015. 14 September 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. Web site: Seaton Smashes Sydney!. 11 October 2015. 11 October 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. Web site: Elsik's Insight Shines a Oklahoma City!. 13 September 2015. 13 September 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. Web site: Lévy's Cards Converge for Victory at Grand Prix Madison!. 11 October 2015. 12 October 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. Web site: Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar. 17 October 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. Web site: PLAYER OF THE YEAR STANDINGS: 2015-16. Wizards of the Coast. 21 October 2015.
  14. Web site: Lanthier Commands Victory in Quebec City!. 25 October 2015. 25 October 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  15. Web site: Wescoe, Hoaen and Hron Drown All Hopes in Beijing!. 25 October 2015. 25 October 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  16. Web site: Clawson Claws Out a Victory in Indy!. 1 November 2015. 2 November 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  17. Web site: Damien'S Demon Delivers Victory In Lyon. 1 November 2015. 1 November 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  18. Web site: Martell Makes Good on Green!. 15 November 2015. 16 November 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  19. Web site: Bianchi Silences the Crowd at Pittsburgh. 22 November 2015. 23 November 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  20. Web site: De Jesus Freitas is "de Champ" at Porto Alegre!. 1 November 2015. 2 November 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  21. Web site: In Brussels Blohon Beat Them All. 15 November 2015. 15 November 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  22. Web site: Yu's Time to Shine. 8 November 2015. 9 November 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  23. Web site: Morofuji Burns Through Kobe. 22 November 2015. 22 November 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  24. Web site: 2015 World Magic Cup. 12 December 2015. Wizards of the Coast.
  25. Web site: Reid Rallies in Oakland!. 10 January 2016. 11 January 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  26. Web site: Anteri crushes the competition in Mexico City. 31 January 2016. 1 February 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  27. Web site: Jansen Surges Through Vancouver. 31 January 2016. 1 February 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  28. Web site: Hirami Conquers Nagoya. 31 January 2016. 1 February 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  29. Web site: Turtenwald is Tops in Texas!. 28 February 2016. 29 February 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  30. Web site: Mines Smashes Melbourne!. 6 March 2016. 6 March 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  31. Web site: Betesh Collects First Eldrazi Bounty!. 6 March 2016. 7 March 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  32. Web site: Hron, Severa, and Cohen show us the truth!. 14 March 2016. 14 March 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  33. Web site: PATEL SMASHES BOLOGNA. 6 March 2016. 7 March 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  34. Web site: Sochůrek Secures Gold in Paris. 20 March 2016. 21 March 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  35. Web site: Sugaya Takes A Bite Out Of Beijing. 17 April 2017. 17 April 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  36. Web site: Wu Defends Home Turf!. 17 April 2016. 18 April 2016.
  37. Web site: Fabrizio's Five. 17 April 2016. 18 April 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  38. Web site: Lombardi's dragons dominate Toronto. 1 May 2016. 2 May 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  39. Web site: Slutsky Channels the Merfolk in LA!. 22 May 2016. 23 May 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  40. Web site: Manchester Makes Six for Lévy. 29 May 2016. 29 May 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  41. Web site: Young Spicklemire Keeps His Cool. 12 June 2016. 13 June 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  42. Web site: Barciella Romao Pattaro Vitoriosos!. 4 July 2016. 4 July 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  43. Web site: Cochran Shoots the Moon in Montreal. 3 August 2016. 3 August 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  44. Web site: Number One for a Reason!. 8 May 2016. 9 May 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  45. Web site: Ganz wins ad nauseam in Charlotte. 22 May 2016. 23 May 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  46. Web site: The world champ does it again!. 22 May 2016. 23 May 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  47. Web site: Ichikawa takes down Taipei!. 26 June 2016. 26 June 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  48. Web site: Van Eeghen emerges victorious in Stockholm. 3 August 2016. 3 August 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  49. Web site: Kumagai Crushes Tokyo!. 8 May 2016. 8 May 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  50. Web site: Alexander Johnson defends home turf at Grand Prix Minneapolis!. 30 May 2016. 30 May 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  51. Web site: Togores Brings the Thunder in Prague. 12 June 2016. 13 June 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  52. Web site: Petre Steals Steel City Gold. 26 June 2016. 27 June 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  53. Web site: Lipp Service Delivered in Sydney!. 3 August 2016. 3 August 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  54. Web site: PLAYER OF THE YEAR STANDINGS: 2015-16. 10 August 2016. 14 August 2016. Wizards of the Coast.
  55. Web site: 2016 World Championship Event Information. 10 August 2016. Wizards of the Coast.

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