The 2002–03 Pro Tour season was the eighth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour . On 24 August 2002 the season began with Grand Prix Sapporo . It ended on 10 August 2003 with the conclusion of the 2003 World Championship in Berlin . The season consisted of 21 Grand Prixs and 6 Pro Tours, held in Boston , Houston , Chicago , Venice , Yokohama , and Berlin . Also Master Series tournaments were held at four Pro Tours. At the end of the season Kai Budde was proclaimed Pro Player of the Year for the third time in a row.
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1 Grand Prixs – Sapporo, London, Cleveland
2 Pro Tour – Boston (27–29 September 2002)
3 Grand Prixs – Hamburg, Utsonomiya, Copenhagen, Philadelphia
4 Pro Tour – Houston (8–10 November 2002)
5 Grand Prixs – Melbourne, Los Angeles, Reims, New Orleans
6 Pro Tour – Chicago (17–19 January 2003)
7 Grand Prixs – Hiroshima, Sevilla, Boston
8 Pro Tour – Venice (21–23 March 2003)
9 Grand Prixs – Kyoto, Singapore, Prague
10 Pro Tour – Yokohama (9–11 May 2003)
11 Grand Prixs – Pittsburgh, Amsterdam, Bangkok, Detroit
12 2003 World Championships – Berlin (6–10 August 2003)
13 Pro Player of the year final standings
14 References
Grand Prixs – Sapporo, London, Cleveland
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Pro Tour – Boston (27–29 September 2002)
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Boston saw Phoenix Foundation win once again. This put all team members on top in regards to overall Pro Tour victories as no other player had then won more than two Pro Tours. The victory was dryly commented as not surprising anyone anymore.[ 1]
Prize pool: $200,100
Players: 363 (121 teams)
Format: Team Sealed (Odyssey , Torment , Judgment ) – first day, Team Rochester Draft (Odyssey-Torment-Judgment) – final two days
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Courtney's Boys
1
4
2020
2
2020
1
Phoenix Foundation
2
2
Phoenix Foundation
2
3
Slay Pillage Gerard
0
Place
Team
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Comment
1
Phoenix Foundation
Dirk Baberowski
$60,000
24
4th Final day, 3rd Pro Tour win
Kai Budde
24
7th Final day, 6th Pro Tour win
Marco Blume
24
2nd Final day, 2nd Pro Tour win
2
2020
Steven Wolfman
$30,000
18
David Rood
18
Elijah Pollock
18
3
Courtney's Boys
Gary Wise
$18,000
12
3rd Final day
Neil Reeves
12
2nd Final day
Bob Maher, Jr.
12
4th Final day
4
Slay Pillage Gerrard
Jonathan Sonne
$15,000
12
Gerard Fabiano
12
Scott McCord
12
Pro Player of the year standings
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Grand Prixs – Hamburg, Utsonomiya, Copenhagen, Philadelphia
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Pro Tour – Houston (8–10 November 2002)
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Justin Gary won Pro Tour Houston with a deck revolving around Oath of Druids . His teammates of "Your Move Games" (YMG), Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle , came in second and third. Instead of breaking the format with one kind of deck the YMG players in the top 8 even played all different decks, thereby losing games exclusively to one another.[ 2] It was Bob Maher, Jr. 's and Rob Dougherty's fifth final day appearance.[ 3]
Jens Thorén from Sweden won the final of the Master Series against Gary Wise .[ 4]
Prize pool: $200,130
Players: 351
Format: Extended
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Justin Gary
3
8
Jeroen Remie
0
Justin Gary
3
John Larkin
0
4
John Larkin
3
5
Peter Myrvig
2
Justin Gary
3
Rob Dougherty
2
2
Rob Dougherty
3
7
Bob Maher, Jr.
0
Rob Dougherty
3
Darwin Kastle
0
3
Darwin Kastle
3
6
Mattias Jorstedt
0
Place
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Comment
1
Justin Gary
$30,000
32
3rd Final day
2
Rob Dougherty
$20,000
24
5nd Final day
3
Darwin Kastle
$15,000
16
7th Final day
4
John Larkin
$13,000
16
3rd Final day
5
Peter Myrvig
$9,500
12
6
Mattias Jorstedt
$8,500
12
7
Bob Maher, Jr.
$7,500
12
5th Final day
8
Jeroen Remie
$6,500
12
4th Final day
Masters – Booster Draft
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1st Round
2nd Round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Michael Pustilnik
32
Tomi Walamies
2
Tomi Walamies
Eric Froehlich
2
16
Eric Froehlich
2
17
Christophe Haim
Eric Froehlich
2
Jelger Wiegersma
8
Jelger Wiegersma
2
25
Antoine Ruel
Jelger Wiegersma
2
Brian Davis
9
Brian Davis
2
24
Eugene Harvey
Eric Froehlich
Jens Thorén
2
4
Jens Thorén
2
29
Marco Blume
Jens Thorén
2
Brian Kibler
13
Bram Snepvangers
20
Brian Kibler
2
Jens Thorén
2
Alex Shvartsman
5
Alex Shvartsman
2
28
Neil Reeves
Alex Shvartsman
2
Ferad Meraghni
12
Ken Ho
21
Ferad Meraghni
2
Jens Thorén
2
Gary Wise
2
Kai Budde
31
Alan Shuldiner
2
Allan Shuldiner
Gary Wise
2
15
Gary Wise
2
18
Patrick Mello
Gary Wise
2
Eivind Nitter
7
Eivind Nitter
2
26
Peter Szigeti
Eivind Nitter
2
Pierre Malherbaud
10
Rob Dougherty
23
Pierre Malherbaud
2
Gary Wise
2
Raphaël Lévy
3
Olivier Ruel
2
30
Carlos Romão
Olivier Ruel
Raphaël Lévy
2
14
Dirk Baberowski
19
Raphaël Lévy
2
Raphaël Lévy
2
Anton Jonsson
6
David Humpherys
2
27
Itaru Ishida
David Humpherys
Anton Jonsson
2
11
Anton Jonsson
2
22
Jin Okamoto
Pro Player of the year standings
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Grand Prixs – Melbourne, Los Angeles, Reims, New Orleans
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Pro Tour – Chicago (17–19 January 2003)
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In Chicago Kai Budde won his seventh Pro Tour. On his way to the title he defeated, William Jensen, Jon Finkel , and Nicolai Herzog , some of the most accomplished players in the game.[ 5] Finkel had his tenth Top 8 showing, a feat still not matched by any other player.[ 3] In the Masters final Franck Canu defeated Ken Ho.[ 6]
Players: 349
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Rochester Draft (Onslaught )
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Eugene Harvey
2
8
Dustin Stern
3
Dustin Stern
1
Nicolai Herzog
3
4
Bram Snepvangers
2
5
Nicolai Herzog
3
Nicolai Herzog
0
Kai Budde
3
2
Kai Budde
3
7
William Jensen
1
Kai Budde
3
Jon Finkel
1
3
Fabio Reinhardt
2
7
Jon Finkel
3
Place
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Comment
1
Kai Budde
$30,000
32
8th Final day, 7th Pro Tour win
2
Nicolai Herzog
$20,000
24
2nd Final day
3
Jon Finkel
$15,000
16
10th Final day
4
Dustin Stern
$13,000
16
5
Eugene Harvey
$9,000
12
6
Fabio Reinhardt
$8,500
12
7
Bram Snepvangers
$8,000
12
8
William Jensen
$7,500
12
2nd Final day
1st Round
2nd Round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Dave Humpherys
2
32
Ferad Meraghni
0
Dave Humpherys
2
Pierre Malherbaud
0
17
Pierre Malherbaud
2
16
Jelger Wiegersma
1
Dave Humpherys
0
Franck Canu
2
8
Dirk Baberowksi
1
25
Noah Boeken
2
Noah Boeken
0
Franck Canu
2
24
Franck Canu
2
9
Alex Shvartsman
1
Franck Canu
2
Antoine Ruel
0
5
Jens Thorén
0
28
Jin Okamoto
2
Jin Okamoto
0
Kamiel Cornelissen
2
21
Kamiel Cornelissen
2
12
Bram Snepvangers
1
Kamiel Cornelissen
0
Antoine Ruel
2
13
Bob Maher, Jr.
1
20
Antoine Ruel
2
Antoine Ruel
2
Olivier Ruel
0
29
Amiel Tenenbaum
1
4
Olivier Ruel
2
Franck Canu
2
Ken Ho
0
3
Rob Dougherty
0
30
Neil Reeves
2
Neil Reeves
2
Jeff Cunningham
1
19
John Larkin
1
14
Jeff Cunningham
2
Neil Reeves
2
Gary Wise
0
11
Gary Wise
2
22
Brian Davis
1
Gary Wise
2
Marco Blume
0
27
Marco Blume
2
6
Justin Gary
0
Neil Reeves
0
Ken Ho
2
7
Eivind Nitter
2
26
Ben Stark
0
Eivind Nitter
1
Ken Ho
2
23
Jeroen Remie
1
10
Ken Ho
2
Ken Ho
2
Kai Budde
1
15
Carlos Romão
2
18
Frank Karsten
1
Carlos Romão
1
Kai Budde
2
31
Eric Froehlich
1
2
Kai Budde
2
Pro Player of the year standings
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Grand Prixs – Hiroshima, Sevilla, Boston
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Pro Tour – Venice (21–23 March 2003)
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Osyp Lebedowicz won Pro Tour Venice with a deck revolving around the Cycling mechanic.[ 7] . The Masters was won by the Japenese team "PS2".[ 8]
Players: 310
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Onslaught Block Constructed (Onslaught, Legions )
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Gabriel Nassif
1
8
William Jensen
3
William Jensen
2
Osyp Lebedowicz
3
4
Osyp Lebedowicz
3
5
Akihiro Kashima
0
Osyp Lebedowicz
3
Tomi Walamies
0
2
Tomi Walamies
3
7
Mattias Jorstedt
1
Tomi Walamies
3
Jordan Berkowitz
0
3
Darwin Kastle
1
6
Jordan Berkowitz
3
Place
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Comment
1
Osyp Lebedowicz
$30,000
32
2nd Final day
2
Tomi Walamies
$20,000
24
2nd Final day
3
Jordan Berkowitz
$15,000
16
4
William Jensen
$13,000
16
3rd Final day
5
Gabriel Nassif
$9,000
12
2nd Final day
6
Darwin Kastle
$8,500
12
8th Final day
7
Akihira Kashima
$8,000
12
8
Mattias Jorstedt
$7,500
12
2nd Final day
Masters – Team Rochester Draft
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Jokas
8
PS2
2
PS2
2
Panzer Hunters
4
Panzer Hunters
2
5
Phoenix Foundation
PS2
2
2020
1
2
Outland
7
2020
2
2020
2
Courtney's Boys
3
Courtney's Boys
2
6
Illuminati
Pro Player of the year standings
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Grand Prixs – Kyoto, Singapore, Prague
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Pro Tour – Yokohama (9–11 May 2003)
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Making the final eight for the third time this season Mattias Jorstedt won Pro Tour Yokohama. Jon Finkel also made another Top 8 appearance thus extending his lead in this category to eleven.[ 9] In the final of the last Masters tournament Bob Maher, Jr. defeated Gabriel Nassif .[ 10]
Players: 243
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Booster Draft (Onslaught-Legions)
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Mattias Jorstedt
3
8
Richard Hoaen
1
Mattias Jorstedt
3
Jon Finkel
0
4
Jon Finkel
3
5
Benjamin Caumes
1
Mattias Jorstedt
3
Masashi Oiso
0
2
Tsuyoshi Ikeda
3
7
Ben Seck
2
Tsuyoshi Ikeda
0
Masashi Oiso
3
3
Masashi Oiso
3
6
Jose Barbero
1
Place
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Comment
1
Mattias Jorstedt
$30,000
32
3rd Final day
2
Masashi Oiso
$20,000
24
3
Tsuyoshi Ikeda
$15,000
16
4
Jon Finkel
$13,000
16
11th Final day
5
Benjamin Caumes
$9,000
12
6
Jose Barbero
$8,500
12
7
Ben Seck
$8,000
12
8
Richard Hoaen
$7,500
12
1st Round
2nd Round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Alexander Witt
32
Zvi Mowshowitz
2
Zvi Mowshowitz
2
Jeroen Remie
17
Jeroen Remie
2
16
Mark Ziegner
Zvi Mowshowitz
0
Gabriel Nassif
2
12
John Larkin
21
Gabriel Nassif
2
Gabriel Nassif
2
Dirk Baberowski
28
Antoine Ruel
5
Dirk Baberowski
2
Gabriel Nassif
2
Tomi Walamies
1
6
Osyp Lebedowicz
27
Eugene Harvey
2
Eugene Harvey
Tomi Walamies
2
22
Tomi Walamies
2
11
Anton Jonsson
Tomi Walamies
2
Diego Ostrovich
0
15
Diego Ostrovich
2
18
Mathias Veron
Diego Ostrovich
2
Marco Blume
31
Marco Blume
2
2
Kai Budde
Gabriel Nassif
0
Bob Maher, Jr.
2
3
Eivind Nitter
2
30
Brian Kibler
Brian Kibler
2
Rob Dougherty
19
Jeff Cunningham
14
Rob Dougherty
2
Brian Kibler
0
Darwin Kastle
2
10
Carlos Romão
23
Darwin Kastle
2
Darwin Kastle
2
Kamiel Cornelissen
26
Kamiel Cornelissen
2
7
Bram Snepvangers
Darwin Kastle
0
Bob Maher, Jr.
2
8
Nicolai Herzog
2
25
Mattias Jorstedt
Nicolai Herzog
Pierre Malherbaud
2
24
Pierre Malherbaud
2
9
William Jensen
Pierre Malherbaud
0
Bob Maher, Jr.
2
13
Bob Maher, Jr.
2
20
Jelger Wiegersma
Bob Maher, Jr.
2
Justin Gary
29
Gary Wise
4
Justin Gary
2
Pro Player of the year standings
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Grand Prixs – Pittsburgh, Amsterdam, Bangkok, Detroit
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2003 World Championships – Berlin (6–10 August 2003)
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German Daniel Zink won the 2003 World Championship , defeating Jin Okamoto from Japan in the finals. Both players played manaheavy control decks built around Mirari's Wake . Kai Budde was declared Pro Player of the year for the third time in a row as none of his pursuers made significant points at this tournament. The United States won the national team competition, defeating Finland in the finals.[ 11]
Prize pool: $210,200 (individual) + $32,000 (national teams)
Players: 245
Formats: Standard, Odyssey Booster Draft (Odyssey-Torment-Judgment ) , Odyssey Block Constructed (Odyssey, Torment, Judgment)
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Tuomo Nieminen
3
8
Gabe Walls
2
Tuomo Nieminen
1
Jin Okamoto
3
4
Jin Okamoto
3
5
Peer Kröger
0
Jin Okamoto
0
Daniel Zink
3
2
Dave Humpherys
3
7
Wolfgang Eder
2
Dave Humpherys
0
Daniel Zink
3
3
Jeroen Remie
1
6
Daniel Zink
3
Place
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Comment
1
Daniel Zink
$35,000
32
2
Jin Okamoto
$23,000
24
3
Tuomo Nieminen
$15,000
16
4
Dave Humpherys
$13,000
16
5th Final day
5
Jeroen Remie
$9,000
12
2nd Final day
6
Peer Kröger
$8,500
12
3rd Final day
7
Wolfgang Eder
$8,000
12
8
Gabe Walls
$7,500
12
National team competition
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United States (Justin Gary, Gabe Walls, Joshua Wagner)
Finland (Tomi Walamies, Tuomo Nieminen, Arho Toikka)
Pro Player of the year final standings
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After the World Championship Kai Budde was awarded his fourth Pro Player of the year title.