Smalltalk: A very exciting weekend is ahead of us: both the Cardmaster 1K Standard as well as PTQ San Diego are just the tip of the iceberg as Pro Tour Austin 2009 sees the best minds and most competitive players around the world battle it out for the top prize of $40,000 and the fame that goes along being a Pro Tour champion.

Malaysian student in Melbourne, Marcus Teo went undefeated on day 2's swiss rounds on his way to the top 8 and a sweet payout of $1,500USD after barely making through on day 1 with the minimum 6-2 finish with a 3rd place finish. He fell in the top 8 only to eventual winner and current Player of the Year race leader - Yuuya Watanabe.

GP Melbourne 2009
GP Melbourne - picture take from the Official Event Coverage

Top 8 interview and portrait picture below!

Taken from the top 8 player interview:

Name: Marcus Teo
Hometown: Malaysia
Age: 21
Occupation: Student
Day One Record: 6 – 2
Draft One Record: 3 – 0
Draft Two Record: 3 – 0
How many GP/PT top 8’s have you had? First GP!
What card would you most like to open in this top 8 draft? Kor Hookmaster
How many hours did you have to travel to get to this event? 10 Minutes by cab, I study here!
If you could choose any song to be your theme song this tournament, what would it be? “I gotta feeling” by Black Eyed Peas

Marcus Teo at GP Melbourne 2009

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