Magic The Gathering - Malaysia

PRO TOUR QUALIFIER BARCELONA, SPAIN

Venue: 
Eternal Magic
Lot 1-038  1st Floor, Millenium Square, 
Dataran Millenium PJ, 
98 Jalan 14/1, 
46100 Petaling Jaya.

Date: 
4th MARCH 2012 (Sunday)

Time:          
10.30AM SHARP (Registration starts at 9.00am)

Entry Fee: 
RM60.00

Format:  
MODERN DECK CONSTRUCTED 

PRIZE STRUCTURE:

TOP 8 STANDING
1st place      Invitation + Return Airline Ticket to BARCELONA, SPAIN

SWISS STANDING
1st place       36 DARK ASCENSION Boosters
2nd place      18  DARK ASCENSION Boosters
3rd – 4th place      8 DARK ASCENSION Boosters
5th – 8th place      6 DARK ASCENSION Boosters
9th – 16th place   3 DARK ASCENSION Boosters
17th – 32nd place 2 DARK ASCENSION Boosters

If U have any questions please call me 012 2608438 or U can email me atccgorganizer@yahoo.com

Michael Toh
KL TO

mtgaaron Aaron Forsythe Tonight's news: The Pro Tour Qualifier season that starts in January (feeding the second Pro Tour of 2012) will be Modern.

PRO TOUR QUALIFIER HONOLULU USA
9th OCTOBER 2011


Venue:
Comics Corner Tournament Center II
38A (1st FLOOR) Jalan SS15/4
47500 Subang Jaya

Date:
9th OCTOBER 2011 (SUNDAY)

Time:        
10.30AM STARTS (Registration starts at 9.30am)

Entry Fee:
RM90.00

Format:
INNISTRAD SEALED (6 INNISTRAD Boosters) with TOP 8 BOOSTERS DRAFT also INNISTRAD Boosters...

***PRIZE STRUCTURE ***UPDATED***
TOP 8 STANDING
1st place      Invitation + Return Airline Ticket to HONOLULU USA

SWISS STANDING
1st place       36 INNISTRAD Boosters
2nd place      18 INNISTRAD Boosters
3rd – 4th place      8 INNISTRAD Boosters
5th – 8th place      6 INNISTRAD Boosters
9th – 16th place   3 INNISTRAD Boosters
17th – 32nd place 2 INNISTRAD Boosters

If U have any questions please call me 012 2608438 or U can email me atccgorganizer@yahoo.com

This EVENT is ORGANIZED by MICHAEL TOH, Kuala Lumpur Tournament Organizer...


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KL TORead more!

Quarterfinals
Chye Yian Hsiang vs Matthew Wong

Chye started the game after Wong took a mulligan but he had the first play with an Arbor Elf but Chye had a Stoneforge Mystic to follow up with, fetching a Sword of Feast and Famine. Wong further develop his position with an Explore and a Fauna Shaman off the extra land drop the sorcery gave him.

A Duress from Chye saw two Forests and a Beast Within in Wong's hand and the instant hit the bin. The Sword entered the battlefield via Chye's Mystic, and on the following turn, an Inquisition of Kozilek which was Preordain-ed allowed Chye to check if the coast was clear or even empty out Wong's hand showed Chye an Eldrazi Temple and a Forest, prompting him to hit away with his equipped Mystic, untapping all of his lands to summon Jace the Mind Sculptor's help to ensure Wong did not draw anything relevant with his +2 ability.

Wong drew the card graciously left on top by Chye, exclaiming "Awesome!" as he quickly passed the turn after knocking Jace down to 2 loyalty with his elves and soon was yet again at the receiving end of an attacking Mystic and Creeping Tar Pit. Jace left another card in top on Wong's library as Chye summoned Squadron Hawks to defend Jace and with the help of Jace's unsummon ability and Into the Roil slowly rips away Wong's board with the help of the Sword's discard effect, which eventually convinced Wong to scoop it in for game 2.

Chye 1-0 Wong

Game 2

Chye is the one to take a mulligan on the draw this time as Wong laid down a Joraga Treespeaker on his first turn. Turn 2 saw the Treespeaker levelled up to summon a Fauna Shaman as Chye could nothing until his second turn as he cast Go for the Throat on the Treespeaker, a turn too late. An Elvish Archdruid is found via Fauna Shaman as Wong discarded an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre. The Archdruid failed to enter the battlefield as Chye had a Mana Leak for it but double Tectonic Edge stripped Chye of his mana sources as the elves grew more and bigger with yet another Elvish Archdruid despite Chye’s 2nd Go for the Throat. An Acidic Slime destroyed another land, and soon enough Chye was packing it in for the last game.

Chye 1-1 Wong

Game 3

Chye started the game but Wong had the first play with a Joraga Treespeaker, and this time Chye had an Into the Roil to disrupt Wong’s mana development and waste his turn as Wong tried to level her up. Preordain grabbed a Stoneforge Mystic who inturn grabbed a Batterskull while Wong’s Treespeaker met her demise via Disfigure as Wong tried to level her up. Llanowar Elves and Elvish Archdruid entered the battlefield as Batterskull joined the fray through the Mystic. Jace the Mind Sculptor sent off the Archdruid back into Wong’s hand as Chye’s 4/4 Germ token and his Mystic smashes in for 5 damage.

With Chye tapped out, Wong took the opportunity to land a Primeval Titan who brought into play a Tectonic Edge and Eldrazi Temple. Undeterred, Chye ‘Brainstormed’ with Jace before summoning a Stoneforge Mystic and fetched Sword of Feast and Famine to allow Chye to smash past the Primeval Titan with his well-equipped Germ token, taking Wong down to 8 with Chye standing at 28. Wong discarded an Elvish Archdruid and after a long consideration, passed his turn.

Wong attacked with his Titan into the Protection from Green Germ token, sacrificing the Titan to fetch an Eye of Ugin and Eldrazi Temple and buffing Chye’s lifetotals to 34.On the following turn, Chye used Jace to bounce his Mystic to search for another Batterskull before attacking with his Germ token, but a Summoning Trap from Wong allowed him to put into the battlefield an Acidic Slime after much consideration to destroy the Sword of Feast and Famine and kill off the germ with his creature with deathtouch. Before taking his turn, Wong destroyed Chye’s Creeping Tar Pit with his Tectonic Edge and after much counting of his mana sources, played a Primeval Titan to fetch two more Tectonic Edges.

Chye flashes in his 2nd Batterskull with an active Mystic as Chye used Jace to draw him out of the current board position, but with Wong finding an Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre with Eye of Ugin, and between the annihilator’s ability and Tectonic Edges further demolishing Chye’s mana base, Chye couldn’t do anything but concede the game and match.

Chye 1-2 Wong
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Matthew Wong and his ELFdrazi stomped through 3 CawBlade decks in a Top 8 infested with the equipment-bearing flying menace, with 5 CawBlade and 1 DarkBlade, with a lone Grixis Twin deck being the other non-CawBlade deck.



Wong defeated Chye Yian Hsiang's DarkBlade and Vincent Gan's CawBlade, while his final opponent, Carlson Chan's CawBlade had to go through Jeffery Chan's Grixis Twin and Chapman Sim's CawBlade. Uzair Faruqi and Yew Yu Win, both with CawBlade made up the rest of the top 8.

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Quarterfinals Report - Matthew Wong [Eldrazi] vs Chye Yian Hsiang [DarkBlade]

Semifinals Report - Postponed until after GP Singapore (if ever)

Top 8 Decklists - Link here

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PTQ Philadelphia - Eternal Magic 29 May 2011 - Top 8 Decklists

Champion - Matthew Wong
Deck Name - Eldrazi
Deck Designer - Michael Toh

4 Primeval Titan
3 Acidic Slime
2 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Rorn
3 Summoning Trap
15 Forest
4 Eldrazi Temple
1 Eye of Ugin
3 Tectonic Edge
2 Explore
3 Beast Within
1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
4 Elvish Archdruid
4 Fauna Shaman
3 Joraga Treespeaker
4 Llanowar Elves
3 Arbor Elf

Sideboard

1 Viridian Corrupter
3 Joraga Warcaller
4 Nature's Claim
3 Leyline of Vitality
2 Fresh Meat
2 Karn Liberated

Finalist – Carlson Chan
Deck Name – [Left Blank]
Deck Designer - [Left Blank]

1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of War and Peace
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Mana Leak
4 Preordain
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Into the Roil
4 Squadron Hawk
2 Spell Pierce
1 Jace Beleren
1 Consecrated Sphinx
2 Day of Judgement
2 Condemn
1 Sun Titan

3 Plains
4 Island
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Mystifying Maze
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Tectonic Edge
2 Inkmoth Nexus
4 Celestial Colonnade

Sideboard

2 Divine Offering
1 Day of Judgement
1 Mortarpod
1 Batterskull
2 Spellskite
3 Oust
4 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Sun Titan

Semifinalist – Chapman Sim
Deck Name – [Left Blank]
Deck Designer – [Left Blank]

1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of War and Peace
4 Stoneforge Mystic
3 Mana Leak
4 Preordain
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Squadron Hawk
3 Spell Pierce
2 Dismember
2 Divine Offering
4 Mirran Crusader
1 Into the Roil

5 Plains
3 Island
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Tectonic Edge
2 Inkmoth Nexus
4 Celestial Colonnade

Sideboard

1 Divine Offering
2 Day of Judgement
1 Mortarpod
1 Batterskull
4 Spellskite
2 Celestial Purge
2 Flashfreeze
1 Deprive
1 Sword of War and Peace

Semifinalist – Vincent Gan
Deck Name – [Left Blank]
Deck Designer – [Left Blank]

2 Batterskull
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of War and Peace
4 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Mana Leak
4 Preordain
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Squadron Hawk
1 Spell Pierce
2 Divine Offering
2 Gideon Jura
1 Into the Roil
2 Day of Judgment
2 Jace Beleren
2 Spellskite
1 Mortarpod

3 Plains
5 Island
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Tectonic Edge
1 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Mystifying Maze
4 Celestial Colonnade

Sideboard

3 Dismember
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Divine Offering
1 Day of Judgement
2 Spellskite
3 Ratchet Bomb
1 Volition Reins
1 Spell Pierce
2 Mental Misstep

Quarterfinalist – Jeffery Chan
Deck Name – Grixis Twin
Deck Designer – [Left Blank]

4 Mana Leak
4 Preordain
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Into the Roil
2 Jace Beleren
1 Consecrated Sphinx
4 Deceiver Exarch
4 Splinter Twin
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Duress
2 Go for the Throat
2 Dismember

3 Island
3 Mountain
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Drowned Catacombs
4 Blackcleave Cliffs
4 Darkslick Shores
4 Creeping Tar Pit
2 Halimar Depths

Sideboard

2 Spellskite
2 Twisted Image
3 Calcite Snapper
2 Mental Misstep
1 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
3 Pyroclasm
2 Combust

Quarterfinalist - Chye Yian Hsiang
Deck Name – UWb
Deck Designer - ~

1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of War and Peace
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Squadron Hawk
2 Emeria Angel
2 Mana Leak
4 Preordain
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Duress
3 Go for the Throat
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Into the Roil

4 Plains
4 Marsh Flats
2 Arid Mesa
4 Seachrome Coast
2 Swamp
4 Creeping Tar-pit
4 Darkslick Shores
3 Glacial Fortress

Sideboard

2 Disfigure
1 Jace Beleren
1 Mortarpod
3 Spellskite
2 Divine Offering
1 Batterskull
1 Condemn
1 Into the Roil
3 Day of Judgement

Quarterfinalist - Yew Yu Win
Deck Name - Probing Caw
Deck Designer - mtgbug

1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of War and Peace
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Mana Leak
3 Preordain
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Into the Roil
4 Squadron Hawk
3 Gitaxian Probe
4 Spell Pierce
2 Jace Beleren

3 Plains
5 Island
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Tectonic Edge
2 Inkmoth Nexus
4 Celestial Colonnade

Sideboard

2 Spellskite
3 Divine Offering
2 Day of Judgement
1 Sun Titan
2 Celestial Purge
2 Dismember
3 Luminarch Ascension

Quarterfinalist – Uzair Faruqi
Deck Name – [Left Blank]
Deck Designer – [Left Blank]

2 Batterskull
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of War and Peace
4 Stoneforge Mystic
3 Mana Leak
4 Preordain
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Squadron Hawk
3 Spell Pierce
1 Into the Roil
2 Day of Judgment
2 Jace Beleren
3 Spellskite

3 Plains
5 Island
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Tectonic Edge
2 Inkmoth Nexus
4 Celestial Colonnade

Sideboard

2 Sun Titan
3 Divine Offering
2 Day of Judgement
1 Dismember
1 Mortarpod
3 Leyline of Sanctity
3 Celestial Purge


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Hello everybody,

Details for the UPCOMING STANDARD CONSTRUCTED PTQ...

PRO TOUR QUALIFIER PHILADELPHIA, USA
24th APRIL 2011
29th MAY 2011

Venue:
Eternal Magic
Lot 1-038 1st Floor, Millenium Square,
Dataran Millenium PJ,
98 Jalan 14/1,
46100 Petaling Jaya.

Date:
24th APRIL 2011 (Sunday)
29th MAY 2011 (Sunday)

Time:
10.00AM (Registration starts at 9.00am)

Entry Fee:
RM50.00

Format:
STANDARD CONSTRUCTED
Zendikar, Worldwake, Rise of the Eldrazi, Magic 2011, Scars of Mirrodin, Mirrodin Besieged, New Phyrexia (Only for the May event)


PRIZE STRUCTURE:

TOP 8 STANDING
1st place Invitation + Return Airline Ticket to PHILADELPHIA,USA or USD 375.00

SWISS STANDING
1st place 36 MIRRODIN BESIEGED Boosters
2nd place 18 MIRRODIN BESIEGED Boosters
3rd – 4th place 8 MIRRODIN BESIEGED Boosters
5th – 8th place 6 MIRRODIN BESIEGED Boosters
9th – 16th place 3 MIRRODIN BESIEGED Boosters
17th – 32nd place 2 MIRRODIN BESIEGED Boosters

If U have any questions please call me 012 2608438 or U can email me at ccgorganizer@yahoo.com
Michael Toh
KL TORead more!

PRO TOUR QUALIFIER NAGOYA, JAPAN


Nagoya Congress Center - Source: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/18980629.jpg


Venue:
Eternal Magic
Lot 1-038 1st Floor, Millenium Square,
Dataran Millenium PJ,
98 Jalan 14/1,
46100 Petaling Jaya.

Date:
9th JANUARY 2011 (Sunday)
20th FEBRUARY 2011 (Sunday)

Time:
10.00AM (Registration starts at 9.00am)

Entry Fee:
RM50.00

Format:
EXTENDED DECK CONSTRUCTED
Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Eventide, Shards of Alara, Conflux, Alara Reborn, Magic 2010, Zendikar, Worldwake, Rise of the Eldrazi, Magic 2011, Scars of Mirrodin, Mirrodin Besieged (effective February 4, 2011)

PRIZE STRUCTURE:

TOP 8 STANDING
1st place Invitation + Return Airline Ticket to NAGOYA, JAPAN or USD 375.00

Hello everybody,

EXTENDED season is coming and it all STARTS on the 9th of JANUARY 2011 and 20th FEBRUARY 2011....
MORE Details below...

Prizes after SWISS STANDING
1st place 36 MBS Boosters
2nd place 18 MBS Boosters
3rd – 4th place 8 MBS Boosters
5th – 8th place 6 MBS Boosters
9th – 16th place 3 MBS Boosters
17th – 32nd place 2 MBS Boosters

If U have any questions please call me 012 2608438 or U can email me at ccgorganizer@myjaring.net

Michael Toh
KL TORead more!

Qualifier tournaments are where the game really gets serious. The excitement level is high and the stakes are even higher. Players the world over converge with a common goal in mind -- an invitation to the Pro Tour, which could include an airplane ticket to the next Pro Tour location.

Pro Tour Qualifiers are one-day tournaments offering invitations to the next Pro Tour stop. Formats are varied at Pro Tour Qualifiers, with Constructed, Limited and Two-Headed Giant formats seeing action during different seasons. The format is roughly associated with the upcoming Pro Tour. There are also a limited number of Pro Tour Qualifier tournaments run on Magic Online.

Qualifier tournaments are where the game really gets serious. The excitement level is high and the stakes are even higher. Players the world over converge with a common goal in mind -- an invitation to the Pro Tour, which could include an airplane ticket to the next Pro Tour location.

Pro Tour Qualifiers are one-day tournaments offering invitations to the next Pro Tour stop. Formats are varied at Pro Tour Qualifiers, with Constructed, Limited and Two-Headed Giant formats seeing action during different seasons. The format is roughly associated with the upcoming Pro Tour. There are also a limited number of Pro Tour Qualifier tournaments run on Magic Online.

Grand Prix Manila 2010 Top 32 finisher, Arif Kamaruddin won the PTQ last Sunday with Conscription Bant, defeating a mirror matchup in the finals against Kenneth Wong. The rest of the top 8 consisted of a RUG Land-Destruction deck by Qu, Hsueh M, a RW Control deck by Kelvin Tan, Lim Teng Howe's UW Control, RDW by Razif Rosdin, another UW Control by Eddy Ng and lastly, Au Yong Wai Kin's RG Monument.

This writer ended up at a heartbreaking 9th place, missing out the top 8 by 1.11% in tie breaks. :(

Top 16 Final Standings

1. Han, Kelvin Tan Choon 15
2. Kenneth, Wong 14
3. Rosdin, Razif 14
4. Kamaruddin, Arif b 13
5. Au Yong, Wai Kin 13
6. Ng, Eddy 13
7. Lim, Teng Howe 13
8. Qu, Hsueh M 12
9. Wong, Qin Jin 12
10. Neo, Alvin 12
11. Yang, Joshua 12
12. Luo, Ryan 10
13. Soon Yong, Yeap 9
14. Chye, Yian Hsiang 9
15. Chong, Kin Leong 9
16. Karfatt, Calson C 9

Full matchups, decklists (Top 8, including some interesting top finishers) below!

Top 8 Pairings

Han, Kelvin Tan Choon vs Qu, Hsueh M (Qu won)
Au Yong, Wai Kin vs Kamaruddin, Arif b (Arif won)
Rosdin, Razif vs Ng, Eddy (Eddy won)
Kenneth, Wong vs Lim, Teng Howe (Kenneth won)

Top 4 Pairings
Qu, Hsueh M vs Kamaruddin, Arif b (Arif won)
Kenneth, Wong vs Ng, Eddy (Kenneth won)

Finals Pairings
Kenneth, Wong vs Kamaruddin, Arif b (Arif won)


Arif defeated Kenneth to win the Pro Tour Qualifier Amsterdam!!!



Top8 decklist as below:



Name : Qu, Hsueh M
Deck Name : Land-D
Deck Designer : Qu, Hsueh M

Main Board
4 Jace, the Mind Sculpter
4 Spreading Seas
4 Lotus Cobra
4 Nest Invader
4 Acidic Slime
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Roiling Terrain
3 Golbin Ruinblaster
4 Lightning Bolt

4 Scalding Torn
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Rootbound Crag
4 Raging Ravine
3 Island
3 Forest
3 Mountain

Side Board
1 Burst Lighting
4 Basilisk Collan
4 Cunning Sparkmage
2 Mold Shambler
2 Oracle of Mul Oaya
2 Spellbreaker Behemoth

 
Name : Han, Kelvin Tan Choon
Deck Name :
Deck Designer : Han, Kelvin Tan Choon

Main Board
3 Ajani Vangeant
1 Elspeth, Knight Errant
3 Siege-Gang Commander
2 Chandra Nallar
1 Baneslayer Angel
3 Earthquake
4 Kor Firewalker
4 Wall of Omens

4 Lightning Bolt
4 Path to Exile
4 Volcanic Fallout
1 Oblivian Ring
4 Terramorphic Expanse
4 Arid Mesa
2 Tectonic Edge
8 Mountain
8 Plains

Side Board
4 Luminarch Ascension
3 Celestial Purge
3 White Knight
4 Goblin Ruinblaster
1 Oblivion Ring


 
Name : Lim, Teng Howe
Deck Name : UW Control
Deck Designer :

Main Board
4 Wall of Omens
3 Baneslayer Angel
1 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
2 Emeria Angel

3 Path to Exile
4 Spreading Seas
3 Everflowing Chalice
3 Elspeth, Knight Errant
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Day of Judgement
1 Gideon Jura
2 Deprive
2 Mind Spring
1 Journey to Nowhere
6 Plains
5 Island
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Sejiri Refuge
3 Tectonic Edge
1 Scalding Tarn

Side Board
3 Negate
1 Emeria Angel
1 Path to Exile
1 Kor Firewalker
1 Jace Beleren
2 Celestial Purge
2 Kor Sanctifiers
2 Oust
2 Day of Judgement


Name : Rosdin, Razif
Deck Name :
Deck Designer :

Main Board
2 Quenchable Fire
4 Golbin Guide
4 Blightning
4 Hellspark Elemental
4 Hells Thunder
4 Ball Lightning
4 Searing Blaze
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Burst Lightning
3 Earthquake
4 Arid Mesa
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Dragonskull Summit
4 Lavaclaw Reaches
8 Mountain


Side Board
2 Cunning Sparkmage
3 Golbin Ruinblaster
2 Manabarbs
2 Quenchable FIre
2 Deathmark
2 Doomblade
 

Name : Eddy, Ng
Deck Name :
Deck Designer :

Main Board
4 Sea Gate Oracle
4 Wall of Omens
4 Path to Exile
4 Spreading Seas
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Elspeth, Knight Errant
3 Day of Judgement
3 Oblivion Ring
2 Gideon Jura
2 Deprive
1 Mind Spring
1 Martial Coup
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Glacial Fortress
2 Sejiri Refuge
2 Tectonic Edge
2 Arid Mesa
7 Island
5 Plains

Side Board
3 Baneslayer Angel
3 Kor Firewalker
3 Negate
2 Flashfreeze
2 Celestial Purge
1 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
1 Sphinx of Lost Truths

 
Name : Kenneth, Wong
Deck Name : Bant is the Best !!!@!
Deck Designer :

Main Board
2 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
2 Gideon Jura
3 Baneslayer Angel
3 Soveriegns of Lost Alara
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Eldrazi Conscription
4 Rhox War Monk
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Lotus Cobra
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Noble Hierarch

2 Sunpetal Groove
3 Celestial Colonnade
2 Sejiri Steppe
1 Stirring Wildwood
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Verdant Catacombs
1 Evolving Wilds
2 Plains
4 Forest
3 Island

Side Board
2 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
3 Celestial Purge
2 Bant Charm
2 Oblivion Ring
1 Rampaging Baloths
1 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
4 Negate


Name : Kamaruddin, Arif
Deck Name :
Deck Designer :

Main Board
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Dauntless Esort
4 Baneslayer Angel
4 Soveriegns of Lost Alara
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Gideon Jura
1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
4 Lotus Cobra
2 Eldrazi Conscription
4 Birds of Paradise

4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Celestial Colonnade
2 Sunpetal Groove
1 Stirring Wildwood
2 Sejiri Steppe
4 Forest
2 Plains
2 Island

Side Board
2 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
2 Negate
2 Deprive
2 Path to Exile
2 Bant Charm
2 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
2 Mold Shambler
1 Vines of Vastwood

 
Name : Au Yong, Wai King
Deck Name :
Deck Designer :

Main Board
4 Noble Hierarch
2 Birds of Paradise
4 Lotus Cobra
4 Nest Invader
2 Borderland Ranger
4 Vengevine
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Siege-Gang Commander
2 Garruk Wildspeaker
2 Kozilek’s Predator
4 Eldrazi Monument
1 Overrun

4 Misty Rainforest
3 Scalding Tarn
2 Raging Ravine
2 Khalni Garden
4 Rootbound Crag
5 Forest
3 Mountain

Side Board
4 Cunning Sparkmage
1 Island
2 Basilisk Collar
2 Forked Bolt
3 Manabarbs
3 Vapor Snare



Some other interesting decks that did quite well from the weekend:

Name : Ryan, Luo
Deck Name :
Deck Designer :

Main Board
4 Siege-Gang Commander
4 Eldrazi Monument
4 Noble Hierarch
2 Birds of Paradise
4 Vengevine
4 Seagate Oracle
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Nest Invader
4 Bloodbraid Elf
2 Lotus Cobra
2 Leatherback Baloth

2 Tectonic Edge
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Scalding Tarn
4 Forest
3 Island
2 Mountain
4 Raging Ravine
3 Rootbound Crag

Side Board
3 Flame Slash
2 Into the Roil
3 Basilisk Collar
2 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
4 Cunning Sparkmage
1 Leatherback Baloth
 

Name : Wong, Qin Jin
Deck Name : Dredgevine
Deck Designer : The Internet!

Main Board
4 Sedraxis Alchemist
4 Extractor Demon
4 Enclave Cryptologist
4 Hedron Crab
2 Grim Discovery
4 Renegade Doppelganger
2 Eldrazi Monument
4 Bloodghast
4 Vengevine

2 Mistvein Borderpost
3 Misty Rainforest
3 Scalding Tarn
4 Creeping Tar Pit
6 Island
2 Swamp


Side Board
4 Doom Blade
4 Calcite Snapper
4 Deprive
3 Inquisition of Kozilek


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Amsterdam, Netherlands - Image from "Amsterdam, is it real?" a Amsterdam Travel Page by ATLC

Qualifier tournaments are where the game really gets serious. The excitement level is high and the stakes are even higher. Players the world over converge with a common goal in mind -- an invitation to the Pro Tour, which could include an airplane ticket to the next Pro Tour location.

Win an invite to Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010 for the chance to win a piece of the US$230,000 prize pool AND the flight ticket to Amsterdam this Sunday at Eternal Magic!

Details below!

PRO TOUR QUALIFIER AMSTERDAM
6th JUNE and 27th JUNE 2010

Venue:
Eternal Magic
Lot 1-038 1st Floor, Millenium Square,
Dataran Millenium PJ,
98 Jalan 14/1,
46100 Petaling Jaya.

Date:
27th JUNE 2010

Time:
10.30AM STARTS (Registration starts at 9.30am)

Entry Fee:
RM50.00

Format:
STANDARD TYPE II Deck Constructed
(10th Ed., Shards of Alara, Conflux. Alara Reborn, Zendikar, World Wake and Rise of the Eldrazi Permitted)

***PRIZE STRUCTURE ***UPDATED***
TOP 8 STANDING
1st place Invitation + Return Airline Ticket to AMSTERDAM or USD 375.00
2nd place 12 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
3rd – 4th place 6 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
5th – 8th place 4 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters

SWISS STANDING
1st place 12 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
2nd place 8 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
3rd – 4th place 6 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
5th – 8th place 4 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
9th – 16th place 3 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
17th – 32nd place 2 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters

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This EVENT is ORGANIZED by MICHAEL TOH, Kuala Lumpur Tournament Organizer...


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Amsterdam, Netherlands - Image from "Amsterdam, is it real?" a Amsterdam Travel Page by ATLC

Qualifier tournaments are where the game really gets serious. The excitement level is high and the stakes are even higher. Players the world over converge with a common goal in mind -- an invitation to the Pro Tour, which could include an airplane ticket to the next Pro Tour location.

Win an invite to Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010 for the chance to win a piece of the US$230,000 prize pool AND the flight ticket to Amsterdam this Sunday at Eternal Magic!

Details below!

From notification email:

PRO TOUR QUALIFIER AMSTERDAM
6th JUNE and 27th JUNE 2010

Venue:
Eternal Magic
Lot 1-038 1st Floor, Millenium Square,
Dataran Millenium PJ,
98 Jalan 14/1,
46100 Petaling Jaya.

Date:
6th JUNE and 27th JUNE 2010 both SUNDAY

Time:
10.30AM STARTS (Registration starts at 9.30am)

Entry Fee:
RM50.00

Format:
STANDARD TYPE II Deck Constructed
(10th Ed., Shards of Alara, Conflux. Alara Reborn, Zendikar, World Wake and Rise of the Eldrazi Permitted)

***PRIZE STRUCTURE ***UPDATED***
TOP 8 STANDING
1st place Invitation + Return Airline Ticket to AMSTERDAM or USD 375.00
2nd place 12 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
3rd – 4th place 6 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
5th – 8th place 4 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters

SWISS STANDING
1st place 12 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
2nd place 8 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
3rd – 4th place 6 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
5th – 8th place 4 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
9th – 16th place 3 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters
17th – 32nd place 2 RISE of the ELDRAZI Boosters

If U have any questions please call me 012 2608438 or U can email me at ccgorganizer@yahoo.com

This EVENT is ORGANIZED by MICHAEL TOH, Kuala Lumpur Tournament Organizer...


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San Juan, Puerto Rice - Image from http://iguide.travel/photos/San_Juan-3.jpg

Win an invite to Pro Tour San Juan for the chance to win a piece of the US$230,000 prize pool AND the flight ticket to San Juan, Puerto Rico this Sunday at Eternal Magic!

Details below!

Venue:
Eternal Magic
Lot 1-038 1st Floor, Millenium Square,
Dataran Millenium PJ,
98 Jalan 14/1,
46100 Petaling Jaya.

Date:
4th APRIL 2010 (Sunday)

Time:
10.30AM STARTS (Registration starts at 9.30am)

Entry Fee:
RM40.00

Format:
Extended Deck Constructed
(9th, 10th Ed., Mirrodin Block, Kamigawa Block, Ravnica Block, Coldsnap,
Time Spiral Block, Lorwyn Block, Shards of Alara Block, Zendikar and
World Wake Permitted)


***PRIZE STRUCTURE **UPDATED**

TOP 8 STANDING
1st place Invitation + Return Airline Ticket to SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO or USD 375.00
2nd place 12 WORLDWAKE Boosters
3rd – 4th place 6 WORLDWAKE Boosters
5th – 8th place 4 WORLDWAKE Boosters

SWISS STANDING
1st place 12 WORLDWAKE Boosters
2nd place 8 WORLDWAKE Boosters
3rd – 4th place 6 WORLDWAKE Boosters
5th – 8th place 4 WORLDWAKE Boosters
9th – 16th place 3 WORLDWAKE Boosters
17th – 32nd place 2 WORLDWAKE Boosters

If U have any questions please call me 012 2608438 or U can email me at
ccgorganizer@myjaring.net

This EVENT is ORGANIZED by MICHAEL TOH, Kuala Lumpur Tournament Organizer

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Smalltalk: Decards 5K Coverage coming asap! Sorry about the ultra-light 'coverage' for this PTQ, school and work commitments unfortunately had to take priority over this site. :(

Ng Kar Wye is your PTQ San Diego Eternal Magic (6th December 09) champion!



Ng Kar Wye defeated Mohd Khairul Anuar in the finals with Khairul reaching his 2nd consecutive PTQ finals. Kenny Tan, Ko Boon Ming, Stanley Sim, Yusman Adlin, Ronald Wong and Lee Chee Meng rounds off the rest of the top 8.



Photos of the top 8 and the event and final top 8 standings after swiss rounds below!

Top 8 standings after the swiss rounds
1. Ng Kar Wye
2. Kenny Tan
3. Ko Boon Ming
4. Stanley Sim
5. Adlin Yusman
6. Mohd Khairul Annuar
7. Ronald Wong
8. Lee Chee Meng

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PTQ Competitors


Ng Kar Wye


Mohd Khairul Annuar


Yusman Adlin


Ko Boon Ming


Stanley Sim


Kenny Tan


Lee Chee Ming


Ronald Wong

Facebook gallery / discussion thread: here

MTG-Malaysia.com Forum thread: here

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Had enough of Zendikar sealed decks yet? Eager to crack more Zendikar packs and have more fun playing 40 card decks whole day long?

Or are you the competitive chap eager to take his game to the next level, fighting for the ultimate prize a PTQ can offer: an invite to Pro Tour San Diego 2010 and a return flight ticket to San Diego.

Either way, come join in the brawl that is PTQ San Diego 6th December 2009 and fight for the chance of earning that exclusive invite to Pro Tour San Diego and the chance to overtake Terry Soh as the most successful Malaysian Magic player and his US$15,000 winnings at the Rome 2009 World Championships!


San Diego Convention Center, - photo from the art of ORR MARSHALL

Details below!

Hello everybody,

Last BIG MAJOR Magic TOURNAMENT for the year 2009... PTQ San Diego...
SEALED DECK....

+++ SPACE ARE LIMITED so COME EARLY to REGISTER... FIRST COME FIRST
SERVE... REGISTRATION opens at 930am... STRICTLY NO PRE REGISTRATION +++

PRO TOUR QUALIFIER SAN DIEGO, USA

Venue:
Eternal Magic
Lot 1-0381st Floor, Millenium Square,
Dataran Millenium PJ,
98 Jalan 14/1,
46100 Petaling Jaya.

Date:
6th DECEMBER 2009 (Sunday)

Time:
10.30AM (Registration starts at 9.30am)

Entry Fee:
RM70.00

Format:
ZENDIKAR SEALED DECK (6 ZENDIKAR Boosters) with TOP 8 BOOSTERS DRAFT

PRIZE STRUCTURE:

1st place Invitation + Return Airline Ticket to SAN DIEGO, USA or USD
375.00
2nd place 24 ZENDIKAR Boosters
3rd – 4th place 12 ZENDIKAR Boosters
5th – 8th place 6 ZENDIKAR Boosters
9th – 16th place 3 ZENDIKAR Boosters
17th – 32nd place 2 ZENDIKAR Boosters

If U have any questions please call me 012 2608438 or U can email me at
ccgorganizer@myjaring.net

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Updates added:
Top 8 Draft Picks + Decklist - Terry Soh (winner)
Quarterfinals Coverage - Terry vs Tze Kang
Semfinals Coverge - Terry vs Mun Yip
Finals Coverage - Terry vs Khairul

Terry Soh is your PTQ San Diego 18th October 2009 Champion!


Terry Soh, PTQ San Diego @ Eternal Magic (18 August 2009) Champion!

Terry Soh drafted a mean Ally-based red black deck backed up with plenty of removals including double Disfigure and triple Torch Slinger that powered their way through the entire top 8 elimination rounds, all the way to the top. Terry had a little trouble against Mohd Khairul Anuar who is here on a back to back top 8, just fresh from a top 8 appearance in the Cardmaster 1K Standard tournament just the day before. His fast red white deck which featured a very lean and low curve but with plenty of burn to finish off games proved to be a challenge in the finals but Terry managed to pull through ahead after all in 3 very tight and closely fought games.

Terry on his way to the finals fought off strong contenders like PTQ veteran Yau Mun Yip and his green based 4-color special that could power out bombs like Iona, Shield of Emeria early thanks to a large abundance of green mana acceleration and a certain mythic snake - Lotus Cobra during the Semifinals but not before defeating 2009 Nationals top 16 competitor Chen Tze Kang and his heavy green deck filled with haymakers such as Baloth Woodcrasher and Territorial Baloth with some red burn and triple Bladetusk Boar to complement it in the Quarterfinals.


The top 8 drafts with the PT:SD invite on the line

Meanwhile, Mohd Khairul Anuar stopped the advancement of Siew Han Liang and his white red landfall, with triple Steppe Lynx and a Plated Geopede who failed to get past Mohd Khairul in the Semifinals, and before that, he also fought off Arif Kamaruddin's challenge for a spot in the PTQ finals in the Quarterfinals as Arif's blue black concoction with double Whiplash Trap, Lorthos, the Tidemaker and a sizable amount of creatures with evasion

On the other side of the brackets, Ken Lim drafted a blue black deck that featured a Roil Elemental which wasn't enough to push him past the Quarterfinals against Siew Han Liang in the Quarterfinals while Ong Joe Lin and his blue green with a white splash for double Shepherd of the Lost fell to Yau Mun Yip in his bid for this PTQ.

Draft Picks + Decklist – Terry Soh (winner)

Final Top 8 Standings

[1st] Terry Soh
[2nd] Mohd Khairul Anuar
[3rd/4th] Yau Mun Yip
[3rd/4th] Siew Han Liang
[5th-8th] Ong Joe Lin
[5th-8th] Arif Kamaruddin
[5th-8th] Chen Tze Kang
[5th-8th] Ken Lim

Top 8 Single Elimination Rounds

Quarterfinals

Terry Soh (won) vs Chen Tze Kang [Coverage Report]

Yau Mun Yip (won) vs Ong Joe Lin

Ken Lim vs Siew Han Liang (won)

Mohd Khairul Anuar (won) vs Arif Kamaruddin

Semifinals

Terry Soh (won) vs Yau Mun Yip [Coverage Report]

Mohd Khairul Anuar (won) vs Siew Han Liang

Finals

Terry Soh (won) vs Mohd Khairul Anuar [Coverage Report]

Top 8 profile pictures and mini photo gallery below!


Champion - Terry Soh


Finalist - Mohd Khairul Anuar


Semifinalist - Yau Mun Yip


Semifinalist - Siew Han Liang


Quarterfinalist - Chen Tze Kang


Quarterfinalist - Ken Lim


Quarterfinalist - Ong Joe Lin


Quarterfinalist - Arif Kamaruddin


PTQ San Diego 18 October 2009 competitors!







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PTQ San Diego @ Eternal Magic (18 October 2009) Event Coverage - Finals
Mohd Khairul Anuar vs Terry Soh


Mohd Khairul Anuar

Game 1

Khairul quickly sent his opening 7 back for a new 6 card hand while Terry kept his, as Khairul starts off with a Akoum Refuge, going to 21 before casting a Zektar Shrine Expedition, followed with a Cliff Threader and a Highland Berserker while Terry had a Nimana Sell-Sword. The Berserker is forced to stay back in the face of the 3/3 ally of Terry's but he could only watch as the Cliff Threader chipped into his lifetotals not having or not willing to spend a removal spell on the 2/1 Mountain-walker. A second Nimana Sell-Sword made his first a 4/4 which chipped in for 4 as Khairul continued to harass Terry's lifetotals with the Cliff Threader while he cast a Makindi Shieldmate to try to hold the fort.



Terry's 3/3 and 4/4 Sell-Swords went into the red zone trying to topple Khairul's defences but a Pitfall Trap killed the 4/4 while the ¼ Shieldmate blocked the 3/3 but was killed anyway thanks to a Disfigure from Terry. A Torch Slinger killed off the threatening mountain-walker as Khairul's Highland Berserker traded with Terry's Torch Slinger. The furious continuous trade of blows continues with Khairul's Shatterskull Giant was quickly sent to the graveyard by a kicked Gatekeeper, but Terry had a slight upper hand now with the the help from the vampire, along with a Vampire Lacerator. In the meantime, Khairul finally hit the 3rd land needed for his Zektar Shrine Expedition whose 7/1 trample haste elemental took 7 from Terry to settle at 6 as Khairul continues build his board with a Kor Sanctifier. Little that Terry know that the game was already over for him however as after he lost a life to his Lacerator, Khairul flashed an Unstable Footing, capable to deal the final 5 damage to Terry, just as Terry seemed to have taken control of the game, summoning a bunch of monsters on his side who could do nothing in time.



Mohd Khairul Anuar 1 – Terry Soh 0

Game 2

Terry sideboard-ed in 3 cards as Khairul made no changes, and with Terry choosing to start first, he quickly sent back his opening 7 while Khairul is content with his. Keeping his 6, Terry only played lands for his first 3 turns while Khairul made the first moves with an Adventuring Gear and a Highland Berserker, which got a pump from the gear and a Teetering Peaks but the Berserker met a quick demise in the form off a Disfigure from Terry. Goblin Guide then came in on the following turn, taking on the gear and got a landfall pump taking 8 over 2 turns from Terry despite Terry putting up a Geyser Glider for defense as Khairul took it out of the battlefield with a Magma Rift.



When Khairul finally missed his landfall trigger for the Adventuring Gear, the Goblin guide tried to hit for another 2 but finally met his end from Terry's Disfigure but Khairul reinforced his side of the battlefield after with a Shatterskull Giant while a Tuktuk Grunts, Surrakar Marauder is cast along with an Expedition Map by Terry to set up his defense. Landfall hits for the Adventuring Gear packed Giant as he tried to hit in for 6 thanks to Goblin Shortcutter putting off the Grunts form blocking for Terry, forcing him to chump block with his Surrakar.



All the while where Terry is being pushed onto being defensive, Khairul had yet to find his white mana source and a handful of white cards is beginning clump up Khairul and slow hi down. Taking advantage of the lull, a Crypt Ripper followed by a Nimana Sell-Sword plus a lack of landfall forced Khairul to hold back his forces as Terry turned the tables, attacking Khairul who was at 21 thanks to a Refuge land to 17 with his 4/4 grunts. Another Goblin Shortcutter forced Terry's Sell-Sword to stand aside made Terry trade his pumped Crypt Ripper to kill off Khairul's 4/3 giant.



The Adventuring Gear was then picked up by one of the Shortcutter as Terry went in for another 4 a turn with the Grunts for a couple of turns, as Khairul could put up anything but burn Terry down another 5 with Unstable Footing to put him a precariously low lifetotals. Terry pushed on anyway, despite having his 4/4 Grunts killed off by a Magma Rift, and in his final moments of game 2, Khairul summoned another Shatterskull Giant but Terry's Magma Rift cleared the path to victory for him as he sealed the game with his 3/3 Sell-Sword dealing the final few points of lethal damage to Khairul.



Mohd Khairul Anuar 1 – Terry Soh 1

Game 3

Khairul chose to start first as he kept his opening 7 but once again Terry sent his opening hand back. Khairul went up to 21 with his Refuge as a 2nd turn Shortcutter set the pace for the game. The Goblin chipped Terry to 18 as a Zektar Shrine Expedition threatened to quickly end games for Khairul. The 2/1 goblin is killed by Terry's Seismic Shudder but Khairul quickly followed up with a Highland Berserker post combat. The Berserker equipped Khairul's Adventuring Gear got a pump thanks to landfall, and with the help of a Goblin Shortcutter, the Berserker hit Terry to 14 despite the Nimana Sell-Sword Terry have. The Sell-Sword quickly became a 4/4 however thanks to a Tuktuk Grunts but perhaps fearing Khairul's Zektar Shrine Expedition, he left them on defence. His defense plans was dashed amongst the rocks however as a Windborne Charge lifted Khairul's 2 creatures to the air to hit for 8, leaving Terry at a very dangerous 6.



Terry thought long and hard before a Torch Slinger kicked sent Khairul's Berserker into the graveyard and kept his team behind anyway. With an Unstable Footingin his hand and the Expedition needing another landfall counter, Khairul is really counting on hitting a land to seal the game and match win. He does hit his land draw, played the land, and quickly sent his 7/1 Trample Haste elemental and his Goblin Shortcutter into the red zone, choosing not to equip either creatures with his Adventuring Gear, possibly holding mana up to seal off the game with his spell should Terry make a mistake but Terry ever cautious sent all of this guys to block the 7/1, with his Slinger blocking Khairul's Goblin Shortcutter, in what might prove to be a fatal mistake for Khairul. The creatures all traded blows and when the dust settles, the battlefield is empty and Terry survived the skirmish at 6.



Changing gears, Terry went onto the offensive with a Tuktuk Grunts but died to Khairul's Pitfall Trap. And when Khairul sent in his Goblin Guide, he took got killed by a Disfigure. Khairul's Goblin Shortcutter was quickly dealt with by Terry's Torch Slinger but a Kor Skyfisher returned Khairul a Kabira Crossroads to gain another 2 life the flying 2/3 Kor met an Hideous End from Terry while his Torch Slinger went in for 2. Khairul's Kor Hookmaster kept it tapped and tried to end the game there and then but he got killed too by a Disfigure, in response to the landfall trigger of the adventuring gear that Khairul equipped him to.

In the meantime, Terry finally got some damage in over a few turns, as he turned the damage up a notch with a Surrakar Marauder joining his Torch Slinger. An attempt to stem the bleeding with a Shatterskull Giant was met with a Gatekeeper of Malakir, pushing Khairul to 5 in this high tension and breathtaking game. Knowing that he is almost at his wits end, Khairul burns Terry to 1 with his Unstable Footing but in the end he was overrun by Terry's monsters, failing to find a way to deal that that ever so critical final damage to kill off Terry's game.



Mohd Khairul Anuar 1 – Terry Soh 2


Terry Soh

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PTQ San Diego @ Eternal Magic (18 October 2009) Event Coverage - Semifinals
Terry Soh vs Yau Mun Yip


Yau Mun Yip

Game 1

Mun Yip won the dice roll and elected to go first, deciding to keep his opening seven but Terry was quick to send his back for a fresh 6 that got a quick nod. A Graypelt Refuge put Mun Yip to 21 before a Nissa's Chosen entered play on his 3rd turn. But Terry had nothing for 4 turns straight despite Mun Yip's Nissa's Chosen, later joined by a Timbermaw Larva attacked Terry to 12 after a couple of turns. Terry on his 5th turn killed the Larva with a kicked Torch Slinger. A River Boar joined Mun Yip's side of the board and with the elf, Terry went down to 8. A Lotus Cobra for Mun Yip allowed Mun Yip to cast a Bala Ged Thief off the Cobra, taking a Mountain from Terry. This however gave Terry a chance to kill off the River Boa with another kicked Torch Slinger. Although outnumbered, attacking no longer seemed to be beneficial for Mun Yip. Terry seemingly appeared to be flooded with lands, as he showed his opponent a Mountain and Swamp as Mun Yip cast a Joraga Bard to activate his Thief's ally trigger ability. Nonetheless, Mun Yip quickly overran Terry Soh as his army took his opponent down with the help of a Burst Lighting which he was able to cast thanks to a certain mythic snake.



Yau Mun Yip 1 – Terry Soh 0

Game 2

Terry chose to draw as Mun Yip joked how Terry is looking down on his decks that is lacking in threats. Mun Yip quickly sent his opening hand back for a fresh 6 which drew a cringe off Mun Yip, and back to the library that hand too went for a 5 card hand which he quickly kept.

Graypelt Refuge put Mun Yip to 21 as both players played lands and passed turns for a couple of turns before a Harrow from Mun Yip found him a Swamp and Mountain to cast a Bala Ged Thief, to force Terry to discard a Magma Rift.



Terry then cast a Crypt Ripper and considered attacking but held him back after all. A Punishing Fire sent the Crypt Ripper off to the graveyard as the Thief chipped Terry to 18. Mind Sludge stripped Mun Yip of his entire hand as the Thief chipped in for another 2 before Terry's Torch Slinger killed him off as 2 Tuktuk Grunts over 2 consecutive turns quickly sent Mun Yip to 6 after a couple of turns as Mun Yip drew little action beyond a Khalni Heart Expedition. Inferno Trap and Burst Lightning helped to delay the impending doom Mun Yip is facing down but it wasn't enough to keep away from the jaws of defeat as the players shuffled up for the decider.



Yau Mun Yip 1 – Terry Soh 1

Game 3

Mun Yip chose to start first and with both players keeping their opening hands, Mun Yip started with yet another land with life gain, as a Kabira Crossroads put him up to 22. Both players played artifacts in the form of a Trusty Machete for Mun Yip while Terry played a Expedition Map which was used soon after Mun Yip cast his Oran-Rief Recluse. A kicked Gatekeeper of Malakir made quick work of the 1/3 spider while Mun Yip set up his defences in the form of a Joraga Bard, forcing Terry to pass his turn without any action. A World Queller threatened to disrupt the balance of the game in favor of Mun Yip but not before Terry stripped Mun Yip of his hand yet again with a Mind Sludge.



The World Queller took lands away from both players but Terry went down hard to 13 as the Bard picked up the Machete to become a 3/5 along with the 4/4 Queller. A Lotus Cobra joined the Mun Yip's side of the battlefield for Mun Yip but a Magma Rift killed off the World Queller. The Bard with the machete continued to harass Terry's lifetotals however, knocking Terry to 10 before Lotus Cobra picked up the Machete form the Bard to become a 4/2. Terry summoned a Tuktuk Grunts but had to leave it behind on defense as once again as the Machete-wielding Bard tried to hit in for another 3. After much time spent in consideration, Terry put his 2 creatures in front of the Bard in the hopes of killing it off but as he feared, a Punishing Fire sent Terry's hopes of dealing with the 3/5 crumbling to ashes as he lost both of his creatures. Terry finally found answers for Mun Yip's threats as his kicked Torch Slinger killed off the Cobra as a kicked Heartstabber Mosquito killed off the Bard. Mun Yip tried to rebuild his board position with a Zendikar Farguide.



With his life being precariously low, Terry thought long and hard on how to carry his game forward from this point on and finally decided to go aggressive as he sent in his 2/2 flying mosquito before summoning a Crypt Ripper to hold the fort along with his Torch Slinger. The Farguide took on the Machete and swung into the red zone where he was met with both of Terry's creatures, with Terry pumping the Ripper to a 5/5. The Ripper and the Farguide both traded blows and were sent to the graveyard.



With the game now firmly in his control, Terry killed off a Tajuru Archer of Mun Yip's with a Marsh Casualties and with a Nimana Sell-Sword, the game was quickly over for Mun Yip as Terry's creatures quickly sealed off the game and knocked Mun Yip out of contention for the finals.


Terry Soh

Yau Mun Yip 1 – Terry Soh 2

Terry Soh defeated Yau Mun Yip 2-1 to book his place in the Finals!
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