Magic The Gathering - Malaysia

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The Top 8 Competitors (From L-R: Terry Soh, Jason Yap, Kee Zizheng, Nicholas Wong, Brendan Soo, Au Yong Wai Kin, Freddy Wong, Kenny Tan)

This is the PTQ Austin @ Manawerx (26 July 2009) Top 8 Decklists

Decklists below!

1st place – Nicholas Wong

Maindeck:

1 Ajani Vengeant
1 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

2 Broodmate Dragon
3 Mulldrifter
3 Plumeveil

2 Agony Warp
3 Broken Ambitions
4 Cryptic Command
1 Doom Blade
4 Esper Charm
1 Essence Scatter
4 Volcanic Fallout

2 Cruel Ultimatum
3 Firespout

3 Island
2 Cascade Bluffs
1 Exotic Orchard
2 Mystic Gate
4 Reflecting Pool
3 Sunken Ruins
2 Vivid Crag
4 Vivid Creek
3 Vivid Marsh
2 Vivid Meadow

Sideboard:

1 Ajani Vengeant
2 Negate
4 Great Sable Stag
2 Runed Halo
1 Essence Scatter
1 Liliana Vess
2 Infest
2 Identity Crisis

2nd – Brendan Soo
Deck Name - ???
Deck Designer - ???

Maindeck

3 Maelstrom Pulse
3 Wren’s Run Vanquisher
3 Nameless Inversion
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Jund Charm
2 Bituminous Blast
4 Putrid Leech
3 Kitchen Finks
4 Great Sable Stag
2 Chameleon Colossus
4 Boggart Ram-Gang
4 Bloodbraid Elf

1 Mountain
1 Graven Cairns
3 Gilt-Leaf Palace
5 Forest
2 Fire-Lit Thicket
3 Auntie’s Hovel
4 Savage Lands
3 Twilight Mire

Sideboard

1 Jund Charm
3 Deathmark
3 Anathemancer
4 Thoughtsieze
2 Chaotic Backlash
2 Snakeform

3rd/4th – Terry Soh

Maindeck

2 Broodmate Dragon
3 Baneslayer Angel
2 Wall of Reverence
2 Plumeveil
3 Mulldrifter

3 Broken Ambitions
4 Cryptic Command
4 Esper Charm
1 Essence Scatter
4 Volcanic Fallout
3 Lightning Bolt

3 Cruel Ultimatum

3 Island
2 Cascade Bluffs
3 Mystic Gate
4 Reflecting Pool
3 Sunken Ruins
2 Vivid Crag
4 Vivid Creek
2 Vivid Marsh
3 Vivid Meadow

Sideboard:

1 Firespout
3 Deathmark
2 Thoughtseize
2 Puppeteer Clique
4 Great Sable Stag
2 Runed Halo
1 Infest

3rd/4th – Kenny Tan

Maindeck

4 Bloodbraid Elf
3 Sygg, River Cutthroat
4 Boggart Ram-Gang
1 Baneslayer Angel
3 Kitchen Finks
4 Putrid Leech

4 Bituminous Blast
4 Cryptic Command
2 Lightning Bolt
3 Volcanic Fallout

4 Maelstrom Pulse

1 Forest
1 Swamp
2 Cascade Bluffs
2 Flooded Grove
1 Mountain
4 Reflecting Pool
2 Twilight Mire
3 Vivid Crag
4 Vivid Grove
4 Vivid Marsh

Sideboard

3 Anathemancer
2 Identity Crisis
3 Chameleon Colossus
1 Volcanic Fallout
3 Path To Exile
3 Deathmark

5th-8th – Lee Zizheng
Deck Name: Happy Tree Friends
Deck Designer: Kee Zizheng

Maindeck:

4 Burrenton Forge-Tender
4 Elite Vanguard
4 Cloudgoat Ranger
2 Mirror Entity
3 Kitchen Finks
4 Knight of Meadowgrain

4 Honor Of The Pure
2 Harm’s Way
2 Path To Exile

3 Ajani Goldmane

4 Spectral Procession

20 Plains
4 Windbrisk Heights

Sideboard:

3 Celestial Purge
2 Mark of Asylum
4 Soul Warden
2 Pollen Lullaby
1 Silence
1 Runed Halo
1 Martial Coup
1 Baneslayer Angel

5th-8th – Au Yong Wai Kin

Maindeck

3 Wake Thrasher
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Merfolk Sovereign
4 Silvergill Adept
3 Sower Of Temptation
4 Stonybrook Banneret

4 Cryptic Command
4 Harm’s Way

3 Sygg, River Guide

2 Sage's Dousing

5 Island
4 Mutavault
3 Glacial Fortress
4 Mystic Gate
4 Wanderwine Hub
4 Windbrisk Heights

Sideboard

2 Burrenton Forge-tender
3 Negate
2 Sleep
2 Reveillark
1 Sower Of Temptation
2 Path To Exile
3 Ethersworn Canonist

5th-8th – Jason Yap

Maindeck

1 Burrenton Forge-tender
1 Cloudthresher
4 Devoted Druid
4 Elvish Archdruid
4 Elvish Visionary
4 Heritage Druid
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Nettle Sentinel
2 Noble Hierarch
4 Ranger Of Eos
4 Regal Force

4 Primal Command

8 Forest
3 Mosswort Bridge
3 Sunpetal Grove
2 Windbrisk Heights
4 Wooded Bastion

Sideboard

3 Burrenton Forge-tender
4 Great Sable Stag
2 Oversoul Of Dusk
1 Qasali Pridemage
2 Guttural Response
3 Path To Exile

5th - 8th – Freddy Wong
Deck Name – Lima Warna
Deck Designer – Freddy Wong

Maindeck
3 Baneslayer Angel
3 Plumeveil

3 Jace Beleren

4 Broken Ambitions
4 Cryptic Command
4 Esper Charm
2 Agony Wrap
1 Obelisk of Alara
3 Hallowed Burial
4 Firespout

3 Cruel Ultimatum

1 Exotic Orchard
3 Island
2 Cascade Bluffs
3 Mystic Gate
4 Reflecting Pool
3 Sunken Ruins
2 Vivid Crag
4 Vivid Creek
2 Vivid Marsh
3 Vivid Meadow

Sideboard:

3 Volcanic Fallout
2 Pithing Needle
2 Deathmark
1 Liliana Vess
1 Haunting Echoes
2 Negate
2 Runed Halo
2 Identity Crisis

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PTQ Austin is over! Brendan Soo dropped, giving way to Nicholas Wong to the Pro Tour invite and flight ticket.

The top 8 action in brief is available on my twitter coverage that lasted until the Semifinals before connection was lost. Check it out at - http://twitter.com/qjwong

Full coverage reports on the Semifinals, Quarterfinals and top 8 decklists coming soon! Please check back in a day!


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Join me as I attempt to cover the top 8 elimination rounds on Twitter!

http://twitter.com/qjwong

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6 rounds of swiss over, and what a star-studded top 8 it is that emerged!

1. Freddy Wong
2. Au Yong Wai Kin
3. Jason Yap
4. Kee Zizheng
5. Nicholas Wong
6. Terry Soh
7. Brendan Soo
8. Kenny Tan

Decks are being checked as the top 8 chatted amongst each other as the top 8 single elimination rounds is prepped to begin any moment!

More details to come as time and connection allows!

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Thanks to the folks at Hasbro, EMiNA and GACC, I'm given the opportunity to host TWO Magic tournaments over the GACC 2009!

WHATisGACC?

GACC is an annual Games, Anime and Comics convention held by EMiNA MMU Melaka.

Find out more at WhatIsGACC.com!

It might be out of the way for most if not all of you guys, but if you're interested in the main event, why don't you pop by and show a little support for Magic (in other words, get your fix) while you're at it? (and probably bring back an armful of M10 packs?)

There will be 2 separate tournaments, 1 for each day.



Details below!

GACC 2009 Magic: The Gathering Day 1 Tournament (Sealed Deck)
Saturday, 15th August 2009

Format:

Sealed Deck (Magic Core Set 2010)

(Construct a minimum 40-card deck from 6 boosters worth of cards. Basic lands are provided and there is no limit on how many basic lands you may play in your deck)

Entry Fee:

RM75 (RM70 if pre-registered)

(Play in both Day 1 & 2 tournament for only RM75!)

Prizes

1st - 24 M10 boosters
2nd - 12 M10 boosters
3rd-4th - 6 M10 boosters
5th-8th - 4 M10 boosters
9th-16th - 2 M10 boosters

Tournament Schedule

12.00PM to 12.20PM - Deck Registration
12.20PM to 12.50PM - Deck Swap and Deck Construction
1.00PM to 1.45PM - Round 1
2.00PM to 2.45PM - Round 2
3.00PM to 3.45PM - Round 3
4.00PM to 4.45PM - Round 4
5.00PM to 5.45PM - Round 5 (only if there are more than 16 participants)

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GACC 2009 Magic: The Gathering Day 2 Tournament (Standard Constructed)
Sunday, 16th August 2009

Format:

Standard Constructed

http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Resources.aspx?x=judge/resources/sfrstandard

Entry Fee:

RM15 (RM10 if pre-registered)

(Play in both Day 1 & 2 tournament for only RM75!)

Prizes

1st - 24 M10 boosters
2nd - 12 M10 boosters
3rd-4th - 6 M10 boosters
5th-8th - 4 M10 boosters
9th-16th - 2 M10 boosters

Tournament Schedule

12.00PM to 12.45PM - Round 1
1.00PM to 1.45PM - Round 2
2.00PM to 2.45PM - Round 3
3.00PM to 3.45PM - Round 4
4.00PM to 4.45PM - Round 5 (only if there are more than 16 participants)

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Additional information for BOTH tournaments:

1. Prizes to be given out at the end of the last round.

2. Round starting time is as scheduled so that you can hang around the venue and enjoy the event between rounds. (Don't forget to sync your watches with the tournament organizer!)

3. Final standings are determined by swiss standings at the end of the last round.

4. Deck registration lists will be used! Please remember to take your decklist when you register (or confirm participation if you pre-registered), decklists will be collected before round 1.

SIDE EVENT

On-demand 8-man M10 drafts available!

RM30 / 8x promos / keep what you draft

For more information or to pre-register, contact QJ Wong at qj.wong@gmail.com or 017-3479512!Read more!