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2017 Super Sunday Series Championship

Top 8 Coverage

The Top 8 for the Super Sunday Series Championship has been set, and represents six different countries! Mark McGovern, Shin’ya Saito, Mamoru Nagai, Alan Breitman, Jason Chung, Aaron Barich, and Michael Bonde made it through seven rounds and will be playing in Sunday’s Eternal Masters Booster Draft to determine the champion.

Tune in to twitch.tv/magic RIGHT NOW to see who will be crowned the Super Sunday Series Champion! Then, stick around after that for some special Aether Revolt Pre-Prerelease fun!

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January 8 2017

Finals: Jason Chung vs. Shin'ya Saito by Mike Rosenberg

The finals of the Super Sunday Series Championship represented the dynamics of this event: A place where new players, veterans, and pros collide, become friends, and compete, with a mixture of all...

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January 8 2017

Top 8 Decklists by Event Coverage Staff

What did the Top 8 competitors of the Super Sunday Series Championship assemble from their Eternal Masters draft? See their decklists below! ...

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January 8 2017

3-1 or Better Modern Decks by Event Coverage Staff

The following players finished the Modern rounds of the Super Sunday Series Championship with a 4-0 record. ...

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Jan 07 2017

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TOP 8 PROFILES

by Mike Rosenberg

Learn more about the 2017 Super Sunday Series' Top 8 competitors—including who they are, what they’ve done in the game, and more—by taking a look through their profiles! Name: Mamoru...

Day 1 Coverage

The Top 8 for the Super Sunday Series Championship has been set, and represents six different countries! Mark McGovern, Shin’ya Saito, Mamoru Nagai, Alan Breitman, Jason Chung, Aaron Barich, and Michael Bonde made it through seven rounds and will be playing in Sunday’s Eternal Masters Booster Draft to determine the champion.

Tune in on Sunday at 9:15 a.m. PT/12:15 p.m. ET/5:15 p.m. UTC to see who will be crowned the Super Sunday Series Champion! Then, stick around after that for some special Aether Revolt Pre-Prerelease fun!

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January 7 2017

Modern Metagame Breakdown by Mike Rosenberg

With three rounds of Kaladesh Draft completed, the 45 Super Sunday Series Championship competitors are headed into the second format of the day: Modern Constructed. Here is a look at that metagame...

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January 7 2017

Kaladesh Draft Highlights by Mike Rosenberg

After three rounds of Kaladesh Draft at the Super Sunday Series Championship, five players remained undefeated and in a great position going into the four rounds of Modern that were awaiting...

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January 7 2017

Setting the Super Sunday Series Scene by Mike Rosenberg

For those that were unable to make it through to Day Two of 2016's Grand Prix, players had a shot at a second event with a sweet prize on the line. That event was the Super Sunday Series, which...

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Jan 05 2017

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Fact Sheet

by Wizards of the Coast

Top 8 Decklists

Shin'ya Saito – Super Sunday Series Championship

Super Sunday Series Championship 2017
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (14)
1 Giant Tortoise 1 Inkwell Leviathan 1 Shoreline Ranger 2 Carrion Feeder 1 Havoc Demon 1 Plague Witch 1 Sengir Autocrat 1 Skulking Ghost 1 Wake of Vultures 2 Wakedancer 1 Pilgrim's Eye 1 Ticking Gnomes
Sorcery (2)
1 Hymn to Tourach 1 Victimize
Instant (3)
1 Malicious Affliction 2 Tragic Slip
Artifact (2)
1 Emmessi Tome 1 Prismatic Lens
Enchantment (2)
1 Animate Dead 1 Honden of Night's Reach
Land (16)
5 Island 11 Swamp
Tribal instant (1)
1 Eyeblight's Ending
40 Cards
Deal Another Hand

Jason Chung – Super Sunday Series Championship

Super Sunday Series Championship 2017
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (11)
1 Inkwell Leviathan 1 Peregrine Drake 1 Wonder 1 Deadbridge Shaman 2 Gravedigger 1 Nekrataal 1 Phyrexian Rager 1 Twisted Abomination 1 Duplicant 1 Millikin
Sorcery (7)
1 Deep Analysis 1 Night's Whisper 1 Toxic Deluge 1 Firebolt 2 Torrent of Souls 1 Void
Instant (3)
1 Fact or Fiction 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Entomb
Land (17)
1 Dismal Backwater 1 Swiftwater Cliffs 5 Island 2 Mountain 8 Swamp
Tribal instant (2)
2 Eyeblight's Ending
40 Cards
Deal Another Hand

Mark McGovern – Super Sunday Series Championship

Super Sunday Series Championship 2017
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (18)
1 Battle Squadron 1 Keldon Marauders 1 Kird Ape 2 Mogg War Marshal 3 Elvish Vanguard 1 Heritage Druid 1 Llanowar Elves 3 Lys Alana Huntmaster 1 Sentinel Spider 1 Timberwatch Elf 1 Wirewood Symbiote 1 Juggernaut 1 Bloodbraid Elf
Sorcery (1)
1 Seismic Stomp
Instant (3)
2 Carbonize 1 Sylvan Might
Enchantment (2)
2 Rancor
Land (16)
1 Rugged Highlands 8 Forest 7 Mountain
40 Cards
Deal Another Hand

Mamoru Nagai – Super Sunday Series Championship

Super Sunday Series Championship 2017
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (17)
1 Aven Riftwatcher 1 Mistral Charger 2 Wall of Omens 1 Arcanis the Omnipotent 1 Man-o'-War 1 Peregrine Drake 2 Phantom Monster 1 Prodigal Sorcerer 1 Shoreline Ranger 2 Warden of Evos Isle 1 Pilgrim's Eye 1 Brago, King Eternal 2 Thunderclap Wyvern
Sorcery (2)
2 Silent Departure
Instant (2)
1 Humble 1 Second Thoughts
Enchantment (2)
1 Pacifism 1 Gaseous Form
Land (17)
1 Tranquil Cove 9 Island 7 Plains
40 Cards
Deal Another Hand

Gianmaria Ruggiu – Super Sunday Series Championship

Super Sunday Series Championship 2017
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (16)
1 Ballynock Cohort 2 Benevolent Bodyguard 2 Elite Vanguard 2 Kor Hookmaster 1 Mistral Charger 4 Emperor Crocodile 1 Llanowar Elves 1 Silvos, Rogue Elemental 1 Thornweald Archer 1 Werebear
Sorcery (2)
1 Seismic Stomp 1 Harmonize
Instant (3)
2 Raise the Alarm 1 Rally the Peasants
Enchantment (3)
1 Pacifism 1 Seal of Strength 1 Armadillo Cloak
Land (16)
1 Mishra's Factory 2 Rugged Highlands 5 Forest 8 Plains
40 Cards
Deal Another Hand

Alan Breitman – Super Sunday Series Championship

Super Sunday Series Championship 2017
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (9)
1 Man-o'-War 1 Prodigal Sorcerer 1 Young Pyromancer 1 Mindless Automaton 1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind 1 Nekrataal 1 Plague Witch 2 Twisted Abomination
Sorcery (9)
1 Deep Analysis 1 Quiet Speculation 1 Silent Departure 1 Flame Jab 1 Commune with the Gods 1 Roar of the Wurm 1 Extract from Darkness 1 Innocent Blood 1 Victimize
Instant (3)
1 Dream Twist 2 Desperate Ravings
Artifact (1)
1 Sensei's Divining Top
Enchantment (2)
1 Honden of Seeing Winds 1 Burning Vengeance
Land (16)
1 Dismal Backwater 1 Swiftwater Cliffs 3 Thornwood Falls 1 Wind-Scarred Crag 1 Jungle Hollow 2 Island 4 Mountain 3 Swamp
40 Cards
Deal Another Hand

Aaron Barich – Super Sunday Series Champinship

Super Sunday Series Championship 2017
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (15)
1 Glimmerpoint Stag 1 Monk Idealist 1 Brawn 1 Centaur Chieftain 1 Civic Wayfinder 2 Llanowar Elves 2 Sentinel Spider 2 Thornweald Archer 1 Werebear 3 Yavimaya Enchantress
Sorcery (1)
1 Commune with the Gods
Instant (2)
1 Humble 1 Invigorate
Enchantment (7)
1 Faith's Fetters 1 Pacifism 2 Abundant Growth 2 Elephant Guide 1 Seal of Strength
Land (15)
2 Blossoming Sands 9 Forest 4 Plains
40 Cards
Deal Another Hand

Michael Bonde – Super Sunday Series Championship

Super Sunday Series Championship 2017
Decklist Stats Sample Hand
Creature (17)
1 Aven Riftwatcher 1 Ballynock Cohort 1 Elite Vanguard 1 Kor Hookmaster 4 Squadron Hawk 1 War Priest of Thune 1 Whitemane Lion 1 Beetleback Chief 1 Borderland Marauder 1 Dragon Egg 1 Keldon Champion 1 Stingscourger 1 Wildfire Emissary 1 Flame-Kin Zealot
Sorcery (6)
1 Chain Lightning 3 Firebolt 2 Reckless Charge
Enchantment (1)
1 Field of Souls
Land (16)
1 Karakas 1 Mishra's Factory 7 Mountain 7 Plains
40 Cards
Deal Another Hand

SSSC 2017

TOP 8 PLAYERS

1st Place $6,000

Shin'ya Saito

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2nd Place $3,000

Jason Chung

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3rd Place $1,500

Mark McGovern

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4th Place $1,500

Mamoru Nagai

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5th Place $1,000

Gianmaria Ruggiu

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6th Place $1,000

Alan Breitman

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7th Place $1,000

Aaron Barich

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8th Place $1,000

Michael Bonde

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Top 8 Bracket

Quarterfinals

(4) Mamoru Nagai

(8) Michael Bonde

(5) Alan Breitman

(6) Jason Chung

(3) Gianmaria Ruggiu

(2) Shin'ya Saito

(1) Mark McGovern

(7) Aaron Barich

Semifinals

(4) Mamoru Nagai

(6) Jason Chung, 2-0

(2) Shin'ya Saito, 2-1

(1) Mark McGovern

Finals

(6) Jason Chung

(2) Shin'ya Saito, 2-1

PAIRINGS, RESULTS, AND STANDINGS

FINAL STANDINGS

Note: final standings reflect the number of players participating in the event, not the number of preregistered players.

PAIRINGS

DAY ONE:   1  2  3  4   5   6   7

RESULTS

DAY ONE:   1  2  3   4   5   6   7

STANDINGS

DAY ONE:   1  2  3   4   5   6   7

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Setting the Super Sunday Series Scene

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