Loveman Lands The Trophy

Sunday Coverage

The second Mythic Championship of 2019 was both a victory for Modern Humans and the everyday human Eli Loveman, now London's Mythic Champion. From fighting through a field of 514 players to rising through a Top 8 of Modern's monstrous decks, Loveman put his powerful team to work to claim the Sunday trophy.

It took winning in the last round of Saturday—the last possible round—to clinch his Top 8 berth and join two other Humans decks to do so. The dominance of cards like Meddling Mage, made all the better with the open decklists of the tournament, put Loveman on his breakneck pace to the top of the $500,000 prize pool.

It wasn't an easy road to get there. Sunday's Top 8 showdown included venerable MPL players like Brian Braun-Duin, who fell in his quarterfinal match, as well as both Javier Dominguez and Alexander Hayne who Loveman had defeated as both his quarterfinal and semifinal opponents respectively. The finals faceoff against Matthew Sperling—in his third Mythic Championship Top 8—showed even the explosive power of Affinity wasn't enough to overcome the synergy in Humans decks.

With both War of the Spark and Modern Horizons entering the format next, Modern's evolution and Magic excitement will return in Mythic Championship IV in Barcelona, Spain. For now, Eli Loveman gets to hoist his well-deserved trophy and celebrate with friends after becoming champion of the 2019 Mythic Championship II. Congratulations!

Saturday Coverage

From 514 players and 16 rounds of battles, the Top 8 emerged in London. Congratulations toThien Nguyen, Eli Loveman, Alexander Hayne, Brian Braun-Duin, Adrian Zhu, Chris Kvartek, Javier Dominguez, and Matthew Sperling on earning their way to a Mythic Championship Top 8! The Sunday spotlight begins at 9 AM BST to determine who takes home the lion's share of $500,000 in prizes. Watch the action unfold live at twitch.tv/magic.

Friday Coverage

From 515 players and 8 rounds, just two players notched records without a loss: Hall of Fame member Olivier Ruel and three-time Grand Prix Top 8 contender Fernando David Gonzalez each earned the right to stand at the top of standings.

Tune in Saturday to twitch.tv/magic at 9 AMBST to follow along as the battle for $500,000 in prizes continues!

Pre-Show Coverage

Three days, $500,000 in prize money, and a whole lot of Modern and War of the Spark Booster Draft are what you'll get from Mythic Championship II, part of MagicFest+ London!