TOP 8 COVERAGE
Lille had been the city where history's first European Legacy Grand Prix took place back in 2005. This weekend, Legacy returned to Lille in style, as 1,548 players signed up for their chance at the fame and the glory, the prices and the Pro Points, the title and the trophy.
In the end, it was Italy's Claudio Bonanni who took the top spot, but not for lack of competition. In fact, he bested none other than Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel in the finals, using Monastery Mentor to give himself an advantage in the Miracles mirror match.
Interestingly enough, this marks the second time this year that Miracles ended up in first and second place at a Legacy Grand Prix. However, the Legacy format's amazing diversity of decks was also on display this weekend, as no less than 27 different archetypes made it to the second day of the competition! To exactly no one's surprise, various Delver decks were of course very succesful yet again, but so was Aggro Loam and Omni-Tell and Storm and many, many more …
Article
July 5 2015
Top 5 Cards
by Tobi Henke
Molten Vortex probably deserves an honorable mention here because it definitely was among the cards most talked about this weekend. But when you get down to what actually mattered the most at...
Learn More
DAY 2 COVERAGE
Welcome back for the second day of Grand Prix Lille 2015! The tournament had started with 1,548 players, but now only 163 of them remain. 163 are now in the running for fame and fortune, for the title and trophy.
Legacy always brings about whacky decks, intricate interactions between cards old and new, cool combos, and games full of suspense and surprises. We've had some of that yesterday already, and we have more of it today. Also, lots of decklists!
So join us as we follow some of the best and brightest players of the game through six more rounds of Legacy. Stay tuned for all the latest tech and news straight from the battlefield of Grand Prix Lille 2015. Watch when the Top 8 is determined and when a new champion is crowned …
Article
July 5 2015
The Silver Lining
by Craig Jones
We're approaching the end of the 2014–2015 Professional Points season. This adds an extra subtext to the tournaments as players attempt to lock up levels in the Pro Players Club for the next...
Learn More
Article
July 5 2015
From Kyoto to Lille
by Craig Jones
The last Legacy Grand Prix was GP Kyoto back in April. One of the players who made the semifinals of that tournament was Kai Sawatari. He was also playing in GP Lille this weekend and his story...
Learn More
DAY 1 COVERAGE
Day 1 of Grand Prix Lille is in the books, and what a day it was! When the scorching sun came up this morning, 1,548 players had registered for the biggest Legacy event of the summer, but 1,385 of them crashed and burned in their attempt to go 7-2 or better, leaving only 163 to return for more hot Legacy action tomorrow.
We already had some of that today: the early matches set the tournament alight as various combo decks exploded and imploded, as Young Pyromancers used their pyromantic powers to populate the battlefield, while various fire spells did their best to reverse that. We even saw some dedicated burn decks! And of course the fiery artwork of Force of Will was everywhere. Running hot were three players blazing a trail: Petr Sochurek, Brice Berna, and one Tomoharu Saito all ended the day on blistering records of 9-0.
Join us tomorrow when things heat up as the tournament nears its inevitable conclusion and when a new champion gets crowned!
While Legacy is going to be our main focus this weekend, the full contents of Magic Origins have officially been revealed yesterday, and we might have a chance to pick some pro players' brains for their initial impressions. What's more, the voting on this year's Hall of Fame ballot has begun and that always leads to some interesting discussions on the sidelines of a Grand Prix.
Finally, the 2014–2015 Professional Season is drawing to a close. After this weekend, only one more Grand Prix and one Pro Tour remain where players can pick up those last elusive Pro Points needed to reach various levels in the Pro Players Club or to earn invites for the World Championship and the World Magic Cup. So the pressure is on and there's some additional excitement added to this event.
So yes, we really do have more than enough to talk and write about. Let's get to it, shall we?
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter
The hashtag for Grand Prix Lille is #gplille. Check out what people had to say during the event!
TWITTER: #gplille