Day 2 Coverage
Recent bannings plus the addition of Rivals of Ixalan created a diverse and healthy metagame. With an unprecedented 20 archetypes represented in the Top 32, it was a great time to be playing Standard indeed.
After eighteen rounds of Rivals of Ixalan Standard, the field of 1082 was reduced to just one. Cruising through the Swiss Rounds and steamrolling through the Top 8, it was Tyler Schroeder who towered above all with his Red-Green Monsters deck.
Overrunning Aaron Barich in the finals with a horde of resilient beaters, he also dispatched Matthew Kling in the semifinals, as well as Pro Tour Hall of Famer Eric Froehlich in the quarterfinals. Rounding out the rest of the Top 8 were semifinalist Michael Cochran, and quarterfinalists Blake Miller, Heath Vance, and Andrew Tenjum.
Once again, congratulations to Tyler Schroeder for planeswalking to victory! You're our Grand Prix Memphis 2018 Champion!
Day 1 Coverage
What a great time to be playing Standard! Recent bannings plus the addition of Rivals of Ixalan created a diverse metagame with numerous distinct archetypes, drawing 1082 explorers to Memphis.
Among them, only seven players secured the perfect 8-0 record, namely Matthew Kling, (22) Matt Severa, (23) Corey Baumeister, Aaron Barich, Ethan Dasher, Peter Ingram, and Charles Porges. These players would have a smoother path ascending to the Top 8, but there were still several obstacles along the way.
Technically also undefeated at 7-0-1 were (16) Brad Nelson, Thiago Saporito, and Michael Cochran. Some of the most notables players at 7-1 were Sam Black, Arix Lax, and Eric Froehlich, while several others such as Steve Rubin, Scott Lipp, and (17) Samuel Pardee also made the 6-2 cut.
Do check out our Day 1 Highlights and be back tomorrow as we continue bringing you the live action from the Memphis Cook Convention Center! Standard is looking great, so you should not miss the live streaming video coverage on twitch.tv/magic!
