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Pro Tour Osaka Masters Coverage
March 14-17, 2002
Apparently, Kai was saving himself for the Masters. After limping through a truly terrible Day 2 that saw him fall far enough to earn a bye, many simply assumed it was Panzer Hunters's weekend. And after the first four games of the series went to the Japanese, it seemed like it was over. Blume was eliminated. Either Ishida or Momose had to win just ONE of their next four games. What followed was an object lesson in not counting Phoenix Foundation out. Budde battled back to take his match. Baberowski evened his match. It all came down to one game. Kai doesn't lose on Sundays. His first Masters finals appearance was no exception. Baberowski deftly ousted Ishida, giving the Foundation the title. Congratulations to Phoenix Foundation, Osaka Masters Champions!
top 8 bracket
INFORMATION
- Finals Decklists
by Sideboard Staff
- Finals Draft Analysis
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Draft 2: www.starmaker.nl/lap vs. Panzer Hunter
by Ben Seck
- Draft 2: Phoenix Foundation vs. Les Plus Class
by Randy Buehler
- Draft 1: Panzer Hunter vs. Your Move Games
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Draft 1: Phoenix Foundation vs. Outland 2
by Ben Seck
- Gateway Sealed Deck: Illuminati
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Gateway Player List
MATCH COVERAGE
- Finals: Kai Budde vs. Kazuyuki Momose
by Josh Bennett
- Finals: Dirk Baberowski vs. Itaru Ishida
by Ben Seck
- Finals: Marco Blume vs. Reiji Andou
by David Price
- Round 2: www.starmaker.nl/lap vs. Panzer Hunter
by Josh Bennett
- Round 1: Panzer Hunter vs. Your Move Games
by Josh Bennett
- Gateway Finals: CCGHouse.com vs. Metagames
by Josh Bennett
- Gateway Round 3: Metagames vs. Outland 2
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Gateway Round 3: Unlucky's vs. CCGHouse.com
by Josh Bennett
- GatewayRound 2: Team Antarctica vs. Team Outland 2
by Ben Seck