The Magic Colony wins Pro Tour - Osaka! It may have been a laughable off-chance going into Day 2, but Ken Ho fought hard through Day 2, winning his last match to score a spot in the Top 8. In the finals he met man of destiny Olivier Ruel, whose last-place finish in the Magic Invitational meant he's due to win a Pro Tour this year. Ruel confirmed it by taking the first two games. But with his back against the wall, Ho smashed through to victory. What's more, he was carried there on the back of his most-mocked card: Tarnished Citadel. Congratulations to Ken Ho, Pro Tour - Osaka Champion!
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Top 8 Final Standing
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top 8 bracket
Quick Interview (archive)
"Do you think Japanese players have a significant home turf advantage with the Pro Tour in Japan?"
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Tsuyoshi Fujita, Japan: "Yes, with no jetlag, and all the other players with jetlag, it is a bit easier." | Itaru Ishida, Japan: "Yes, because it is a familiar enviroment, and allows you mentally to be more relaxed." | Jin Okamoto, Japan: "Definitely, so you can sleep better!" |
INFORMATION
- Day 2 Recap
by Ben Seck
- Top 8: Christophe Haim
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Top 8: Sylvain Lauriol
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Top 8: Nicolas Olivieri
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Top 8: Olivier Ruel
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Top 8: Osyp Lebedowicz
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Top 8: Ken Ho
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Top 8: Jens Thoren
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Top 8: Rob Dougherty
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Top 8 Decks
by Sideboard Staff
- Where is White?
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Day Two Breakdown
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Day 1 Deck Totals
by Ben Bleiweiss
- Sideboards
by Randy Buehler
- Card Counts
by Sideboard Staff
- OBC Metagame Analysis
by Ben Seck
- All Decks A-F
by Sideboard Staff
- All Decks G-M
by Sideboard Staff
- All Decks N-R
by Sideboard Staff
- All Decks S-Z
by Sideboard Staff
- Day 1 Recap
by Josh Bennett
- Day 2 Country Breakdown
by Sideboard Staff
- Quick Interview Archive
by Sideboard Staff
- Is the King Dead?
by Randy Buehler
- The Magic Colony in Osaka
by Greg Rosebeary
- Countries
- Player List
MATCH COVERAGE
- Finals: Ken Ho vs. Olivier Ruel
by Josh Bennett
- Semifinal: Olivier Ruel vs. Rob Dougherty
by Josh Bennett
- Quarterfinal: Ken Ho vs. Sylvain Lauriol
by Sidebaord Staff
- Quarterfinal: Rob Dougherty vs. Christophe Haim
by Alex Shvartsman
- Quarterfinal: Jens Thoren vs. Osyp Lebedowicz
by Alex Shvartsman
- Round 14: Ken Ho vs. Geoffrey Siron
by Josh Bennett
- Round 14: Gary Wise vs. Ben Rubin
by Randy Buehler
- Round 13: Rob Dougherty vs, Wilfried Ranque
by Randy Buehler
- Round 13: Gary Wise vs. Florent Lefranc
by Josh Bennett
- Round 12: Eric Ziegler vs. Jens Thoren
by Alex Shvartsman
- Round 11: Andrew Mitchell vs. David Price
by Alex Shvartsman
- Round 11: Gary Wise vs. Mike Turian
by Josh Bennett
- Round 10: Brian Kibler vs. Brian Davis
by Ben Seck
- Round 9: Mike Pustilnik vs. Kai Budde
by Randy Buehler
- Round 9: Jeff Cunningham vs. Frederico Bastos
by Josh Bennett
- Round 9: Helmut Summersberger vs. Brian Kibler
by Alex Shvartsman
- Round 8: Itaru Ishida vs. Rob Rougherty
by Alex Shvartsman
- Round 8: Tsuyoshi Fujita vs. Jens Thoren
by Randy Buehler
- Round 7: Eric Froehlich vs. Tsuyoshi Fujita
by Josh Bennett
- Round 7: Olivier Ruel vs. Jens Thoren
by Greg Rosebeary
- Round 6: Peter Szigeti vs. Mike Pustilnik
by Greg Rosebeary
- Round 6: Olivier Ruel vs. Rob Dougherty
by Ben Seck
- Round 5: Ben Rubin vs. Katsuhiro Mori
by Josh Bennett
- Round 5: Steve O'Mahoney-Schwartz vs. Alex Shvartsman
by Greg Rosebeary
- Round 4: Mike Pustilnik vs. Jeff Fung
by Josh Bennett
- Round 4: William "Baby Huey" Jensen vs. Brian Kibler
by Greg Rosebeary
- Round 3: Nicolas Labarre vs. Abraham Snepvangers
by Greg Rosebeary
- Round 3: Ben Rubin vs. Jay Elarar
by Ben Seck
- Round 2: Alan Comer vs. Olivier Ruel
by Josh Bennett
- Round 2: Mike Long vs. Noah Boeken
by Randy Buehler
- Round 1: Chris Benafel vs. Albertus Law
by Greg Rosebeary
- Round 1: Jon Finkel vs. Brian Kibler
by Josh Bennett
Pairings, results, standings
PAIRINGS
RESULTS