Live Coverage of 2003 Pro Tour Yokohama

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Live Coverage of 2003 Pro Tour Yokohama

Thursday, May 8, 2003

Sideboard Staff

Today's Top 8 was the most diverse Sunday in Pro Tour history, with representatives from North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The crowd was firmly behind its native sons: Tsuyoshi Ikeda, the seasoned veteran, and Masashi Ooiso, the leader of the Rookie of the Year race. They met in the semifinals after besting Ben Seck and Jose Barbero respectively, and Ooiso emerged victorious.

In the other bracket, all eyes were on the resurgent Jon Finkel. All weekend he'd played like the Finkel of old, and after he bested Ben Caumes of France, spectators had him picked to win the whole thing. They didn't count on Mattias Jorstedt, however. The young man from Sweded went through Canada's Richard Hoaen in four games, and then swept both Finkel and Ooiso to take the championship, and $30,000.

The victory puts a cap on a great season for Jorstedt, who made Top 8 at both Houston and Venice. With those two Sunday finishes and a Pro Tour victory, Jorstedt is now eleven points behind Kai Budde in the Pro Tour Player of the Year race. Without a doubt, Jorstedt is the breakout player of this season, and will have the attention of the Magic community focused on him at Worlds.

Top 8 Final Standing

1.  Mattias Jorstedt (Sweden) $30,000

2.  Masashi Ooiso (Japan) $20,000

3.  Tsuyoshi Ikeda (Japan) $15,000

4.  Jon Finkel (USA) $13,000

5.  Benjamin Caumes (France) $9,500

6.  Jose Barbero (Argentina) $8,500

7.  Ben Seck (Australia) $7,500

8.  Richard Hoaen (Canada) $6,500

(Click here for complete final standings)

	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Champion
1	Mattias Jorstedt	Mattias Jorstedt, 3-1
8	Richard Hoaen		Mattias Jorstedt, 3-0

4	Jon Finkel	Jon Finkel, 3-1		Mattias Jorstedt, 3-0
5	Benjamin Caumes

2	Tsuyoshi Ikeda	Tsuyoshi Ikeda, 3-2
7	Ben Seck		Masashi Ooiso, 3-0

3	Masashi Ooiso	Masahi Ooiso, 3-1
6	Jose Barbero

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EVENT COVERAGE

INFORMATION

Finals: Mattias Jorstedt vs. Masashi Ooiso
by Josh Bennett
Semifinals: Mattias Jorstedt vs. Jon Finkel
by Victor van den Broek
Semifinals: Tsuyoshi Ikeda vs. Masashi Ooiso
by Toby Wachter
Quarterfinals: Mattias Jorstedt vs. Richard Hoaen
by Josh Bennett
Quarterfinals: Jon Finkel vs. Benjamin Caumes
by Brian David-Marshall
Quarterfinals: Tsuyoshi Ikeda vs. Ben Seck
by Toby Wachter
Quarterfinals: Masashi Ooiso vs. Jose Barbero
by Brian Kibler
Decklists: Top 8 Decks
by Sideboard Staff
Top 8 Draft: Jon Finkel
by Brian David-Marshall

Feature: Day 2 Recap
by Toby Wachter
Round 14: Jon Finkel vs. Dario Parazzoli
by Toby Wachter
Round 14: Jon Stern vs. Masashi Ooiso
by Josh Bennett
Round 13: Franck Canu vs. Jon Finkel
by Brian David-Marshall
Round 13: Victor van den Broek vs. Ben Seck
by Toby Wachter
Feature: Two Underappreciated Cards
by Josh Bennett
Round 12: Ben Seck vs. Raffaele Lo Moro
by Josh Bennett
Round 12: Tsuyoshi Ikeda vs. Jon Finkel
by Toby Wachter
Draft 4: Richard Hoaen and Ben Seck
by Brian David-Marshall
Draft 4: Jon Finkel
by Toby Wachter
Round 11: Craig Krempels vs. Rich Hoaen
by Brian David-Marshall
Round 11: Jon Finkel vs. Yoshiaki Tashiro
by Toby Wachter
Round 10: Darwin Kastle vs. Raphael Levy
by Brian David-Marshall
Round 10: Brian Kibler vs. Osyp Lebedowicz
by Toby Wachter
Round 9: Patrick Mello vs. Kamiel Cornelissen
by Toby Wachter
Round 9: Jon Finkel vs. Frank Karsten
by Randy Buehler
Round 8: Brian Kibler vs. David Rood
by Brian David-Marshall
Round 8: Tsuyoshi Ikeda vs. Matt Linde
by Josh Bennett
Draft 3: Osyp Lebedowicz, Kamiel Cornelissen, and Brian Kibler
by Brian David-Marshall
Draft 3: Bob Maher and Matthew Cory
by Randy Buehler
Draft 3: Pods
by Sideboard Staff