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Event Manager Christophe Weyers congratulates Head Judge Gijsbert Hoogendijk. I think Stoffel likes Gis...
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Sunday |
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Editorial help from Olivier Ruel, Kim Eikefet and Quentin Martin
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Sunday |
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Christophe Weyers aims for a career as Magic artist
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Adam Cetnerowski judges the semis, while Friedrich Rademacher and Andrea Panebianco report the match between Haim and Lombardi
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Sunday |
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Nele: "Go away!"
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Sunday |
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Nicolas Olivieri and Jérôme Mioso helping out with "Le Sidebooorrrd"
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Sunday |
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Gis Hoogendijk's judges team did an excellent job
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Local Sideboard reporter Ruud Warmenhoven followed the night side events for this coverage. Would you say it shows?
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Bruno Van Speybroeck and Liek van der Geer: it was late last night
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Most of the Sideboard crew. From left to right Kim Eikefet, Guy Van Damme, Andrea Panebianco, Rui Oliveira, Tiago Chan and Friedrich Rademacher
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Saturday |
Staff |
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"Look up from your computer, Nele!"
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Saturday |
Staff |
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The life of a judge at the night events is hard
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Friday |
Staff |
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Eelco van Ruth from the Wizards distributor in the Netherlands, PS Games, organised the night events
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Friday |
Staff |
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Stoffel gives his legs a break
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Friday |
Staff |
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Magic artist Scott Fischer as we all know him
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Friday |
Staff |
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John Avon trying to prove something but what exactly I cannot say...
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Friday |
Staff |
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'Ze Ladies' from Wizards. Does that make them Witches?
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Friday |
Staff |
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Wizards of the Coast, Belgium's Managing Director Willie Mitchell and Event Organizer Christophe Weyers
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Friday |
Staff |
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Real estate owner Glen Monica
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Friday |
Staff |
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Sideboard reporter Friedrich Rademachers helps Marc Hernandez with decklists
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Friday |
Staff |
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Sideboard's own Kim Eikefet
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Friday |
Staff |
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Head Judge Gis and a story about new ink
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Friday |
Staff |
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Our technical crew came prepared, here Bjorn Aerts
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Friday |
Staff |
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Night events took place at the ABC Treehouse art gallery
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Friday |
Site |
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The stage is a bit messy at this point of the day
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Friday |
Site |
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The 'Beurs van Berlage' dressed up for the European Championship
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Friday |
Site |
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You can get anywhere with a bike
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Friday |
Site |
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The Amsterdam canals
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Friday |
Site |
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The Bulldog. "No mum, this is on the totally other side of town..."
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Friday |
Site |
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The European Championship is held in the Beurs van Berlage, putting us in the company of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima who married here last February
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Friday |
Site |
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Amsterdam Central Station drops its visitors close to the water
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Friday |
Site |
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The 'Amsterdam' was named after the place where it was built but spent most of its active life in the far east
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Friday |
Site |
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The maritime museum and flying Dutch colours
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Friday |
Site |
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Typical Dutch facades
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Friday |
Site |
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Out for a stroll on the Dam
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Friday |
Site |
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The room still empty, flags ready to welcome their home boys
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Friday |
Site |
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David Brucker wins the 2002 European Championship, congratulations to you, David!
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Sunday |
Players |
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These men just lived the best moments in their Magic career
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Top 4
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Sunday |
Players |
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David Brucker, thirsty after an exciting final
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Sunday |
Players |
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Marco Lombardi, fourth place
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Sunday |
Players |
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Victor van den Broek, third place
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Sunday |
Players |
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These were taken home by the best four players of the 2002 European Championships
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Sunday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim and his runner up trophy, a happy man
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Sunday |
Players |
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A satisfied Champ and his trophy
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Sunday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim's end is near
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Sunday |
Players |
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David Brucker in the finals
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Sunday |
Players |
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Farid Meraghni and Gabriel Nassif relax
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Sunday |
Players |
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Scandinavian get-together at the side events
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Sunday |
Players |
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Tough guys with rough accents
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Sunday |
Players |
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Victor van den Broek is hurting his brain over his next move
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Sunday |
Players |
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Victor van den Broek versus David Brucker in the semi-finals
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Sunday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim
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Sunday |
Players |
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Marco Lombardi versus Christophe Haim in the semi-finals
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Sunday |
Players |
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Marco Lombardi
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Sunday |
Players |
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These gentlemen make their preferences quite clear, Kai Budde and Nicolas Olivieri
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Sunday |
Players |
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The soccer World Cup final Brazil-Germany; there is still hope for the Germans
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Sunday |
Players |
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Some are more interested in football than others
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Sunday |
Players |
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Gerrit Steenssens trying to stay awake
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Sunday |
Players |
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David Brucker seems to be the new German revelation
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Sunday |
Players |
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So far the Swede Anton Jonsson lost in the quarterfinals three times in a row now
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Sunday |
Players |
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Young Italian Marco Lombardi
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Sunday |
Players |
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Roland Bode doesn't like pictures
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Sunday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim has been called "la Plume" after the feather he's been wearing for a while. Would have looked good on stage, Christophe!
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Sunday |
Players |
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How French can you be? Amiel Tenebaum
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Sunday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim versus Amiel Tenebaum in an all French quarterfinal
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Sunday |
Players |
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Marco Lombardi versus Roland Bode in the quarterfinals
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Sunday |
Players |
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The most experienced Magic player of the Top 8, Svend Geertsen
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Sunday |
Players |
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Svend Geertsen versus Victor van den Broek in the quarterfinals
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Sunday |
Players |
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Victor van den Broek and Jaap Brouwer, the waterbearer of this event
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Sunday |
Players |
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David Brucker versus Anton Jonsson in the quarterfinals
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Sunday |
Players |
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Antoine Ruel trying to convince his girlfriend that Sideboard coverage is important
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Sunday |
Players |
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Frank Karsten, Wessel Oomens and a whole bunch of Dutch fans
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Sunday |
Players |
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Team Sealed side events
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Sunday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim, eighth seed
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Sunday |
Players |
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David Brucker, seventh seed
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Sunday |
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Amiel Tenebaum, first seed
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Sunday |
Players |
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Marco Lombardi, fourth seed
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Sunday |
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Svend Geertsen, sixth seed
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Sunday |
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Anton Jonsson, second seed
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Sunday |
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Roland Bode, fifth seed
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Sunday |
Players |
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Victor van den Broek, third seed
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Sunday |
Players |
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The best eight players of the European Championship 2002
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Sunday |
Players |
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Kevin O'Connor is England's last chance at a spot in the Top 8
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Saturday |
Players |
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Olivier Ruel just lost a dinner invite, but won some good company nevertheless
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Saturday |
Players |
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Matt Henstra made Top 8 at Grand Prix-London last year, is there another spot for him now?
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Saturday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim won but isn't sure yet whether or not he made Top 8 at this point
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Saturday |
Players |
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Jeroen Remie feeling disappointed
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Saturday |
Players |
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Victor van den Broek is the home crowd's favourite
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Saturday |
Players |
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Anton Jonsson just made Top 8
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Saturday |
Players |
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Alex Witt and his new 'Terminator' look: "Hasta manana baby"
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Saturday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim versus Olivier Ruel and Matt Henstra versus Kevin O'Connor in the last round of Day 2
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Saturday |
Players |
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Jeroen Remie versus Victor van den Broek and Benjamin Caumes versus Anton Jonsson battling it out for the Top 8
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Saturday |
Players |
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A sad thing Amiel Tenenbaum cut his hair
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Saturday |
Players |
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Italian National Champion Stefano Fiore
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Saturday |
Players |
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Gabriel Nassif: so hot he gave up the hat
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Saturday |
Players |
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Victor van den Broek has invited his parents
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Saturday |
Players |
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A surprised look from Norwegian cowboy, Eivind Nitter
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Saturday |
Players |
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Cormac Smyth, an Irishmen reputed all over Europe for being regularly drunk...
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Saturday |
Players |
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David Kearney got faced up against another Irish in the one but last round of the day
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Saturday |
Players |
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Kamiel Cornelissen
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Saturday |
Players |
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Sigurd Eskeland is wearing his old Spice Girls T-shirt back in remembrance of Pro Tour-New York 2000
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Saturday |
Players |
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Neither Andrea Santin or Jeroen Remie have time to look up from their cards
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Saturday |
Players |
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The German Christophe Lippert and Dirk Baberowski brotherly next to each other in round 12
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Saturday |
Players |
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The French Nicolas Labarre and Christophe Haim brotherly next to each other in round 12
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Saturday |
Players |
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We are not the only ones interested in Nicolas Labarre
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Saturday |
Players |
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Carlos Barrado is one of the five Spanish players at the EC
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Saturday |
Players |
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Players like Kai Budde, Frederico Bastos and Noah Boeken are interested in more than just Magic
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Saturday |
Players |
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Taking a break while watching the soccer World Cup
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Saturday |
Players |
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Tom van de Logt versus Frank Karsten and Olle Rade versus Nicolai Herzog in front of a magnificent Silver Seraph
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Saturday |
Players |
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Old schooler Pierre Malherbaud
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Saturday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim, one of the new French stars
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Saturday |
Players |
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Judge Marc Hernandez keeping an eye on Svend Geertsen
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Saturday |
Players |
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Bram Snepvangers, runner up at Pro Tour-Nice
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Saturday |
Players |
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Olle Rade, slippery when wet
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Saturday |
Players |
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Wessel Oomens is trying to talk Tom van de Logt out of the game
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Saturday |
Players |
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Frank Karsten trying to beat the World Champ and Sideboard reporter Guy Van Damme in the background
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Saturday |
Players |
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Nicolai Herzog
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Saturday |
Players |
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Kamiel Cornelissen
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Saturday |
Players |
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Svend Geertsen doesn't have any spare faces left
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Saturday |
Players |
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Victor van den Broek at this point - after nine rounds of Magic - still undefeated
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Saturday |
Players |
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Rickard Österberg
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Saturday |
Players |
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Helmut Summersberger, a lot more cocky than yesterday after his game loss
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Saturday |
Players |
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Alex Witt
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Saturday |
Players |
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Jim Herold stretches it
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Saturday |
Players |
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Jim Herold versus Helmut Summersberger and Alexander Witt versus Rickard Österberg in round 10
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Saturday |
Players |
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Svend Geertsen versus Kamiel Cornelissen and Victor van den Broek versus Anton Jonsson in round ten
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Saturday |
Players |
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Benjamin Caumes, the French have something with yellow
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Saturday |
Players |
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Olivier Ruel versus Benjamin Caumes and Oyvind Odegaard versus Oyvind Harding in round 9
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Saturday |
Players |
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Olivier Ruel wears the player shirt - cool or not?
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Saturday |
Players |
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Former Belgian Champion Gert Coeckelberg and another of his famous frowns
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Saturday |
Players |
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Kai Budde versus Gert Coeckelbergh and Pierre Malherbaud versus Stefano Fiore in round 9
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Saturday |
Players |
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Kai Budde though Germany is no the only country in contention here
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Saturday |
Players |
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Kamiel Cornelissen
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Saturday |
Players |
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Patrick Mello
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Saturday |
Players |
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Tomi Walamies
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Saturday |
Players |
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Andre Skjetne
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Saturday |
Players |
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Dirk Baberowski in summer outfit
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Saturday |
Players |
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John Ormerod
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Saturday |
Players |
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Christian Lührs
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Saturday |
Players |
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Tommi Hovi
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Saturday |
Players |
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Bunch of night owls
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Friday |
Players |
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Revised Draft
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Friday |
Players |
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No hotel probably
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Friday |
Players |
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One of the formats at the night events was a Sealed Deck with a Saga Starter, one Mirage booster and one Alliances booster
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Friday |
Players |
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Scott Wills and Vanessa Embrechts catching up on the latest gossip
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Friday |
Players |
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Orange lightning Stu Cresswell
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Friday |
Players |
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The one and only Jeroen Remie
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Friday |
Players |
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Noah Boeken "Got you!" and his Blitz Firecat
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Friday |
Players |
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Patrick Mello explains how Upheaval, Cabal Patriarch, Spelljack and Faceless Butcher decided the game...
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Friday |
Players |
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Jan Doise and two Scorching Missiles
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Friday |
Players |
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And you should see his glasses! Rickard Österberg finishes the last round of Day 1
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Friday |
Players |
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A frown from Gert Coeckelberg at the end of the day
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Friday |
Players |
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Tomi Walamies in round 7
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Friday |
Players |
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Yuri Kolomeyko does not let himself get distracted
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Friday |
Players |
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Almost finished, Freddy
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Friday |
Players |
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Franck Canu
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Friday |
Players |
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Sigurd Eskeland
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Friday |
Players |
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Svend Geertsen
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Friday |
Players |
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Jim Herold
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Friday |
Players |
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Tomi Hovi
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Friday |
Players |
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Anton Jonsson
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Friday |
Players |
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Raffaele Lo Moro
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Friday |
Players |
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Alex Witt
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Friday |
Players |
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Belgium's pride and glory Gert Coeckelberg and Jan Doise
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Friday |
Players |
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Christian Lührs thinks it difficult to pose
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Friday |
Players |
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A very self assured Luca Chiera
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Friday |
Players |
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Svend Geertsen smirks
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Friday |
Players |
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Raphaël Lévy can do two things at the same time, seduce the photographer and play Magic
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Friday |
Players |
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Ben Ronaldson carefully thinks over his next move
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Friday |
Players |
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Jeroen Remie is anxiously waiting for what Ronaldson is going to do next
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Friday |
Players |
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Dave Montreuil versus Nicolas Olivieri and Jeroen Remie versus Ben Ronaldson in round 6
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Friday |
Players |
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Svend Geertsen versus Raphaël Lévy and Luca Chiera versus Christian Lührs in round 6
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Friday |
Players |
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Wessel Oomens versus Alex Witt or 'the home match'
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Friday |
Players |
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Wessel Oomens studies something with a very difficult name
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Friday |
Players |
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Since he won the Masters Series in Nice, everybody knows Alex Witt
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Friday |
Players |
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Gabriel Nassif versus Victor van den Broek in round 5
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Friday |
Players |
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Victor van den Broek
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Friday |
Players |
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Gabriel Nassif and his eternal yellow hat
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Friday |
Players |
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Stan van der Velden versus Stefano Fiore in round 5
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Friday |
Players |
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Stefano Fiore is sweating it
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Friday |
Players |
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Stan van der Velden is on a hot streak
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Friday |
Players |
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Top Italian breed, Andrea Santin
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Friday |
Players |
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Bram Snepvangers is closely followed by Friedrich Rademacher
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Friday |
Players |
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Stan van der Velden at the second draft, if there ever was a man who had fans, it had to be him
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Friday |
Players |
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The current French National Champion Sylvain Lauriol
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Friday |
Players |
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John Ormerod
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Friday |
Players |
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Sylvain Lauriol versus John Ormerod alongside two noisy Frenchmen: Pierre Malherbaud and Amiel Tenebaum
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Friday |
Players |
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Svend Geertsen versus an empty chair
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Friday |
Players |
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Tom van de Logt versus Christoph Lippert in round 4
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Friday |
Players |
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Head Judge Gis Hoogendijk and Helmut Summersberger, who got a game loss for a 39-card deck
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Friday |
Players |
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Sigurd Eskeland just won his match - clean and fast
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Friday |
Players |
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A broken hearted Olivier Ruel
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Friday |
Players |
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Noah seems to have more fun with the match of his neighbours than with his own
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Friday |
Players |
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Noah Boeken lives in Amsterdam but had no time to iron his shirt
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Friday |
Players |
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The new Belgian Champion Jan Doise
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Friday |
Players |
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Ben Ronaldson versus Florent Jeudon and Carlos Barrado versus Yuri Kolomeyko in round 3
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Friday |
Players |
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Still appreciated a lot for his tech, Ben Ronaldson
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Friday |
Players |
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An unusually morose Florent Jeudon
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Friday |
Players |
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Big bad boy
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Friday |
Players |
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A lofty site full of European colours
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Friday |
Players |
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One would believe the Basks are winning the World Cup or something...
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Friday |
Players |
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Joost Vollebregt squeezes the inspiration from his thumb
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Friday |
Players |
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Bram Snepvangers versus Thomas Preyer in round two, Bastos versus Vollebregt in the background
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Friday |
Players |
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Portuguese Frederico Bastos in the good company of Thomas Preyer's Pooh, looks like he needs it
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Friday |
Players |
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Christophe Lippert finally decided on his move
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Friday |
Players |
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Alexander Witt recently won the Nice Masters Series
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Friday |
Players |
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Two Finnish Tomi's up against one another in the second round. Behind them Alexander Wit versus Christophe Lippert
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Friday |
Players |
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A colourful note in the Magic symphony, Dirk Baberowski
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Friday |
Players |
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Benedikt Klauser is so kind to look in the camera, cost him the game though
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Friday |
Players |
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Dirk Baberowski versus Benedikt Klauser in round 1
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Friday |
Players |
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"If you see da' police" dye your hair red and pull a face
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Friday |
Players |
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Nicolai Herzog to Tomi Walamies: "We used to be good at this game"
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Friday |
Players |
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One of the Norwegians and former European Champions who is closely followed, Nicolai Herzog
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Friday |
Players |
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Mattias Jorstedt verssu Eivind Nitter in round 1
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Friday |
Players |
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Mattias Jorstedt gives the game his full attention, Gabriel "the canary" Nassif in the background
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Friday |
Players |
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Noah Boeken doesn't lack confidence, either he or Kamiel Cornelissen will win this tournament, according to his own humble self
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Friday |
Players |
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Kai Budde might have preferred New Jersey but we're happy he is here
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Friday |
Players |
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"I feel a tremendous pressure on me," says Eivind Nitter
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Friday |
Players |
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The first day starts with an Odyssey Block Booster Draft
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Friday |
Players |
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Judge Justus Rönnau and Antoine Ruel can still joke about the marked cards
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Friday |
Players |
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He told you all you need to know about Euros on Sideboard Online this week, Mister Gary Wise
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Friday |
Players |
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Eivind Nitter is eager to pick the winning cards
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Friday |
Players |
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Registration of the first players
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Friday |
Players |
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A Magic event is all about meeting friends
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Friday |
Players |
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Walking in the sun, waiting to get in
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Friday |
Players |