It was a fan-favorite finals. Amateur Sheng Hsun Hsia walked through the Top 8 like he owned it, dispatching Morris Song with style in the deciding third game before savaging Joe Wang 2-0. In the other bracket, Chiang ensured an all-Taiwan finals when he drew Albertus Law and his Psychatog deck for the semifinals, a dream matchup for his Squirrel-Opposition if ever there was one. He met Hsia at the final table, and they split the first two games. In the third, a game of cat-and-mouse ended with Hsia hard-casting Phantom Nishoba on an empty board. Two attacks later it was over. Congratulations to Sheng Hsun Hsia, 2002 Grand Prix - Taipei Champion!
Top 8 Final Standing
| 1.Sheng Hsun Hsia (Taiwan) |
$2,400 |
| 2.Kang Nien Chiang (Taiwan) |
$1,700 |
| 3.Joe Yi Xiang Wang (Taiwan) |
$1,200 |
| 4.Albertus Hui Chin Law (Singapore) |
$1,000 |
| 5.Morris Song (Taiwan) |
$800 |
| 6.Wen-Jien Hwang (Taiwan) |
$800 |
| 7.Chang Ming Tung (Taiwan) |
$800 |
| 8.Lucifar Sun (Taiwan) |
$800 |
(Click here for complete final standings)
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Morris Song |
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Sheng Hsun Hsia, 2-1 |
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Sheng Hsun Hsia |
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Sheng Hsun Hsia, 2-0 |
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Joe Yi Xiang Wang |
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Joe Yi Xiang Wang, 2-1 |
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Sheng Hsun Hsia, 2-1 |
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Lucifar Sun |
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Wen-Jien Hwang |
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Albertus Hui Chin Law, 2-0 |
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Albertus Hui Chin Law |
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Kang Nien Chiang, 2-0 |
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Chang Ming Tung |
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Kang Nien Chiang, 2-0 |
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Kang Nien Chiang |
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