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The artist Arnie Swekel was kind enough to donate the original artwork of Goblin Raider to the winner of Grand Prix-Naples, Pierre Malherbaud. Now all he has to do is take it home safely
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Congratulations to the finalists, Pierre Malherbaud and Jelger Wiegersma
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Pierre Malherbaud holds on to his winner's trophy
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Italian OP Manager Ilja Rotelli congratulates runner-up Jelger Wiegersma
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These players lost themselves in the game and made noise for a hundred, very very late on Sunday night
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The public got slightly distracted from the final match by background noise
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Jelger Wiegersma versus Pierre Malherbaud in the finals
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The semifinals: Kai got beaten by Pierre Malherbaud and Olivier Ruel was sent packing by Jelger Wiegersma
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Stupefying Touch - Kai Budde
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Raphaël Lévy
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Patrick Mello
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Pierre Malherbaud and Head Judge Davide Bitetto in the not-so-background
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Patrick Mello versus Pierre Malherbaud in the quarterfinals
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Christoph Lippert (with the usual eye for detail: see how the shirt matches the security bracelet!)
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Jelger Wiegersma
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Christoph Lippert versus Jelger Wiegersma in the quarterfinals
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Olivier Ruel
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Iwan Tan
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Iwan Tan versus Olivier Ruel in the quarterfinals
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From left to right: Olivier Ruel, Patrick Mello, Christoph Lippert and Kai Budde at the draft
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From left to right: Iwan Tan,Pierre Malherbaud, Jelger Wiegersma and Raphaël Lévy at the draft
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Patrick Mello, if it weren't for Kai, people would think of him as the best German player
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The cute version of Malherbaud
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Here Olivier Ruel is his old usual self
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Pierre Malherbaud is back from never really gone
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Olivier Ruel's hundredth Top 8 this season
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Jelger Wiegersma is the only Dutch to defend the Netherlands in the Top 8 for a change
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Iwan Tan, the senior of the Top 8
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Little French prince, Raphaël Lévy
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Christophe Lippert took on a perfect lotus position but we prefer it when he simply smiles to the camera
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Here he is again,Kai Budde
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Sunday |
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The best eight players of Grand Prix-Naples
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Buddies
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Carlo Guardascione, the PR Manager of the Città della Scienza and Patrizia Pignata of the Italian Association for Cancer Research wanted to thank Wizards of the Coast for the gift of 7200 euro
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Olivier Ruel hurried to draw with Patrick Mello to cover the Jeudon-Lévy match in round 13
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Czech Zdenek Lysák in the match deciding on the Top 8. His opponent Iwan Tan made it
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Pierre, looks you straight in the eye
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Sunday |
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Pierre Malherbaud versus Arjan van Leeuwen in round twelve
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Sunday |
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Sneaky peek at Gis Hoogendijk. Tastes good?
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Sunday |
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Hot on the other side of the window...
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Sunday |
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Olivier Ruel and Raphaël Lévy in round 12, too bad hardly anyone understood what these two were rattling on about
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Raphaël Lévy in doubt
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Arjan van Leeuwen, close but no cigar
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Lévy is doomed. Olivier Ruel's permanents
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Swedish support for the Sideboard, Viet Van and Niklas Eriksson
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Kai Budde versus Olivier Ruel and the usual share of curious on-lookers
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A terribly tired-looking Event Manager Christophe Weyers and it wasn't late last night
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Sunday |
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The Italian Antonio Corbino was no match for his opponent Patrick Mello in round eleven
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In the meantime at the side events
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The second draft of day two
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Jelger Wiegersma and Olivier Ruel seem to have different opinions on their draft
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Viet Van follows the draft of Cédric Cudre-Mauroux and Florent Jeudon at the first table
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Kai Budde
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Petr Nahodil
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Jelger Wiegersma
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Patrick Mello
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Round ten features Kai Budde versus Petr Nahodil and Patrick Mello versus Jelger Wiegersma: some people want to follow both matches
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Italian Wizards staff Elena Avanzi and Gaetano Gagliardi prefer the sun outside
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Thomas Rosholm has a look at his own cards when Bram questions them
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Dutch Bram Snepvangers faced Swedish Thomas Rosholm in round nine at the feature match table
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Bastos lost in round nine, hurting his brain like that didn't help
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Jan Doise is the only Belgian at this tournament and he's up there in round nine
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Golden boy Christoph Lippert gives his opponent the thumbs up
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Raffaele Lo Moro, one of the Italian old-timers who survived the first day
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Ed Fear is very vocal on every move
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Antonino De Rosa chuckles
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"No stress" for Thomas Rosholm at the draft
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Le grand et le petit Vogin
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The hottest corner at the first draft table: Kai Budde and a Patrick Mello who is looking for inspiration in higher places
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"Strike a pose, there's nothing to it - Vogue", or Ed Fear at the draft
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One doesn't have to look too far, Raffaele and Anna Cioffo are playing a typical card game from Naples
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Saturday |
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Local boy Leonardo Cioffo shows his father 'the ways of Magic'
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Saturday |
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Giovanni Girini didn't seem to sure of himself at this stage of the game but he is about to win from Dato
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Saturday |
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Despite having been ill, Kai is performing well as usual
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Saturday |
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THE feature match of the day,Kai Budde versus Patrick Mello in the last round of the day
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Federico Dato, one of Italy's best players right now, fights to make day two
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Italian superstars
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The things a man does to look good in a picture - that's a joke, Alex
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Saturday |
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Rui Mariani gives me a benign smile
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A stoic Jelger Wiegersma doesn't seem too impressed with Ruel, his opponent in round six
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Olivier Ruel doing what he does best and no, we don't mean Magic
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The feature matches of round six
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Two American beauties, Ed Fear and Mike Pustilnik
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Patrick Mello working on his facial expression
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Big cheers for a popular Luca Chiera
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Gromko Radoslaw on a trip around Europe
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Florent Jeudon promised to go to the hairdresser on his return home
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Bram Snepvangers can give you all the details on the route of bus number 7
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Two-time French National Champion Pierre Malherbaud beat Boeken in round 5
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Saturday |
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Not enough sleep but all the confidence in the world. What will decide for Noah Boeken?
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It doesn't take a name like Shvartsman to be able to read Russian. Raphaël Lévy proves his worth reading out loud from "The Little Prince" - flawless
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Round four feature matches: Raphaël Lévy vs. Franck Canu and Patrick Mello vs. Arjan van Leeuwen
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Arjan van Leeuwen
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Patrick Mello
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Franck Canu
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Raphaël Lévy
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Discussing the pros and cons of having children, artist Arnie Swekel and scorekeeper Gis Hoogendijk. One definite pro: teach 'em Magic and play!
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Saturday |
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Two Rotelli brothers. Ilja passed the stage of playing Magic, being the current OP Manager in Italy, Francesco's time is yet to come
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So fresh and so clean
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Saturday |
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Following the games of fellow Dutchmen, Jelger Wiegersma
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Christoph Lippert
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Antoine Ruel found the perfect place for the Magic stickers lying around on site
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Saturday |
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Round three players
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No more spare time for players with two byes
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One of three Portuguese at Grand Prix Naples, Frederico Bastos faces Raffaele Lo Moro in round three
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Raffaele Lo Moro shies away when his fans ask him to smile for the camera
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Helmut Summersberger plays Raphael Gennari in these gentlemen's first round of the day
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Saturday |
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Ali G look-alike from Switzerland
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The local press is interested to learn the game
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Stefano Fiore goes for blue, the colour of the national football team
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Fashionista Alex Shvartsman wearing a birthday present
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"I'm always disappointed if I see a serious picture of myself. There's so many stupid things I could have done.", Olivier Ruel
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Saturday |
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The event is up and running. Time for a break for Gaetano Gagliardi, Christophe Weyers, Margaret Commellato and Ilja Rotelli
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Saturday |
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A bustling Napoli street right outside the museum
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Saturday |
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The judges are briefed by Head Judge Davide Bitetto
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Italian breakfast
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Waiting for his master to get registered?
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Our big blue Fly Guy is a hit with the museum visitors, mostly children
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Saturday |
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Arnie Swekel is busy signing his cards at nine in the morning
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Saturday |
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The first players have arrived
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Saturday |
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Margaret Commellato dropped her job in marketing and promotes the Sideboard from now on
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Saturday |
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Good morning, Napoli
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Saturday |
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On the other side of the museum, there's us!
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Saturday |
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The Grand Prix takes place in the impressive Città della Scienza, a science museum which only recently opened in former shipyards. After Antwerp and Barcelona, it seems Wizards of the Coast is actually doing a tour of shipyards instead of a Grand Prix circuit
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Saturday |
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A not quite so Italian threesome, Federico Dato, Antinino De Rosa and Stefano Fiore
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Saturday |
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Stan van der Velden and Jan Doise seem to prefer watching Noah Boeken and Arjan van Leeuwen getting some exercise to Roadrunner
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Marta Luchi is a fan of our Head Judge
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Gis Hoogendijk and Federico Calò take care of registration on Friday
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Saturday |
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This is what they really do
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Saturday |
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Davide Bitetto, Gaetano Gagliardi and Matteo Negrini prepare the judges badges
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In the middle of an industrial area, but nevertheless a spectacular seaside view
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Just registered and already playing hard
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