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Caption
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Day
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Category
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First Place in the Teams competition: Team Germany!
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Top 4!
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Sunday |
Players |
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Carlos Romao holds up his swag
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Sunday |
Players |
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Second Place in the Teams competition: Team U.S.A!
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Sunday |
Players |
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Singles Competition Day Winners
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Sunday |
Players |
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Finally, Latin America has arrived
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Latin Alliance rushes the stage to congratulate their Champion
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Sunday |
Players |
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Victory!
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Sunday |
Players |
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Everyone's captivated
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Sunday |
Players |
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Symbols of excellence
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Sunday |
Players |
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Carlos Romao sums it up with a shrug and a smile
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Sunday |
Players |
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Ziegner's Team Finals rush is starting to run out
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Sunday |
Players |
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Romao waits for the go-ahead
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Sunday |
Players |
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Duress scores Edict
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Sunday |
Players |
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Ziegner and Forsythe, an apprehensive pair
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Sunday |
Players |
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Carlos Romao, 2002 Magic World Champion!
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Sunday |
Players |
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Budde and Harvey go over their mutual rules mistake in game 2
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Sunday |
Players |
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Budde and Ziegner slap hands
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Sunday |
Players |
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The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat
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Sunday |
Players |
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Kai Budde wishes Harvey the best of luck on his following turn. He'll need it.
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Sunday |
Players |
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Eugene Harvey is in trouble. Ranks and Franz know it.
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Sunday |
Players |
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Budde's teammates watch from a safe distance
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Sunday |
Players |
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Soon, it's just Harvey vs. Budde for all the marbles
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Sunday |
Players |
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A crowd's-eye-view
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Sunday |
Players |
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All eyes are on Franz-Schneiders
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Sunday |
Players |
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Franz can taste this match win already
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Sunday |
Players |
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Ziegner defeats Ranks, and is overcome!
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Sunday |
Players |
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Kai Budde really doesn't want to screw this one up
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Sunday |
Players |
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Team Finals Action: Eugene Harvey [USA] vs. Kai Budde [DEU]. Perhaps you've heard of them?
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Sunday |
Players |
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Team Finals Action: Felix Schneiders [DEU] vs. Eric Franz [USA]
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Sunday |
Players |
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Eric Franz is unflappable
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Sunday |
Players |
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Things just aren't going Schneiders's way
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Sunday |
Players |
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Felix Schneiders has punk chic
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Sunday |
Players |
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Team Finals Action: Andrew Ranks [USA] vs. Mark Ziegner [DEU]
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Sunday |
Players |
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Andrew Ranks grins like a madman
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Sunday |
Players |
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A cocky Ziegner hands it back to Ranks
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Sunday |
Players |
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Carlos Romao defeats Diego Ostrovich to make the finals!
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Sunday |
Players |
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Ziegner poses with his dwindling library
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Sunday |
Players |
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Semifinal Action: Diego Ostrovich [ARG] vs. Carlos Romao [BRA]
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Sunday |
Players |
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Carlos Romao loves the spotlight
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Sunday |
Players |
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Diego Ostrovich's exasperation is apparent
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Sunday |
Players |
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Semifinal Action: Ziegner vs. Humpherys. Reporter Toby Wachter doesn't care who wins, so long as it's quick
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Vintage Draft is serious business
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Sunday |
Players |
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All the action, all the time
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Sunday |
Players |
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It's a big production in the Ostrovich-Romao semifinal
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Sunday |
Players |
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Mark Ziegner turns it over
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Sunday |
Players |
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Dave Humpherys can't believe he heard that right
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Sunday |
Players |
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The now-classic Anime-style tokens
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Sunday |
Players |
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It's a bit of a tough carry
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Sunday |
Players |
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The winner, and his glittering prize
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Sunday |
Players |
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The U.S. Team builds their last limited decks of the tournament
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Sunday |
Players |
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Mark Ziegner gives the thumbs-up to this pack. Kai is forced to agree with that assessment
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Sunday |
Players |
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Harvey and Ranks exchange signs
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Germans have everybody thinking that the U.S. Dynasty is finished
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Americans look to extend their streak to 6-0
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Sunday |
Players |
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John Larkin in a bind
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Sunday |
Players |
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David Humpherys, with his new beard and Psychatog deck, is starting to look like Ryan Fuller
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Sunday |
Players |
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From overhead, things look somewhat less glamorous than on film
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Sunday |
Players |
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Diego Ostrovich is flush with power
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Sunday |
Players |
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"KK" is having a ball
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Sunday |
Players |
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Quarterfinal Action: Ken Krouner vs. Diego Ostrovich
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Sunday |
Players |
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Quarterfinal Action: Mark Ziegner vs. Sim Han How
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Sunday |
Players |
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Mark Ziegner knows this one's in the bag
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Sunday |
Players |
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Sim Han How has all the energy Aaron Forsythe lacks
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Sunday |
Players |
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Quarterfinal Action: Tuomas Kotiranta vs. Carlos Romao
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Sunday |
Players |
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Quarterfinal Action: John Larkin vs. Dave Humpherys. Slow and steady wins the race
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Sunday |
Players |
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Tuomas Kotiranta is well focussed
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Sunday |
Players |
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Carlos "The Brazilian Huey" Romao busts up the quarterfinals
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Sunday |
Players |
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Nick Wong shows off his Antiquities pack
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Sunday |
Players |
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Who dares play the Shaharazad gambit?
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Sunday |
Players |
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JUZAM!
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Sunday |
Players |
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Camel is far from solid gold
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Sunday |
Players |
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Everybody loves Force of Nature, particularly in black border
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Sunday |
Players |
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Beta Booster Draft. Cracking Volcanic Island, nice!
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Worlds 2002 Top 8
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Sunday |
Players |
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Top 8 Competitor John Larkin
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Sunday |
Players |
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Top 8 Competitor Diego Ostrovich
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Sunday |
Players |
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Top 8 Competitor Ken Krouner
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Sunday |
Players |
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Top 8 Competitor Carlos Romao
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Sunday |
Players |
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Top 8 Competitor Sim Han How
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Sunday |
Players |
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Top 8 Competitor Mark Ziegner
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Sunday |
Players |
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Top 8 Competitor David Humpherys
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Sunday |
Players |
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Top 8 Competitor Tuomas Kotiranta
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Sunday |
Players |
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Exhausted, tense, everything on the line, and still at the top of their games.
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Saturday |
Players |
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Harvey and Cleeman duke it out
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Saturday |
Players |
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This one's for most of the marbles!
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Saturday |
Players |
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Now that's a personalized badge!
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Saturday |
Players |
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Franz pulls out the win against Schneiders
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Saturday |
Players |
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The U.S. are fired up and ready to win
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Danish are showing the strain of the lengthened day
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Saturday |
Players |
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Mark Ziegner [DEU] vs. Andrew Ranks [USA]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Felix Schneiders [DEU] vs. Eric Franz [USA]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Champion on Champion: Kai Budde [DEU] vs. Eugene Harvey [USA]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Round 4 Feature Match: Gabriel Michelena [ARG] vs. Jonas Cleeman [DEN]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Round 4 Feature Match: Gabriel Caligaris [ARG] vs. Peter Laier [DEN]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Round 4 Feature Match: Diego Ostrovich [ARG] vs. Allan Christiensen [DEN]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Kazuhiko Mitsuya [JPN] vs. Simone Rossi [ITA]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Michihisa Onoda [JPN] vs. Dario Minieri [ITA]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Yusuke Sasaki [JPN] vs. Stefano Fiore [ITA]
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Germans have already secured their spot with 3-0. A chance to beat the U.S. is just gravy
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Saturday |
Players |
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The U.S. Team looks to make it 4-0 on the day
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Danish have surprised everyone, and need just one more win
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Argentineans, one draft away from the finals
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Saturday |
Players |
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A player cheers on his teammates, somewhat halfheartedly
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Saturday |
Players |
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The madding crowds of Friday are absent
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Saturday |
Players |
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Round 3 Feature Match: Edward Ross [SCO] v. Eric Franz [USA]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Round 3 Feature Match: Eugene Harvey [USA] v. Douglas Penman [SCO]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Round 3 Feature Match: Andrew Ranks [USA] v. Gary Campbell [SCO]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Michihisa Onoda swarms Florent Lefranc
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Saturday |
Players |
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Sylvain Lauriol's Mirari frustrates Kazuhiko Mitsuya
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Saturday |
Players |
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Christophe Haim frowns it up against Yuusuke Sasaki
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Saturday |
Players |
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In mental sports, it's important to start early
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Saturday |
Players |
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Australian Open players find their next victim
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Saturday |
Players |
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Fatties smash! Rah!
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Saturday |
Players |
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Tons of action in side events
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Saturday |
Players |
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Alex Shvartsman shows off a dangerous draft deck
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Saturday |
Players |
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Gary Wise crushes the opposition
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Saturday |
Players |
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Players get a chance to best Antoine Ruel
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Saturday |
Players |
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Kids line up to purchase prints of their favorite cards
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Saturday |
Players |
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Diego Ostrovich is on a tear
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Scottish enter pack three
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Saturday |
Players |
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And there it is, white-red beatdown
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Saturday |
Players |
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Ranks, Harvey and Franz in a silent conference
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Saturday |
Players |
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Round 2 Feature Match: Schneiders [GER] vs. Cornelissen [NLD]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Round 2 Feature Match: Budde [GER] vs. Boeken [NLD]
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Saturday |
Players |
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Round 2 Feature Match: Ziegner [GER] vs. Van de Logt [NLD]
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Dutch build their decks
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Finnish Team are one of many wrecking balls
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Irish consider their options
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Saturday |
Players |
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Ziegner takes his card as Schneiders and Budde calculate
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Saturday |
Players |
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Opinions from Boeken, Cornelissen and van de Logt
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Saturday |
Players |
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Draft two, and again the Germans are in the Feature Match Area
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Dutch are a hot pick to win the teams competition
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Saturday |
Players |
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A child is awestruck by the proceedings
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Saturday |
Players |
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All this without the benefit of mind-altering substances
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Saturday |
Players |
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A symbolic matchup
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Saturday |
Players |
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England vs. Brazil
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Germans are focussed on the task ahead
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Saturday |
Players |
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Diego Ostrovich tangles with Mark Ziegner
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Saturday |
Players |
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Kai Budde prepares to dispatch Gabriel Michelena
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Saturday |
Players |
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Felix Schneiders and Gabriel Caligeris go at it
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Japanese Team refuse to get their hopes up
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Swiss Team take a dispassionate view
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Saturday |
Players |
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Michihisa Onoda versus Christian Kreher
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Saturday |
Players |
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Yuusuke Sasaki faces Raphael Gennari
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Saturday |
Players |
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Michael Mayer against Kazuhiko Mitsuya
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Saturday |
Players |
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Kai Budde dispenses wisdom to his teammates during deck construction
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Saturday |
Players |
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Argentina is all energy in the first draft of the day
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Saturday |
Players |
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Side Events is jam-packed
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Saturday |
Players |
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Pros descend on the Australia Open like a scourge
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Saturday |
Players |
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From above, it's still just as frantic
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Saturday |
Players |
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A flurry of signs and counter-signs
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Spanish Team needs to discuss this one
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Hungarians take it slow
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Saturday |
Players |
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Team Germany can draft your socks off
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Saturday |
Players |
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Zvi Mowshowitz suffers a little extra humiliation
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 18 Feature Match: Van de Logt vs. Humpherys
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Friday |
Players |
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Dave Humpherys makes it happen, albeit in slow motion
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Friday |
Players |
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The Handshake, the sigh of relief, and the resignation.
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Friday |
Players |
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Everyone wants to see how this one turns out
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Friday |
Players |
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Ken Krouner, even with all those bears, is apprehensive
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Friday |
Players |
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A lethal attack
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Friday |
Players |
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Gentle Giant Tom van de Logt is looking for a repeat performance
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Friday |
Players |
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Anton Jonsson is really disappointed with Suntail Hawk
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Friday |
Players |
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Randy Buehler shares the good word with David Price as Sim Han How and Nick Wong look on
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Friday |
Players |
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With a shrug and a smirk, Mowshowitz is out of Top 8 contention
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 17 Feature Match: Mowshowitz vs. Humpherys. YMG infighting!
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Friday |
Players |
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Dave Humpherys dodges!
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 17 Feature Match: Levy vs. Swannack
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Friday |
Players |
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Precocious Cole Swannack is two wins away from Top 8
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Friday |
Players |
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Raphael Levy takes delight in crushing the dreams of children
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 16 Feature Match: Ruel and van de Logt
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Friday |
Players |
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Antoine Ruel, lost in thought
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Friday |
Players |
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Tom van de Logt only does well at one tournament each year. Fortunately, it's Worlds
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 16 Feature Match: Levy v. Larkin
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 16 Feature Match: Humpherys and OMS
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Friday |
Players |
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Swoosh! It's Raphael Levy!
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Friday |
Players |
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SteveO only looks like he's resigned to his fate
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Friday |
Players |
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Irish National Champion John Larkin smashes with blue-black Braids
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Friday |
Players |
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Hump-Bot 2000 makes a run at Top 8
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Friday |
Players |
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This earnest smile tells you "I can win it all"
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Friday |
Players |
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Sim Han How wears his trademark bemusement
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Friday |
Players |
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Tsuyoshi Ikeda is on a roll
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 15 Feature Match: Ikeda vs. Tomecek
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Friday |
Players |
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Thomas Tomecek, Slovakian National Champion
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 15 Feature Match: Mowshowitz vs. OMS
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Friday |
Players |
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Steve O'Mahoney-Shwartz, greek scholar
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Friday |
Players |
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Zvi Mowshowitz fades into the shadows
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Friday |
Players |
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Still more Brian Kibler
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Friday |
Players |
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Perspective warps Brian Davis
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 15 Feature Match: Davis vs. Kibler
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Friday |
Players |
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Terry Lau makes up for lost time
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Friday |
Players |
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Zebra Patrol
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Friday |
Players |
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Canadians don't get down, they get mad
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Friday |
Players |
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Ed Fear, and role model Nosferatu
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Friday |
Players |
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The Mighty Dutch
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Friday |
Players |
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Who ordered the large, bearded Judges?
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Friday |
Players |
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Kai Budde and Nicolai Herzog duke it out at Table 66
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Friday |
Players |
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Bram Snepvangers is mesmerised
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Friday |
Players |
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Right where you need it
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 14 Feature Match: Kibler vs. Richards
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Friday |
Players |
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Brian Kibler waits for the go-ahead
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Friday |
Players |
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Grisly.
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Friday |
Players |
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Scott Richards has something of the shaman about him
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Friday |
Players |
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Shvartsman hands over his graveyard to Hegstad's Echoes
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Friday |
Players |
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Brian Hegstad rolls his eyes
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Friday |
Players |
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Alex Shvartsman is watched by the specter of Eivind Nitter
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 14 Feature Match: Hegstad vs. Shvartsman
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 14 Feature Match: How vs. Mowshowitz
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Friday |
Players |
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Cheery Goofus Zvi Mowshowitz
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Friday |
Players |
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Sim Han How goes from smile to pout and back again
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 13 Feature Match: Krouner vs. Pustilnik. Battle of the Draft 6-0's
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Friday |
Players |
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Mike Pustilnik, a gamer's gamer
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Friday |
Players |
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Ken "KK" Krouner, on a nine-match winning streak
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 13 Feature Match: Thoren vs. Jonsson. All Sweden, all Punisher action
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Friday |
Players |
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Anton Jonsson is as giddy as a schoolgirl
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Friday |
Players |
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Jens Thoren and plains, actual plains!
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Friday |
Players |
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Round 13 Feature Match: Levy vs. How, Take 4
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Friday |
Players |
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Malaysian National Champ Sim Han How is out in front, and plans to stay there
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Friday |
Players |
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Ever cautious, Raphael Levy
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Friday |
Players |
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Players tackle judges as they try to post the standings
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Friday |
Players |
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Crowds gather to root for Swannack
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 12 Feature Match: Levy vs. Huey
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Thursday |
Players |
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Raphael Levy shows how Mongrel wins games
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Thursday |
Players |
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A disinterested Huey
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 12 Feature Match: Guevin vs. Shvartsman
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Thursday |
Players |
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Alex Shvartsman gets busted
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Thursday |
Players |
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Tom Guevin, without the benefit of stimulants
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Thursday |
Players |
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Sylvain Lauriol, doing whatever that is
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Thursday |
Players |
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Zvi Mowshowitz mopped up in about five minutes
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 12 Feature Match: Lauriol vs. Mowshowitz
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 12 Feature Match: John Larkin vs. Cole Swannack
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Thursday |
Players |
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How many pros can you recognize from their typical trappings?
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Thursday |
Players |
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Crowds of happy competitors
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Thursday |
Players |
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Sometimes you just need to zone out for awhile
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Thursday |
Players |
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Having trouble this weekend, Zev Gurwitz and Eric Franz exchange half-hearted high-fives
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Thursday |
Players |
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Former Canadian National Team Member Terry Lau, and the love of his life
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Thursday |
Players |
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Mother and son at a side event. How unusual.
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Thursday |
Players |
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A very wary Anton Jonnson
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 11 Feature Match: Larkin vs. Jonsson
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Thursday |
Players |
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Kai Budde turns his men
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 11 Feature Match: Budde vs. Boeken
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Thursday |
Players |
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John Larkin and a wicked grin
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Thursday |
Players |
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Noah Boeken hands it over
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Thursday |
Players |
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Rob Dougherty consults with Judge Manager James Lee
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Thursday |
Players |
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The Huey Mirror! William "Actual Huey" Jensen vs. Carlos "Brazillian Huey" Romao
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Thursday |
Players |
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Carlos Romao wears a mask of resolve
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Thursday |
Players |
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William Jensen is in a tough spot
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Thursday |
Players |
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Perhaps the most unflattering picture of Brian Kibler yet
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 10 Feature Match: Szigeti vs. Kibler. Notice that Kibler always knows where the camera is
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Thursday |
Players |
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Peter "PTR" Szigeti looks like a kid in a candy store, for once
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Thursday |
Players |
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Even Judges like to take a moment to drink in the action
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Thursday |
Players |
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That may or may not be a scotch tape noose
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Thursday |
Players |
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That grin is as much a part of Antonio DeRosa as the rest of him
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Thursday |
Players |
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Anton Jonsson shares a quiet moment with draft deck #2
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Thursday |
Players |
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John Larkin and "a beating"
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Thursday |
Players |
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Eivind Nitter flashes a Call he just busted
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Thursday |
Players |
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Baby Huey has predicted 6-0 on Day 2. He's already 3-0, and now he has these guys to help him
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Thursday |
Players |
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Possible picks
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Thursday |
Players |
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National Champions: Anton Jonsson of Sweden and John Larkin of Ireland
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Thursday |
Players |
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Full-on draft action
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Thursday |
Players |
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Aaron Forsythe watches Huey do his thing
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Thursday |
Players |
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Pros line The Pit, watching Cole Swannack dismantle opposition twice his age
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Thursday |
Players |
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The German Juggernaut, trying his best to appear nonthreatening
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Thursday |
Players |
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Yep, that's Zvi Mowshowitz, all right
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Thursday |
Players |
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Raphael Levy turns on the charm
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Thursday |
Players |
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Jonny Magic himself
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Thursday |
Players |
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Chris Benafel is alert. Perhaps too much so.
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Thursday |
Players |
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Canada's Jeff Fung. Such a nice young man
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Thursday |
Players |
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Late-night last-minute testing has its consequences
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Thursday |
Players |
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Olivier Ruel, like some sort of Renaissance Woodsman
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Thursday |
Players |
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Svend Geertsen dreams of untold possibilities
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Thursday |
Players |
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At Side Events, players struggle with their Sealed Decks
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Thursday |
Players |
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Cole Swannack is irrepressible. Look at that smile! He's a born champion.
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 9 Feature Match: Swannack vs. Clegg
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Thursday |
Players |
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Dan Clegg finds himself in a bit of a sticky wicket
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 9 Feature Match: Boeken vs. Guevin. Beware of trashtalk
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Thursday |
Players |
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Tom Guevin, dazed and confused
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Thursday |
Players |
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Noah Boeken looks for confirmation
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Thursday |
Players |
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Just call him "Superman"
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 9 Feature Match: Canu vs. Ben Rubin. Rubin is so used to bluffing despair that it's second nature to him
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Thursday |
Players |
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Franck Canu switches styles for Day 2
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Thursday |
Players |
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Noah Boeken is distracted by a light and motion
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Thursday |
Players |
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Albertus Law refuses to pose
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Thursday |
Players |
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Steve O'Mahoney-Shwartz, in 3/4 profile
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Thursday |
Players |
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Fine upstanding citizen Ed Fear
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Thursday |
Players |
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John Ormerod, caught in the headlights
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Thursday |
Players |
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Bunch of wise guys, all of 'em
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Thursday |
Players |
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Australia's Ben Seck. Yes, THE Ben Seck
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Thursday |
Players |
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Brian Hegstad could not care less about the clubbering he's handing out
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 8 Feature Match: Budde vs. Odegaard
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Thursday |
Players |
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All confidence, and why not, Kai Budde
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 8 Feature Match: Jensen vs. Kearney
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 8 Feature Match: "Maru-P" vs. Ishida
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Thursday |
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William "Baby Huey" Jensen, live and in color
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Thursday |
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Mop-top and Japanese Sensation Itaru Ishida
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Thursday |
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Dave Kearney can't stifle a pout
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Thursday |
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Nutty Professor Mike Pustilnik
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Thursday |
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Round 8 Feature Match: Wise vs. Ruel
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Thursday |
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Gary Wise weaves
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Thursday |
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Oyvind Odegaard of Norway zooms in
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Thursday |
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An unkempt Antoine Ruel practices endorsing an appropriate candy bar
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Thursday |
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The Irish National Team, as fine a bunch of lads as you'll ever see
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Thursday |
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Oh, we got Trouble, right here in River City
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Thursday |
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Australian National Champ Justin West deserves all the special effects he can get
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Thursday |
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Round 7 Feature Match: Okamoto vs. Levy
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Thursday |
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Raphael Levy doubles up on Chainflingers
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Thursday |
Players |
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Jin Okamoto ponders
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Thursday |
Players |
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Round 7 Feature Match: Van de Logt vs. Harvey
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Thursday |
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Eugene Harvey is unexcited
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Thursday |
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A somewhat skeletal Tom Van de Logt
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Thursday |
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Behold, The Pit!
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Thursday |
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Players huddle over their decklists, terrified of making a mistake
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Thursday |
Players |
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Raphael Levy has textbook red-black
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Thursday |
Players |
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Japanese National Champion Kazuhiko Mitsuya, his first Pro Tour and he's started off 4-1-1
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Thursday |
Players |
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Jin Okamoto likes how this one turned out
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Thursday |
Players |
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Eugene Harvey hopes this'll do the job
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Thursday |
Players |
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Despite a shaky two-slot, Swannack's deck is busty
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Thursday |
Players |
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Zvi Mowshowitz is not only smug, but smug about being smug
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Thursday |
Players |
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Jin Okamoto and Raphael Levy fight it out in Pod 1
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Thursday |
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Sideboard Reporter Aaron Forsythe keeps tabs on a pair of Champions, Van de Logt and Harvey
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Thursday |
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A look that says "Things are going badly."
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Thursday |
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Cole Swannack is thirteen years old, 5-1, and has everyone cheering for him
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Thursday |
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Day 2 starts as it always does, in a crush to find one's seat
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Thursday |
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Always serious, the Okamoto Djinn himself
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Wednesday |
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Carlos Romao can intimidate at the drop of a hat
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Wednesday |
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Round 6 Feature Match: Okamoto vs. Romao
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Wednesday |
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Round 6 Feature Match: Levy vs. How
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Wednesday |
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Sim Han How of Malaysia is giddy with his 5-0 record
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Wednesday |
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You can practically hear Raphael Levy click his tongue in disdain
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Wednesday |
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Action, everywhere you look
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Wednesday |
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Eric "EFro" Froehlich has probably beaten you on Magic Online
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Wednesday |
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Reigning World Champion and Giant, Tom Van de Logt
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Wednesday |
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Round 5 Feature Match: Froehlich vs. Van de Logt
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Wednesday |
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Round 5 Feature Match: Law vs. Mori
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Wednesday |
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Even captured on film, Katsuhiro "Twitchy" Mori refuses to stand still
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Wednesday |
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Singaporean powerhouse Albertus Law
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Wednesday |
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Round 5 Feature Match: Wise vs. Swannack. No one is rooting for Wise
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Wednesday |
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Gary Wise simply cannot believe he's losing this match
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Wednesday |
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Cole Swannack is more than meets the eye
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Wednesday |
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Just because you're on vacation doesn't excuse that hat
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Wednesday |
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These are the players leading the charge to Japanese Pro Tour Excellence
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Wednesday |
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Round 4 Feature Match: Geertsen vs. Herzog
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Wednesday |
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Svend Geertsen tries to play the innocent
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Wednesday |
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Poor Nicolai Herzog, he's going to have to face these three
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Wednesday |
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Personalities rage in The Pit
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Wednesday |
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Hegstad hands it back
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Wednesday |
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Round 4 Feature Match: Brian Hegstad v. Jan Tomcani
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Wednesday |
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Jan Tomcani isn't above rubbing in a little salt
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Wednesday |
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Round 4 Feature Match: Larkin vs. Canu
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Wednesday |
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Franck Canu can't help but seem vacant
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Wednesday |
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Three-time Irish National Champion John Larkin
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Wednesday |
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Round 4 Feature Match: Schneider vs. Tenenbaum
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Amiel Tenenbaum is apprehensive in his new haircut
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Wednesday |
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Pleasant young man Ollie Schneider
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Wednesday |
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Busting deals, facing wheels
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Wednesday |
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Hanging around side events
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Wednesday |
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Jelger Wiegersma hides his true identity behind a snazzy chapeau
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Wednesday |
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John Ormerod sums things up nicely
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Wednesday |
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Round 3 Feature Match: Richards vs. Mowshowitz
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Wednesday |
Players |
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The always-cherubic Zvi Mowshowitz
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Wednesday |
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New Zealand sensation, Scott Richards
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Wednesday |
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Round 3 Feature Match: Nitter vs. Humpherys
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Wednesday |
Players |
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The now-bearded and therefore evil Dave Humpherys enjoys a chuckle
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Eivind Nitter gets creepshow, wearing a snake around his neck
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Wednesday |
Players |
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As you can see, Jin Okamoto is delighted
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Wednesday |
Players |
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William Jensen yields priority expertly
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Round 3 Feature Match: Okamoto vs. Jensen
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Wednesday |
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Smiling faces lead the ceremonies
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Wednesday |
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Australian National Champion Justin West is, more than anything, terrifying
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Wednesday |
Players |
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The Flag Bearers look austere
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Wednesday |
Players |
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The Flag Ceremony celebrates the many countries in attendance
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Wednesday |
Players |
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The opening speech fires up the crowd
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Everybody crowds around the Davis - Maher finale
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Round 2 Feature Match: Wise vs. Boeken
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Wednesday |
Players |
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The always-uneasy Noah Boeken
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Frumpy ol' Gary Wise
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Round 2 Feature Match: Davis vs. Maher
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Round 2 Feature Match: Nassif vs. Fujita
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Wednesday |
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Brian Davis glowers
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Gabriel Nassif in his trademark hat
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Bob Maher, Jr. turns his glance inward
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Tsuyoshi "Mr. Rolly" Fujita does some hasty arithmetic
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Wednesday |
Players |
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This one belongs to the Champ
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Magic Thugs joke around
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Wednesday |
Players |
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The Israeli National Team
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Wednesday |
Players |
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In a startling turn of events, Zvi Mowshowitz is wearing the YMG red & black
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Froehlich tries to fight his way out
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Harvey's way is just peachy
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Round 1 Feature Match: Eugene Harvey vs. Eric Froehlich
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Wednesday |
Players |
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The competition is fierce
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Katsuhiro Mori's look this weekend is "jaunty"
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Round 1 Feature Match: Kibler vs. Mori. Kibler grimaces as if he can see the Fact and Demise
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Brian Kibler is stunned!
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Easygoing Justin Gary takes his medicine with a smile
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Round 1 Feature Match: Justin Gary vs. Alex Borteh
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Alex Borteh ponders his next move
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Round 1 Feature Match: Dr. Mike Pustilnik vs. Kamiel Cornelissen
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Wednesday |
Players |
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"Mikey P" is dismayed
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Kamiel Cornelissen displays Repulse
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Wednesday |
Players |
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Nicolai Herzog basks in the glow of Tournament Manager Jeff Donais
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Wednesday |
Players |
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KOMPRESSOR sez: Electrical Cord Shows Industrial Might!
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Sunday |
Site |
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You could get lost in there, if you were very little
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Saturday |
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Flags spice up the Team Matches
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Saturday |
Site |
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Everywhere you turn, it's World Championships
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Friday |
Site |
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From on high, you can still pick out Gary Wise and Noah Boeken
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Thursday |
Site |
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Bird's-eye-view of the struggle below
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Thursday |
Site |
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Ancient Treasures
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Thursday |
Site |
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The call of the Digeridoo leads the musical performance
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Wednesday |
Site |
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Music! Lights! Dance! The Opening Ceremonies are something to behold
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Wednesday |
Site |
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Old School Product
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Wednesday |
Site |
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A beautiful custom playmat frames the action
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Wednesday |
Site |
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Oh, it's Worlds all right!
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Wednesday |
Site |
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Taking Magic to The Outback. Yes, that is a wild Kangaroo.
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Wednesday |
Site |
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This marquee hardly does the excitement justice
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Wednesday |
Site |
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One of the displays in the Museum of Magic
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Wednesday |
Site |
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Outside the Hordern Pavilion, home of the 2002 World Championships
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Wednesday |
Site |
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The artists do something a little special for the judges
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Even the staff can't wait to see how this one ends
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Mike Donais and Thomas Pannell root for opposite sides of the team final
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Mark Rosewater, Randy Buehler, and Brian Kibler delight listeners with their commentary
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Joe Hauck calls out the winning numbers in the "Museum of Magic" Raffle
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Tournament Manager Jeff Donais displays his elfin good looks
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Collin Jackson calls the playoff draft
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Joe Hauck and Gary Wise throw down in the gunslinging booth
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Saturday |
Staff |
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WotC Poobahs Chris Galvin, Scott Larabee and Dale Aitken
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Ben "By-The-Numbers" Bleiweiss fights against a tide of decklists
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Sideboard Reporter Josh Bennett abandons his day job and pursues his lifelong dream of becoming a cat-burglar. Behold, the first profits!
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Guest Artist Ben Thompson mans the booth
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Saturday |
Staff |
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A surly Scott Larabee, honorary member of the Australian National Team
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Show Manager Renee Roub poses in front of The Pit
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Judges console one another as their champions jockey for position
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Friday |
Staff |
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Sideboard Reporter Aaron Forsythe takes a relaxed attitude towards work
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Friday |
Staff |
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Sideboard Japan Star Reporter Koichiro Maki is overseen by Masahiko Morita
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Friday |
Staff |
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Three days, and already Sideboard Reporter Josh Bennett looks like half a man
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Friday |
Staff |
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R&D's Randy Buehler watches the OBC action unfold
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Friday |
Staff |
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Bigwigs powwow
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Friday |
Staff |
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Tournament Manager Jeff Donais shows off his new friend
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Thursday |
Staff |
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Impromptu Sideboard Conference: Randy Buehler, Thomas Pannell, and a mysterious third figure
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Thursday |
Staff |
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The Reverend Toby Wachter basks, possibly in glory
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Thursday |
Staff |
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Guest Artist Terese Nielsen shows off Sonic Seizure
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Thursday |
Staff |
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Chris Galvin shows he can hang with the big boys
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Thursday |
Staff |
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Diligent Judges tear through draft decklists
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Thursday |
Staff |
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Head Judge Collin Jackson calls the draft
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Thursday |
Staff |
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Mark Tedin and his recent work, Treacherous Werewolf
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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Artist Matt Cavotta shows off Anavolver
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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Sideboard Online Content Manager Thomas Pannell has words with Head Judge Collin Jackson
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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Vice President of Wizards-Owned Trading Card Games, Joe Hauck
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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Judges mediate a dispute between William "Baby Huey" Jensen and Chang Ming Tung
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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Guest Artist Ben Thompson displays his work Chainer's Edict, sure to be in a couple matches
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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Head Judge Jackson lays down the law in the Stokinger - Lauriol match
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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An impromptu conference between Judge Coordinator James Lee and Head Judge Collin Jackson
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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Secret Agents, or scorekeeping staff?
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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The Head Judge, Smilin' Collin Jackson
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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The Keepers of Order
|
Wednesday |
Staff |
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The diligent Judge staff gets pumped up for the event
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Wednesday |
Staff |
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The Dutch National Team. Intimidation Personified.
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Danish National Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Turkish National Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Irish National Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Swiss National Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Swedish National Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The French National Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Finnish National Team, with "Jelly" Walamies in his trademark hat and shirt
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Icelandic National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Slovak Republic National Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Mexican National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Norwegian National Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Canadian National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The South Korean National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Brazilian National Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Ukrainian Natioanal Team
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Saturday |
Teams |
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The Thai National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Chinese Taipei National Team. Notice the Nefarious Doctor Wong
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The New Zealand National Team, headed by their diminutive Captain, Cole Swannack
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Israeli National Team. Living it up at Worlds
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Scottish National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Argentinian National Team. Looking for big things both today and Sunday
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Hungarian National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The German National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Japanese National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The English National Team. Notice the Ronaldson good-luck jersey
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Australian National Team. Yes, those are Justin West's real eyes
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The South African National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Italian National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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Carrying the dynasty, The U.S. National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Venezualen National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Hong Kong National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Uruguayan National Team. All riled up.
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Czech Republic National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Malaysian National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Spanish National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |
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The Belgian National Team
|
Saturday |
Teams |