There were six Standard format Trials yesterday. They were all thirty-two person elimination events with the exception of the final Trial which was a sixteen person tournament. Each tournament awarded the winner with three byes to today's proceedings. Here are the archetype breakdowns for each tournament and the deck lists for the two finalists.
Trial One Breakdown
|
Deck Type
|
Quantity
|
| Affinity |
7 |
| G/W Slide |
2 |
| G/R Ponza |
4 |
| Goblin Bidding |
3 |
| Tooth and Nail |
4 |
| U/W Control |
4 |
| RetractoFreze |
1 |
| Obliterate |
3 |
| Big Red |
2 |
| Clerics |
1 |
| Crystal Witness |
1 |
Tooth and Nail
Sun Bo - Winner - Grand Prix Trial One
Affinity
Victor Hartanto - Finalist - Grand Prix Trial One
Trial Two Breakdown
|
Deck Type
|
Quantity
|
| Mono-Red Ponza |
4 |
| G/R Ponza |
3 |
| Affinity |
5 |
| Big Red |
3 |
| G/W Slide |
3 |
| Ironworks |
1 |
| Obliterate |
6 |
| B/G Cloud |
1 |
| Goblin Bidding |
2 |
| Goblin Cemetery |
1 |
| Tooth and Nail |
2 |
| U/W Control |
1 |
Obliterate
Andy Hew - Winner - Grand Prix Trial Two
Ponza
Kak Kim Yiu - Finalist - Grand Prix Trial Two
Trial Three Breakdown
|
Deck Type
|
Quantity
|
| Affinity |
9 |
| Obliterate |
5 |
| U/W Control |
2 |
| Death Cloud |
1 |
| Goblin Bidding |
2 |
| Big Red |
3 |
| G/R Goblins |
1 |
| G/W Slide |
2 |
| U/G Beacon |
1 |
| G/R Ponza |
1 |
| G/R Beasts |
2 |
| Retract Freeze |
1 |
| Crystal Witness |
1 |
| Ponza |
1 |
Green-Red Goblins
Chua Ern Teck - Winner - Grand Prix Trial Three
Affinity
Elvin Eng - Finalist - Grand Prix Trial Three
Trial Four Breakdown
|
Deck Type
|
Quantity
|
| Big Red |
3 |
| Tooth and Nail |
7 |
| Mono Red Ponza |
6 |
| Crystal Witness |
1 |
| Goblin Bidding |
1 |
| Ironworks |
2 |
| G/R Beasts |
2 |
| Affinity |
1 |
| Obliterate |
2 |
| U/W Control |
2 |
| Beacon Green |
2 |
| G/B Death Cloud |
1 |
| Clerics |
1 |
| Unknown |
1 |
Green Black Death Cloud
Jason Lee - Winner - Grand Prix Trial Four
Mono-Red Ponza
Hong How Tuan - Finalist - Grand Prix Trial Four
Trial Five Breakdown
|
Deck Type
|
Quantity
|
| Mono-Red Ponza |
6 |
| Affinity |
8 |
| G/W Slide |
4 |
| Goblin Bidding |
1 |
| U/W Control |
4 |
| Blasting Beacon |
1 |
| Obliterate |
2 |
| G/B Death Cloud |
1 |
| Tooth and Nail |
3 |
| G/R Ponza |
2 |
Affinity
Masahiko Morita - Winner - Grand Prix Trial Five
Green-White Slide
Tsuyoshi Fujita - Finalist - Grand Prix Trial Five
Trial Six Breakdown
|
Deck Type
|
Quantity
|
| Affinity |
5 |
| Obliterate |
1 |
| Ponza |
4 |
| Clerics |
2 |
| Goblin Bidding |
2 |
| G/R Ponza |
1 |
| Tooth and Nail |
1 |
The finals was for this one was between two Affinity decks. I can't locate the deck lists but from what I can recall they were pretty much stock decks--can't say that I am sad to not type in two more Affinity lists.
Tsuyoshi Fujita's Green-White Slide deck is very interesting with Duplicants in the main and Relic Barriers in the board. I don't know what he is playing today but I will let you know. The Green-Black Cemetery list was also an eye-opener and hopefully that archetype can post some additional results this weekend.
Round two is just getting underway and I need to get to covering the main event. Check back in a little bit for updates.