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Nicolai Herzog is the 2004 Pro Tour - San Diego Champion! Coming off a victory at the start of the year at Amsterdam's Rochester Pro Tour, Herzog was favored to do well in this event. All weekend he showed the skills that got him the Amsterdam title, and it was no surprise to see him sitting down at Sunday's draft. In fact, half the Top 8 were repeat performers from that Pro Tour and all of them made Top 4 or better. There was Mike Turian (saying this would be his last event), Anton Jonsson, and instead of Olivier Ruel (who finished 14th), his brother Antoine. Rounding out the table were amateur Angel Luis Perez Del Pozo, Rookie of the Year Masashi Ooiso, Player of the Year contender Ben Stark, and up-and-comer Mark Herberholz.
Top 8 Final Standing
| 1. Nicolai Herzog (Norway) |
$30,000 |
| 2. Antoine Ruel (France) |
$20,000 |
| 3. Michael Turian (USA) |
$15,000 |
| 4. Anton Jonsson (Sweden) |
$13,000 |
| 5. Mark Herberholz (USA) |
$9,500 |
| 6. Ben Stark (USA) |
$8,500 |
| 7. Angel Perez del Pozo (Spain) |
$7,500 |
| 8. Masashi Oiso (Japan) |
$6,500 |
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(Click here for complete final standings)
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Herzog demolished Stark in a bloody quarterfinal thanks to Darksteel Gargoyle and Panoptic Mirror, then went on to eradicate Mike Turian (who 3-0'd Herberholz) with Greater Harvester. In the other bracket, Antoine Ruel's sick white-red was having trouble against Del Pozo, but pulled out the fifth game. Jonsson took care of Ooiso, and then went the full five against Ruel. Again, Ruel and his monstrous deck prevailed.
Kai Budde had even predicted this finals in his analysis of the draft, but considered it too close to call. The way the games played out, it was a massacre. Despite a mulligan and stalling on two lands Herzog took the first game thanks to Granite Shard. The Shard came up huge the second game as well, putting Herzog many cards ahead before he finished Ruel off. The third was very close, but when Greater Harvester hit play Ruel was hard-pressed to deal with it. Ruel was left permanentless before the end of the game.
With this win Herzog gets way out in front of the Player of the Year Race, in addition to the staggering accomplishment of back-to-back Limited Pro Tour wins. Congratulations to Nicolai Herzog, Pro Tour - San Diego Champion!
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Masashi Oiso
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Anton Jonsson, 3-1
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Anton Jonsson
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Antoine Ruel, 3-2
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Antoine Ruel
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Antoine Ruel, 3-2
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Nicolai Herzog, 3-0
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Angel Perez del Pozo
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Michael Turian
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Michael Turian, 3-0
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Mark Herberholz
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Nicolai Herzog, 3-1
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Ben Stark
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Nicolai Herzog, 3-0
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Nicolai Herzog
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EVENT COVERAGE
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INFORMATION
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Finals: Nicolai Herzog vs. Antoine Ruel
by Brian David-Marshall
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Semifinals: Anton Jonsson vs. Antoine Ruel
by Toby Wachter
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Semifinals: Nicolai Herzog vs. Michael Turian
by Josh Bennett
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Quarterfinals: Mike Turian vs. Mark Herberholz
by Aaron Forsythe
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Quarterfinals: Antoine Ruel vs. Angel Perez Del Pozo
by Brian David-Marshall
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Quarterfinals: Anton Jonsson vs. Masashi Oiso
by Toby Wachter
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Quarterfinals: Nicolai Herzog vs. Ben Stark
by Josh Bennett
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Final Draft Report: Nicolai Herzog
by Toby Wachter
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Final Draft Report: Analysis and Predictions
by Kai Budde
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Decks: The Top 8 Decklists
by Event Coverage Staff
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Top 8: Player Profiles
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Day 2 Introduction
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Day 2 Wrap-Up
by Toby Wachter
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Round 15: Ben Stark vs. Ben Rubin
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 15: Masashi Oiso vs. Nicolai Herzog
by Paul Sottosanti
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Round 14: Tim Aten vs. Ben Rubin
by Josh Bennett
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Feature: Professional Mistakes
by Paul Sottosanti
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Round 13: Masashi Oiso vs. Mark Herberholz
by Josh Bennett
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Draft 5 Report: Nicolai Herzog
by Aaron Forsythe
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Draft 5 Report: Ben Rubin
by Toby Wachter
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Feature: Day Two 3-0 Decks
by Paul Sottosanti
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Round 13: Pods
by Event Coverage Staff
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Round 12: Mike Turian vs. Anton Jonsson
by Josh Bennett
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Round 12: Nicolai Herzog vs. Angel Luis Perez Del Pozo
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 11: Ben Rubin vs. Antonino De Rosa
by Toby Wachter
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Round 11: Ben Stark vs. Frank Karsten
by Aaron Forsythe
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Feature: The DCI Does Digital
by Aaron Forsythe
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Feature: Player of the Year Race Heats Up
by Josh Bennett
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Round 10: Carlos Romao vs. Eric Taylor
by Paul Sottosanti
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Round 10: Raphael Levy vs. Andrew Cuneo
by Josh Bennett
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Draft 4 Report: Anton Jonsson
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 4 Report: Antoine Ruel
by Toby Wachter
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Round 10: Pods
by Event Coverage Staff
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Round 9: Gary Wise vs. Sam Gomersall
by Toby Wachter
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Round 9: Anton Jonsson vs. Ben Seck
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 8: William Jensen vs. Kamiel Cornelissen
by Aaron Forsythe
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Round 7: Gerard Fabiano vs. Antoine Ruel
by Josh Bennett
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Round 7: Nicolai Herzog vs. Jin Okamoto
by Toby Wachter
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Draft 3 Report: Antoine Ruel
by Paul Sottosanti
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Draft 3 Report: Anton Jonsson
by Brian David-Marshall
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Info: Player List
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Country Breakdown
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Day 2 Introduction
by Event Coverage Staff
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Feature: The Streak is Over
by Aaron Forsythe
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Feature: Underrated Cards of MMD
by Paul Sottosanti
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Round 7: Pods
by Event Coverage Staff
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Round 6: Joshua Wagener vs. Gabe Walls
by Toby Wachter
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Round 6: Gerard Fabiano vs. Ben Seck
by Aaron Forsythe
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Round 6: Gary Wise vs. Osyp Lebedowicz
by Josh Bennett
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Round 5: Olivier Ruel vs. Gabriel Nassif
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 5: Anton Jonsson vs. Osyp Lebedowicz
by Toby Wachter
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Round 4: Mattias Jorstedt vs. Jin Okamoto
by Paul Sottosanti
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Round 4: William Jensen vs. Eugene Harvey
by Josh Bennett
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Draft 2 Report: Ben Seck
by Aaron Forsythe
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Draft 2 Report: Gary Wise
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 2 Report: Michael Turian
by Toby Wachter
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Round 4: Pods
by Event Coverage Staff
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Round 3: David Humpherys vs. Jens Thoren
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 3: Masashi Ooiso vs. Ben Rubin
by Toby Wachter
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Round 2: Eric Froehlich vs. Peter Szigeti
by Paul Sottosanti
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Round 2: Genesis Garcia vs. Mattias Jorstedt
by Toby Wachter
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Round 1: Carlos Romao vs. Brian Hacker
by Josh Bennett
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Round 1: Jon Finkel vs. Dirk Baberowski
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 1 Report: Mattias Jorstedt
by Toby Wachter
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Round 1: Pods
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Player List
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Country Breakdown
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Day 1 Introduction
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Fact Sheet
by Event Coverage Staff
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