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Magic: The Gathering Invitational 2000
Invitees

Slot 1) Last Year's Duelist Invitational Winner

Mike Long [United States]
20 Pro Points
4th Invitational Invite ('97, '98, '99, '00)
26th, Pro Tour Chicago
8th, Pro Tour Los Angeles
1st, Duelist Invitational

Slot 2) World Champion

Kai Budde [Germany]
75 Pro Points
1st Invitational Invite ('00)
1st, Pro Tour Player of the Year
19th, Pro Tour Chicago
51st, Pro Tour Los Angeles
27th, Pro Tour New York
1st, World Championships
2nd, Grand Prix Birmingham
1st, Grand Prix Barcelona
1st, Grand Prix Vienna
1st, Grand Prix Amsterdam

Slot 3) Champion, Mid-West Pro Tour

Dirk Baberowski [Germany]
48 Pro Points
1st Invitational Invite ('00)
1st, Pro Tour Rookie of the Year
6th, Pro Tour Player of the Year
1st, Pro Tour Chicago
63rd, World Championships
2nd, European Championships
11th, Grand Prix Vienna
2nd, Grand Prix Amsterdam

Slot 4) Champion, European Pro Tour

VACANT

Slot 5) Champion, Pro Tour LA

Steven O'Mahoney Schwartz [United States]
57 Pro Points
2nd Invitational Invite ('99, '00)
4th, Pro Tour Player of the Year
1st, Pro Tour Los Angeles
56th, Pro Tour New York
15th, World Championships
3rd, Grand Prix Boston
10th, Grand Prix Texas
6th, Grand Prix Oslo

Slot 6) Champion, Pro Tour NY

VACANT

Slot 7) Pro Player of the Year *

*If Pro Player of the Year is already invited, invite goes to uninvited player with the most Pro Points for the season
Jon Finkel [United States]
65 Pro Points
2nd Invitational Invite ('99, '00)
2nd, Pro Tour Player of the Year
5th, Pro Tour Chicago
45th, Pro Tour Rome
2nd, Pro Tour Los Angeles
10th, World Championships
1st, Grand Prix Boston
17th, Grand Prix Birmingham
18th, Grand Prix San Francisco
3rd, Grand Prix Vienna
5th, Grand Prix Kansas City
11th, Grand Prix Washington D.C.

Slot 8) Top Rated DCI Composite Player - North and South America

Zvi Mowshowitz [United States]
36 Pro Points
1st Invitational Invite ('00)
38th, Pro Tour Los Angeles
3rd, Pro Tour New York
4th, Grand Prix Boston
32nd, Grand Prix Kansas City
4th, Grand Prix Washington D.C.
3rd, U.S. Nationals
Member of Winning U.S. Team

Slot 9) Top Rated DCI Composite Player - Europe

Nicolai Herzog [Norway]
12 Pro Points
1st Invitational Invite ('00)
8th, World Championships
1st, European Championship
1st, Norwegian Nationals

Slot 10) Top Rated DCI Composite Player - Asia and Australia

Koichiro Maki [Japan]
14 Pro Points
1st Invitational Invite ('00)
25th, Pro Tour Chicago
40th, Pro Tour Los Angeles

Slot 11) Player's Choice #1

Darwin Kastle [United States]
36 Pro Points
3rd Invitational Invite ('98, '99, '00)
9th, Pro Tour Chicago
15th, Pro Tour Rome
58th, World Championships
5th, Grand Prix Boston
2nd, Grand Prix Texas
3rd, Grand Prix Birmingham
24th, Grand Prix San Francisco
16th, Grand Prix Washington D.C.

Slot 12) Player's Choice #2

Chris Pikula [United States]
22 Pro Points
3rd Invitational Invite ('98, '99, '00)
38th, Pro Tour Rome
2nd, Grand Prix Kansas City
2nd, Grand Prix Washington D.C.

Slot 13) Player's Choice #3

David Price [United States]
16 Pro Points
2nd Invitational Invite ('99, '00)
48th, Pro Tour Los Angeles
54th, World Championships
19th, Grand Prix Birmingham
28th, Grand Prix Kansas City

Slot 14) Competitor's Choice #1

Gary Wise [Canada]
33 Pro Points
1st Invitational Invite ('00)
18th Pro Tour Chicago
21st, Pro Tour Los Angeles
42nd, Pro Tour New York
7th, World Championships

Slot 15) Competitor's Choice #2

Jakub Slemr [Czech Republic]
26 Pro Points
3rd Invitational Invite ('98, '99, '00)
44th, Pro Tour Rome
5th, World Championships
6th, Grand Prix Vienna

Slot 16) Competitor 's Choice #3

Brian Hacker (USA)
25 Pro Points
3rd Invitational Invite ('98, '99, '00)
61st, Pro Tour Chicago
19th, Pro Tour Rome
13th, Pro Tour Los Angeles
49th, World Championships