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Jon Finkel, World Champion

Tournament Update

Jon Finkel Wins!

Jon Finkel beat Bob Maher, Jr. three games to two in the finals.

Team Results

After the four individual matches ended with each team winning two, the team championship came down to a final match between team captains Jon Finkel and Ryan Fuller. Finkel won, 2-0, capturing the championship for the United States.

Player of the Year

Bob Maher, Jr. is the 2000 Player of the Year after winning Pro Tour Chicago, Grand Prix Seattle, and coming in second at Worlds. Brian Davis, Pro Tour Chicago runner-up, is the 2000 Rookie of the Year. more...

Who's on the National Teams? A list of all the players participating on team day more...

Italian Coverage Urban Legend has provided the Sideboard with a few Italian articles; much more Italian coverage is available at their site. more...

Finals: Jon Finkel (USA) vs. Bob Maher, Jr. (USA) In a battle of Magic titans, Jon Finkel, the greatest player in the history of Magic: the Gathering, defeated Bob Maher three games to two. Playing nearly identical decks, the two friends, both of whom had previously won Pro Tours, played the maximum number of games to decide who would join Tommi Hovi as the only players to ever win more than one premiere level event. more...

Finals Play-by-Play: Jon Finkel (USA) vs. Bob Maher, Jr. (USA) Play-by-play, turn-by-turn recap of the match. more...

Team Finals Playoff : Ryan Fuller (Canada) vs. Jon Finkel (USA) An exciting one match playoff will determine the 2000 Worlds Team Competition winner. And what better representative for the United States than Jon Finkel. Ryan Fuller isn't so shabby either and has had a great weekend himself and is looking to build on his fellow Canadians' wins and pull off a major upset. more...

Interview: Jon Finkel "I wanna win, so I just pay attention." more...

Interview: Bob Maher, Jr. "Jon is a very good friend of mine. If I had lost to anyone else, I would have been furious, but I'm not upset with Jon winning. He is absolutely the best player. No-one can have any doubt about that." more...

Top 8 MBC decks The Mercadian Block Constructed decks that did the best of Day Three. more...