Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2015–16

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2015–16 Pro Tour season
World Champion United States Seth Manfield
Pro Tours 4
Grands Prix 49
Hall of Fame inductions United States Eric Froehlich
Japan Shouta Yasooka
Brazil Willy Edel
Start of season 8 August 2015
End of season 7 August 2016

The 2015–16 Pro Tour season is the twenty-first season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It started on 8 August 2015 with Grand Prix San Diego and Hong Kong and will end on 7 August 2016 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Sydney. The season will consist of 49 Grand Prix and 4 Pro Tours, located in Milwaukee, Atlanta, Madrid, and Sydney.[1]

Mode

Four Pro Tours and forty-nine Grands Prix will be held in the 2015–16 season. These in addition to the World Championship and the World Magic Cup are the events that award Pro Points, the points that are used to determine the Player of the Year Standings and Pro Club levels. Players are awarded Pro Levels for earning 18 (Silver level), 33 (Gold), and 50 points (Platinum), however only the six best Grand Prix results count. Pro Club Levels come with certain benefits such as qualifications to subsequent Pro Tours, byes at Grand Prix, and airfare to Pro Tours. Based on the final standings of Pro Tours, Grand Prix, Worlds, and the World Magic Cup Pro Points are awarded as follows:

Rank Pro Points awarded at
Pro Tour Grand Prix
(individual)
Grand Prix
(teams)
World Magic Cup
1 30 8 6 8
2 26 6 5 7
3–4 22 5 4 6
5–8 18 4 5
9–16 4
17–32 3
33+ 2

For competitors finishing outside the final elimination stage of Grand Prix and Pro Tours points are awarded depending on their score after the final Swiss round. 16 Swiss rounds are played at Pro Tours, 15 at individual Grand Prix, and 14 at Team Grand Prix. Pro Points are then awarded as follows.

Points Pro Points awarded at
Pro Tour Grand Prix
(individual)
Grand Prix
(teams)
39+ 15 4 4
36–38 15 3 4
35 12 2 4
34 11 2 4
33 10 2 3
32 8 1 2
31 7 1 2
30 6 1 1
28–29 4
0–27 3

Finally players that participated in the World Championship earned one Pro Point per win in the Swiss Portion and two Pro Points per win in the single elimination stage.

Grand Prix

Magic: The Gathering World Championship

Seattle (27–30 August 2015)

Top 4 playoff

Semifinals Finals
           
1 Seth Manfield 3
4 Sam Black 1
Seth Manfield 3
Owen Turtenwald 2
2 Owen Turtenwald 3
3 Paul Rietzl 1

Final standings

The following twenty-four players received an invitation to the 2015 World Championship due to their performance in the 2014–15 season. They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.

# Player Prize Pro points Qualified due to
1 United States Seth Manfield $50,000 17 Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
2 United States Owen Turtenwald $20,000 11 4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
3 United States Paul Rietzl $10,000 9 2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
4 United States Sam Black $10,000 9 3rd most Pro Points North America
5 Sweden Magnus Lantto $5,000 9 2014 Magic Online Champion
6 Denmark Martin Müller $5,000 8 2014 World Magic Cup winner
7 Canada Shaun McLaren $5,000 8 3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
8 Brazil Thiago Saporito $5,000 8 2nd Most Pro Point Latin America
9 Czech Republic Ondřej Stráský $3,000 8 Most Pro Points Europe
10 Japan Yuuya Watanabe $3,000 7 2nd Most Pro Points APAC region
11 Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa $3,000 7 Most Pro Points Latin America
12 Canada Jacob Wilson $3,000 7 6th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
13 Sweden Joel Larsson $3,000 7 Pro Tour Magic Origins winner
14 Canada Alexander Hayne $3,000 7 2014–15 Grand Prix Player of the Year
15 Denmark Martin Dang $3,000 6 Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir winner
16 United States Steve Rubin $3,000 6 5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
17 Japan Kentaro Yamamoto $2,000 6 3rd Most Pro Points APAC region
18 United States Mike Sigrist $2,000 6 2014–15 Player of the Year
19 United States Eric Froehlich $2,000 6 2nd Most Pro Points North America
20 Hong Kong Lee Shi Tian $2,000 6 Most Pro Points APAC region
21 United States Brad Nelson $2,000 5 4th most Pro Points North America
22 Spain Antonio del Moral Leon $2,000 5 Pro Tour Fate Reforged winner
23 Israel Shahar Shenhar $2,000 4 2014 World Champion
24 United States Ari Lax $2,000 2 Pro Tour Khans of Tarkir winner

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 United States Seth Manfield 21
2 United States Owen Turtenwald 16
Canada Jacob Wilson
4 United States Paul Rietzl 13
5 Czech Republic Ondřej Stráský 12

Grand Prix

Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar

Milwaukee[12] (16–18 October 2015)
  • Prize pool: $250,000
  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft (Battle for Zendikar-Battle for Zendikar-Battle for Zendikar)

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                 
1 Owen Turtenwald 0
8 Paul Dean 2
Paul Dean 0
Kazuyuki Takimura 2
4 Martin Müller 0
5 Kazuyuki Takimura 2
Kaziyuki Takimura 3
Ryoichi Tamada 2
3 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa 0
6 Jon Finkel 2
Jon Finkel 1
Ryoichi Tamada 2
2 Ricky Chin 1
7 Ryoichi Tamada 2

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Japan Kaziyuki Takimura $40,000 30
2 Japan Ryoichi Tamada $20,000 26
3 United States Jon Finkel $12,500 22 15th final day
4 Canada Paul Dean $12,500 22
5 United States Owen Turtenwald $10,000 18 3rd final day
6 Canada Ricky Chin $10,000 18 Pro Tour debut
7 Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa $10,000 18 10th final day
8 Denmark Martin Müller $10,000 18

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 United States Owen Turtenwald 39
2 United States Seth Manfield 32
3 Japan Kazuyuki Takimura 30
United States Paul Rietzl
5 Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa 29
Source:[13]

Grand Prix

World Magic Cup

Barcelona[24] (11–13 December 2015)

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                 
1 France 2
8 Japan 0
France 1
Thailand 2
4 Denmark 1
5 Thailand 2
Thailand 0
Italy 2
3 Austria 2
6 Guatemala 0
Austria 1
Italy 2
2 Italy 2
7 Scotland 1

Final standings

Grand Prix

Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch

Atlanta (5–7 February 2016)

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                 
1 Shuhei Nakamura 1
8 Jiachen Tao 3
Jiachen Tao 3
Luis Scott-Vargas 2
4 Luis Scott-Vargas 3
5 Pascal Maynard 2
Jiachen Tao 3
Ivan Floch 1
3 Andrew Brown 0
6 Patrick Dickmann 3
Patrick Dickmann 1
Ivan Floch 3
2 Ivan Floch 3
7 Frank Lepore 2

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 United States Jiachen Tao $40,000 30
2 Slovakia Ivan Floch $20,000 26 3rd final day
3 United States Luis Scott-Vargas $12,500 22 6th final day
4 Germany Patrick Dickmann $12,500 22 2nd final day
5 Japan Shuhei Nakamura $10,000 18 6th final day
6 United States Andrew Brown $10,000 18
7 Canada Pascal Maynard $10,000 18
8 United States Frank Lepore $10,000 18 Pro Tour debut

Pro Player of the year standings

At the end of this event, the top ranking player in Pro Points, Owen Turtenwald, was awarded the "Mid-season master" title, which will yield him an invitation to the 2016 World Championship.

Rank Player Pro Points
1 United States Owen Turtenwald 57
2 Denmark Martin Müller 46
Brazil Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
4 United States Seth Manfield 45
5 United States Reid Duke 43
England Fabrizio Anteri

Grand Prix

Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad

Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad was the 100th Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. For the Top 8 single elimination stage the mode was modified from previous Pro Tours. Previously only the first game was played unsideboarded with players having access to their sideboard for all subsequent games in a match. From PT Shadows over Innistrad on, players only have access to their sideboard beginning with the third game of a Top 8 match. The Pro Tour's Top 8 included some of the most successful Magic players of all time, including Hall of Famers Jon Finkel, Luis Scott-Vargas, and Shouta Yasooka.

Tournament data

  • Location: Madrid (22–24 April 2016)
  • Prize pool: $250,000
  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft (Shadows over Innistrad)

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                 
1 Jon Finkel 1
8 Andrea Mengucci 3
Andrea Mengucci 3
Shouta Yasooka 2
4 Luis Scott-Vargas 1
5 Shouta Yasooka 3
Andrea Mengucci 1
Steve Rubin 3
3 Brad Nelson 0
6 Steve Rubin 3
Steve Rubin 3
Seth Manfield 2
2 Seth Manfield 3
7 Luis Salvatto 0

Final standings

Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 United States Steve Rubin $40,000 30
2 Italy Andrea Mengucci $20,000 26 2nd final day
3 United States Seth Manfield $12,500 22 2nd final day
4 Japan Shouta Yasooka $12,500 22 3rd final day
5 United States Jon Finkel $10,000 18 16th final day
6 United States Brad Nelson $10,000 18 3rd final day
7 United States Luis Scott-Vargas $10,000 18 7th final day
8 Argentina Luis Salvatto $10,000 18

Pro Player of the year standings

Rank Player Pro Points
1 United States Seth Manfield 71
2 United States Owen Turtenwald 70
3 England Fabrizio Anteri 57
4 United States Steve Rubin 56
Denmark Martin Müller

Grand Prix

Pro Tour Eldritch Moon

Sydney (5–7 August 2016)
  • Prize pool: $250,000
  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft

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