| 2010 Pro Tour Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year |
 Brad Nelson | |||
| Rookie of the Year |
 Andrea Giarola | |||
| World Champion |
 Guillaume Matignon | |||
| Team Champion |
 Slovakia | |||
| Hall of Fame inductions |
Gabriel Nassif Brian Kibler  Bram Snepvangers | |||
| PTs | 4 | |||
| Grand Prix | 18 | |||
| ||||
The 2010 Pro Tour season was the fifteenth Pro Tour season. It started on 13 February 2010 with Grand Prix Oakland, and ended on 10 December 2010 with the conclusion of the 2010 World Championships.
Contents
Grand Prix (February 2010)[]
| GP Oakland |
|---|
| Date: 13–14 February 2010 |
| Format: Extended |
| Attendance: 770 |
| 1. Matt Nass
|
| 2. Adam Yurchick
|
| 3. Conley Woods
|
| 4. Travis Woo
|
| 5. Patrick Cox
|
| 6. Joby Parish
|
7.  Petr Brozek
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8.  Tomoharu Saito
|
Pro Tour San Diego[]
19–21 February 2010 in San Diego, California, United States.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Simon Görtzen
|
$40,000 | 25 | |
| 2 | Kyle Boggemes
|
$20,000 | 20 | |
| 3 | Luis Scott-Vargas
|
$15,000 | 16 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 4 | Craig Wescoe
|
$13,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Daniel Gräfensteiner
|
$11,000 | 12 | |
| 6 |  Niels Viaene
|
$10,500 | 12 | Pro Tour Debut |
| 7 | Yoshihiko Ikawa
|
$10,000 | 12 | |
| 8 | Jeroen Kanis
|
$9,500 | 12 |
Grand Prix (February–May 2010)[]
| GP Madrid | GP Kuala Lumpur | GP Yokohama | GP Brussels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 27–28 February 2010 | Date: 13–14 March 2010 | Date: 20–21 March 2010 | Date: 27–28 March 2010 |
| Format: Legacy | Format: Standard | Format: Extended | Format: Standard |
| Attendance: 2228 | Attendance: 518 | Attendance: 1122 | Attendance: 1667 |
| 1. Andreas Müller
|
1.  Ding Leong
|
1. Katsuhiro Mori
|
1. Emanuele Giusti
|
| 2. David Do Anh
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2.  Xue Tong Du
|
2. Masashiro Kuroda
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2.  Zoltan Szoke
|
3.  Richard Bland
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3.  Jakguy Subcharoen
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3. Min-su Kim
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3. Tamás Nagy
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| 4. Tomoharu Saito
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4. Shingo Fukuta
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4. Takashi Ishihara
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4. Steve Bernstein
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5.  Rubén Gonzalez
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5. Shota Yasooka
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5.  Tzu Ching Kuo
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5. Nicolas Lambach
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| 6. Lluis Restoy
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6.  Wei Han Chin
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6. Yasunori Baba
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6. Christophe Gregoir
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| 7. Alejandro Delgado
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7.  Raffy Sarto
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7. Atsuo Se
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7. Francesco Cipolleschi
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| 8. Sven Dijt
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8. Zhiyang Zhang
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8. Tomoyuki Honnami
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8.  Ludvig Londos
|
| GP Houston | GP Lyon | GP Washington, D.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 3–4 April 2010 | Date: 8–9 May 2010 | Date: 22–23 May 2010 |
| Format: Extended | Format: Limited | Format: Standard |
| Attendance: 652 | Attendance: 1425 | Attendance: 1932 |
| 1. Adam Yurchick
|
1. Florian Koch
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1. Brad Nelson
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| 2. Shaun Rodriquez
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2. Tobias Gräfensteiner
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2. Owen Turtenwald
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| 3. Kenneth Ellis
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3. Peter Vieren
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3. Kyle Boggemes
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| 4. Todd Anderson
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4. Bram Snepvangers
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4. Joshua Wagener
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| 5. Shuhei Nakamura
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5. Joakim Almelund
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5. Brett Blackman
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6.  Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
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6. Lukas Blohon
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6. Michael Stanfar
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| 7. Charles Lancaster
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7. Vladimir Komanicky
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7. Brad Carpenter
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| 8. Pete Picard
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8. Marcello Calvetto
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8. Carlos Romão
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Pro Tour San Juan[]
28–30 May 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
|
$40,000 | 25 | Sixth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 2 | Guillaume Matignon
|
$20,000 | 20 | |
| 3 | Andrea Giarola
|
$15,000 | 16 | Pro Tour Debut |
| 4 | Noah Swartz
|
$13,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Josh Utter-Leyton
|
$11,000 | 12 | |
| 6 | Brad Nelson
|
$10,500 | 12 | |
| 7 | Koutarou Ootsuka
|
$10,000 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 |  Jeremy Neeman
|
$9,500 | 12 |
Grand Prix (June–August 2010)[]
| GP Sendai | GP Manila | GP Columbus | GP Gothenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 5–6 June 2010 | Date: 12–13 June 2010 | Date: 31 July–1 August 2010 | Date: 28–29 August 2010 |
| Format: Standard | Format: Standard | Format: Legacy | Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 907 | Attendance: 1071 | Attendance: 1296 | Attendance: 1001 |
| 1. Brian Kibler
|
1. Naoki Nakada
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1. Tomoharu Saito
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1. Kenny Öberg
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| 2. Makihito Mihara
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2.  Taufik Indrakesuma
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2. Tom Martell
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2. Anton Jonsson
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| 3. Shota Yasooka
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3. Gerald Camangon
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3. Jason Ford
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3. Marijn Lybaert
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| 4. Motoaki Itou
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4. Yuuya Watanabe
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4. Caleb Durward
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4. Allison Abe
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| 5. Takeshi Ozawa
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5. Yuchen Liu
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5. Bryant Cook
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5.  Nicolai Herzog
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| 6. Yuuya Watanabe
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6. Adrian Marasigan
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6. Chris Gosselin
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6.  Sami Häggkvist
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| 7. Hiroyuki Shimoya
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7. Yuuta Takahashi
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7. Korey Age
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7. Sam Black
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| 8. Ryou Tasaki
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8. Bayani Manansala
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8. Brad Nelson
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8. Markku Rikola
|
Pro Tour Amsterdam[]
3–5 September 2010 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Rietzl
|
$40,000 | 25 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 2 | Brad Nelson
|
$20,000 | 20 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | Michael Jacob
|
$15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Marijn Lybaert
|
$13,000 | 16 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
|
$11,000 | 12 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 6 | Brian Kibler
|
$10,500 | 12 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 7 | Thomas Ma
|
$10,000 | 12 | Pro Tour debut |
| 8 | Kai Budde
|
$9,500 | 12 | Tenth Pro Tour Top 8 |
Grand Prix (September–November 2010)[]
| GP Portland | GP Sydney | GP Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 11–12 September 2010 | Date: 9–10 October 2010 | Date: 23–24 October 2010 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Limited | Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 1371 | Attendance: 434 | Attendance: 1361 |
| 1. Martin Jůza
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1. Jeremy Neeman
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1.  Jonathan Smithers
|
| 2. Thomas Kiene
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2. Luis Scott-Vargas
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2. Brad Nelson
|
| 3. Josh Layne
|
3. Jacky Zhang
|
3. Dustin Faeder
|
| 4. Philip Bau
|
4. Isaac Egan
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4. Ben Stark
|
| 5. Jonathan Loucks
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5. Yuuya Watanabe
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5. Eric Froehlich
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| 6. Nicholas Lynn
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6. Michael Dao
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6. David Howard
|
| 7. David Ochoa
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7. Jarron Puszet
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7. Patrick Cox
|
| 8. Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
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8. Masayasu Tanahashi
|
8. Stephen Zhang
|
| GP Bochum | GP Nashville | GP Florence |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 30–31 October 2010 | Date: 20–21 November 2010 | Date: 27–28 November 2010 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Limited | Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 1814 | Attendance: 1481 | Attendance: 1291 |
| 1. Martin Jůza
|
1. Gerry Thompson
|
1. Pierluigi Aceto
|
2.  Yves Sele
|
2. Ari Lax
|
2. Nicola Landoni
|
| 3. Julien Perez
|
3. Gerard Fabiano
|
3. Shuhei Nakamura
|
| 4. Geertjan Woltjes
|
4. John Kolos
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4. Citino Guido
|
| 5. Manuel Mayer
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5. Josh Utter-Leyton
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5. Mario Pascoli
|
| 6. Jonas Köstler
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6. Conley Woods
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6. Tommi Lindgren
|
| 7. Sok-yong Lee
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7. Martin Jůza
|
7. Anders Melin
|
| 8. Matthias Künzler
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8. Kyle Stoll
|
8. Jörg Unfried
|
2010 World Championships[]
9–12 December 2010 in Chiba, Japan.
Final standings[]
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillaume Matignon
|
$45,000 | 25 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 2 | Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
|
$24,000 | 20 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
|
$15,000 | 16 | Seventh Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 4 | Love Janse
|
$14,000 | 16 | Pro Tour debut |
| 5 | Eric Froehlich
|
$11,000 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 6 | Lukas Jaklovsky
|
$10,500 | 12 | |
| 7 |  Christopher Wolf
|
$10,000 | 12 | |
| 8 | Jonathan Randle
|
$9,500 | 12 |
Team competition[]
| Place | Country | Player | Prize | Pro Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia
|
Ivan Floch | $4,000 | 6 |
| Robert Jurkovic | $4,000 | 6 | ||
| Patrik Surab | $4,000 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Australia
|
Adam Witton | $2,500 | 5 |
| Jeremy Neeman | $2,500 | 5 | ||
| Ian Wood | $2,500 | 5 |
