2011 Pro Tour Season
| 2011 Pro Tour Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Owen Turtenwald | |||
| Rookie of the Year | Matthias Hunt | |||
| World Champion | Jun'ya Iyanaga | |||
| Team Champion | Japan | |||
| Hall of Fame inductions |
Shuhei Nakamura Anton Jonsson Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz | |||
| PTs | 4 | |||
| Grand Prix | 20 | |||
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The 2011 Pro Tour season was the sixteenth Pro Tour season. It started on 22 January 2011 with Grand Prix Atlanta, and ended on 20 November 2011 with the conclusion of the 2011 World Championships.
Contents
Grand Prix (January 2011)[edit | edit source]
| GP Atlanta |
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| Date: 22–23 January 2011 |
| Format: Extended |
| Attendance: 1223 |
| 1. Jason Ford |
| 2. Ben Stark |
| 3. Jody Keith |
| 4. Christian Valenti |
| 5. Ari Lax |
| 6. John Runyon |
| 7. Charles Gindy |
| 8. Owen Turtenwald |
Pro Tour Paris[edit | edit source]
10–13 February 2011 in Paris, France.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Stark | $40,000 | 25 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 2 | Paul Rietzl | $20,000 | 20 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | Vincent Lemoine | $15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Naoki Nakada | $13,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Nico Bohny | $11,000 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 6 | Patrick Chapin | $10,500 | 12 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 7 | Tom Martell | $10,000 | 12 | |
| 8 | Shintaro Ishimura | $9,500 | 12 |
Grand Prix (February–June 2011)[edit | edit source]
| GP Paris | GP Denver | GP Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 12–13 February 2011 | Date: 19–20 February 2011 | Date: 26–27 March 2011 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Limited | Format: Standard |
| Attendance: 2182 | Attendance: 841 | Attendance: 1201 |
| 1. David Sharfman | 1. Gaudenis Vidugiris | 1. Martin Scheinin |
| 2. William Lowry | 2. Martin Jůza | 2. Toni Ramis Pascual |
| 3. Christian Hüttenberger | 3. Owen Turtenwald | 3. Richard Bland |
| 4. Gerald Leitzinger | 4. Eduardo dos Santos Vieira | 4. Eduardo Sajgalik |
| 5. Kai Budde | 5. Thomas Pannell | 5. Jonas Köstler |
| 6. Sveinung Bjørnerud | 6. Paul Cheon | 6. Karol Nosowicz |
| 7. Lewis McLeod | 7. James Zornes | 7. Guillaume Wafo-Tapa |
| 8. Dimitris Davios | 8. Brian Kibler | 8. Simon Bertiou |
| GP Dallas | GP Kobe | GP London |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 9–10 April 2011 | Date: 23–24 April 2011 | Date: 30 April–1 May 2011 |
| Format: Standard | Format: Extended | Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 1189 | Attendance: 710 | Attendance: 709 |
| 1. David Shiels | 1. Shota Yasooka | 1. Daniel Royde |
| 2. Orrin Beasley | 2. Makihito Mihara | 2. Louis Deltour |
| 3. Owen Turtenwald | 3. Kenichiro Omori | 3. Martin Lindström |
| 4. Austin Bursavich | 4. Shunsuke Aka | 4. Gennaro Mango |
| 5. Alex Bertoncini | 5. Shinya Satou | 5. Raul Porojan |
| 6. Josh Utter-Leyton | 6. Shouhei Yamamoto | 6. Andra La Placa |
| 7. Michael Jacob | 7. Martin Jůza | 7. Kenny Öberg |
| 8. Korey McDuffie | 8. Kentaro Ino | 8. Nicholas Taylor |
| GP Prague | GP Providence | GP Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 21–22 May 2011 | Date: 28–29 May 2011 | Date: 4–5 June 2011 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Legacy | Format: Standard |
| Attendance: 1236 | Attendance: 1179 | Attendance: 623 |
| 1. Ondrej Baudys | 1. James Rynkiewicz | 1. Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa |
| 2. Lukas Blohon | 2. Bryan Eleyet | 2. Chikara Nakajima |
| 3. Shuhei Nakamura | 3. Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | 3. Chatchai Seathang |
| 4. Anders Melin | 4. Reid Duke | 4. Owen Turtenwald |
| 5. Petr Brozek | 5. Owen Turtenwald | 5. Shota Yasooka |
| 6. Lukasz Cichecki | 6. Wilson Hunter | 6. Weng Heng Soh |
| 7. Joel Larsson | 7. John Kubilis | 7. Hao-Shan Huang |
| 8. Robert Jurkovic | 8. Alex Majlaton | 8. Marios Angelopozlos |
Pro Tour Nagoya[edit | edit source]
10–12 June 2011 in Nagoya, Japan.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Sharfman | $40,000 | 25 | |
| 2 | Toshiyuki Kadooka | $20,000 | 20 | |
| 3 | Elie Pichon | $15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Fabian Thiele | $13,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Tsuyoshi Fujita | $11,000 | 12 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 6 | Gaudenis Vidugiris | $10,500 | 12 | |
| 7 | Luis Scott-Vargas | $10,000 | 12 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 | Patrick Cox | $9,500 | 12 |
Grand Prix (June–August 2011)[edit | edit source]
| GP Kansas City | GP Shanghai | GP Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 18–19 June 2011 | Date: 20–21 August 2011 | Date: 27–28 August 2011 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Limited | Format: Standard |
| Attendance: 879 | Attendance: 633 | Attendance: 1435 |
| 1. Luis Scott-Vargas | 1. Yuuya Watanabe | 1. Yuuya Watanabe |
| 2. Yuuya Watanabe | 2. Ryouta Endou | 2. Lukasz Musial |
| 3. Tim Aten | 3. Zhiyang Zhang | 3. Patrick Chapin |
| 4. Samuel Friedman | 4. Kentarou Ino | 4. Max Tietze |
| 5. Zachary Jesse | 5. Kuang Chen | 5. Joel Larsson |
| 6. Gregory Jolin | 6. Kentarou Nonaka | 6. Matt Nass |
| 7. Matt Costa | 7. Daniel Pham | 7. Florian Pils |
| 8. Willy Edel | 8. Bin Xu | 8. Harry Corvese |
Pro Tour Philadelphia[edit | edit source]
2–4 September 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuele Estratti | $40,000 | 25 | First Italian to win a Pro Tour |
| 2 | Josh Utter-Leyton | $20,000 | 20 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | Sam Black | $15,000 | 16 | |
| 4 | Chikara Nakajima | $13,000 | 16 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Max Sjöblom | $11,000 | 12 | |
| 6 | Jesse Hampton | $10,500 | 12 | |
| 7 | Andrejs Prost | $10,000 | 12 | |
| 8 | Alessandro Portaro | $9,500 | 12 |
Grand Prix (September–November 2011)[edit | edit source]
| GP Montreal | GP Milan | GP Brisbane | GP Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 17–18 September 2011 | Date: 8–9 October 2011 | Date: 15–16 October 2011 | Date: 22–23 October 2011 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Limited | Format: Standard | Format: Legacy |
| Attendance: 1054 | Attendance: 1790 | Attendance: 389 | Attendance: 1878 |
| 1. Rich Hoaen | 1. Marco Ricci | 1. Jeremy Neeman | 1. Pierre Sommen |
| 2. Alexander Hayne | 2. Raphaël Lévy | 2. Tim Fondum | 2. Ciro Bonaventura |
| 3. Lino Burgold | 3. Samuele Estratti | 3. Andreas Pranoto | 3. Christof Kovacs |
| 4. Andrew Noworaj | 4. Davide Vergoni | 4. Luke Mulcahy | 4. Elie Pichon |
| 5. Reid Duke | 5. Alexandru Dimitriu | 5. Hao-Shan Huang | 5. Fabian Görzgen |
| 6. Alexander West | 6. Marcello Calvetto | 6. Jacky Zhang | 6. Maciej Pasek |
| 7. Michael Holden | 7. Michael Milis | 7. Daniel Unwin | 7. Kim Grymer |
| 8. Reid Duke | 8. Jörg Unfried | 8. Shota Yasooka | 8. Paolo Pavesi |
| GP Santiago | GP Hiroshima | GP San Diego |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 22–23 October 2011 | Date: 29–30 October 2011 | Date: 12–13 November 2011 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Standard | Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 737 | Attendance: 796 | Attendance: 1045 |
| 1. Igor Silva Pinto | 1. Martin Jůza | 1. Shahar Shenhar |
| 2. Carlos Iturra | 2. Takahiro Shiraki | 2. Richard Bland |
| 3. Owen Turtenwald | 3. Akira Asahara | 3. Ricky Sidher |
| 4. Melissa DeTora | 4. Rin Satou | 4. Lokman Chen |
| 5. Martin Jůza | 5. Kouichi Tashiro | 5. Elias Watsfeldt |
| 6. Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | 6. Hiroshi Onizuka | 6. Owen Turtenwald |
| 7. David Kaliski | 7. Naoki Obayashi | 7. Aaron Cheng |
| 8. Martin Lecce | 8. Kouichi Tanaka | 8. Alexander West |
2011 World Championships[edit | edit source]
17–20 November 2011 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Final standings[edit | edit source]
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun'ya Iyanaga | $45,000 | 25 | |
| 2 | Richard Bland | $24,000 | 20 | |
| 3 | Conley Woods | $15,000 | 16 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 4 | David Caplan | $14,000 | 16 | |
| 5 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa | $11,000 | 12 | Eighth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 6 | Luis Scott-Vargas | $10,500 | 12 | Fifth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 7 | Josh Utter-Leyton | $10,000 | 12 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 | Craig Wescoe | $9,500 | 12 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
Team competition[edit | edit source]
| Place | Country | Player | Prize | Pro Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Ryuuichirou Ishida | $4,000 | 6 |
| Tomoya Fujimoto | $4,000 | 6 | ||
| Makihito Mihara | $4,000 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Norway | Andreas Nordahl | $2,500 | 5 |
| Sveinung Bjørnerud | $2,500 | 5 | ||
| Kristoffer Jonassen | $2,500 | 5 |
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