| 2012–13 Pro Tour Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year |
 Josh Utter-Leyton | |||
| Rookie of the Year |
 Felipe Tapia Becerra | |||
| World Champion |
 Yuuya Watanabe [I] | |||
| World Magic Cup Champions |
 Taiwan | |||
| Hall of Fame inductions |
 Paulo Vitor D. da Rosa Kenji Tsumura Masashi Oiso Patrick Chapin | |||
| PTs | 3 | |||
| Grand Prix | 44 | |||
| ||||
The 2012–13 Pro Tour season was the eighteenth Pro Tour season. It started on 19 May 2012 with Grand Prix Malmö, and ended on 19 May 2013 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Dragon's Maze.
Grand Prix (May–July 2012)[ | ]
| GP Malmö | GP Minneapolis | GP Anaheim | GP Manila |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 19–20 May 2012 | Date: 19–20 May 2012 | Date: 26–27 May 2012 | Date: 16–17 June 2012 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Standard | Format: Block Constructed | Format: Standard |
| Attendance: 922 | Attendance: 1052 | Attendance: 938 | Attendance: 1108 |
1.  Matteo Versari
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1. Christian Calcano
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1. Marc Lalague
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1. Yuuya Watanabe
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2.  Oscar Almgren
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2. Brad Nelson
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2. Paul Rietzl
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2.  Rick Lee
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3.  Søren Larsen
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3. Rick Stout
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3. Noah Koessel
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3. Hironobu Sugaya
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4.  Pere Llimós Muntal
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4.  Stephen Bishop
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4. Eric Froehlich
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4.  Richmond Tan
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5.  Jasper Grimmer
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5. Taylor Laehn
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5. Michael Hopkins
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5. Jonathan Luces
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| 6. Jon Westberg
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6. Josh Utter-Leyton
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6. Brian Kibler
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6.  Martin Jůza
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| 7. Samuele Estratti
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7. Ben Friedman
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7. Alex Sittner
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7.  Weng Heng Soh
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| 8. David Hylander
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8. Jerret Schultz
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8. Jason Rosellini
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8. Jacklord Nerez
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| GP Yokohama | GP Vancouver | GP Atlanta | GP Ghent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 23–24 June 2012 | Date: 23–24 June 2012 | Date: 30 June–1 July 2012 | Date: 21–22 July 2012 |
| Format: Modern | Format: Limited | Format: Legacy | Format: Legacy |
| Attendance: 1523 | Attendance: 849 | Attendance: 905 | Attendance: 1345 |
| 1. Jyun'ichi Miyajima
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1. David Stroud
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1.  Gaudenis Vidugiris
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1. Timo Schünemann
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| 2. Kei Umehara
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2. Jeremey Schofield
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2. Michael Majors
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2. Lukas Maurer
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| 3. Satoshi Yamaguchi
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3. Steven Riecken
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3. Daryl Ayers
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3. Emanuele Marcotti
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| 4. Toshiyuki Kadooka
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4.  Marcin Sciesinski
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4. Fred Edelkamp
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4. Elias Watsfeldt
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| 5. Hiroya Miyamoto
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5. Colin Miller
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5. Ben Stark
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5.  Max Sjöblom
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| 6. Yuki Yotsumoto
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6. Brian Wong
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6. J. Sawyer Lucy
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6.  Elias Klocker
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| 7. Youichi Nagami
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7. Sean Peterson
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7.  Gerardo Fedon
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7. Andreas Milillo
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| 8. Masaki Ushijima
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8. Morgan Chang
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8. Sam Black
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8.  Tristan Polzl
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| GP São Paulo | GP Columbus | GP Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 21–22 July 2012 | Date: 21–22 July 2012 | Date: 28–29 July 2012 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Modern | Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 738 | Attendance: 1046 | Attendance: 836 |
| 1. Reinaldo Gomes da Silva Jr.
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1. Jacob Maynard
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1.  Bo Li
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| 2. Rodrigo Gonçalves dos Santos
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2. Lucas Siow
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2. Fengwen Gu
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| 3. Thiago Oliveira
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3. Max Tietze
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3. Nan Wu
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| 4. José Francisco Dantas Mangueira da Silva
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4. Aaron Estrin
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4. Rei Satou
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| 5. Luiz Henrique Martine de Lima
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5.  Shahar Shenhar
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5. Yang Wang
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6.  Guido Quintana
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6. Chris Piland
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6. Nicholas Jonathan Wong
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| 7. Rafael Mendonca
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7. Orrin Beasley
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7.  Xiang Xue Song
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| 8. Daniel Fior
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8. Caleb Estrada
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8. Toshiya Kanegawa
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2012 World Magic Cup[ | ]
16–19 August 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
| Place | Country | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Place | Country | Player | Prize | Pro Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan
|
Tzu Ching Kuo | $10,000 | 8 | 5 |  Croatia
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Grgur Petric Maretic | $1,500 | 5 |
| Tung-Yi Cheng | $10,000 | 8 | Toni Portolan | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| Yu Min Yang | $10,000 | 8 | Stjepan Sučić | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| Paul Renie | $10,000 | 8 | Goran Elez | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| 2 |  Puerto Rico
|
Jorge Iramain | $5,000 | 7 | 6 |  Scotland
|
Stephen Murray | $1,500 | 5 |
| Gabriel Nieves | $5,000 | 7 | Bradley Barclay | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| Cesar Soto | $5,000 | 7 | Andrew Morrison | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| Jonathan Paez | $5,000 | 7 | Chris Davie | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| 3 |  Poland
|
Tomek Pedrakowski | $2,500 | 6 | 7 | Philippines
|
Andrew Cantillana | $1,500 | 5 |
| Mateusz Kopeć | $2,500 | 6 | Gerald Camangon | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| Adam Bubacz | $2,500 | 6 | Zax Ozaki | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| Jan Pruchniewicz | $2,500 | 6 | Jeremy Bryan Domocmat | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| 4 |  Hungary
|
Tamás Glied | $2,500 | 6 | 8 |  Slovakia
|
Robert Jurkovic | $1,500 | 5 |
| Gabor Kocsis | $2,500 | 6 | Ivan Floch | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| Tamás Nagy | $2,500 | 6 | Filip Valis | $1,500 | 5 | ||||
| Máté Schrick | $2,500 | 6 | Patrik Surab | $1,500 | 5 |
Grand Prix (August 2012)[ | ]
| GP Boston |
|---|
| Date: 25–26 August 2012 |
| Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 1845 |
| 1. Brian Demars
|
| 2. Robert Victory
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| 3. Cedric Phillips
|
| 4. Alex Lloyd
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| 5. Kevin Michael
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| 6. Jason Ford
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| 7. Thomas Holzinger
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| 8. Shota Yasooka
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2012 Magic Players Championship[ | ]
29–31 August 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
| Rank | Player | Prize | Pro points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuuya Watanabe
|
$40,000 | 11 |
| 2 | Shota Yasooka
|
$20,000 | 13 |
| 3 | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
|
$10,000 | 7 |
| 4 | Jon Finkel
|
$10,000 | 7 |
Grand Prix (September–October 2012)[ | ]
| GP Moscow | GP San Jose, Costa Rica | GP San Jose, USA |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 15–16 September 2012 | Date: 15–16 September 2012 | Date: 13–14 October 2012 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Limited | Format: Team Limited |
| Attendance: 869 | Attendance: 364 | Attendance: 1713 (571 teams) |
| 1. Luca Casadei
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1. Shuhei Nakamura
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1. Matt Sperling 1. David Williams 1. Paul Rietzl
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| 2. Wenzel Krautmann
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2. David Sharfman
| |
3.  Petr Kuznetsov
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3. Ben Stark
| |
| 4. Roman Masaladzhiu
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4. Willy Edel
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2. Maksym Gryn 2. Lucas Siow 2. Jamie Naylor
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| 5. Anatoly Chuhwichev
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5. Josh Utter-Leyton
| |
6.  Hannes Kerem
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6. David Ochoa
| |
7.  Konstantin Yarosh
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7. AJ Sacher
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3. Conley Woods 3. Eric Froehlich 3. Owen Turtenwald
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| 8. Dmitriy Tolkatchov
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8. Pascal Maynard
| |
| 4. Ivan Floch 4. Lukas Jaklovsky 4. Stanislav Cifka
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Pro Tour Return to Ravnica[ | ]
19–21 October 2012 in Seattle, United States.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav Cifka
|
$40,000 | 30 | |
| 2 | Yuuya Watanabe
|
$20,000 | 24 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 3 | David Ochoa
|
$12,500 | 22 | |
| 4 |  Lee Shi Tian
|
$12,500 | 22 | First Hong Konger in a Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Kelvin Chew
|
$10,000 | 20 | |
| 6 |  Eduardo Sajgalik
|
$10,000 | 20 | |
| 7 | Willy Edel
|
$10,000 | 20 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 | Pedro Carvalho
|
$10,000 | 20 |
Grand Prix (October 2012–February 2013)[ | ]
| GP Philadelphia | GP Auckland | GP Lyon | GP Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 27–28 October 2012 | Date: 3–4 November 2012 | Date: 3–4 November 2012 | Date: 10–11 November 2012 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Standard | Format: Modern | Format: Modern |
| Attendance: 1986 | Attendance: 264 | Attendance: 1326 | Attendance: 1113 |
| 1. Shuhei Nakamura
|
1. Walker MacMurdo
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1. Jérémy Dezani
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1. Jacob Wilson
|
| 2. Lukas Jaklovsky
|
2.  Adam Witton
|
2. Emanuel Sutor
|
2. Josh Utter-Leyton
|
| 3. Martin Jůza
|
3. Yoshitoki Sakai
|
3. Mathieu Hautot
|
3. Alex Majlaton
|
| 4. Greg Smith
|
4. Dylan Brown
|
4. Davide Colla
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4. Edgar Flores
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| 5. Jake Gans
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5. Justin Cheung
|
5. Peter Dun
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5. Shane McDermott
|
| 6. Harry Corvese
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6. John Denz
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6. Olivier Ruel
|
6. Ryan Hovis
|
| 7. Luis Scott-Vargas
|
7. Robert Liu
|
7. Clement Sarton
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7. David Gleicher
|
| 8. Yuuya Watanabe
|
8. Anthony Purdom
|
8. Jonas Köstler
|
8. Michael Simon
|
| GP Bochum | GP Charleston | GP Taipei | GP San Antonio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 17–18 November 2012 | Date: 17–18 November 2012 | Date: 24–25 November 2012 | Date: 24–25 November 2012 |
| Format: Standard | Format: Standard | Format: Limited | Format: Standard |
| Attendance: 1723 | Attendance: 661 | Attendance: 727 | Attendance: 807 |
| 1. Martin Jůza
|
1. Jon Bolding
|
1. Makihito Mihara
|
1. Tyler Lytle
|
| 2. Fabian Dickmann
|
2. Brian Eason
|
2. Akimasa Yamamoto
|
2. Matthew Pratser
|
| 3. Tomas Vanek
|
3. Matt Keene
|
3. Weng Heng Soh
|
3. Conley Woods
|
| 4. Kamil Napierski
|
4. Peter Kelly
|
4. Motoki Abe
|
4. Reid Duke
|
5.  Enrico Van Eijsden
|
5. Reid Duke
|
5. Derek Tsang
|
5. Harry Corvese
|
| 6. Pierre Dagen
|
6. Patrick Cox
|
6. Yuuya Watanabe
|
6. Ben Rasmussen
|
| 7. Lukas Tajak
|
7. Gerry Thompson
|
7. Toshiaki Murata
|
7.  Joel De Santos Jasso
|
| 8. Sascha Stein
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8. Morgan Chang
|
8. Lee Shi Tian
|
8. Matthew Thurber
|
| GP Lisbon | GP Nagoya | GP Toronto | GP Indianapolis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 1–2 December 2012 | Date: 8–9 December 2012 | Date: 8–9 December 2012 | Date: 22–23 December 2012 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Standard | Format: Modern | Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 1340 | Attendance: 1689 | Attendance: 1051 | Attendance: 817 |
| 1. Ivan Floch
|
1. Yuuji Okita
|
1. Willy Edel
|
1. Ben Stark
|
| 2. Elias Watsfeldt
|
2.  Rahman Aryabhima
|
2. Sam Pardee
|
2. Chris Fennell
|
3.  Sveinung Bjørnerud
|
3. Mamoru Nagai
|
3. Alon Chitiz
|
3. Luis Scott-Vargas
|
4.  Johan Verhulst
|
4. Ryuji Murae
|
4. Alex Majlaton
|
4. Brian Demars
|
| 5. Lasse Nørgaard
|
5. Kyouhei Kawaguchi
|
5. James Vance
|
5. Matthias Hunt
|
| 6. David Calås
|
6. Kenji Tsumura
|
6. Collin Morton
|
6. Adam Yurchick
|
7.  Helder Coelho
|
7. Kazumasa Satou
|
7. Jon Stern
|
7. Tom Martell
|
| 8. Pedro Carvalho
|
8. Kazuaki Shinohara
|
8. Dan Jordan
|
8. Tyler Lytle
|
| GP Denver | GP Singapore | GP Atlantic City |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 5–6 January 2013 | Date: 12–13 January 2013 | Date: 12–13 January 2013 |
| Format: Legacy | Format: Limited | Format: Standard |
| Attendance: 700 | Attendance: 894 | Attendance: 1648 |
| 1. Vidianto Wijaya
|
1. Ken Yukuhiro
|
1. Jon Stern
|
| 2. Patrick Cox
|
2. Chapman Sim
|
2. Josh Utter-Leyton
|
| 3. Ryan Pesch
|
3. Andrew Cantillana
|
3. Brad Nelson
|
| 4. Josh Ravitz
|
4. Lin Rui Zi
|
4. Ari Lax
|
| 5. Matt Nass
|
5. Jun'ya Nakamura
|
5. Matt Costa
|
| 6. Daniel Signorini
|
6. Toshiya Kanegawa
|
6. Ryan Leverone
|
| 7. Andrew Ohlschwager
|
7. Gao Zhen Xing
|
7. Lloyd Kurth
|
| 8. Donnie Peck
|
8. Hao-Shan Huang
|
8. Seneca Hobler
|
| GP Sydney | GP Bilbao | GP London |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 19–20 January 2013 | Date: 19–20 January 2013 | Date: 9–10 February 2013 |
| Format: Limited | Format: Modern | Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 686 | Attendance: 988 | Attendance: 1970 |
| 1. Allen Zhang
|
1. Mitchell Manders
|
1. Timothée Simonot
|
| 2. Justin Cheung
|
2. Lukas Jaklovsky
|
2. Bartłomiej Tomiczek
|
| 3. Tomoharu Saito
|
3. Louis Deltour
|
3. Manuel Hauck
|
| 4. Zen Takahashi
|
4. Vasco Bonifacio
|
4. David Reitbauer
|
| 5. Daniel Unwin
|
5. Lorenzo Calzolari
|
5. Andreas Nordahl
|
| 6. Martin Jůza
|
6. Martin Scheinin
|
6. Per Carlsson
|
| 7. Stanislav Cifka
|
7. Mathieu Deloly
|
7. Fabrizio Anteri
|
| 8. Adam Witton
|
8. Francisco Camacho
|
8. Jamie Ross
|
Pro Tour Gatecrash[ | ]
15–17 February 2013 in Montreal, Canada.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Martell
|
$40,000 | 30 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 2 | Joel Larsson
|
$20,000 | 24 | |
| 3 | Ben Stark
|
$12,500 | 22 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 4 | Eric Froehlich
|
$12,500 | 22 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Owen Turtenwald
|
$10,000 | 20 | |
| 6 | Melissa DeTora
|
$10,000 | 20 | First woman in a Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 7 | Gerry Thompson
|
$10,000 | 20 | |
| 8 | Stephen Mann
|
$10,000 | 20 |
Grand Prix (February–May 2013)[ | ]
| GP Québec City | GP Charlotte | GP Yokohama | GP Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 23–24 February 2013 | Date: 23–24 February 2013 | Date: 2–3 March 2013 | Date: 9–10 March 2013 |
| Format: Standard | Format: Limited | Format: Limited | Format: Standard |
| Attendance: 806 | Attendance: 2693 | Attendance: 2297 | Attendance: 1208 |
| 1. Nico Christiansen
|
1. Frank Skarren
|
1. Masaya Kitayama
|
1. Mike Krasnitski
|
| 2. Tzu Ching Kuo
|
2. Gerard Fabiano
|
2. Tian Yu Zhao
|
2. Andreas Nilsson
|
| 3. Felipe Tapia Becerra
|
3. Patrick Sullivan
|
3. Sam Black
|
3. Jérémy Dezani
|
| 4. Reid Duke
|
4. Aaron Lewis
|
4. Makihito Mihara
|
4. Samuele Estratti
|
| 5. Thomas Holzinger
|
5. Richard Nguyen
|
5. Yasutaka Hibino
|
5. Toni Ramis Pascual
|
| 6. Wilson Wong
|
6. Ben Isgur
|
6. Shintarou Ishimura
|
6. Piotr Wald
|
| 7. Maxime Cantin
|
7. Ben Stark
|
7. Tomomi Shiraishi
|
7. Shahar Shenhar
|
| 8. Wenzel Krautmann
|
8. Antonino Baldasari
|
8. Tomoya Motomura
|
8. Max Schultze
|
| GP Rio de Janeiro | GP Utrecht | GP San Diego | GP Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: 9–10 March 2013 | Date: 16–17 March 2013 | Date: 16–17 March 2013 | Date: 23–24 March 2013 |
| Format: Standard | Format: Team Limited | Format: Modern | Format: Limited |
| Attendance: 709 | Attendance: 2031 (677 teams) | Attendance: 759 | Attendance: 1628 |
| 1. José Francisco Dantas Mangueira da Silva
|
1. Fredrik Carlsson 1. Jonathan Bergström 1. Tomas Westling
|
1. Nathan Holiday
|
1. Brock Parker
|
| 2. Arthur Villela
|
2. Sammy Tuckeman
|
2. Alec Nezin
| |
| 3. Andrés Monsalve
|
3. Eric Froehlich
|
3. Gabby Izsak
| |
| 4. Walter Coquemala Filho
|
2. Joel Larsson 2. Elias Watsfeldt 2. Mikael Magnusson
|
4. David Sharfman
|
4. Eric Froehlich
|
| 5. Wellington Cordeiro
|
5. Bryan De La Torre
|
5. Matthew Falcioni
| |
| 6. Martín Quiroga
|
6. Brian Kibler
|
6. Adam Carrasco
| |
| 7. Jorge Henrique Siqueira
|
3. René Kraft 3. Tobias Radloff 3. Martin Zimmermann
|
7. Ken Yukuhiro
|
7. Michael Derczo
|
| 8. Matías Arvigo
|
8. Matt Ferrando
|
8. Chase Kovac
| |
| 4. Matteo Versari 4. Alessandro Lippi 4. Samuele Estratti
|
| GP Strasbourg | GP Beijing | GP Portland |
|---|---|---|
| Date: 13–14 April 2013 | Date: 11–12 May 2013 | Date: 11–12 May 2013 |
| Format: Legacy | Format: Limited | Format: Modern |
| Attendance: 1364 | Attendance: 894 | Attendance: 979 |
| 1. Thomas Enevoldsen
|
1. Quan Zhou
|
1. Sam Pardee
|
| 2. Jacob Wilson
|
2.  Nonthakorn Kositaporn
|
2. Joe Demestrio
|
| 3. Alexander Hayne
|
3. Toshiya Kanegawa
|
3. Zvi Mowshowitz
|
| 4. Michael Bonde
|
4. Wei Quan Wong
|
4. Dan MacDonald
|
| 5. Alexey Romanchuk
|
5.  Daniel Godfrey
|
5. Mattia Rizzi
|
| 6. Hove Thießen
|
6. Shuo Li
|
6. Orie Guo
|
| 7. Christopher Brunner
|
7. Nandi Zhang
|
7. Matt Nass
|
| 8. Fabian Görzgen
|
8. Bo Li
|
8. Paul Rietzl
|
Pro Tour Dragon's Maze[ | ]
17–19 May 2013 in San Diego, California, United States.
| Place | Player | Prize | Pro Points | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Wescoe
|
$40,000 | 30 | Third Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 2 | Dusty Ochoa
|
$20,000 | 24 | |
| 3 | Makihito Mihara
|
$12,500 | 22 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 4 | Josh Utter-Leyton
|
$12,500 | 22 | Fourth Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 5 | Rob Castellon
|
$10,000 | 20 | Pro Tour debut |
| 6 | Andrew Shrout
|
$10,000 | 20 | Pro Tour debut |
| 7 | Matej Zatlkaj
|
$10,000 | 20 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
| 8 |  Andrejs Prost
|
$10,000 | 20 | Second Pro Tour Top 8 |
Notes[ | ]
- ^I Yuuya Watanabe is considered the 2012 World Champion, as he won the inaugural Players Championship event, later renamed the World Championship.