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Marcio Carvalho
Marcio Carvalho
Demographics
Nickname Kbol
Residence Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality {PRT} Portuguese
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour London 2005
Winnings $518,170
Top Finishes 10 (0 wins)
GP top 8s 15 (3 wins)

Márcio Carvalho is a Portuguese professional Magic player.

Professional play[ | ]

He was the runner-up at the 2016 World Championship, losing the final to Brian Braun-Duin. Other career highlights include six Pro Tour top eights, at Worlds 2005, PT Kuala Lumpur 2008, PT Aether Revolt, PT Dominaria, PT 25th Anniversary (with teammates Thiago Saporito and Carlos Romão, and Mythic Championship Cleveland 2019, and three Grand Prix wins. He came close to becoming the 2016–17 Player of the Year, but despite his significant lead in the race, he was overtaken by Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa when the latter won the last Pro Tour of the year, PT Hour of Devastation. In December 2018, it was announced that Carvalho would be one of the 32 players joining the upcoming 2019 Magic Pro League. Because he finished in the Top 20, he could continue in the 2020 Season.

League play[ | ]

Season Rank
2019 Magic Pro League 4
2020 Magic Pro League 16
2020-21 Magic Pro League 7
2021–22 Rivals League 10

Accomplishments[ | ]

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
2001–02 Grand Prix Lisbon Extended 19–20 January 2002 4
2005 Grand Prix Lisbon Limited 23–24 April 2005 1
2005 Nationals Lisbon Standard and Booster Draft 2005 3
2005 Grand Prix Bilbao Extended 19–20 November 2005 2
2005 Worlds Yokohama Special 30 November–4 December 2005 5
2006 Grand Prix Athens Limited 14–15 October 2006 3
2008 Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur Booster Draft 15–17 February 2008 3
2008 Nationals Lisbon Standard and Booster Draft 13–14 September 2008 1
2013–14 Grand Prix Manchester Block Constructed 31 May–1 June 2014 7
2013–14 Grand Prix Milan Limited 28–29 June 2014 3
2014–15 Grand Prix Madrid Modern 15–16 November 2014 5
2014–15 Grand Prix Seville Standard 14–15 February 2015 6
2014–15 Grand Prix Liverpool Limited 7–8 March 2015 4
2014–15 Grand Prix Copenhagen Modern 20–21 June 2015 3
2015–16 Grand Prix Mexico City Limited 30–31 January 2016 8
2016–17 Worlds Seattle Special 1–4 September 2016 2
2016–17 Grand Prix London Limited 8–9 October 2016 1
2016–17 Grand Prix Rotterdam Team Limited 12–13 November 2016 1
2016–17 Pro Tour Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 3–5 February 2017 2
2016–17 Magic Online Championship Seattle Standard and Booster Draft 3–5 March 2017 4
2016–17 Grand Prix Barcelona Standard 11–12 March 2017 3
2017–18 Grand Prix Lyon Modern 17–18 February 2018 2
2017–18 Pro Tour Richmond Standard and Booster Draft 1–3 June 2018 4
2017–18 Pro Tour Minneapolis Team Constructed 3–5 August 2018 3
2018–19 Pro Tour Team Series Las Vegas Team Limited 23 September 2018 2
2018–19 Pro Tour Cleveland Standard and Booster Draft 22–24 February 2019 5
2018–19 Magic Online Championship Seattle Standard and Booster Draft 17–19 May 2019 3
2020 Worlds Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 14-16 February 2020 2

Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results[ | ]

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Márcio Carvalho
Season Pro Tour Format Finish Winnings
2005 London Booster Draft 28 $1,500
2005 Los Angeles Extended 259
2005 Worlds (Yokohama) Special 5 $9,500
2006 Honolulu Standard 58 $570
2006 Prague Booster Draft 352
2006 Worlds (Paris) Special 25 $1,900
2007 Geneva Booster Draft 379
2007 Valencia Extended 222
2007 Worlds (New York) Special 74
2008 Kuala Lumpur Booster Draft 3 $15,000
2008 Hollywood Standard 65 $500
2008 Berlin Extended 18 $3,250
2008 Worlds (Memphis) Special 45 $750
2009 Kyoto Standard and Booster Draft 105
2009 Austin Extended and Booster Draft 30 $1,450
2009 Worlds (Rome) Special 45 $750
2010 Amsterdam Extended and Booster Draft 20 $2,800
2011 Paris Standard and Booster Draft 45 $750
2012 Dark Ascension in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 371
2013–14 Theros in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 405
2013–14 Magic 2015 in Portland Standard and Booster Draft 54 $1,000
2014–15 Khans of Tarkir in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 27 $1,500
2014–15 Fate Reforged in Washington, D.C. Modern and Booster Draft 233
2014–15 Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels Standard and Booster Draft 65 $1,000
2014–15 Magic Origins in Vancouver Standard and Booster Draft 92
2015–16 Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee Standard and Booster Draft 76
2015–16 Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta Modern and Booster Draft 213
2015–16 Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid Standard and Booster Draft 15 $5,000
2015–16 Eldritch Moon in Sydney Standard and Booster Draft 142
2016–17 Kaladesh in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 92
2016–17 Aether Revolt in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 2 $20,000
2016–17 Amonkhet in Nashville Standard and Booster Draft 353
2016–17 Hour of Devastation in Kyoto Standard and Booster Draft 255
2017–18 Ixalan in Albuquerque Standard and Booster Draft 75
2017–18 Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao Modern and Booster Draft 130
2017–18 Dominaria in Richmond Standard and Booster Draft 4 $12,500
2017–18 25th Anniversary in Minneapolis Team Constructed 3 $15,000
2018–19 Guilds of Ravnica in Atlanta Standard and Booster Draft 75
2018–19 Mythic Championship Cleveland 2019 Standard and Booster Draft 5 $10,000

Source: Wizards.com

Controversy[ | ]

Carvalho was disqualified at Grand Prix Rotterdam 2009 for peeking,[1] and was subsequently suspended from the game for six months.[2] He later received a controversial disqualification at the 2014 World Magic Cup for intentionally presenting an illegal deck.[3][4]

External links[ | ]

References[ | ]

  1. David Sutcliffe (2009-02-21). "Sunday, 3.40p.m.: Announcement - Player Disqualified Without Prize". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2016-09-05.
  2. Hugo Diniz (2014-12-101). "In Defense of Marcio Carvalho". QuietSpeculation. Retrieved on 2016-09-05.
  3. DISQUALIFICATION AT THE WORLD MAGIC CUP. Wizards of the Coast (2014-12-05). Retrieved on 2016-09-05.
  4. Patrick Chapin (2014-12-22). "Cheating At The Magic World Championship". StarCityGames. Retrieved on 2016-09-05.
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