Simon Görtzen | |
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Demographics | |
Residence | Trieste, Italy |
Nationality | German |
Professional Career | |
Pro Tour debut | Pro Tour Venice 2003 |
Top Finishes | 3 (1 win) |
GP top 8s | 1 (0 wins) |
Awards | |
PT Champion |
Simon Görtzen is a German professional Magic player.
Professional play[ | ]
Best known for winning Pro Tour San Diego 2010 after ending Luis Scott-Vargas' 17-match undefeated run, Görtzen also has a Grand Prix top eight finish at GP Paris 2008, and finished fifth at Pro Tour Charleston 2006 with teammates Harald Stein and Simon Hockwin. In recent years, Görtzen has been a member of the European Grand Prix coverage team, providing play-by-play commentary on feature matches; he has also occasionally been a member of the coverage team at Pro Tours, the World Magic Cup, and the World Championship.
In 2020, he won a place in the Magic Rivals League, and in 2021 he was the runner-up in the Innistrad Championship.
League play[ | ]
Season | Rank |
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2020 Rivals League | 26 |
2020-21 Rivals League | 33 |
2021–22 Rivals League | 6 |
Accomplishments[ | ]
Season | Event type | Location | Format | Date | Rank |
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2008 | Grand Prix | Paris | Limited | 18–19 October 2008 | 4 |
2010 | Pro Tour | San Diego | Standard and Booster Draft | 19–21 February 2010 | 1 |
2020 | Players Tour | Online | Traditional Standard | 13-14 June 2020 | 5 |
2020–21 | Set Championship | MTG Arena | Standard and Historic | December 3-5 2021 | 2 |
→ Source: Wizards.com
Pro Tour results[ | ]
Season | Pro Tour | Format | Finish | Winnings |
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2002–03 | Venice | Block Constructed | 279 | |
2005 | Philadelphia | Block Constructed | 211 | $225 |
2005 | London | Booster Draft | 217 | |
2006 | Charleston | Team Constructed | 5 | $4,300 |
2007 | Geneva | Booster Draft | 370 | |
2007 | Valencia | Extended | 52 | $630 |
2008 | Hollywood | Standard | 261 | |
2008 | Worlds (Memphis) | Special | 175 | |
2009 | Austin | Extended and Booster Draft | 147 | |
2009 | Worlds (Rome) | Special | 51 | $645 |
2010 | San Diego | Standard and Booster Draft | 1 | $40,000 |
2010 | San Juan | Block Constructed and Booster Draft | 39 | $1,000 |
2010 | Amsterdam | Extended and Booster Draft | 46 | $730 |
2010 | Worlds (Chiba) | Special | 204 | |
2011 | Paris | Standard and Booster Draft | 355 | |
2011 | Nagoya | Block Constructed and Booster Draft | 175 | |
2011 | Philadelphia | Modern and Booster Draft | 37 | $1,100 |
2011 | Worlds (San Francisco) | Special | 63 | $520 |
2012 | Dark Ascension in Honolulu | Standard and Booster Draft | 247 | |
2012 | Avacyn Restored in Barcelona | Block Constructed and Booster Draft | 74 | $1,000 |
2013–14 | Born of the Gods in Valencia | Modern and Booster Draft | 256 |
→ Source: Wizards.com