WotC Release: PT2 Results

DannyOM

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May 16, 1996, 3:00:00 AM5/16/96

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Could anyone place the complete list of what place people in each division
placed? Thank you.
Dan :-)

Adam!!!

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May 16, 1996, 3:00:00 AM5/16/96

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NEW PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED FOR SECOND LEG OF $1,000,000 MAGIC: THE
GATHERING(R) PRO TOUR(TM)

Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Awards $130,000 in Prizes for Long Beach Tournament

May 10, 1996 (Seattle, WA) -- Shawn "Hammer" Regnier and Max Szlager
demonstrated their mastery of "Magic" by winning the second round of the
million-dollar Magic: The Gathering(R) Pro Tour in Long Beach, California
last weekend. Regnier, a 27-year-old comic store owner from Manchester,
New Hampshire, captured first place in the Open (Seniors) competition after
he defeated 22-year-old finalist Thomas Guevin, also of New Hampshire, in a
grueling five-hour final match. Regnier garnered $17,000 and Guevin took
home $10,000.

"The final match was really exciting. Both of us fought up until the last
play," said Regnier. "I can't tell you how great it feels to be rewarded
for something you love to do."

In the Juniors competition, 17-year-old Max Szlager returned to Schaumburg,
Illinois with an $8,400 scholarship after defeating 18-year-old Paul McCabe
of Toronto, Canada in the final showdown. Other top contenders in the
Juniors and Seniors competition include:

Seniors Quarterfinalists: Darwin Mess (Kastle), Allston, MA
Mark Venhaus, Hawthorne, CA

Junior Quarterfinalists: Brian Wilson, Redmond, WA
Jason Norment, Hackettstown, NJ

The Long Beach Professional Tournament was the second stop on the six-city,
$1,000,000 Pro Tour, which kicked off in New York in February. Wizards of
the Coast, Inc., publisher of the popular card game Magic: The Gathering,
invited more than 300 players from approximately 15 countries to the Long
Beach event. Players traveled to Southern California to compete for cash
prizes and scholarships totaling $130,000. This year's four remaining
tournaments will take place in the following locations:

Location Date Purse

Columbus, Ohio July 4-7 $155,000
Seattle, Washington August 17-18 $200,000
Atlanta, Georgia September $205,000
Dallas, Texas November $250,000

Wizards of the Coast is a game manufacturer based in Seattle, Washington.
In August 1993, the company created a worldwide sensation when it released
Magic: The Gathering. So big was the initial demand for the game that the
first print run of 10 million cards sold out in six weeks instead of the
originally estimated six months. To date, more than one billion cards have
sold worldwide and the game is translated in six languages: French,
Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese. Wizards of the Coast
has branches in Glasgow, Scotland; Antwerp, Belgium; and Paris, France.
For more information on Wizards of the Coast, visit the company's website
at http://www.wizards.com

Please visit our official Web page at "http://www.wizards.com/"!

Charles Keith-Stanley were...@wizards.com
Cyberspace Coordinator lia...@wizards.com

Wizards of the Coast, Inc. http://www.wizards.com

A1LearJet

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May 18, 1996, 3:00:00 AM5/18/96

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>Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Awards $130,000 in Prizes for Long Beach
>Tournament

>May 10, 1996 (Seattle, WA) -- Shawn "Hammer" Regnier and Max Szlager
>demonstrated their mastery of "Magic" by winning the second round of the
>million-dollar Magic: The Gathering(R) Pro Tour in Long Beach, California

l>ast weekend. Regnier, a 27-year-old comic store owner from Manchester,

>New Hampshire, captured first place in the Open (Seniors) competition
after
>he defeated 22-year-old finalist Thomas Guevin, also of New Hampshire, in
a
>grueling five-hour final match. Regnier garnered $17,000 and Guevin took
>home $10,000.

>"The final match was really exciting. Both of us fought up until the
last
>play," said Regnier. "I can't tell you how great it feels to be rewarded
>for something you love to do."

5 hour match??? what ever happened to the 45 minute time limites on games?

Robert A. Lear

Alexander Shearer

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May 18, 1996, 3:00:00 AM5/18/96

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a1le...@aol.com (A1LearJet) wrote:

> 5 hour match??? what ever happened to the 45 minute time limites on games?

Finals often don't suffer from the time limits imposed on the initial
elimination/swiss rounds.

Alexander Shearer
ga...@uclink4.berkeley.edu