Live Coverage of 2003 Yokohama Masters
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Thursday, May 8, 2003Sideboard Staff
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 The last Masters Series has come and gone, and how fitting that the champion should be former Pro Tour Champion and Player of the Year Bob Maher. Playing a Tinker deck that harkened back to the finals of Worlds 2000, Maher came to the event with minimal preparation. He had literally played no games of extended since Grand Prix – New Orleans in January. Still, he steamrolled the competition on his way to the finals.
There he faced Gabriel Nassif of France, himself a Pro Tour Finalist. Nassif got to the big show the hard way, through the Grinder on Thursday. 5-0 got him to the big tables, and he didn't stop winning once he was there. Playing Enchantress, he caught most of his opponents with their pants down, even beating Tomi Walamies and his wacky Pattern of Rebirth deck to get to the finals.
It was not a good matchup for Nassif. Post-sideboarding the match seemed overwhelmingly in Maher's favor, thanks to Sphere of Resistance. In playtesting the night before he posted a 12-0 in sideboarded games before deciding that was enough. The play itself confirmed it. He won the second game in spectacular fashion, floating twenty-four before putting Upheaval on the table. Mishra's Helix was the first card to come down, prompting the concession from Nassif. Congratulations to Bob Maher, Yokohama Masters Champion!
Follow all the action on the Bracket!
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Champion |
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Zvi Mowshowitz |
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Gabriel Nassif |
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Gabriel Nassif |
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Gabriel Nassif |
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Tomi Walamies |
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Tomi Walamies |
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Bob Maher |
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Diego Ostrovich |
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30 |
Brian Kibler |
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Darwin Kastle |
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Darwin Kastle |
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Bob Maher |
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24 |
Pierre Malherbaud |
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Bob Maher |
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Bob Maher |
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Pro Tour Yokohama Coverage
EVENT COVERAGE |
INFORMATION |
- Decklists: All 32 Decklists
by Sideboard Staff
- Finals: Bob Maher vs. Gabriel Nassif
by Toby Wachter
- Round 4: Bob Maher vs. Darwin Kastle
by Toby Wachter
- Round 4: Tomi Walamies vs. Gabriel Nassif
by Brian David-Marshall
- Round 3: Bob Maher vs. Pierre Malherbaud
by Josh Bennett
- Round 3: Zvi Mowshowitz vs. Gabriel Nassif
by Toby Wachter
- Round 3: Diego Ostrovich vs. Tomi Walamies
by Brian David-Marshall
- Round 3: Brian Kibler vs. Darwin Kastle
by Toby Wachter
- Round 2: Brian Kibler vs. Rob Dougherty
by Toby Wachter
- Round 2: Justin Gary vs. Bob Maher
by Josh Bennett
- Round 1: Osyp Lebedowicz vs. Eugene Harvey
by Toby Wachter
- Round 1: Anton Jonsson vs. Tomi Walamies
by Josh Bennett
- Gateway Round 5: Pete Guevin vs. Jeff Cunningham
by Josh Bennett
- Gateway Round 4: Tsuyoshi Fujita vs. Jon Finkel
by Toby Wachter
- Gateway Interview: Ben Seck
by Toby Wachter
- Gateway Round 2: Ben Seck vs. Gary Talim
by Josh Bennett
- Info: Masters Bracket
by Sideboard Staff
- Info: Fact Sheet
by Sideboard Staff
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Gateway Pairings 4 3 2 1
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Gateway Results 4 3 2 1
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