Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2016–17

The 2016–17 Pro Tour season was the twenty-second season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It started on 13 August 2016 with Grand Prix Portland and Rimini and ended on 30 July 2017 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Kyoto. The season consisted of 49 Grand Prix and 4 Pro Tours, located in Honolulu, Dublin, Nashville, and Kyoto.[1]

2016–17 Pro Tour season
Pro Player of the Year Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
World Champion Brian Braun-Duin
Pro Tours4
Grands Prix49
Hall of Fame inductions Yuuya Watanabe
Owen Turtenwald
Start of season13 August 2016
End of season30 July 2017
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Grand Prix

Magic: The Gathering World Championship
Seattle[7] (1–4 September 2016)

Top 4 playoff
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Brian Braun-Duin 3
4 Shouta Yasooka 0
Brian Braun-Duin 3
Márcio Carvalho 1
2 Márcio Carvalho 3
3 Oliver Tiu 1

Final standings

The following twenty-four players received an invitation to the 2016 World Championship due to their performance in the 2015–16 season. They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.

# Player Prize Pro points Qualified due to
1 Brian Braun-Duin $70,000 14 2015–16 Grand Prix Player of the Year
2 Márcio Carvalho $40,000 11 Draft Master
3 Oliver Tiu $20,000 9 Constructed Master
4 Shouta Yasooka $20,000 9 Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
5 Lukas Blohon $10,000 9 Pro Tour Eldritch Moon winner
6 Luis Scott-Vargas $10,000 9 Outstanding Hall of Famer
7 Jiachen Tao $10,000 8 Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch winner
8 Seth Manfield $10,000 8 2015 World Champion
9 Thiago Saporito $5,000 8 2nd Most Pro Points Latin America
10 Steve Rubin $5,000 7 Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad winner
11 Mike Sigrist $5,000 7 5th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqalified
12 Reid Duke $5,000 7 4th Most Pro Points North America
13 Brad Nelson $5,000 7 4th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqalified
14 Joel Larsson $5,000 7 3rd Most Pro Points Europe
15 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa $5,000 7 Most Pro Points Latin America
16 Yuuya Watanabe $5,000 6 2nd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
17 Owen Turtenwald $2,500 6 2015–16 Player of the Year
18 Ondřej Stráský $2,500 6 2nd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
19 Samuel Pardee $2,500 5 Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
20 Andrea Mengucci $2,500 5 3rd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
21 Niels Noorlander $2,500 5 2015 Magic Online Champion
22 Kazuyuki Takimura $2,500 5 Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar winner
23 Ryoichi Tamada $2,500 4 3rd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
24 Martin Müller $2,500 3 2nd Most Pro Points Europe

Grand Prix

Pro Tour Kaladesh
Honolulu[12] (14–16 October 2016)
  • Prize pool: $250,000
  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft

Top 8
Quarterfinals Stage 1 Quarterfinals Stage 2 Semifinals Finals
            
1 Makis Matsoukas
Bye
Makis Matsoukas
Bye
 
 
Makis Matsoukas 1
Carlos Romão 3
4 Matthew Nass
Bye
Matthew Nass 0
Carlos Romão 3
5 Carlos Romão 3
8 Joey Manner 1
Carlos Romão 1
Shouta Yasooka 3
6 Ben Hull 3
7 Lee Shi Tian 1
Ben Hull 3
Pierre Dagen 0
Bye
3 Pierre Dagen
Ben Hull 1
Shouta Yasooka 3
 
 
Bye
Shouta Yasooka
Bye
2 Shouta Yasooka

Final standings
Place Player Prize Pro Points Comment
1 Shouta Yasooka $50,000 31 4th final day, 2nd Pro Tour win
2 Carlos Romão $20,000 27 2nd final day
3 Makis Matsoukas $15,000 23 Pro Tour debut
4 Ben Hull $15,000 23 Pro Tour debut
5 Pierre Dagen $10,000 19 2nd final day
6 Matthew Nass $10,000 19
7 Lee Shi Tian $5,000 15 5th final day
8 Joey Manner $5,000 15

Pro Player of the year standings
Rank Player Pro Points
1 Shouta Yasooka 44
2 Carlos Romão 35
3 Reid Duke 26
4 Márcio Carvalho 25
5 Makis Matsoukas 23
Ben Hull

Grand Prix

World Magic Cup
Rotterdam (18–20 November 2016)
  • Prize pool: $250,000
  • Format: Team Constructed, Team Limited

Top 8
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Belgium 2
8 Panama 0
Belgium 2
Italy 0
4 Australia 1
5 Italy 2
Belgium 0
Greece 2
3 Greece 2
6 Ukraine 0
Greece 2
Belarus 0
2 Finland 1
7 Belarus 2

Final standings

Pro Player of the year standings
Rank Player Pro Points
1 Shouta Yasooka 47
2 Márcio Carvalho 37
3 Carlos Romão 36
3 Luis Salvatto 29
5 Reid Duke 26
Steve Rubin

Grand Prix

Pro Tour Aether Revolt
Dublin[26] (3–5 February 2017)
  • Prize pool: $250,000
  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft

Top 8
Quarterfinals Stage 1 Quarterfinals Stage 2 Semifinals Finals
            
 
 
Bye
Márcio Carvalho
Bye
1 Márcio Carvalho
Márcio Carvalho 3
Donal Smith 1
4 Donald Smith
Bye
Donald Smith 3
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa 2
5 Jan Ksandr 2
8 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa 3
Márcio Carvalho 2
Lucas Esper Berthoud 3
6 Martin Jůza 0
7 Eduardo Sajgalik 3
Eduardo Sajgalik 3
Liu Yuchen 2
Bye
3 Liu Yuchen
Eduardo Sajgalik 2
Lucas Esper Berthoud 3
2 Lucas Esper Berthoud
Bye
Lucas Esper Berthoud
Bye
 
 

Final standings
Place Player Prize Pro Points Team Comment
1 Lucas Esper Berthoud $50,000 31 DEXThird
2 Márcio Carvalho $20,000 27 DEX Army 3rd Final day
3 Donald Smith $15,000 23 Lingering Souls
4 Eduardo Sajgalik $15,000 23 MTG Mint Card 2nd Final day
5 Liu Yuchen $10,000 19
6 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa $10,000 19 Channel Fireball Ice 11th Final day
7 Jan Ksandr $5,000 15
8 Martin Jůza $5,000 15 Channel Fireball Fire 3rd Final day

Pro Player of the year standings
Rank Player Pro Points
1 Márcio Carvalho 64
2 Shouta Yasooka 52
3 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa 48
4 Reid Duke 40
5 Eduardo Sajgalik 39
Carlos Romão

Team Series standing
Rank Team Members Pro Points
1 MTG Mint Card Lee Shi Tian Jason Chung 49
Huang Hao-Shan Kelvin Chew
Eduardo Sajgalik Nam Sung-wook
2 Musashi Kentaro Yamamoto Yuuya Watanabe 49
Ken Yukuhiro Yuuki Ichikawa
Teruya Kakumae Shouta Yasooka
3 Face to Face Games Alexander Hayne Samuel Pardee 44
Steve Rubin Jacob Wilson
Ivan Floch Oliver Tiu
4 DEXThird Felipe Valdivia Patrick Fernandes 43
Cristian Cespedes Jose Luis Echeverria
João Lucas Caparroz Lucas Esper Berthoud
5 Lingering Souls Shaheen Soorani Chris Fennell 40
Travis Woo Andreas Ganz
Ashraf Abou Omar Donald Smith

Grand Prix

Pro Tour Amonkhet
Nashville (12–14 May 2017)
  • Prize pool: $250,000
  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft

Top 8
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Chris Fennel 0
8 Yuuya Watanabe 3
Yuuya Watanabe 3
Martin Müller 0
4 Christian Calcano 0
5 Martin Müller 3
Yuuya Watanabe 1
Gerry Thompson 3
3 Marc Tobiasch 1
6 Gerry Thompson 3
Gerry Thompson 3
Ken Yukuhiro 1
2 Ken Yukuhiro 3
7 Eric Froehlich 0

Final standings
Place Player Prize Pro Points Team Comment
1 Gerry Thompson $50,000 30 Mutiny 2nd Final day
2 Yuuya Watanabe $20,000 26 Musashi 4th Final day
3 Ken Yukuhiro $15,000 24 Musashi 3rd Final day
4 Martin Müller $12,000 22 Genesis 2nd Final day
5 Chris Fennel $10,000 20 Lingering Souls 2nd Final day
6 Marc Tobiasch $9,000 18 EUreka
7 Christian Calcano $7,500 17 MTG Bent Card
8 Eric Froehlich $6,000 16 Channel Fireball Ice 5th Final day

Pro Player of the year standings
Rank Player Pro Points
1 Márcio Carvalho 76
2 Shouta Yasooka 64
3 Yuuya Watanabe 58
4 Reid Duke 57
5 Kelvin Chew 54

Team Series standing
Rank Team Members Pro Points
1 Musashi Kentaro Yamamoto Yuuya Watanabe 119
Ken Yukuhiro Yuuki Ichikawa
Teruya Kakumae Shouta Yasooka
2 Genesis Brad Nelson Lukas Blohon 94
Seth Manfield Michael Majors
Martin Dang Martin Müller
3 MTG Mint Card Lee Shi Tian Jason Chung 88
Huang Hao-Shan Kelvin Chew
Eduardo Sajgalik Nam Sung-wook
4 Lingering Souls Shaheen Soorani Chris Fennell 74
Travis Woo Andreas Ganz
Ashraf Abou Omar Donald Smith
5 Puzzle Quest Reid Duke Owen Turtenwald 73
William Jensen Jon Finkel
Andrew Cuneo Paul Rietzl

Grand Prix

Pro Tour Hour of Devastation
Kyoto (27–30 July 2017)
  • Prize pool: $250,000
  • Format: Standard, Booster Draft

Top 8
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa 3
8 Seth Manfield 2
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa 3
Wing Chun Yam 2
4 Wing Chun Yam 3
5 Shintaro Kurata 1
Paulo Vito Damo da Rosa 3
Samuel Pardee 2
3 Samuel Black 3
6 Felix Leong 2
Samuel Black 2
Samuel Pardee 3
2 Samuel Pardee 3
7 Yusuke Sasabe 2

Final standings
Place Player Prize Pro Points Team Comment
1 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa $50,000 30 Channel Fireball Ice 12th Final day, 2nd Pro Tour win
2 Samuel Pardee $20,000 26 Face to Face Games 2nd Final day
3 Samuel Black $15,000 24 Mutiny 3rd Final day
4 Yam Wing Chun $12,500 22
5 Shintaro Kurata $10,000 20 Pro Tour Debut
6 Felix Leong $9,000 18
7 Yusuke Sasabe $7,500 17 Pro Tour Debut
8 Seth Manfield $6,000 16 Genesis 3rd Final day

Team Series standing
Rank Team Members Pro Points
1 Musashi Kentaro Yamamoto Yuuya Watanabe 141
Ken Yukuhiro Yuuki Ichikawa
Teruya Kakumae Shouta Yasooka
2 Genesis Brad Nelson Lukas Blohon 131
Seth Manfield Michael Majors
Martin Dang Martin Müller
3 MTG Mint Card Lee Shi Tian Jason Chung 120
Huang Hao-Shan Kelvin Chew
Eduardo Sajgalik Nam Sung-wook
4 Channel Fireball Ice Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa Mike Sigrist 117
Joel Larsson Ben Stark
Ondřej Stráský Eric Froehlich
MTG Bent Card Andrea Mengucci Anthony Lee
Javier Dominguez Christian Calcano
Michael Bonde Corey Baumeister

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Pro Player of the Year final standings

The 2016–17 Pro Tour season ended after Pro Tour Hour of Devastation. These are the final standings of the Player of the Year race, including every player who at the end of the season reached 52 points (Platinum-level, the highest Pro Club Level).[55]

Place Player Pro Points Place Player Pro Points Place Player Pro Points
1 Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa 85 10 Owen Turtenwald 62 19 Christian Calcano 54
2 Márcio Carvalho 81 11 Kelvin Chew 61 William Jensen
3 Reid Duke 74 12 Lee Shi Tian 59 21 Steve Rubin 53
4 Samuel Pardee 69 13 Samuel Black 56 Thiago Saporito
5 Shouta Yasooka 68 Ken Yukuhiro Eduardo Sajgalik
Yuuya Watanabe Donald Smith Eric Froehlich
7 Seth Manfield 65 16 Javier Dominguez 55 25 Carlos Romão 52
8 Martin Jůza 64 Gerry Thompson
9 Brad Nelson 63 Martin Müller

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