Tabletop Republic hosted a Pioneer Tournament on Saturday 20th May with the grand prize of a March of the Machine set booster box!
This was our first major MTG tournament, and had a great turnout of 23 players.
The event had 5 Swiss-style rounds, and a Top Cut for the top 8 with single-elimination for the top spots
RESULTS
After the 5 Swiss rounds, here are the results:
Special shoutouts to Adam Eveleigh (10th) for a great performance with a precon deck, and Harry Ratcliffe (15th) for winning a special Best Newcomer award
TOP 8
Robert Young beat Callum Laird
Alex Wilson beat Fluxx Vaizey
Eric Zhou beat Jude Fowler
Brin Jones beat Mark Hollings
Robert Young beat Brin Jones
Eric Zhou beat Alex Wilson
Eric Zhou beat Robert Young
DECKS
Here are the final standings again, with each players Deck Archetype:
1st: Eric Zhou - Azorious Control
2nd: Robert Young - Rakdos Midrange
Top 4: Alex Wilson - Gruul Atarka Red
Top 4: Brin Jones - Dimir Rogues
Top 8: Mark Hollings - 4C Humans
Top 8: Jude Fowler - Selesnya Auras
Top 8: Fluxx Vaziey - Dimir Narset's Undoing
Top 8: Callum Laird - Rakdos Midrange
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9th: Yineng Xu - Lotus Field Combo
10th: Adam Eveleigh - Gruul Stompy
11th: Henry Morgan - Izzet Phoenix
12th: Ben Hardy - Mono Green Devotion
13th: Matt Scarlet - Azorious "No Wincon, Only Win"
14th: Patryk Pawlak - Mono Red Burn
15th: Harry Ratcliffe - Golgari "Elven Mafia"
16th: Tom Mepham - Mono Red Red Deck Wins
17th: Craig Nicholls - Lotus Field Combo
18th: Jack Varnham - Gruul Possibility Storm
19th: James McGibbon - Izzet Phoenix
20th: Henry Guille - Jeskai Ascendancy combo
21st: Joe Lycett - Mono Red Obosh
22nd: Ellie Daniels - 5C Enigmatic Fires
23rd: Dave Neary - Dimir Control
FINAL THOUGHTS
It was a very diverse field for the event which is fantastic, with no deck being seen more than twice, with the Top 8 having 7 different deck styles!
Special thanks to our judge and event manager on the day, David Bevan, and for store Senior Manager Scott Hensford for running the event in collaboration!
Congratulations to Eric Zhou for winning the event and the sealed March of the Machine box, and to all other players for their strong performance!
Our next win-a-box has already been announced for Sat 8th July, with a Set Booster box of Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth up for grabs!
See you all then!
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