Alexander Hayne looked to be a long shot when Sunday dawned at Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. But when your deck features 16 miracles, anything is possible. A thrilling run through the Top 8 with victories over all-time great Jon Finkel, Joshua Cho, and Gaudenis Vidugiris secured the title of Pro Tour champion, the lead seat on the Canadian national team at this summer’s World Magic Cup, a spot in the Magic Players Championship, and Rookie of the Year honors for Hayne.
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Gaudenis Vidugiris
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Gaudenis Vidugiris, 3-2
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Naoki Shimizu
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Ken Yukuhiro
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Ken Yukuhiro, 3-2
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Alexander Hayne, 3-2
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Denniz Rachid
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Jon Finkel
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Alexander Hayne, 3-2
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Alexander Hayne
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Alexander Hayne, 3-2
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Joshua Cho
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Joshua Cho, 3-0
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Thomas Holzinger
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by Rich Hagon and
Brian David-Marshall
Video Feature: Day Three Wrap-up
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by Event Coverage Staff
CoverItLive Chat: Day 3 Session
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by Nate Price
Top 5 Cards:
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by Josh Bennett
Finals: Miracle Whipped Alexander Hayne (White-Blue Miracle) vs.
Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists)
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by Steve Sadin
Semifinals: Overzealous Outcomes Joshua Cho (Wolves and Angels) vs.
Alexander Hayne (White-Blue Miracle)
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by Nate Price
Semifinals: No Geists, No Glory Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists) vs.
Ken Yukuhiro (Reanimator)
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by Steve Sadin
Quarterfinals: Rising to the Occasion Denniz Rachid (White-Green Humans) vs.
Ken Yukuhiro (Reanimator)
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by Josh Bennett
Quarterfinals: Flash, Flicker, and Fly Onward Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels) vs.
Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists)
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by Nate Price
Quarterfinals: One Miraculous Match Jon Finkel (Geists) vs.
Alexander Hayne (White-Blue Miracle)
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by Mike Rosenberg
Quarterfinals: We Didn't Start the Bonfire Joshua Cho (Wolves and Angels) vs.
Thomas Holzinger (Wolves and Angels)
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by Nate Price
Feature: 2012 World Magic Cup Captains Set
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by Nate Price
Feature: 2012 Magic Player Championships
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by Nate Price
Feature: Rookie of the Year - Alexander Hayne
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by Trick Jarrett
Feature: The Fantasy Breakdown
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by Paul Jordan
Feature: Archetype Breakdown for Pro Tour Avacyn Restored
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by Event Coverage Staff
Top 8: Decklists
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by Event Coverage Staff
Top 8: Profiles
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by Rich Hagon and
Brian David-Marshall
Video Feature: Day Two Wrap-up
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by Event Coverage Staff
CoverItLive Chat: Day 2 Session
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by Nate Price
Feature: Day Two Constructed Metagame Breakdown
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by Josh Bennett
Feature: 6-0 Limited Pros
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by Nate Price
Feature: Deck Tech Red-Green Wolf Run with Matthias Hunt
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by Nate Price
Round 16 Feature Match: Dancing with Werewolves Stanislav Cifka (Reanimator) vs.
Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels)
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by Steve Sadin
Feature: From Draft to Block Constructed
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by Steve Sadin
Round 15 Feature Match: Seconds, Please Denniz Rachid (White-Green Humans) vs.
Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels)
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by Craig Gibson and Josh Bennett
Feature: Pro Tour Avacyn Restored Photo Essay
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by Josh Bennett
Round 14 Feature Match: Black and Blue Josh Cho (Wolves and Angels) vs.
Gaudenis Vidugiris (Geists)
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by Nate Price
Round 13 Feature Match: An American Idol Jon Finkel (Geists) vs.
Naoki Shimizu (Wolves and Angels)
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by Steve Sadin
Round 12 Feature Match: Galvanic Gains Shahar Shenhar (Red-Green Wolf Run) vs.
Yuuya Watanabe (White-Blue-Red Geists)
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by Josh Bennett
Feature: Angels Everywhere
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by Steve Sadin
Feature: Drafting Mono Black with Korey McDuffie
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by Marshall Sutcliffe
Video Draft Tech: with Paul Rietzl
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by Josh Bennett
Round 11 Feature Match: They Came From Above Michael Hetrick vs. David Ochoa (Draft)
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by Nate Price
Feature: A Look at Flicker Effects in Avacyn Restored Limited
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by Nate Price
Round 10 Feature Match: Trusting Opponents Jon Finkel vs. Shahar Shenhar (Draft)
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by Josh Bennett
Feature: Drafting Green in Avacyn Restored
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by Steve Sadin
Round 9 Feature Match: Go Easy On Me, Okay? Antonio De Rosa vs. Matthias Hunt (Draft)
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by Event Coverage Staff
Draft Viewer: Draft 2, Pod 1
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by Event Coverage Staff
CoverItLive Chat: Day 1 Session
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by Rich Hagon and
Brian David-Marshall
Video Feature: Day One Wrap-up
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by Nate Price
Feature: Day One Constructed Metagame Breakdown
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by Marshall Sutcliffe
Video Draft Tech: with Jon Finkel
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by Event Coverage Staff
Draft Viewer: Draft 1, Pod 3
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by Josh Bennett
Feature: Avacyn Restored Limited - Expectations and Reality
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by Steve Sadin
Feature: Blurring the Lines Between Beatdown and Control
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by Nate Price
Round 7 Feature Match: Blazing Bonds Tomek Pedrakowski vs. Shouta Yasooka (Draft)
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by Nate Price
Round 6 Feature Match: Haymaker Havoc Kai Budde vs. Brad Nelson (Draft)
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by Josh Bennett
Round 5 Feature Match: Rite Back At You! Pat Cox (Reanimator) vs.
Jeremy Neeman (Blue-Red-Green Control)
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by Steve Sadin
Round 4 Feature Match: Going for the Gold Melissa DeTora (Wolves and Angels) vs.
Florian Pils (Wolves)
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by Steve Sadin
Feature: Spotlight on Wolfir Silverheart
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by Josh Bennett
Feature: Planeswalkers in Innistrad Block Constructed
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by Nate Price
Round 3 Feature Match: Do You See the Plan? Sam Black (Geists) vs.
Shuhei Nakamura (White-Green Humans)
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by Nate Price
Feature: The Magic Players Championship Final Stretch
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by Josh Bennett
Round 2 Feature Match: Goldnight or Glory? Gabriel Nassif (White-Blue-Red Control) vs.
Elie Pichon (Reanimator)
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by Steve Sadin
Round 1 Feature Match: Hearts of Silver Antonino De Rosa (Wolves and Angels) vs.
Luis Scott-Vargas (White-Green Humans)
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by Trick Jarrett
Feature: The Evolving Coverage Landscape
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by Brian David-Marshall
and Rich Hagon
Video Feature:
Fantasy Pro Tour Preview
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by Brian David-Marshall
and Rich Hagon
Video Feature: Players to Watch
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by Brian David-Marshall
and Rich Hagon
Video Feature: Cards to Watch
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by Brian David-Marshall
Column: Barcelona Briefs
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by Mike Flores
Column: Block Constructed Preview
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by Steve Sadin
Column:
Avacyn Restored Booster Draft Preview
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by Event Coverage Staff
Info: Pro Tour Avacyn Restored Information
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| 1. Alexander Hayne |
$40,000 |
| 2. Gaudenis Vidugiris |
$20,000 |
| 3. Joshua Cho |
$12,500 |
| 4. Ken Yukuhiro |
$12,500 |
| 5. Jon Finkel |
$10,000 |
| 6. Denniz Rachid |
$10,000 |
| 7. Thomas Holzinger |
$10,000 |
| 8. Naoki Shimizu |
$10,000 |
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