Diego Ostrovich is the Champion of Grand Prix London 2003!
The close proximity of the World Championships helped turn the tournament into a true international affair as many players chose to delay their return home to fit in this tournament. The Top 8 included two Argentineans, one Canadian, one American, one Italian, one Frenchman, one Dutchman and a Norwegian. The Top 8 was also enormously experienced, including two current National Champions (Barbero and Rider) and a PT and European Championship winner (Eivind Nitter).
The format has also opened up a little more than expected. Both Pascoli and Hamon cut through the RW control decks with innovative designs. This allowed the Goblins to play and while early forerunners Marc Le Campion and John Larkin fell behind, Day one leader Barbero continued into the quarters before he was knocked out in the mirror by fellow countryman Ostravich. Ostravich then went onto dismantle Pascoli’s blue-white deck before giving Hamon’s rogue green-red deck a lesson in brutality as his two hasted Goons smashed through Hamon’s defences. The RW-Goblin dominance had been given a fright but in the end the little red men could not be halted.
Top 8 Final Standing
| 1. Diego Ostrovich (ARG) |
$2,400 |
| 2. Yann Hamon (FRA) |
$1,700 |
| 3. Mario Pascoli (ITA) |
$1,200 |
| 4. Eivind Nitter (NOR) |
$1,000 |
| 5. Antonino De Rosa (USA) |
$800 |
| 6. Jose Barbero (ARG) |
$800 |
| 7. Josh Rider (CAN) |
$800 |
| 8. Frank Karsten (NLD) |
$800 |
(Click here for complete final standings)
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Champion |
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Mario Pascoli |
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Mario Pascoli, 2-1 |
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Frank Karsten |
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Diego Ostrovich, 2-1 |
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Diego Ostrovich |
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Diego Ostrovich, 2-1 |
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Diego Ostrovich, 2-1 |
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Jose Barbero |
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Antonino De Rosa |
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Yann Hamon, 2-1 |
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Yann Hamon |
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Yann Hamon, 2-1 |
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Eivind Nitter |
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Eivind Nitter, 2-0 |
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Josh Rider |
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INFORMATION |
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Finals: Yann Hamon vs. Diego Ostrovich
by Mark Wraith
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Semifinals: Yann Hamon vs. Eivind Nitter
by Quentin Martin
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Semifinals: Mario Pascali vs. Diego Ostravich
by Kai Budde
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Quarterfinals: Antonino De Rosa vs. Yann Hamon
by Jim Grimmett
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Quarterfinals: Frank Karsten vs. Mario Pascoli
by Dan Paskins
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Quarterfinals: Josh Rider vs. Eivind Nitter
by Quentin Martin
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Quarterfinals: Diego Ostrovich vs. Jose Barbero
by Mark Wraith
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Feature: Top 8 Profiles
by Craig Jones
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Decks: Top 8 Decks
by Sideboard Staff
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Round 14: Josh Rider vs. Jelger Wiegersma
by Quentin Martin
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Round 14: Yann Hamon vs.Thijs Wessels
by Mark Wraith
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Round 13: Brian Kibler vs. Antonino De Rosa
by Jim Grimmett
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Round 13: David Ball vs. Josh Rider
by Mark Wraith
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Round 12: Jose Barbero vs. Diego Ostrovich
by Jim Grimmett
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Round 12: Gabriel Nassif vs. Olivier Ruel
by Quentin Martin
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Round 11: Antonino de Rosa vs. Sam Gomersall
by Quentin Martin
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Round 11: Helmut Summersberger vs. Diego Ostravich
by Craig Jones
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Round 10: Jelger Wiegersma vs. Benjamin Caumes
by Jim Grimmett
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Round 10: Brian Kibler vs. Dan Paskins
by Craig Jones
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Round 9: Jose Barbero vs. Marc Le Campion
by Craig Jones
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Feature: Deck-Tech: Blue-White Control
by Quentin Martin
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Info: Day 2 Sideboard Stats
by Rune Horvik
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Info: Day 2 Main Deck Stats
by Rune Horvik
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Decks: Day 2 Decks
by Rune Horvik
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Round 8: John Larkin vs. Amiel Tenembaum
by Jim Grimmett
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Round 8: Stewart Shinkins vs. Eivind Nitter
by Quentin Martin
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Round 7: Chris Clapton vs. Amiel Tenembaum
by Jim Grimmett
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Round 7: Sam Gomersall vs. Ed Fear
by Quentin Martin
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Round 6: Dan Paskins vs. Christoph Hölzl
by Craig Jones
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Round 5: Ed Fear vs. John Larkin
by Jim Grimmett
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Round 5: Frank Karsten vs. Pierre Malherbaud
by Craig Jones
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Round 4: Brian Kibler vs. Kai Budde
by Jim Grimmett
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Round 4: Carlos Romao vs. Jose Barbero
by Craig Jones
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Round 3: Antoine Menard vs. Bram Snepvangers
by Mark Wraith
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Round 2: Josh Rider vs. Lukas Egloff
by Mark Wraith
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Feature: Day One Deck Breakdown
by Craig Jones
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Info: Player List
by Sideboard Staff
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Info: Country Breakdown
by Sideboard Staff
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Info: Fact Sheet
by Sideboard Staff
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