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You might need to sit down for this one. It’s too shocking.
Kai Budde has won another Pro Tour.
In a Top 8 whose star-power rivaled that of the legendary Pro Tour—Chicago 2000, Budde fought past three huge names to claim his title. First it was William Jensen, called one of the five best drafters of all time. Next it was none other than Jon Finkel, a clash that drew the day’s biggest crowds. Finkel had just edged out Fabio Reinhardt in the blue-red mirror, but was overrun by Budde's speedy red-black.
On the other side of the bracket, rising star Dustin Stern ousted CMU-TOGIT's contribution to the Top 8, US National Champion Eugene Harvey. He went on to fall to Nicolai Herzog, former European Champ and one of Norway’s finest, who had only barely escaped Bram Snepvangers’ bomb-heavy deck in the quarterfinals. That was good news for Budde, since Snepvangers is the only player ever to put a stop to Budde's Sunday. The finals were quick and brutal. Budde's deck performed as expected and Herzog was ill equipped to stop him.
So it seems Budde has proven his own theories about Rochester Draft wrong. Humble Pie probably goes down easier with thirty grand on the side.
Top 8 Final Standing
| 1. Kai Budde (Germany) |
$30,000 |
| 2. Nicolai Herzog (Norway) |
$20,000 |
| 3. Jon Finkel (USA) |
$15,000 |
| 4. Dustin Stern (USA) |
$13,000 |
| 5. Eugene Harvey (USA) |
$9,500 |
| 6. Fabio Reinhardt (Germany) |
$8,500 |
| 7. Abraham Snepvangers (Netherlands) |
$7,500 |
| 8. William Jensen (USA) |
$6,500 |
(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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Eugene Harvey |
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Dustin Stern, 3-2 |
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Dustin Stern |
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Nicolai Herzog, 3-1 |
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| 4 |
Abraham Snepvangers |
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Nicolai Herzog, 3-2 |
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Kai Budde, 3-0 |
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Nicolai Herzog |
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Kai Budde |
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Kai Budde, 3-1 |
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William Jensen |
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Kai Budde, 3-1 |
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Fabio Reinhardt |
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Jon Finkel, 3-2 |
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Jon Finkel |
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Masters Coverage
| EVENT COVERAGE |
INFORMATION |
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Finals: Nicolai Herzog vs. Kai Budde
by Aaron Forsythe
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Feature: The Question Mark Game Show
by Toby Wachter
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Feature: Fantasy Pro Tour Results
by Monty Ashley
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Semifinals: Kai Budde vs. Jon Finkel
by Josh Bennett
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Semifinals: Nicolai Herzog vs. Dustin Stern
by Victor van den Broek
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Quarterfinals: Eugene Harvey vs. Dustin Stern
by Josh Bennett
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Quarterfinals: Bram Snepvangers vs. Nicolai Herzog
by Victor van den Broek
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Quarterfinals: Kai Budde vs. William Jensen
by Aaron Forsythe
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Quarterfinals: Fabio Reinhardt vs. Jon Finkel
by Toby Wachter
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Top 8: Rochester Draft Decklists
by Sideboard Staff
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Top 8: Final Draft
by Aaron Forsythe
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Round 14: David Brucker vs. Fabio Reinhardt
by Randy Buehler
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Round 14: Abraham Snepvangers vs. Bill Stead
by Victor van den Broek
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Round 14: Nicolai Herzog vs. Derek Bruneau
by Toby Wachter
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Feature: Alpha Sealed Deck
by Toby Wachter
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Round 13: Nicolai Herzog vs. Jon Finkel
by Toby Wachter
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Round 13: Bram Snepvangers vs. Chris Benafel
by Aaron Forsythe
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Feature: Magic Online and the Pro Tour
by Josh Bennett
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Round 12: Jon Finkel vs. Derek Bruneau
by Victor van den Broek
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Draft 4: Brian Kibler
by Toby Wachter
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Draft 4: Table 1
by Randy Buehler
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Draft 4: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Round 11: John Larkin vs. Dirk Baberowski
by Aaron Forsythe
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Round 11: Jelger Wiegersma vs. Brian Kibler
by Victor van den Broek
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Round 10: Kai Budde vs. Eugene Harvey
by Victor van den Broek
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Round 10: Neil Reeves vs. Gab Tsang
by Toby Wachter
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Round 9: Brian Kibler vs. Marco Blume
by Victor van den Broek
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Round 9: Ken Ho vs. Dave Humpherys
by Toby Wachter
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Round 9: Derek Bruneau vs. Eugene Harvey
by Aaron Forsythe
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Round 8: William Jensen vs. Ben Rubin
by Toby Wachter
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Round 8: Raphael Levy vs. Dirk Baberowski
by Ben Ronaldson - Draft 3: All Decklists
by Sideboard Staff
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Draft 3: Rubin, Thoren, and Jensen
by Aaron Forsythe
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Draft 3: Eugene Harvey
by Victor van den Broek
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Draft 3: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: Day 1 Recap
by Toby Wachter
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Round 7: Osyp Lebedowicz vs. Joseph Crosby
by Victor van den Broek
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Round 7: Craig Krempels vs. Derek Bruneau
by Toby Wachter
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Round 7: Eugene Harvey vs. Stefan Fries
by Randy Buehler
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Feature: The CMU / TOGIT Connection
by Aaron Forsythe
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Round 6: Anton Jonsson vs. Sigurd Eskeland
by Victor van den Broek
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Round 6: Kamiel Cornelissen vs. Mike Long
by Toby Wachter
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Round 6: Eric Franz vs. Bob Maher
by Stan van der Velden
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Round 5: Kyle Rose vs. Kamiel Cornelissen
by Victor van den Broek
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Round 5: Nick Eisel vs. Chris Benafel
by Josh Bennett
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Draft 2: The 4-0 Table
by Randy Buehler
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Draft 2: Jon Finkel
by Toby Wachter
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Feature: Rochester or No?
by Aaron Forsythe
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Draft 2: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Round 4: Alex Shvartsman vs. Antoine Ruel
by Josh Bennett
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Round 4: Jin Okamoto vs. Zvi Mowshowitz
by Toby Wachter
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Round 4: Nick Eisel vs. Olivier Ruel
by Randy Buehler
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Round 3: Jon Finkel vs. Dave Price
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 2: Dave Williams vs. Jon Finkel
by Aaron Forsythe
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Round 1: Matt Linde vs. Dave Humpherys
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Draft 1: Zvi Mowshowitz
by Randy Buehler
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Draft 1: Finkel, Williams, and Price
by Aaron Forsythe
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Feature: Unveiling Eighth Edition
by Josh Bennett
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Press Release: New Card Face for Eighth Edition
by Sideboard Staff
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Draft 1: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: Quick Interview Archive
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Info: Country Breakdown
by Sideboard Staff
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Info: Player List
by Sideboard Staff
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Info: Fact Sheet
by Sideboard Staff
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