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Caption
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Day
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Category
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Fourteen rounds, three drafts and a Top 8 later: the winner. |
Sunday |
Players |
"Can I use this as a Call of the Herd counter?" |
Sunday |
Players |
The Swedish Hurricane lifts his trophy! |
Sunday |
Players |
Romão is getting used to award cerimonies. |
Sunday |
Players |
Eivind Nitter knows a catwalk when he sees it. |
Sunday |
Players |
Antoine Ruel getting his round of applause. |
Sunday |
Players |
The big finals. |
Sunday |
Players |
Too fast for the camera. |
Sunday |
Players |
You want fast games? Talk to Anton Jonsson. |
Sunday |
Players |
Carlos Romão ponders his sideboarding. |
Sunday |
Players |
Nitter against Jonsson: All-Nordic semifinal. |
Sunday |
Players |
Romão against Antoine Ruel: Huge guy against little guy. |
Sunday |
Players |
Rohmer and Ruel just finished their quarterfinals, who won? |
Sunday |
Players |
Velden has been too Amsterdam one time too many. |
Sunday |
Players |
David Brucker is going to wipe Nitter's smile any second now. |
Sunday |
Players |
Nitter and Brucker leaning over the table. |
Sunday |
Players |
Fresnedo tried to smash the World Champion. |
Sunday |
Players |
Brucker chats with Kai while Eivind Nitter hides behind his deck. |
Sunday |
Players |
Anton Jonsson learns a new hip handshake from Stan van der Velden. |
Sunday |
Players |
Rohmer and Ruel shuffle up. |
Sunday |
Players |
Sideboard Reporters Kai Budde and Olivier Ruel: the Sideboard spares no expenses. |
Sunday |
Players |
The moment of truth: deckbuilding in the Top 8. |
Sunday |
Players |
The Top 8 players hard at work. |
Sunday |
Players |
Rune Horvik is the Nowegian Frank Sinatra. |
Sunday |
Players |
Jesper Nielsen is a Head-Judging machine. |
Sunday |
Staff |
Head Judge Jesper Nielsen sings the Top 8 Blues. |
Sunday |
Staff |
Somewhere in there the Top 8 draft is taking place. Hopefully. |
Sunday |
Players |
Antoine Ruel, following his brother's footsteps into lunacy. |
Sunday |
Players |
Javier Perez Fresnedo, one of Spain's remaining hopes for the GP title. |
Sunday |
Players |
Adriano Rohner, a young Spanish hoping to keep the title at home. |
Sunday |
Players |
Anton Jonsson, all business even for his Top 8 photo. |
Sunday |
Players |
Stan van der Velden, Card Shark from the Netherlands. |
Sunday |
Players |
David Brucker, European Champion. |
Sunday |
Players |
Eivind Nitter, bringing a touch a high-couture to the Top 8. |
Sunday |
Players |
Carlos Romão, a World Champion with a attitude. |
Sunday |
Players |
Ready for the draft? |
Sunday |
Players |
The classy Top 8. |
Sunday |
Players |
Stan van der Velden and Carlos Barrado locked in battle for a Top 8 slot. |
Sunday |
Players |
Raul Mestre and Antoine Ruel fighting for the Top 8. |
Sunday |
Players |
This will NOT be a quick game. |
Sunday |
Players |
Dirk Baberowski trying hard to ignore the Druid Reporter. |
Sunday |
Players |
Anton Jonsson reaching out to his creatures. |
Sunday |
Players |
Nicolai Herzog hypnotizing the opossing creatures. |
Sunday |
Players |
Luis Sousa's friends leaning over to check his hand. |
Sunday |
Players |
Nicolai Herzog and Diego Ostrovich locked in a tense battle. |
Sunday |
Players |
Nicolai Herzog loves the camera. |
Sunday |
Players |
Pierre Malherbaud swept the first day but missed the first draft. |
Sunday |
Players |
Two Frenchmen locked in battle. |
Sunday |
Players |
Olivier Ruel picks is way through Malherbaud's avalanche of monsters. |
Sunday |
Players |
Antoine Ruel and Eivind Nitter commenting their drafts. |
Sunday |
Players |
Even down in pod six Kai Budde draws a crowd. |
Sunday |
Players |
Dirk Baberowski under the watchful eye of Tiago Chan, rookie Sideboard Reporter. |
Sunday |
Players |
The top table in all its glory. |
Sunday |
Players |
The crowd gathers to watch the second draft. |
Sunday |
Players |
Behind this crowd is the first pod. |
Sunday |
Players |
Even little kids want to see Carlos Romão draft. |
Sunday |
Players |
Amiel Tenenbaum deals damage. |
Sunday |
Players |
Alejandro Dominguez and Marco Duarte trading hits under the watchful eyes of the crowd. |
Sunday |
Players |
Portugal's Marco Duarte has a monoblack deck full of bombs. |
Sunday |
Players |
Antonio Fernandez is packing mean Green-Black beats. |
Sunday |
Players |
Spain's Raul Perez doesn't like sleeves. |
Sunday |
Players |
Argentina vs. Sweden, in a Grand Prix in Spain. |
Sunday |
Players |
Diego Ostrovich analysing his hand. |
Sunday |
Players |
Antoine Ruel showing his white sleeves. |
Sunday |
Players |
Sweden's Anton Jonsson ready for battle. |
Sunday |
Players |
Feast your eyes on Marco Duarte mono-black deck's highlights: 3-0 or no? |
Sunday |
Players |
David Brucker is all about the smiles. |
Sunday |
Players |
Stan van der Velden turning his bye into something useful. |
Sunday |
Staff |
Pro Tour Player of the Year and European Champion. |
Sunday |
Players |
Joost Vollebregt taking notes. |
Sunday |
Players |
Xavier Petit focusing on the table. |
Sunday |
Players |
Kai Budde enjoying his Feature Match. |
Sunday |
Players |
The rain in Spain stays mostly in... not in Sevilla today. |
Sunday |
Site |
Hugo Machado, former Portuguese Champion and discarder of morphs. |
Saturday |
Players |
The Portuguese support crew checking out Hugo Machado. |
Saturday |
Players |
Dirk Baberowski shuffling up for the decisive round. |
Saturday |
Players |
Dirk has only one "cheerleader" but its a famous one. |
Saturday |
Players |
From right to left: Scion of Darkness, Wellwisher, Centaur Glade. Scoop? |
Saturday |
Players |
Jabaiano counting his Centaurs. |
Saturday |
Players |
Kai Budde ignores the crowd. |
Saturday |
Players |
Diego Ostrovich, from Argentina to table one. |
Saturday |
Players |
Carlos Barrado takes on Kai with a little help from his friends. |
Saturday |
Players |
A good time to meditate: the table is locked. |
Saturday |
Players |
John Larkin overworks his Skinthinners. |
Saturday |
Players |
Eivind Nitter: Mtg Top Model. |
Saturday |
Players |
Stan van der Velden takes his card sharking way too seriously. |
Saturday |
Players |
David Brucker can't stay away from the top spots. |
Saturday |
Players |
"No Blocks" THIS! |
Saturday |
Players |
Nassif is NOT happy. |
Saturday |
Players |
Kai Budde and Olivier Ruel |
Saturday |
Players |
Gabriel Nassif and David Brucker. |
Saturday |
Players |
Kai dismantled Olivier Ruel in a few minutes. |
Saturday |
Players |
Who said scorekeeping is easy? |
Saturday |
Staff |
A true patriot? |
Saturday |
Players |
Olivier Ruel, part-time Sideboard Reporter. |
Saturday |
Staff |
The Spider and the Demon... |
Saturday |
Players |
Ostrovich and Fernandez still talking about the first game. |
Saturday |
Players |
Omar Sagol choosing the best way to smash Florent Jeudon. |
Saturday |
Players |
Floreunt Jeudon and Omar Sagol just woke up the Sideboard Reporter (Olivier Ruel). |
Saturday |
Players |
Diego Ostrovich showing Jaime Fernandez his no-look shuffle. |
Saturday |
Players |
Guess what? The judges are still checking decklists... |
Saturday |
Staff |
Head Judge Jesper Nielsen contemplating his domain. |
Saturday |
Staff |
Ben Thompson's artwork attracting the cameras. |
Saturday |
Staff |
The Spanish champion battling it out from round one. |
Saturday |
Players |
The judges begin checking 800 decklists! |
Saturday |
Staff |
The quest for lands begins... |
Saturday |
Players |
Ben Thompson still smiling after signing his billionth Chainer's Edict. |
Saturday |
Staff |
Carlos Romão building his Sealed deck. |
Saturday |
Players |
To The Dome! |
Saturday |
Site |
Welcome to the Magic Dome! |
Saturday |
Site |
The impressive Palacio de Congresos. |
Saturday |
Site |
All 800 players trying to find their places. At the same time. "Chaos" would be an understatement. |
Saturday |
Players |
Rune Horvik and David Sevilla try to sort things out. |
Saturday |
Staff |
The busiest time of the weekend for the scorekeeper. |
Saturday |
Staff |
800 Magic players waiting for cards. |
Saturday |
Players |