Manuel Bucher is the 2004 Grand Prix Zurich champion!
After two long, hot days, this relatively unknown amateur-ranked player stepped up and gave everyone a furious beating with his Tooth and Nail deck. Named Britney Spears, the deck was capable of whipping out huge baddies like the dreaded Darksteel Colossus and establishing a huge mana pool with the combo of Sylvan Scrying to fetch his Cloudposts.
Top 8 Final Standing
| 1. Manuel Bucher (Switzerland) |
$2,400 |
| 2. Matteo Cirigliano (Italy) |
$1,700 |
| 3. Sebastien Roux (France) |
$1,200 |
| 4. Frank Karsten (Netherlands) |
$1,000 |
| 5. Leonard Barbou (France) |
$800 |
| 6. Bertrand Fagnoni (France) |
$800 |
| 7. Timo Groth (Germany) |
$800 |
| 8. Charles Delvaux (Luxembourg) |
$850 |
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(Click here for complete final standings)
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In a final match that mirrored an earlier feature match, Bucher had to redeem himself against Marco Cirigliano, who had previously beat him with his tricky Crystal Shard deck that frustrated opponents and sailed Marco smoothly into the top slot coming into the finals.
Congratulations to Manual Bucher, the 2004 Grand Prix Zurich champion!
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Champion |
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Matteo Cirigliano
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Matteo Cirigliano, 2-0
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Charles Delvaux
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Matteo Cirigliano, 2-1
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Frank Karsten
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Frank Karsten, 2-0
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Manuel Bucher, 2-0
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Leonard Barbou
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Sebastien Roux
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Sebastien Roux, 2-1
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Timo Groth
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Manuel Bucher, 2-0
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Manuel Bucher
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Manuel Bucher, 2-0
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Bertrand Fagnoni
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EVENT COVERAGE
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INFORMATION
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Finals: Manuel Bucher vs. Marco Cirigliano
by Rui Oliveira
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Semifinals: Frank Karsten vs. Mattio Cirigliano
by Rui Oliveira
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Semifinals: Manuel Bucher vs. Sebastien Roux
by Rui Oliveira
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Quarterfinals: Frank Karsten vs. Leonard Barbou
by Rui Oliveira
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Quarterfinals: Manuel Bucher vs. Bertrand Fagnoni
by Rui Oliveira
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Decks: The Top 8 Decklists
by Event Coverage Staff
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Round 14: Christian Kreher vs. Bertrand Fagnoni
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 13: Matteo Cirigliano vs. Adam Urban
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 12: Matteo Cirigliano vs. Manuel Bucher
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 11: Jelger Wiegersma vs. Yann Hamon
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 10: Jan Brodzak vs. Matteo Cirigliano
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 9: Sylvain Lauriol vs. Frank Karsten
by Rui Oliveira
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Info: Deck Breakdown
by Event Coverage Staff
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Decks: The Top Decks of Day 1
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Country Breakdown
by Event Coverage Staff
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Round 8: Alexandre Peset vs. Reinhard Blech
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 7: Raffaele Lo Moro vs. Adam Urban
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 6: Fabian Keim vs. Sylvain Lauriol
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 5: Nils Vermehren vs. David Montreuil
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 4: Mattias Jorstedt vs. Andre Mueller
by Rui Oliveira
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Round 3: Matthias Lerch vs. Antoine Ruel
by Olivier Ruel
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Info: Country Breakdown
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Player List
by Event Coverage Staff
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Info: Fact Sheet
by Event Coverage Staff
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