2001 Grand Prix New Orleans Coverage

Bill Stead burst onto the Pro Tour scene in a championship match that lasted 20 minutes and maybe 12 turns. He upset Michelle Bush 2-0, winning $2,400 for himself along with an invitation to Pro Tour Barcelona and enough Pro Tour points to play in the Masters Gateway tournament once he gets there.

Top 8 Final Standing  1.  Bill Stead (USA) $2,400  2.  Michelle Bush (USA) $1,700  3.  Gary Rush(USA) $1,200  4.  Steve OMS (USA) $1,000  5.  Casey McCarrel (USA) $800  6.  Eric Kesselman (USA) $800  7.  Jamie Parke (USA) $800  8.  Dustin Stern (USA) $800 (Click here for complete final standings)

	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals		Champion
1	Gary Rush		Gary Rush, 2-0
8	Dustin Stern				Michelle Bush, 2-0
4	Michelle Bush		Michelle Bush, 2-0				Bill Stead, 2-0
5	Jamie Parke
2	Casey McCarrel		Steve OMS, 2-0
7	Steve OMS				Bill Stead, 2-1
3	Eric Kesselman		Bill Stead, 2-1
6	Bill Stead

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INFORMATION	MATCH COVERAGE
Top 8 Decks Top 8 Factoids Day 1 Recap Brian Kibler's Deck Player List Bye List Fact Sheet	Finals: Michelle Bush vs. Bill Stead Semifinal: Michelle Bush vs. Gary Rush Semifinal: Steve O'Mahoney-Schwartz vs. Bill Stead Quarterfinal: Jamie Parke vs. Michelle Bush Quarterfinal: Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz vs. Casey McCarrel Quarterfinal: Dustin Stern vs. Gary Rush Quarterfinal: Eric Kesselman vs. Bill Stead Top 8 Draft Round 13: Jamie Parke vs. Andrew Diaz-Matos Round 13: Sol Malka vs. Steve O'Mahoney Schwartz Round 12: Mike Pustilnik vs. Bob Maher Round 12: Andrew Diaz-Matos vs. Brian Hegstad Round 11: David Price vs. Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz Round 11: Dave Humpherys vs. Mike Long Draft 2: Tony Tsai and Michelle Bush Draft 2: Mike Pustilnik and Bob Maher Round 10: Bob Maher vs. Mike Hron Round 10: David Price vs. Eric Kesselman Round 9: Casey McCarrel vs. Michelle Bush Round 9: Mike Long vs. Chris Benafel Round 8: Alan Comer vs. Lan D. Ho Round 8: Darwin Kastle vs. Joe "Mouth" Kambourakis Draft 1: Darwin Kastle Draft 1: Michelle Bush and Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz Round 7: Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz vs. Koby Kennison Round 6: David Price vs. Casey McCarrel Round 5: Alan Comer vs. Danny Mandel Round 5: Bryan Hubble vs. Ben Romig Round 4: Zvi Mowshowitz vs. Bob Maher, Jr. Round 3: David Bartholow vs. Michelle Bush
PAIRINGS	RESULTS	STANDINGS
Finals Semifinals Quarterfinals Round 13 (by Player) Round 13 (by Table) Round 12 (by Player) Round 12 (by Table) Round 11 (by Player) Round 11 (by Table) Second Draft Pods Round 10 (by Player) Round 10 (by Table) Round 9 (by Player) Round 9 (by Table) Round 8 (by Player) Round 8 (by Table) First Draft Pods Round 7 (by Player) Round 7 (by Table) Round 6 (by Player) Round 6 (by Table) Round 5 (by Player) Round 5 (by Table) Round 4 (by Player) Round 4 (by Table) Round 3 (by Player) Round 3 (by Table) Round 2 (by Player) Round 2 (by Table) Round 1 (by Player) Round 1 (by Table)	Finals Semifinals Quarterfinals Round 13 (by Player) Round 13 (by Table) Round 12 (by Player) Round 12 (by Table) Round 11 (by Player) Round 11 (by Table) Round 10 (by Player) Round 10 (by Table) Round 9 (by Player) Round 9 (by Table) Round 8 (by Player) Round 8 (by Table) Round 7 (by Player) Round 7 (by Table) Round 6 (by Player) Round 6 (by Table) Round 5 (by Player) Round 5 (by Table) Round 4 (by Player) Round 4 (by Table) Round 3 (by Player) Round 3 (by Table) Round 2 (by Player) Round 2 (by Table) Round 1 (by Player) Round 1 (by Table)	Final Standings (By Player) Final Standings (By Score) Round 13 (by Player) Round 13 (by Score) Round 12 (by Player) Round 12 (by Score) Round 11 (by Player) Round 11 (by Score) Round 10 (by Player) Round 10 (by Score) Round 9 (by Player) Round 9 (by Score) Round 8 (by Player) Round 8 (by Score) Round 7 (by Player) Round 7 (by Score) Round 6 (by Player) Round 6 (by Score) Round 5 (by Player) Round 5 (by Score) Round 4 (by Player) Round 4 (by Score) Round 3 (by Player) Round 3 (by Score) Round 2 (by Player) Round 2 (by Score) Round 1 (by Player) Round 1 (by Score)