[view] | The backbone of Organized Play in Europe: Andrea Chiarvesio, Christophe Astorri, Carl Crook, Felix Huybrechts and Christophe Weyers. |
[view] | Andrea Chiarvesio WOTC Italy, Christophe Astorri WOTC France, Carl Crook WOTC UK, Felix Huybrechts WOTC Belgium and Christophe Weyers Euro Championships Event Manager congratulate the players during the awards ceremony. |
[view] | Chris Weyers starts the final ceremony. |
[view] | Brian Hacker, Ellen Koberer and Randy Buehler. |
[view] | All of the French players watched Raphael Levy in the finals on the monitors. |
[view] | Raphael Levy following his match. He lost the final match, but has a lot to be proud of this weekend. |
[view] | Noah Boeken poses with his game-winning Giant Growth, Wild Might and Rushwood Legate. |
[view] | Boeken and Levy chat doing their match. |
[view] | Levy and Boeken are relieved that the match is over. |
[view] | Noah Boeken shakes Raphael Levys hand after the victory. |
[view] | Boekens Giant Growth and Wild Might are on the table, waiting to resolve. |
[view] | Noah Boeken is very anxious to win the Euro Championship. |
[view] | Noah Boeken smiles after hearing the crowd cheer his Tangle Wire. |
[view] | Raphael Levy is not happy at all about Tangle Wire in game 5. |
[view] | Noah Boeken smells victory and offers his hand to Levy. |
[view] | Boeken plays a spell and anxiously awaits to see if it will be countered. |
[view] | Boeken stretches and yawns as he waits for Levy to decide what to do in the last few turns of game five. |
[view] | Both players were under intense pressure during game five of the finals. |
[view] | A very tense final match. Boeken stares intently at Levy. |
[view] | View of the final match. |
[view] | Raphael Levy celebrates with his trophy. |
[view] | 2000 European Finalist, Raphael Levy. |
[view] | Noah Boeken standing with trophy. |
[view] | 2000 European Champion, Noah Boeken. |
[view] | Game three of Boeken versus Levy. |
[view] | Noah Boeken looks tense after losing game three of the finals. |
[view] | The overhead camera covers all the action in the final match. |
[view] | Levy is upset with himself after a mistake in game one of the finals. |
[view] | Noah Boeken and Raphael Levy in the final match. |
[view] | Boeken taunts Levy as he reminds him to check for Opalescence before phasing out his lands with his own Parallax Tide. |
[view] | Noah Boeken lost game two after winning game one of the finals. |
[view] | Osterberg was extremely unhappy after the Masticore incident. |
[view] | Levy smiles after Osterberg forgets to pay for Masticores upkeep in game 5 of the semifinals. |
[view] | Osterbergs Masticore in the graveyard after an unfortunate error. |
[view] | Nine time zones away from the tournament, Monty Ashley keeps the website updated with the latest information. |
[view] | Osterberg versus Levy in the semifinals. |
[view] | Noah Boeken Netherlands defeats Loic Dobringa France in the semifinals. |
[view] | Rickard Osterberg lost the first game of the semifinals to Levys Replenish deck. |
[view] | Noah Boeken lost game one of the semifinals to the all-powerful Masticore. |
[view] | Levy vs. Osterberg in the semifinals. |
[view] | Loic Dobrigna from Paris, France. |
[view] | Boeken versus Dobriga in the semifinals. |
[view] | Raphael Levy is playing well in his second Euro Championship top 8. |
[view] | Camera view of the Boeken/Coeckelbergh match. |
[view] | Noah Boeken is in control of game 5 of the quarterfinals. |
[view] | A view of the quarterfinals. |
[view] | A large crowd watched the finals on the 8 monitors. |
[view] | Osterberg makes the final attack with his Morphling. |
[view] | Winter was not pleased when Osterberg got a Morphling on the table. |
[view] | Osterberg is in control of the fifth game of the quarterfinals. |
[view] | The 2000 European Championship judge staff. |
[view] | Champion, finalist and semifinalist trophies. |
[view] | The 2000 Euro Championship trophies. |
[view] | The Euro Championship staff prepare the trophies. |
[view] | Winter and Osterberg are tied, 2-2 in the quarterfinals |
[view] | The amazing event manager for WOTC Belgium, Chris Weyers. |
[view] | A view of the control room for the finals. |
[view] | A view from the jib camera. |
[view] | Franzen is in big trouble in the quarterfinals versus Levy. |
[view] | Raphael Levy originally was disturbed by the crowd noise but all of the cheers were for him. |
[view] | Raphael Levy smiles after winning the quarterfinals. |
[view] | View of the quarterfinals, being played on stage in front of a live audience of over 300 people. |
[view] | Noah Boeken wins 3-1 versus Gert Coeckelbergh in the quarterfinals. Boeken will advance to the semifinals versus Loic Dobrigna. |
[view] | Noah Boeken shows off the Vine Dryad with 3 Rancors that he used to crush Gert Coekelbergh in the quarterfinals. |
[view] | Joost Winter versus Rickard Osterberg in their quarterfinal match. |
[view] | Wolfgang Eder versus Loic Dobringa in the quarterfinals. |
[view] | Brian Hacker and Randy Buehler doing live commentary for the quarterfinals. |
[view] | Johan Franzen is using the red clown nose against Levy in the quarterfinals. |
[view] | Gert Coeckelbergh comes back to win game three versus Boeken. |
[view] | A moment of levity in the Boeken/Coekelbergh match. |
[view] | Noah Boeken wins game two against Gert Coekelbergh. |
[view] | Joost Winter Netherlands versus Richard Osterberg Sweden. |
[view] | A cameramans eye view of the finals. |
[view] | Judges came from as far as Russia to judge the European Championship. |
[view] | Johan Franzen of Sweden, before the quarterfinals. |
[view] | Wolfgang Eder of Germany, before the quarterfinals. |
[view] | Loic Dobringa of France, before the quarterfinals. |
[view] | Raphael Levy of France, before the quarterfinals. |
[view] | The top 8 players before the quarterfinals. |
[view] | The finals preparations are nearly finished. |
[view] | Vladimir Kamenon, level 2 judge from Yugoslavia. |
[view] | A full camera crew filmed the finals of the 2000 Euro Championship. |
[view] | Noah Boeken of Holland, before the quarterfinals. |
[view] | Waless finest, Richard Edbury. Edbury won the US Nationals Fantasy Pro Tour this year. |
[view] | Mark Wraith claims he isnt photogenic. |
[view] | Tony Dobson in his Yankees cap |
[view] | Ben Ronaldson from England. |
[view] | Top 8 photo: Joost Winter Nertherlands |
[view] | Top 8 photo: Eder Wolfgang Germany |
[view] | Top 8 photo: Loic Dobrigna France |
[view] | Top 8 photo: Johan Franzen Swedish |
[view] | Top 8 photo: Gert Coeckelbergh Belgium |
[view] | Top 8 photo: Raphael Levy France |
[view] | Top 8 photo: Rickard Osterberg Swedish |
[view] | Top 8 photo: Noah Boeken Netherlands |
[view] | Noah Boeken, top player from The Netherlands. |
[view] | Rune Horvik types in decklists for the Sideboard. |
[view] | Noah Boeken versus Nicolas Olivieri. |
[view] | Nicolas Olivieri versus Noah Boeken. |
[view] | Frank Karsten just missed making the Top 8. |
[view] | Frank Karsten vs. Stewart Shinkins. |
[view] | Janosch Kuhn of Germany. |
[view] | Richard Osterberg vs. Ondrej Baudys in a round 12 feature match. |
[view] | Ondrej Baudys vs. Richard Osterberg. |
[view] | Kim Eikefet interviews Christian Luhrs. |
[view] | Flags for all the represented countries were on display at the event. |
[view] | Buying stuff is fun at the WOTC merchandise booth. |
[view] | Stewart Shinkins from Ireland. |
[view] | Jean-Louis Dhondt versus Loic Dobringa in a round 11 feature match. |
[view] | Johan Franzen versus Christoph Lippert. |
[view] | Johan Franzen took off his red clown nose for this important match. |
[view] | Loic Dobringa in his only feature match. |
[view] | American player John Shuler randomly showed up at the Euro Championship on the first day of his two-month European tour. |
[view] | Rogerio Alecrim, level 3 judge from Portugal. |
[view] | Timme Nyegard considers his next play. |
[view] | Davide Tolle Bonati, Italian Magic coverage writer. |
[view] | Timme Nyegaard played Stewart Shinkins |
[view] | Noah Boeken in a feature match versus Wolfgang Eder. |
[view] | Richard Clyne, level 3 judge from England. |
[view] | Keith Anderson, former South African, now living in England and working for WOTC UK. |
[view] | Ben Ronaldson England versus Nicolas Oliveiri France. |
[view] | Stewart Shinkins versus Timme Nyegaard. |
[view] | Jerome Mioso from WOTC France. |
[view] | Sigurd Eskeland versus Jan Tomcani. |
[view] | Jan Tomcani from the Slovak Republic. |
[view] | Norways Siguard Eskeland cuts a striking profile. |
[view] | Sigurd Eskeland and his flock of animals giving him good luck. |
[view] | Feature Matches: John Ormerod versus Carlos Barrado, Jan Tomcani versus Sigurd Eskeland |
[view] | Mario Van Leeuwen, level 3 judge from Germany. |
[view] | Raphael Levy versus Jean-Louis Dhondt in another feature match |
[view] | Stephane Blanchon and Cajus Von Engelmann, getting ready to start round 10. |
[view] | Jaap Brouwer in Euro Championship judging action. |
[view] | Nicholas Olivieri of France. |
[view] | Richard Osterberg versus Nicholas Olivieri in a round 10 feature match. |
[view] | Cedric Nouveau, level 3 judge from France. |
[view] | Richard Osterberg of Sweden is doing very well at the European Championship. |
[view] | Kim Eikefet is so cool, she has to wear shades. |
[view] | Felix Huybrechts the event manager for Euro Championships. |
[view] | Felix is in charge of Organized Play for the European Territories. |
[view] | Left to Right: Ben Ronaldson English National Champion, Mark Wraith covering the feature match for the Sideboard, Dirk Baberowski watching the match after dropping for the tournament and Raphael Levy. |
[view] | Peer Kroger of Germany versus Mattias Jorstedt of Sweden in a round 9 feature match. |
[view] | Mattias Jorstedt from Sweden. Mattias was part of the 1997 Swedish National team which placed second at the Worlds losing to the winning Canadian National Team in the finals. |
[view] | Germanys Peer Kroger is happy to be in a feature match. |
[view] | Brian Hacker and Jeff Donais in a high-level consultation while doing Sideboard coverage. |
[view] | Mark Wraith and Collin Jackson typing up Sideboard coverage. |
[view] | Vicky, Kim and Alex work hard bringing coverage for fans around the world. |
[view] | The staff for the Italian web coverage. |
[view] | Magic artist Christopher Moeller. |
[view] | Svend Geertsen from Denmark in a round 8 feature match. |
[view] | Carlos Barrado from Spain. |
[view] | Level 2 judge, Jan Willem Barends from The Netherlands one of the Dutch Vikings. |
[view] | The booth where Brian Hacker and Randy Buehler will sit for Sundays finals coverage. |
[view] | The countdown clocks for the Euro Championship. |
[view] | Level 4 Polish judge Jakub Wysoczanski. |
[view] | Italian DCI Manager, Andrea Chiarvesio. |
[view] | Level 3 French judge Abde Allala. |
[view] | Round 8 feature match, Carlos Barrado versus Hector Fuentes, both from Spain. |
[view] | Round 8 feature match, Svend Geertsen Denmark versus Mark Hernandez France. |
[view] | Johan Franzen Sweden wears a red clown nose during his matches. |
[view] | Christen Ljones gets beat down by Jakub Slemr, 0-2. |
[view] | Christer Ljones of Norway versus 1997 World Champion, Jakub Slemr. |
[view] | Bram Snepvangers versus current Denmark resident, Trey Van Cleave. |
[view] | The OTHER Czech player, Ondrej Baudys. |
[view] | Czech Republics finest, Jakub Slemr. |
[view] | Jean-Louis DHondt versus John Ormerod Noah Boeken watches beside them. |
[view] | Tomi Walamies versus Noah Boeken. |
[view] | Kai Budde 1999 World Champion faces Nicolai Herzog 1999 European Champion and highest DCI rated European player in a round 7 feature match. |
[view] | Tomi Walamies and Noah Boeken battle. |
[view] | Tomi Walamies in a round 7 feature match. |
[view] | Jean-Louis Dhondt considers his options in a round 7 feature match. |
[view] | Nicolai Herzog shuffles his deck. |
[view] | Christian Luhrs Germany and Bram Snepvangers Netherlands in a round 7 feature match. |
[view] | Mark Wraith covers John Ormerods feature match. |
[view] | Englands finest, Mark Wraith. |
[view] | Michael Debard, Bram Snepvangers, Alex Shvartsman brooding, Jean-Louis Dhondt and Ben Ronaldson. |
[view] | Noah Boeken versus Rapahel Levy, round 6 feature match. |
[view] | Finlands Tommie Walamies versus Hollands Joost Winter. Joost shaved off his beard for this tournament in particular. |
[view] | Round 6 feature match action. Left to right: Walamies, Boeken, Randy Buehler Sideboard, Levy and Winter. |
[view] | Collin Jackson writes coverage in between looking for local animals. |
[view] | Norweigan National Champion Bjorn Petter Jocumsen, commonly referred to as B.P. by his fellow Norweigans. |
[view] | Christer Ljones of Norway, Kim Eikefets ex-boyfriend but now single. |
[view] | Jakub Slemr, well respected player from Prague, Czech Republic. |
[view] | Yann Hamon French National Champ versus Jean-Louis Dhondt Blegium Nationals Finalist |
[view] | Warren Marsh versus Sturla blue drafter Bingen with Jakub Slemr in the background. |
[view] | Jean-Louis Dhondt has two Grand Prix top 8 finishes and was 16th at Pro Tour London. |
[view] | Roc Herms, top Spanish player. |
[view] | Jean-Louis Dhondt considers his options in his feature match. |
[view] | Odegaard Oyvind top Norgeiwan player and two runner-up finishes in the Oslo Invitational, one of Norways most prestigious tournaments versus Roc Herms ninth place at Pro Tour London and two time Spanish National Team member. |
[view] | Manuel Bevand versus Jakub Slemr, former World Champion. |
[view] | Jean-Louis Dhondt from Belgium. |
[view] | Belgiums finest, Vicky Korstanje. |
[view] | Jeff Donais takes a drink of water after a day of hard work. |
[view] | John Ormerod is a wacky Brit. |
[view] | Jelger Wiegersma from The Netherlands. |
[view] | Norways finest: Sturla Bingen. |
[view] | Vicky Korstanje is coordinating web content for the Sideboard Online. |
[view] | Erno Ekebom was top 8 at Pro Tour Los Angeles 1999. |
[view] | Raphael Levy has gone with a popular look and gotten blond streaks in his hair. |
[view] | Ollie Schneider looks into space after his match with the Welsh National Champion. |
[view] | Carl Crook composes an email to Chris Zantides on his handheld organizer. |
[view] | Thomas Bisballe ejects the Welsh National Champion because his deck seemed insufficiently randomized. |
[view] | John Ormerod with head in hands in his feature match versus Gabor Papp. |
[view] | Nicolas Labarre is widely considered one of the nicest French players. |
[view] | Raphael Levy, hometown hero. |
[view] | Jeff Donais sending Sideboard updates from Euros. |
[view] | Olivier Ruel versus Lucien Bui, both from France. |
[view] | There were many UK players in the round 4 feature matches. Clockwise from top left: John Ormerod England, Sideboard writer Alex Shvartsman Russia, Papp Gabor Hungary, John Larkin Ireland and Tony Dobson England. |
[view] | Gabor Papp versus John Ormerod in a feature match. |
[view] | Gabor Papp from Hungary. |
[view] | Lucien Bui. |
[view] | Erno Ekebom from Finland. |
[view] | Trey Van Cleave. |
[view] | Artist Greg Staples. |
[view] | Card vendors from England sold cards for peoples Standard decks. |
[view] | The 3-0 table for the second booster draft. |
[view] | Randy Buehler covers a draft for Ben Ronaldson. |
[view] | Bram Snepvangers from Holland. The Dutch are very proud of him. |
[view] | Svend Geertsen of Denmark. |
[view] | Cyril Grillon, the DCI Manager for European Territories. |
[view] | Abde Allala, the new DCI Manager for France. |
[view] | Jaap Brouwer of Holland runs a draft table. |
[view] | Johan Allouche is writing for the french Sideboard coverage. |
[view] | Victor van den Broek is assisting in Sideboard coverage for the European Championsip. |
[view] | Noah Boeken is doing very well in the tournament. |
[view] | Thomas Preyer Austria vs. Noah Boeken Holland. |
[view] | Timme Nyegaard in round 3 feature match. |
[view] | Andrea Redi from Italy with a big smile. |
[view] | Ondrej Baudys taking his round 3 feature match very seriously. |
[view] | Timme Nyegaard from Denmark. |
[view] | Christian Gregorich. |
[view] | Kai Budde and John Omerod during the first draft. |
[view] | Kai Budde, 2000 World Champion and nice guy. |
[view] | Feature matches involving top players from Europe. |
[view] | Benedict Klauser versus Warren Marsh in a feature match. |
[view] | Raphael Levy vs. Christer Ljones in a feature match. |
[view] | John Ormerod takes his Magic seriously. |
[view] | Nicolas Labarre loves the camera. |
[view] | Peer Kroger used to be a top player from Germany. |
[view] | Nicolas Labarre is the pride of France. |
[view] | Christian Luhrs in a round 2 feature match against Nicolas Labarre. |
[view] | Raphael Levy in a round 2 feature match against Christer Ljones. |
[view] | Christer Ljones faced Raphael Levy in a feature match. |
[view] | Nicolas Labarre of France. |
[view] | Special guest artist Rebecca Guay. |
[view] | Bram Snepvangers, from The Netherlands. |
[view] | Jerome Miosos nickname is Manteus. |
[view] | The French sideboard team is very close. |
[view] | Randy Buehler is working hard generating feature matches and draft coverage. |
[view] | Brian Hacker, doing Sideboard coverage. |
[view] | Julian Silverstone, doing French language Sideboard coverage. |
[view] | Ilea Rotelli, a very talented Italian reporter, player and judge. |
[view] | Alex Shvarstman loves doing coverage. |
[view] | Kim Eikefet is a very serious reporter. |
[view] | French TV reporter covering the Euro Championship. |
[view] | Round 1 feature matches included Hernandez vs. Debard, Konstanczer vs. Bevand, Brickwell vs. Valkyser and Paskins vs. Fuentes. |
[view] | Andre Konstanczer is proud of his first National Championship. |
[view] | Dan Paskins versus Hector Fuentes, round 1 feature match. |
[view] | Marc Hernandez of France. |
[view] | Andre Konstanczer, 2000 German National Champion. |
[view] | Michael Debard, top player from France. |
[view] | Gijsbert Hoogendijk, level 3 judge from The Netherlands. |
[view] | Cajus Von Engelmann runs the Ostelen Game Center here in Paris. Its one of the top game centers in the world. |
[view] | Judges from around the world. Clockwise from top: Keith Anderson is a level 3 judge formerly of South Africa now living in the UK anonymous French Judge Michael Katsberg is a level 3 judge from Denmark Jakub Wysoczanski is a level 4 judge and DCI coordinator for Poland Jan-Willem Barends is a level 2 judge from The Netherlands. |
[view] | Dan Paskins discusses Red Deck Wins with some fans. |
[view] | Two-thirds of Team Black Ops, considered the best team in the world. |
[view] | The UK guys discuss strategy before the tournament. |
[view] | The creator of Red Deck Wins 2000, Dan Paskins with help from Ben Ronaldson and a couple of other guys. |
[view] | Michael Debard from France. |
[view] | Kai Budde smiles its nice to be the World Champion. |
[view] | Thomas Bisballe, level 4 judge from Denmark, calls the first draft. |
[view] | A video crew was filming the entire tournament. |
[view] | Christian Luhrs of Germany. |
[view] | Pete Norris, Sideboard writer for the event. |
[view] | Players are nervous to see who they will be paired against each round. |
[view] | Thomas Bisballe makes his opening announcements. |
[view] | Tourists-eye-view of the Eiffel Tower. |
[view] | Thousands of tourists flock to the Eiffel Tower. |
[view] | Tony Dobson, widely considered to be one of the top players in the UK. |
[view] | Judges are ready to hand out land for the first draft. |
[view] | Dominik Hothow of Germany is no stranger to competition, but was still a little nervous to compete in his first European Championship. |
[view] | Dirk Baberowski loves his Magic. |
[view] | Brian Hacker is writing for the Sideboard and doing commentary on Sunday for the finals. |
[view] | Min Sin from Germany. |
[view] | Bram Snepvangers of Holland considers his next play. |
[view] | Collin Jackson, American judge, netrep rules guru and sometimes player. |
[view] | Paul Barclay, English judge, netrep, rules guru and sometimes player. |
[view] | A rare underside view of the Eiffel Tower. |
[view] | Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris. |
[view] | It was raining in Paris this weekend, but it was still beautiful. |
[view] | Tom Harle and Scott Wills from England. |
[view] | Ioan Llywd from Wales and Warren Marsh from England. |
[view] | Nicolai Herzog from Norway, Ernst Schipper from Czech Republic and Matteo Magnani from Italy during the first draft. |
[view] | Summersberger Helmut of Austria drafts beside John Larkin of Ireland who was a quaterfinalist from Pro Tour New York. |
[view] | Noah Boeken of the Netherlands drafts beside Massimo De Matteo of Italy. |
[view] | Stephan Valkyser of Germany drafts beside Daniel Brickwell of Germany while Jan Willem Barends judges. |
[view] | Two-time top 8 player PT Mainz and PT Dallas Peer Kroger of Germany. |
[view] | Christian Luhrs and Jim Herold from Germany. |
[view] | Nicolas Berthos of France, Bram Snepvangers of Holland and Seppo Toikka of Finland. |
[view] | Former World Champion Alexander Blumke of Switzerland drafts beside Stephen Brown of Wales and Vincent Guillex of France. |
[view] | Dirk Baberowski drafting with shaved head. |
[view] | Alexander Witt and Pro Tour New York Champion Sigurd Eskeland draft. |
[view] | Returning European Champion, Nicolai Herzog of Norway. |
[view] | Gregorich Christian from Austria during the first draft. |
[view] | Thomas Bisballe is cheerful before the tournament. |
[view] | Labarre has Olivier Ruel drafting right beside him. |
[view] | Nicolas Labarre drafts. |
[view] | Head Scorekeeper Cajus Von Engelmann |
[view] | Paris, France. |
[view] | The Cultural Center had a wonderful Picasso sculpture exhibit. |
[view] | Tourists gather at the base of the Eiffel tower. |
[view] | The Saint Chapelle Rose window. |
[view] | View looking into Saint Chapelle. |
[view] | The beautiful stained glass of Saint Chapelle. |
[view] | The interior of Saint Chapelle. |
[view] | Collin Jackson with an apostle. |
[view] | The tower of Saint Chapelle. |
[view] | Statue across from Notre Dame. |
[view] | Moat outside Notre Dame. |
[view] | Grand Opera house in Paris. |
[view] | The stained glass Rose window |
[view] | Joan of Arc statue inside Notre Dame. |
[view] | Candles inside Notre Dame. |
[view] | Cain beating down Abel. |
[view] | Ezekiel 25:17. |
[view] | Front view of Notre Dame. |
[view] | Pompidou Cultural Center in Paris. Evidence that everything built in the 1970s should be torn down. |
[view] | Collin Jackson and random.pigeons |
[view] | Rear view of Notre Dame. |
[view] | Flying buttresses of Notre Dame. |
[view] | Gargoyles defend Notre Dame. |
[view] | Notre Dame stained glass window. |
[view] | Pieta Madonna with dying Christ from Notre Dame. |
[view] | Carl Crook, Cyril Grillon, and head judge Thomas Bisballe Jensen |