Top 8
Darmstadt 14.09.2008
Format: Vintage
Number of players: 28
Swiss Rounds: 5
Cut to top 8
Playoff pairings:
1/4
Alban Lauter (UBR Painter) defeats Andreas Neumann (Horden Tendrils)
Oliver Salten (Mono Brown) defeats Erik Höchel (Confidant Control)
Patric Hinnes (Dredge) defeats Harald David (Slaver)
Alexander Thomas (UW Bomberman) defeats Kai Lange (Drain Tendrils)
1/2
Alban Lauter defeats Oliver Salten
Alexander Thomas defeats Patric Hinnes
final
Alexander Thomas defeats Alban Lauter
Top 8 lists
1st
Alexander Thomas
"Bob-Omb!" - UW Bomberman
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Aether Spellbomb
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Echoing Truth
2 Mana Leak
3 Trinket Mage
4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
2 Swords to Plowshares
2 Aven Mindcensor
3 Auriok Salvagers
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Polluted Delta
4 Flooded Strand
3 Tundra
1 Plains
5 Island
60
Sideboard
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Gaea's Blessing
2 Pithing Needle
2 Serenity
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Chalice of the Void
2 Exalted Angel
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Balance
1 Oblivion Ring
15
2nd
Alban Lauter
"Van Gogh and Friends" - UBR Painter
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Darksteel Colossus
2 Grindstone
4 Painter's Servant
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Ponder
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Echoing Truth
2 Trinket Mage
3 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
2 Pyroblast
3 Red Elemental Blast
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
3 Island
60
Sideboard
2 Engineered Explosives
2 Pithing Needle
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Extirpate
2 Thoughtseize
2 Pyroclasm
3 Ingot Chewer
15
3rd
Oliver Salten
"One Deer Show" - Mono Brown
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
1 Trinisphere
2 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Juggernaut
4 Metalworker
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Tangle Wire
4 Smokestack
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
4 Ancient Tomb
4 City of Traitors
4 Mishra's Workshop
60
Sideboard
3 Pithing Needle
3 Tormod's Crypt
3 Powder Keg
3 Duplicant
3 Jester's Cap
15
4th
Partic Hinnes
"Team Demolition Ichorid" - Dredge
1 Duplicant
1 Sundering Titan
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Serum Powder
2 Darkblast
3 Dread Return
3 Golgari Thug
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Ichorid
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Unmask
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Bridge from Below
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Narcomoeba
2 Flame-Kin Zealot
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 City of Brass
60
Sideboard
4 Ancient Grudge
4 Chain of Vapor
3 Gemstone Mine
2 Emerald Charm
1 Darkblast
1 Darksteel Colossus
15
5th
Andreas Neumann
Horden Tendrils
4 Force of Will
3 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Duress
1 Necropotence
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mind's Desire
1 Timetwister
1 Tinker
1 Memory Jar
1 Windfall
1 Chain of Vapor
3 Sleight of Hand
3 Chromatic Sphere
4 Dark Ritual
3 Cabal Ritual
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
3 Underground Sea
1 Island
1 Swamp
60
Sideboard
1 Darksteel Colossus
3 Dark Confidant
2 Yixlid Jailer
2 Defense Grid
2 Duress
2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Island
1 Swamp
15
6th
Kai Lange
UBR Drain Tendrils
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Lotus Petal
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Ponder
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Rebuild
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Gifts Ungiven
3 Intuition
3 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Accumulated Knowledge
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Recoup
1 Fire/Ice
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
3 Island
60
Sideboard
1 Engineered Explosives
2 Pithing Needle
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Pyroclasm
4 Duress
2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Darkblast
1 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
15
7th
Harald David
URB Drain Slaver
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Mindslaver
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Sundering Titan
1 Triskelion
1 Platinum Angel
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Gifts Ungiven
2 Strategic Planning
4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Gorilla Shaman
3 Goblin Welder
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
2 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
2 Island
60
Sideboard
1 Engineered Explosives
2 Pithing Needle
1 Tormod's Crypt
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Triskelion
3 Rack and Ruin
1 Trinisphere
1 Fire/Ice
3 Duress
15
8th
Erik Höchel
UB Confidant Control
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Tormod's Crypt
2 Sensei's Divining Top
2 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Trinket Mage
2 Spell Snare
2 Echoing Truth
3 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
4 Looter il-Kor
1 Cabal Therapy
1 Extirpate
1 Thoughtseize
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
3 Duress
4 Dark Confidant
1 Strip Mine
3 Wasteland
4 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
4 Underground Sea
1 Swamp
2 Island
60
Sideboard
2 Pithing Needle
1 Tormod's Crypt
2 Extirpate
1 Thoughtseize
3 Yixlid Jailer
1 Echoing Truth
2 Stifle
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Darkblast
1 Rebuild
15
Best unpowered:
Urs Glaubitt
Judge:
Daniel Scherer
Metagame breakdown:
1. UW Bomberman
2. UBR Painter
3. MUD
4. Dredge
5. Horden Tendrils
6. UBR Drain Tendrils
7. UBR Slaver
8. UB Confidant Control
9. Dredge
10. RB Goblins
11. UR Fish
12. URg Fish (*)
13. UBR Slaver
14. Mono-B Suicide (*)
15. MUD
16. UB Painter
17. MUD
18. Dredge
19. UB Hatching Plans
20. Horden Tendrils
21. UBR Slaver
22. UR Stax
23. UBR Drain Tendrils
24. UWR Bomberman
25. MUD
26. Mono-R Stax
27. Egg Tendrils
28. UB Fish (*)
* unpowered
Pics:
Prizes
THE PRIZE!
Standings after Swiss
Top 8 pairings
Quarterfinals:
Andreas trying to figure out how to play Horden Tendrils
Slaver vs Dredge
Semifinals:
Finals:
Doing math homework with a little help from Dr. Neumann
Winners
