On September 3rd 2011 the day began like any other day for the common folk of the Midwest, but for 26 of the most vicious gunslingers this side of the Mississippi, it began with only one thing in mind..... To live just one day as the Team Serious Champion.
On September 3rd Dave P. Baum's POP! located at 404 E. Perkins Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870 hosted the Team Serious Open II. Fun was had by all and there was even live streaming of matches courtesy of Jimmy "Sprinkles" McCarthy at
http://www.own3d.tv/live/112834/Team_Serious.
After slogging it through the trenches of Vintage tournament magic, at the end of the day the top 8 was defined. It consisted of Jerry "Yangtime" Yang, Mike "The Salad" Solymossy, Nam "Nartman99" Tran, Jimmy "Sprinkles" McCarthy, The Dark Sith Lord himself, Stephen Q. Menendian, Theo "NT-22" Limber, Warren Connell, and Randal "The Red Wizard" Witherell.
It played out as this.....
Rd1 top 8Warren vs Steve - Steve winsJerry vs Theo - Jerry wins
Nam vs Jimmy - Jimmy wins
Mike vs Randal - Randal wins
Rd2 top 8 Steve vs Jerry - Steve wins
Jimmy vs Randal - Jimmy winsFinalsSteve vs Jimmy - Steve wins1st placeThe Dark Sith Lord himself, Stephen Q. Menendian
Lotus Cobra Gush1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Volcanic Island
1 Island
4 Sculding Tarn
3 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Blight Steel Colossus
4 Lotus Cobra
4 Gush
4 Preordain
4 Force of Will
1 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Timetwister
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Mind's Desire
1 Fastbond
1 Ponder
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Brainstorm
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Rebuild
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Necropotence
Sb2 Ingot Chewer
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pyroblast
2 Trygon Predator
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Yixlid Jailer
1 Nihl Spellbomb
1 Lighting Bolt
1 Fire/Ice
2nd PlaceJimmy "Sprinkles" McCarthy
Gush Control 1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
3 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Volcanic Island
1 Island
2 Sculding Tarn
3 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
2 Misty Rainforest
1 Blight Steel Colossus
4 Lotus Cobra
4 Gush
4 Preordain
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Tinker
1 Fastbond
1 Ponder
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Brainstorm
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Ancient Grudge
Sb1 Ancient Grudge
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Lightning Bolt
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Red Elemental Blast
2 Ingot Chewer
1 Volcanic Island
2 Flusterstorm
3rd Place Jerry "Yangtime" Yang
Gush Combo3 Island
3 Misty Rainforest
3 Polluted Delta
3 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Blightsteel Colossus
2 Dark Confidant
4 Force of Will
4 Gush
4 Mental Misstep
3 Preordain
2 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Mana Drain
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Fastbond
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Regrowth
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Time Vault
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sb4 Yixlid Jailer
2 Extirpate
2 Flusterstorm
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Trygon Predator
1 Forest
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Swamp
4th placeRandal "The Red Wizard" Witherell
Ritual Combo2 Flooded Strand
3 Polluted Delta
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
1 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Swamp
1 Snow-covered Island
1 Snow-covered Swamp
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Blightsteel Colossus
3 Dark Confidant
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Dark Ritual
4 Force of Will
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Preordain
4 Duress
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Necropotence
Sb2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Pithing Needle
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Trinket Mage
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Darkblast
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Rebuild
2 Mental Misstep
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Sundering Titan
1 Voltaic Key
5th - 8th in no particular orderNam “Nartman99” Tran
MUD1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
4 Wasteland
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Ancient Tomb
2 Rishadan Port
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Metal Worker
4 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Arcbound Ravager
2 Triskelion
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Chalice of the Void
3 Staff of Domination
2 Crucible of Worlds
Sb4 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Relic of Progenitus
4 Duplicant
2 Tabernacle at the Pendrall Vale
1 Wurmcoil Engine
Theo Limber
Gush Control1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Island
2 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
1 Polluted Delta
2 Scolding Tarn
3 Misty Rainforest
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
1 Fastbond
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Chandra, the Firebrand
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Tinker
1 Merchant Scroll
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Trygon Predator
2 Vendilion Clique
4 Preordain
4 Spell Peirce
4 Gush
4 Force of Will
Sb4 Leyline of the Void
2 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Nature’s Claim
2 Red elemental Blast
1 Chaos Warp
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Mountain
1 Forest
1 Goblin Welder
Warren Connell
Gush1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
2 Volcanic Island
2 Island
4 Sculding Tarn
3 Polluted Delta
1 Blight Steel Colossus
4 Gush
3 Preordain
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
3 Mental Misstep
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Tinker
1 Fastbond
1 Ponder
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Brainstorm
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
Sb 1 Mountain
3 Nature’s Claim
2 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Pyroclasm
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Darkblast
1 Ancient Grudge
Mike “The Salad” Solymossy
Oath1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
4 Forbidden Orchard
1 Tropical Island
2 Volcanic Island
2 Underground Sea
2 Island
3 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
2 Tidespout Tyrant
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Oath of Druids
1 Brainfreeze
1 Krosan Reclamation
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Steel Sabotage
3 Thoughtsieze
4 Force of Will
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Sansei’s Divining Top
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Fastbond
1 Brainstorm
3 Preordain
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Gush
2 Mental Misstep
Sb2 Steel Sabotage
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Pithing Needle
2 Nihl Spellbomb
2 Planar Void
2 Pyroblast
2 Dismember
1 Tinker
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Flusterstorm
Meta game break down10 Gush decks(the Oath deck had gush in it so its technically 11 Gush decks)
-4 with lotus Cobras
-2 with Dark Confidants
-4 with only Gush
5 Mana Drain decks
-3 with Dark Confidants
-2 without Dark Confidants
1 Dark Ritual deck
1 Oath Deck(with Gush)
2 Dredge decks
2 MUD decks
-1 Workshop Aggro
-1 Metal Worker/Staff Combo
1 Turbo Tezz
1 Mono Red Burn
2 Fish decks
-1 Dark Depths
-1 deck full of 2/2’s
Sorry for the late results post, but I had a feeling that the winner of the event might be writing an article. Plus, I don't really feel like getting hit by Force Lightning.
For all you haters out there, the next TSO will be held December 3rd. The link is
here. 
