Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2006

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;GP Lille (18–19 December)

• Format: Legacy
• Attendance: 939

1. {{flagicon|AUT}} Helmut Summersberger
2. {{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Krutil
3. {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicholas Labarre
4. {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Verdiani
5. {{flagicon|GER}} Martin Brenner
6. {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Le Briand
7. {{flagicon|GER}} Max Bracht
8. {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Francois

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;GP Charlotte (18–19 December)

• Format: Extended
• Attendance: 456

1. {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Krumb
2. {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Majlaton
3. {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Goodman
4. {{flagicon|USA}} David Shiels
5. {{flagicon|USA}} Antonino De Rosa
6. {{flagicon|}} Alan Hubbard
7. {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Boozer
8. {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas LaPille

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;GP Hasselt (28–29 January)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 1070

1. {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Gomersall
2. {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Goron
3. {{flagicon|NED}} Maurice Palijama
4. {{flagicon|SVN}} Ziga Fritz
5. {{flagicon|GER}} Helge Nelson
6. {{flagicon|NED}} Dimitri Reinderman
7. {{flagicon|ENG}} Quentin Martin
8. {{flagicon|FRA}} Francois Moreau

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;GP Richmond (4–5 February)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 558

1. {{flagicon|CAN}} Richard Hoaen
2. {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Sonne
3. {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Chambers
4. {{flagicon|USA}} John Fiorillo
5. {{flagicon|USA}} Eugene Harvey
6. {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Webb
7. {{flagicon|USA}} Gerry Thompson
8. {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Pinnegar

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;GP Dortmund (18–19 February)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 1029

1. {{flagicon|GER}} David Brucker
2. {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Goron
3. {{flagicon|GER}} Mathias Wigge
4. {{flagicon|GER}} Marco Rothaupt
5. {{flagicon|GER}} Dennis Grudowski
6. {{flagicon|NED}} Julien Nuijten
7. {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Ruel
8. {{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Rentzsch

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Mark Herberholz won Pro Tour Honolulu piloting a green/red aggro-deck. He defeated Craig Jones in the finals. The final eight included both Ruel brothers, Antoine and Olivier. Notably absent from the Top 8 were the Japanese players after thirteen consecutive final day appearances.{{cite web | title = Living on Heezy Street | publisher=Wizards of the Coast | date = 5 March 2006 | url = http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/pthon06/welcome| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081002194500/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/pthon06/welcome| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2 October 2008}}

Prize pool: $240,245

Players: 410

Format: Standard

Head Judge: John Shannon{{cite web | title = Head Judges of Pro Tours and World Championships | publisher=XS4ALL | date = 30 October 2009 | url = http://magic.wiki.xs4all.nl/index.php?title=Head_Judges_of_Pro_Tours_and_World_Championships}}

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1= Quarter-finals

| RD2= Semi-finals

| RD1-team1=Craig Jones

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-team2=Antoine Ruel

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-team3=Max Bracht

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-team4=Olivier Ruel

| RD1-score4=3

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Osyp Lebedowicz

| RD1-score5=1

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Mark Herberholz

| RD1-score6=3

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Tiago Chan

| RD1-score7=3

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Ruud Warmenhoven

| RD1-score8=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Craig Jones

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Olivier Ruel

| RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Mark Herberholz

| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Tiago Chan

| RD2-score4=1

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Craig Jones

| RD3-score1=2

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Mark Herberholz

| RD3-score2=3

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;GP Manila (18–19 March)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 368

1. {{flagicon|PHI}} James Porter
2. {{flagicon|PHI}} Jiro Francisco
3. {{flagicon|KOR}} Cynic Kim
4. {{flagicon|CHN}} Bo Sun
5. {{flagicon|AUS}} Jake Hart
6. {{flagicon|PHI}} Felix Gonzales
7. {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Osawa
8. {{flagicon|PHI}} Dominic Ortega

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;GP Cardiff (25–26 March)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 370

1. {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Dingler
2. {{flagicon|GER}} Wesimo Al-Bacha
3. {{flagicon|NED}} Roel van Heeswijk
4. {{flagicon|SCO}} Julian Jardine
5. {{flagicon|ENG}} Quentin Martin
6. {{flagicon|NED}} Bram Snepvangers
7. {{flagicon|FRA}} Raphaël Lévy
8. {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Ruel

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;GP Madison (25–26 March)

• Format: Team Unified Standard
• Attendance: 456 (152 teams)

:1. Faddy Josh

::{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Ziegler

::{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Bulger

::{{flagicon|USA}} Takanobu Sato

:2. Free James Beeton

::{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Goodman

::{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Ioli

::{{flagicon|USA}} Benjamin Lundquist

:3. 4815162342

::{{flagicon|CAN}} Richard Hoaen

::{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Froehlich

::{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Maher, Jr.

:4. Cedric Philips Stole My Bike

::{{flagicon|USA}} John Pelcak

::{{flagicon|USA}} Chris McDaniel

::{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Sonne

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;GP Hamamatsu (8–9 April)

• Format: Team Unified Standard
• Attendance: 495 (165 teams)

:1. Tanii Monogatari

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Kotatsu Saitou

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Takahiro Katayama

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuusuke Tanii

:2. Stardust Crusader

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Asahara

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Masaya Kitayama

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Shouta Yasooka

:3. Limit Break

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Oosawa

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryou Ogura

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Itaru Ishida

:4. Kiosk

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Ishihara

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Itou

::{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Saitou

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;GP Barcelona (8–9 April)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 1208

1. {{flagicon|AUT}} Helmut Summersberger
2. {{flagicon|FRA}} Raphaël Lévy
3. {{flagicon|NED}} Jelger Wiegersma
4. {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Sadeghpour
5. {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Ruel
6. {{flagicon|ESP}} Aniol Alcaraz
7. {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Charles Salvin
8. {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Aljiaj

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Takuya Osawa won Pro Tour Prague, defeating Aaron Brackmann in the finals. In a Top 8 of rather unknown players Shuhei Nakamura was the only one to have made it to the final stage of a PT before.{{cite web | title = Osawa's Wurms Flog Prague | publisher=Wizards of the Coast | date = 7 May 2006 | url = http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/ptpra06/welcome| archive-url = https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090601230107/https://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/ptpra06/welcome| url-status = dead| archive-date = 1 June 2009}}

Prize pool: $240,245

Players: 415

Format: Booster Draft (Ravnica-Guildpact-Dissension)

Head Judge: Jaap Brouwer

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1= Quarter-finals

| RD2= Semi-finals

| RD1-team1=Takuya Osawa

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-team2=Joe Crosby

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-team3=Shuhei Nakamura

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-team4=Antonino De Rosa

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Christian Hüttenberger

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Quentin Martin

| RD1-score6=2

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Aaron Brackmann

| RD1-score7=3

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Rasmus Sibast

| RD1-score8=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Takuya Osawa

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Shuhei Nakamura

| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Christian Hüttenberger

| RD2-score3=0

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Aaron Brackmann

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Takuya Osawa

| RD3-score1=3

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Aaron Brackmann

| RD3-score2=0

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;GP Torino (3–4 June)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 656

1. {{flagicon|SUI}} Nico Bohny
2. {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Ruel
3. {{flagicon|NLD}} Bram Snepvangers
4. {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Jöns
5. {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Lombardi
6. {{flagicon|FRA}} Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
7. {{flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Mallamaci
8. {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Canali

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;GP Toronto (3–4 June)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 504

1. {{flagicon|USA}} Antonino De Rosa
2. {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Sonne
3. {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Sanchez
4. {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Lovin
5. {{flagicon|USA}} John Fiorillo
6. {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Taulbee
7. {{flagicon|CAN}} Jay Jiang
8. {{flagicon|NLD}} Jelger Wiegersma

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;GP Kuala Lumpur (3–4 June)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance:316

1. {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Tsumura
2. {{flagicon|JPN}} Osamu Fujita
3. {{flagicon|ENG}} Quentin Martin
4. {{flagicon|NED}} Ruud Warmenhoven
5. {{flagicon|MYS}} Terry Soh
6. {{flagicon|JPN}} Shouta Yasooka
7. {{flagicon|KOR}} Cynic Kim
8. {{flagicon|JPN}} Itaru Ishida

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The Japanese team "Kajiharu80" won Pro Tour Charleston, defeating the Brazilian team "Raaala Pumba" in the final. "Kajiharu80" consisted of Tomohiro Kaji, Shouta Yasooka, and Tomoharu Saitou. With 525 competitors in 175 teams Pro Tour Charleston was the biggest Pro Tour ever. It was also the only Team Constructed Pro Tour ever.{{cite web | title = Kajiharu80 puts the Char in Charleston | publisher=Wizards of the Coast | date = 18 June 2006 | url = http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/ptcha06/welcome| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081011012949/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/ptcha06/welcome| url-status = dead| archive-date = 11 October 2008}}

Players: 525 (175 teams)

Prize Pool: $234,000

Format: 3-Person Team Block Constructed (Ravnica, Guildpact, Dissension)

Head Judge: Sheldon Menery

{{4TeamBracket

| RD2= Semi-finals

| RD1-team1=Raaala Pumba

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-team2=Big Timing With Big Oots

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-team3=Kajiharu80

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-team4=D-25

| RD1-score4=1

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Raaala Pumba

| RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Kajiharu80

| RD2-score2=2

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;GP Toulouse (24–25 June)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 674

1. {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Tsumura
2. {{flagicon|BEL}} Marijn Lybaert
3. {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Nakamura
4. {{flagicon|ESP}} Adrian Olivera
5. {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Soum
6. {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Ruel
7. {{flagicon|JPN}} Shouta Yasooka
8. {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Didierjean

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;GP St. Louis (22–23 July)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance:466

1. {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Nakamura
2. {{flagicon|USA}} Zac Hill
3. {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Tsumura
4. {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Fennell
5. {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Kim
6. {{flagicon|USA}} Pierre Mondon
7. {{flagicon|USA}} Dalton King
8. {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeremy Kunkel

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;GP Malmo (22–23 July)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 539

1. {{flagicon|NED}} Wessel Oomens
2. {{flagicon|GRE}} Vasilis Fatouros
3. {{flagicon|NED}} Wilco Pinkster
4. {{flagicon|SWE}} Axel Berglund
5. {{flagicon|NED}} Jelger Wiegersma
6. {{flagicon|NED}} Kamiel Cornelissen
7. {{flagicon|POR}} André Coimbra
8. {{flagicon|DEN}} Asbjørn Fallesen

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;GP Hiroshima (19–20 August)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 417

1. {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Nakamura
2. {{flagicon|POR}} André Coimbra
3. {{flagicon|JPN}} Takahiro Suzuki
4. {{flagicon|ENG}} Basam Tebet
5. {{flagicon|NED}} Julien Nuijten
6. {{flagicon|JPN}} Kentarou Nonaka
7. {{flagicon|JPN}} Ichirou Shimura
8. {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuusuke Wakisaka

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;GP Phoenix (2–3 September)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 387

1. {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Romão
2. {{flagicon|USA}} Sean Inoue
3. {{flagicon|FRA}} Raphaël Lévy
4. {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Stein
5. {{flagicon|BEL}} Geoffrey Siron
6. {{flagicon|USA}} Gadiel Szleifer
7. {{flagicon|POR}} André Coimbra
8. {{flagicon|JPN}} Shu Kumuro

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;GP Sydney (7–8 October)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 213

1. {{flagicon|AUS}} James Zhang
2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Anatoli Lightfoot
3. {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoharu Saitou
4. {{flagicon|AUS}} Jeremy Neeman
5. {{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Aplin
6. {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Oosawa
7. {{flagicon|JPN}} Shouta Yasooka
8. {{flagicon|AUS}} Hugh Glanville

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;GP Athens (14–15 October)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 469

1. {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Aljiaj
2. {{flagicon|BEL}} Vincent Lemoine
3. {{flagicon|POR}} Marcio Carvalho
4. {{flagicon|FRA}} Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
5. {{flagicon|GER}} David Brucker
6. {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Ruel
7. {{flagicon|GRE}} Evangelos Papatsarouchas
8. {{flagicon|GER}} Aaron Brackmann

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German Jan-Moritz Merkel won Pro Tour Kobe. It was his first appearance at a Pro Tour.{{cite web | title = Merkel's Time is Now | publisher=Wizards of the Coast | date = 22 October 2006 | url = http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/ptkob06/welcome| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081011013020/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/ptkob06/welcome| url-status = dead| archive-date = 11 October 2008}}

Players: 388

Prize Pool: $240,245

Format: Booster Draft (Time Spiral)

Head Judge: John Shannon

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| RD1= Quarter-finals

| RD2= Semi-finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Bastien Perez

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Kenji Tsumura

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Tomoharu Saitou

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Jan-Moritz Merkel

| RD1-score4=3

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Thomas Didierjean

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Bram Snepvangers

| RD1-score6=2

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Takahiro Suzuki

| RD1-score7=2

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Willy Edel

| RD1-score8=3

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Bastien Perez

| RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Jan-Moritz Merkel

| RD2-score2=3

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Thomas Didierjean

| RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Willy Edel

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Jan-Moritz Merkel

| RD3-score1=3

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Willy Edel

| RD3-score2=1

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;GP New Jersey (11–12 November)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 913

1. {{flagicon|CAN}} Guillaume Cardin
2. {{flagicon|CAN}} Richard Hoaen
3. {{flagicon|USA}} Timothy Aten
4. {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Imperiale
5. {{flagicon|USA}} Gerry Thompson
6. {{flagicon|USA}} John Pelcak
7. {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Stokinger
8. {{flagicon|JPN}} Shouta Yasooka

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;GP Yamagata (18–19 November)

• Format: Limited
• Attendance: 359

1. {{flagicon|JPN}} Takihiro Suzuki
2. {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Ozawa
3. {{flagicon|NED}} Jelger Wiegersma
4. {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsuhiro Mori
5. {{flagicon|CAN}} Richard Hoaen
6. {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Ruel
7. {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Ogura
8. {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuu Murakami

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{{main|Magic: The Gathering World Championship#2006 World Championship}}

The tournament began with the Hall of Fame induction of Bob Maher, Jr., Dave Humpherys Raphaël Lévy, Gary Wise, and Rob Dougherty. In an all-Japanese final Makihito Mihara defeated Ryo Ogura. The Dutch team of Kamiel Cornelissen, Julien Nuijten, and Robert van Medevoort won the team finals against Japan.{{cite web | title = Mihara, Dutch Crowned World Champions! | publisher=Wizards of the Coast | date = 3 December 2006 | url = http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/wmc06}}

Prize pool: $255,245 (individual) + $210,000 (national teams)

Players: 356

Formats: Standard, Booster Draft (Time Spiral), Extended

Head Judge: Jaap Brouwer, Jason Ness

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| RD1= Quarter-finals

| RD2= Semi-finals

| RD1-team1=Paulo Carvalho

| RD1-score1=0

| RD1-team2=Ryo Ogura

| RD1-score2=3

| RD1-team3=Nicholas Lovett

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-team4=Katsuhiro Mori

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Paulo Vitor
Damo da Rosa

| RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Makihito Mihara

| RD1-score6=3

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Tiago Chan

| RD1-score7=2

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Gabriel Nassif

| RD1-score8=3

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Ryo Ogura

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Nicholas Lovett

| RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Makihito Mihara

| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Gabriel Nassif

| RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Ryo Ogura

| RD3-score1=0

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Makihito Mihara

| RD3-score2=3

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1. {{flagicon|NED}} The Netherlands (Julien Nuijten, Kamiel Cornelissen, Robert van Medevoort)
2. {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan (Hidenori Katayama, Katsuhiro Mori, Shuhei Yamamoto)

After the World Championship Shouta Yasooka was awarded the Pro Player of the year title.{{cite web | title = 2006 Player of the Year Race | publisher=Wizards of the Coast | date = 13 December 2006 | url = http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy06| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090602041005/https://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy06| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2 June 2009}}

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