Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2012–13
{{Infobox Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season
|season = 2012–13 Pro Tour season
|ppoty = {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Utter-Leyton
|roty = {{flagicon|CHL}} Felipe Tapia Becerra
|wc = {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuya Watanabe
|pts = 3
|gps = 44
|start = 19 May 2012
|end = 19 May 2013
|hof = {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Tsumura
{{flagicon|JPN}} Masashi Oiso
{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Chapin
|prevseason = 2012
|nextseason = 2013–14
}}
The 2012–13 Pro Tour season was the eighteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It started on 19 May 2012 with Grand Prix Malmö, and ended on 19 May 2013 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Dragon's Maze in San Diego. The season consisted of 44 Grand Prix and three Pro Tours, which were held in Seattle, Montreal and San Diego.{{cite web|title=Spring/Summer Schedule Features Barcelona Pro Tour, Thirteen Grand Prix|date=7 December 2011|accessdate=10 December 2012|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|url=http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/172a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107160314/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/172a|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 7, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Autumn Schedule Features Seattle Pro Tour, Fourteen Grand Prix|date=10 February 2012|accessdate=10 December 2012|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|url=http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/021012a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214035824/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/021012a|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2012}} At the end of the season Josh Utter-Leyton was proclaimed Pro Player of the Year.{{cite web|title=Player of the Year Standings: 2012-13|date=23 May 2013|accessdate=1 June 2013|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|url=http://www.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/events.aspx?x=protour/standings/ppc201314|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602075137/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=protour/standings/ppc201314|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 2, 2012}}
Grand Prix: Malmö, Minneapolis, Anaheim, Manila, Yokohama, Vancouver, Atlanta, São Paulo, Ghent, Columbus, Shanghai
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;GP Malmö (19–20 May 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 922
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Versari
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Oscar Almgren
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Søren Larsen
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Pere Llimos Muntal
- {{flagicon|GER}} Jasper Grimmer
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Jon Westberg
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Samuele Estratti
- {{flagicon|SWE}} David Hylander
;GP Manila (16–17 June 2012)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 1108
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuya Watanabe
- {{flagicon|MYS}} Rick Lee
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Hironobu Sugaya
- {{flagicon|PHL}} Richmond Tan
- {{flagicon|PHL}} Jonathan Luces
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Juza
- {{flagicon|SGP}} Weng Heng Soh
- {{flagicon|PHL}} Jacklord Nerez
;GP Atlanta (30 June–1 July 2012)
- Format: Legacy
- Attendance: 905
- {{flagicon|LTU}} Gaudenis Vidugiris
- {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Majors
- {{flagicon|USA}} Daryl Ayers
- {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Edelkamp
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Stark
- {{flagicon|USA}} Sawyer Lucy
- {{flagicon|VEN}} Gerardo Fedon
- {{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Black
;GP Columbus (21–22 July 2012)
- Format: Modern
- Attendance: 1046
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jacob Maynard
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Lucas Siow
- {{flagicon|USA}} Max Tietze
- {{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Estrin
- {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Shenhar
- {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Piland
- {{flagicon|USA}} Orrin Beasley
- {{flagicon|USA}} Caleb Estrada
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;GP Minneapolis (19–20 May 2012)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 1052
- {{flagicon|USA}} Christian Calcano
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Nelson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Stout
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Stephen Bishop
- {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Laehn
- {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Utter-Leyton
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Friedman
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jerret Schultz
;GP Yokohoma (23–24 June 2012)
- Format: Modern
- Attendance: 1523
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Jyun'ichi Miyajima
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kei Umehara
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Yamaguchi
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiyuki Kadooka
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroya Miyamoto
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Yotsumoto
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Youichi Nagami
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaki Ushijima
;GP São Paulo (21–22 July 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 738
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Reinaldo Gomes da Silva Jr.
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Rodrigo Gonçalves dos Santos
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Thiago Oliveira
- {{flagicon|BRA}} José Francisco Dantas Mangueira da Silva
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Henrique Martine de Lima
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Guido Quintana
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Mendonca
- {{flagicon|VEN}} Daniel Fior
;GP Shanghai (28–29 July 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 836
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Bo Li
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Fengwen Gu
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Nan Wu
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Rei Satou
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Wang
- {{flagicon|SGP}} Nicholas Jonathan Wong
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Xiang Xue Song
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiya Kanegawa
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;GP Anaheim (26–27 May 2012)
- Format: Block Constructed
- Attendance: 938
- {{flagicon|USA}} Marc Lalague
- {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Rietzl
- {{flagicon|USA}} Noah Koessel
- {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Froehlich
- {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Hopkins
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Kibler
- {{flagicon|USA}} John Sittner
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Rosellini
;GP Vancouver (23–24 June 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 849
- {{flagicon|USA}} David Stroud
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeremey Schofield
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Steven Riecken
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Marcin Sciesinski
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Colin Miller
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Wong
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Sean Peterson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Morgan Chang
;GP Ghent (21–22 July 2012)
- Format: Legacy
- Attendance: 1345
- {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Schünemann
- {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Maurer
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Emanuele Marcotti
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Elias Watsfeldt
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Max Sjoblom
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Elias Klocker
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Andreas Milillo
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Polzl
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World Magic Cup
;Indianapolis (16–19 August 2012)
- Prize pool: $136,000
- Format: Standard, Booster Draft, Team Constructed, Team Limited
- Attendance: 283 players representing 71 countries/regions
= Top 8 =
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1= Quarter-finals
| RD2= Semi-finals
| RD1-team1=Croatia
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-team2=Puerto Rico
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-team3=Poland
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-team4=Philippines
| RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Scotland
| RD1-score5=1
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=Hungary
| RD1-score6=2
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=Chinese Taipei
| RD1-score7=2
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Slovak Republic
| RD1-score8=1
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Puerto Rico
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Poland
| RD2-score2=0
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Hungary
| RD2-score3=0
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Chinese Taipei
| RD2-score4=2
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Puerto Rico
| RD3-score1=0
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Chinese Taipei
| RD3-score2=2
}}
= Final standings =
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!Place !Country !Player !Prize !Pro Points |
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|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|ROC}} Chinese Taipei |rowspan="4" align=center|$10,000 |rowspan="4" align=center|8 |
Tung-Yi Cheng |
Yu Min Yang |
Paul Renie |
rowspan="4" align=center|2
|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|PRI}} Puerto Rico |Jorge Iramain |rowspan="4" align=center|$5,000 |rowspan="4" align=center|7 |
Gabriel Nieves |
Cesar Soto |
Jonathan Paez |
rowspan="4" align=center|3
|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|POL}} Poland |Tomek Pedrakowski |rowspan="4" align=center|$2,500 |rowspan="4" align=center|6 |
Mateusz Kopec |
Adam Bubacz |
Jan Pruchniewicz |
rowspan="4" align=center|4
|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary |Tamás Glied |rowspan="4" align=center|$2,500 |rowspan="4" align=center|6 |
Gabor Kocsis |
Tamas Nagy |
Máté Schrick |
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!Place !Country !Player !Prize !Pro Points |
rowspan="4" align=center|5
|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia |Grgur Petric Maretic |rowspan="4" align=center|$1,500 |rowspan="4" align=center|5 |
Toni Portolan |
Stjepan Sučić |
Goran Elez |
rowspan="4" align=center|6
|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland |Stephen Murray |rowspan="4" align=center|$1,500 |rowspan="4" align=center|5 |
Bradley Barclay |
Andrew Morrison |
Chris Davie |
rowspan="4" align=center|7
|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|PHI}} Philippines |Andrew Cantillana |rowspan="4" align=center|$1,500 |rowspan="4" align=center|5 |
Gerald Camangon |
Zax Ozaki |
Jeremy Bryan Domocmat |
rowspan="4" align=center|8
|rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|SVK}} Slovakia |Robert Jurkovic |rowspan="4" align=center|$1,500 |rowspan="4" align=center|5 |
Ivan Floch |
Filip Valis |
Patrik Surab |
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Grand Prix: Boston
;GP Boston (25–26 August 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 1845
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Demars
- {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Victory
- {{flagicon|USA}} Cedric Phillips
- {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Lloyd
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Michael
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Ford
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Holzinger
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Shouta Yasooka
2012 Magic Players Championship
;Seattle (29–31 August 2012)
- Prize pool: $108,000
- Format: Modern, Cube Draft, Booster Draft
- Attendance: 16
= Top 4 playoff =
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Shouta Yasooka
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Jon Finkel
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Yuuya Watanabe
| RD1-score4=3
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Shouta Yasooka
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Yuuya Watanabe
| RD2-score2=3
}}
= Final standings =
The following sixteen players received an invitation to the 2012 Players Championship due to their performance in the 2012 season. They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.
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!# !Player !Prize !Pro points !Qualified due to |
1
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuya Watanabe |$40,000 |11 |Pro Point leader Japan |
2
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shouta Yasooka |$20,000 |13 |3rd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
3
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa |$10,000 |7 |Pro Point leader South America |
4
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jon Finkel |$10,000 |7 |Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
5
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Nakamura |$5,000 |7 |5th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
6
|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Kibler |$5,000 |6 |Pro Tour Dark Ascension winner |
7
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Samuele Estratti |$5,000 |6 |Pro Tour Philadelphia winner |
8
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Alexander Hayne |$5,000 |6 |Pro Tour Avacyn Restored winner |
9
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Juza |$1,000 |6 |Pro Point leader Europe |
10
|{{flagicon|USA}} Owen Turtenwald |$1,000 |6 |2011 Player of the year |
11
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Jun'ya Iyanaga |$1,000 |6 |2011 World Champion |
12
|{{flagicon|USA}} Luis Scott-Vargas |$1,000 |5 |2nd most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
13
|{{flagicon|USA}} Josh Utter-Leyton |$1,000 |5 |Pro Point leader North America |
14
|{{flagicon|USA}} David Ochoa |$1,000 |5 |4th most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
15
|{{flagicon|TWN}} Kuo Tzu-Ching |$1,000 |4 |Pro Point leader APAC region |
16
|{{flagicon|USA}} Reid Duke |$1,000 |2 |2011 Magic Online Champion |
Grand Prix: San Jose (Costa Rica), Moscow, San Jose (USA)
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;GP San Jose, Costa Rica (15–16 September 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 364
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Nakamura
- {{flagicon|USA}} David Sharfman
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Stark
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Willy Edel
- {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Utter-Leyton
- {{flagicon|USA}} David Ochoa
- {{flagicon|USA}} A.J. Sacher
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Pascal Maynard
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;GP Moscow (15–16 September 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 869
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Casadei
- {{flagicon|GER}} Wenzel Krautmann
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Petr Kuznetsov
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Masaladzhiu
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Anatoly Chuhwichev
- {{flagicon|EST}} Hannes Kerem
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Konstantin Yarosh
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitriy Tolkatchov
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;GP San Jose, USA (13–14 October 2012)
- Format: Team limited
- Attendance: 1713 (571 teams)
:1.
::{{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Sperling
::{{flagicon|USA}} David Williams
::{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Rietzl
:2.
::{{flagicon|CAN}} Maksym Gryn
::{{flagicon|CAN}} Lucas Siow
::{{flagicon|CAN}} Jamie Naylor
:3.
::{{flagicon|USA}} Conley Woods
::{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Froehlich
::{{flagicon|USA}} Owen Turtenwald
:4.
::{{flagicon|SVK}} Ivan Floch
::{{flagicon|CZE}} Lukas Jaklovsky
::{{flagicon|CZE}} Stanislav Cifka
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Pro Tour ''Return to Ravnica''
;Seattle (19–21 October 2012)
- Prize pool: $233,500
- Format: Modern, Booster Draft
- Attendance: 383
Pro Tour Return to Ravnica was the first major Modern event with Return to Ravnica in the format. It was also the first major tournament in which {{mtgcard|Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle}} was legal in Modern after being unbanned in the Modern format shortly before.
= Top 8 =
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1= Quarter-finals
| RD2= Semi-finals
| RD1-team1=Stanislav Cifka
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-team2=Pedro Carvalho
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-team3=Lee Shi Tian
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-team4=Eduardo Sajgalik
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=David Ochoa
| RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=Willy Edel
| RD1-score6=2
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=Kelvin Chew
| RD1-score7=2
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Yuuya Watanabe
| RD1-score8=3
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Stanislav Cifka
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Lee Shi Tian
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=David Ochoa
| RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Yuuya Watanabe
| RD2-score4=3
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Stanislav Cifka
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Yuuya Watanabe
| RD3-score2=2
}}
= Final standings =
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!Place !Player !Prize !Pro Points !Comment |
align=center|1
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Stanislav Cifka |align=center|$40,000 |align=center|30 | |
align=center|2
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuya Watanabe |align=center|$20,000 |align=center|24 |2nd final day |
align=center|3
|{{flagicon|USA}} David Ochoa |align=center|$12,500 |align=center|22 | |
align=center|4
|{{flagicon|HKG}} Lee Shi Tian |align=center|$12,500 |align=center|22 |1st Hong Konger in a Top 8 |
align=center|5
|{{flagicon|SGP}} Kelvin Chew |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 | |
align=center|6
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Eduardo Sajgalik |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 | |
align=center|7
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Willy Edel |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 |4th final day |
align=center|8
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Carvalho |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 | |
Grand Prix: Philadelphia, Lyon, Auckland, Chicago, Bochum, Charleston, Taipei, San Antonio, Lisbon, Toronto, Nagoya, Indianapolis, Denver, Atlantic City, Singapore, Bilbao, Sydney, London
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;GP Philadelphia (27–28 October 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 1986
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Nakamura
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukas Jaklovsky
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Juza
- {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Smith
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jake Gans
- {{flagicon|USA}} Harry Corvese
- {{flagicon|USA}} Luis Scott-Vargas
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuya Watanabe
;GP Chicago (10–11 November 2012)
- Format: Modern
- Attendance: 1113
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jacob Wilson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Utter-Leyton
- {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Majlaton
- {{flagicon|USA}} Edgar Flores
- {{flagicon|USA}} Shane McDermott
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hovis
- {{flagicon|USA}} David Gleicher
- {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Simon
;GP Taipei (24–25 November 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 727
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Makihito Mihara
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Akimasa Yamamoto
- {{flagicon|SGP}} Weng Heng Soh
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Motoki Abe
- {{flagicon|HKG}} Derek Tsang
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuya Watanabe
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Murata
- {{flagicon|HKG}} Lee Shi Tian
;GP Toronto (8–9 December 2012)
- Format: Modern
- Attendance: 1051
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Willy Edel
- {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Pardee
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Alon Chitiz
- {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Majlaton
- {{flagicon|CAN}} James Vance
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Collin Morton
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Jon Stern
- {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Jordan
;GP Denver (5–6 January 2013)
- Format: Legacy
- Attendance: 700
- {{flagicon|IDN}} Vidianto Wijaya
- {{flagicon|USA}} Pat Cox
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Pesch
- {{flagicon|USA}} Joshua Ravitz
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Nass
- {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Signorini
- {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Ohlschwager
- {{flagicon|USA}} Donnie Peck
;GP Bilbao (19–20 January 2013)
- Format: Modern
- Attendance: 988
- {{flagicon|NED}} Mitchell Manders
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukas Jaklovsky
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Deltour
- {{flagicon|POR}} Vasco Bonifacio
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Calzolari
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Martin Scheinin
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Deloly
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Francisco Camacho
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;GP Lyon (3–4 November 2012)
- Format: Modern
- Attendance: 1326
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Dezani
- {{flagicon|GER}} Emanuel Sutor
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Hautot
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Colla
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Dun
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Ruel
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Clement Sarton
- {{flagicon|GER}} Jonas Köstler
;GP Bochum (17–18 November 2012)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 1723
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Juza
- {{flagicon|GER}} Fabian Dickmann
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Tomas Vanek
- {{flagicon|POL}} Kamil Napierski
- {{flagicon|NED}} Enrico Van Eijsden
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Dagen
- {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Tajak
- {{flagicon|GER}} Sascha Stein
;GP San Antonio (24–25 November 2012)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 807
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Lytle
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Pratser
- {{flagicon|USA}} Conley Woods
- {{flagicon|USA}} Reid Duke
- {{flagicon|USA}} Harry Corvese
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Rasmussen
- {{flagicon|MEX}} Joel De Santos Jasso
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Thurber
;GP Nagoya (8–9 December 2012)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 1689
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuji Okita
- {{flagicon|IDN}} Rahman Aryabhima
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Mamoru Nagai
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuji Murae
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kyouhei Kawaguchi
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Tsumura
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazumasa Satou
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuaki Shinohara
;GP Atlantic City (12–13 January 2013)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 1648
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Jon Stern
- {{flagicon|USA}} Josh Utter-Leyton
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Nelson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ari Lax
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Costa
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Leverone
- {{flagicon|USA}} Lloyd Kurth
- {{flagicon|USA}} Seneca Hobler
;GP Sydney (19–20 January 2013)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 686
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Allen Zhang
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Justin Cheung
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoharu Saito
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Zen Takahashi
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Unwin
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Juza
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Stanislav Cifka
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Witton
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;GP Auckland (3–4 November 2012)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 264
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Walker MacMurdo
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Witton
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshitoki Sakai
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Dylan Brown
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Justin Cheung
- {{flagicon|NZL}} John Denz
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Liu
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony Purdom
;GP Charleston (17–18 November 2012)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 661
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bolding
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Eason
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Keene
- {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Kelly
- {{flagicon|USA}} Reid Duke
- {{flagicon|USA}} Pat Cox
- {{flagicon|USA}} Gerry Thompson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Morgan Chang
;GP Lisbon (1–2 December 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 1340
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Ivan Floch
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Elias Watsfeldt
- {{flagicon|NOR}} Sveinung Bjørnerud
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Johan Verhulst
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Lasse Nørgaard
- {{flagicon|SWE}} David Calås
- {{flagicon|POR}} Helder Coelho
- {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Carvalho
;GP Indianapolis (22–23 December 2012)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 817
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Stark
- {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Fennell
- {{flagicon|USA}} Luis Scott-Vargas
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Demars
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matthias Hunt
- {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Yurchick
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Martell
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Lytle
;GP Singapore (12–13 January 2013)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 894
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Ken Yukuhiro
- {{flagicon|SGP}} Chapman Sim
- {{flagicon|PHL}} Andrew Cantillana
- {{flagicon|SGP}} Lin Rui Zi
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Jun'ya Nakamura
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiya Kanegawa
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Gao Zhen Xing
- {{flagicon|TWN}} Huang Hao-Shan
;GP London (9–10 February 2013)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 1970
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Timothée Simonot
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Bartłomiej Tomiczek
- {{flagicon|GER}} Manuel Hauck
- {{flagicon|AUT}} David Reitbauer
- {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Nordahl
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Per Carlsson
- {{flagicon|VEN}} Fabrizio Anteri
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Ross
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Pro Tour ''Gatecrash''
;Montreal (15–17 February 2013)
- Prize pool: $250,000{{cite web|title=Completing the Premier Play Picture for 2013|date=10 December 2012|accessdate=10 December 2012|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|author=Helene Bergeot|url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/225b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213011254/http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/225b|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2012}}
- Format: Standard, Booster Draft
- Attendance: 329
= Top 8 =
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1= Quarter-finals
| RD2= Semi-finals
| RD1-team1=Ben Stark
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-team2=Stephen Mann
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-team3=Joel Larsson
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-team4=Gerry Thompson
| RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Owen Turtenwald
| RD1-score5=1
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=Eric Froehlich
| RD1-score6=3
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=Melissa DeTora
| RD1-score7=1
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Tom Martell
| RD1-score8=3
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Ben Stark
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Joel Larsson
| RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Eric Froehlich
| RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Tom Martell
| RD2-score4=3
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Joel Larsson
| RD3-score1=1
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Tom Martell
| RD3-score2=3
}}
= Final standings =
class="wikitable"
!Place !Player !Prize !Pro Points !Comment |
align=center|1
|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Martell |align=center|$40,000 |align=center|30 |2nd final day |
align=center|2
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Joel Larsson |align=center|$20,000 |align=center|24 | |
align=center|3
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Stark |align=center|$12,500 |align=center|22 |4th final day |
align=center|4
|{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Froehlich |align=center|$12,500 |align=center|22 |3rd final day |
align=center|5
|{{flagicon|USA}} Owen Turtenwald |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 | |
align=center|6
|{{flagicon|USA}} Melissa DeTora |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 |1st woman in a Top 8 |
align=center|7
|{{flagicon|USA}} Gerry Thompson |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 | |
align=center|8
|{{flagicon|USA}} Stephen Mann |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 | |
Grand Prix: Quebec City, Charlotte, Yokohama, Verona, Rio de Janeiro, San Diego, Utrecht, Pittsburgh, Strasbourg, Portland, Beijing
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;GP Quebec City (23–24 February 2013)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 806
- {{flagicon|USA}} Nico Christiansen
- {{flagicon|ROC}} Kuo Tzu-Ching
- {{flagicon|CHI}} Felipe Tapia Becerra
- {{flagicon|USA}} Reid Duke
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Holzinger
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Wilson Wong
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Maxime Cantin
- {{flagicon|GER}} Wenzel Krautmann
;GP Verona (9–10 March 2013)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 1208
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Mike Krasnitski
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Nilsson
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Dezani
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Samuele Estratti
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Toni Ramis Pascual
- {{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Wald
- {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Shenhar
- {{flagicon|GER}} Max Schultze
;GP Utrecht (16–17 March 2013)
- Format: Team Limited
- Attendance: 2031 (677 teams)
:1.
::{{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Carlsson
::{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonathan Bergström
::{{flagicon|SWE}} Tomas Westling
:2.
::{{flagicon|SWE}} Joel Larsson
::{{flagicon|SWE}} Elias Watsfeldt
::{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Magnusson
:3.
::{{flagicon|GER}} René Kraft
::{{flagicon|GER}} Tobias Radloff
::{{flagicon|GER}} Martin Zimmermann
:4.
::{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Versari
::{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Lippi
::{{flagicon|ITA}} Samuele Estratti
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;GP Charlotte (23–24 February 2013)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 2693
- {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Skarren
- {{flagicon|USA}} Gerard Fabiano
- {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Sullivan
- {{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Lewis
- {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Nguyen
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Isgur
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Stark
- {{flagicon|USA}} Antonino Baldasari
;GP Rio de Janeiro (9–10 March 2013)
- Format: Standard
- Attendance: 709
- {{flagicon|BRA}} José Francisco Dantas Mangueira da Silva
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Arthur Villela
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Andrés Monsalve
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Walter Coquemala Filho
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Wellington Cordeiro
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Martín Quiroga
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Jorge Henrique Siqueira
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Matías Arvigo
;GP Pittsburgh (23–24 March 2013)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 1628
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brock Parker
- {{flagicon|USA}} Alec Nezin
- {{flagicon|USA}} Gabby Izsak
- {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Froehlich
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Falcioni
- {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Carrasco
- {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Derczo
- {{flagicon|USA}} Chase Kovac
;GP Beijing (11–12 May 2013)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 894
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Quan Zhou
- {{flagicon|THA}} Nonthakorn Kositaporn
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiya Kanegawa
- {{flagicon|SGP}} Wei Quan Wong
- {{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Godfrey
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Shuo Li
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Nandi Zhang
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Bo Li
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;GP Yokohama (2–3 March 2013)
- Format: Limited
- Attendance: 2297
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaya Kitayama
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Tian Yu Zhao
- {{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Black
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Makihito Mihara
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasutaka Hibino
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Shintarou Ishimura
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomomi Shiraishi
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoya Motomura
;GP San Diego (16–17 March 2013)
- Format: Modern
- Attendance: 759
- {{flagicon|USA}} Nathan Holiday
- {{flagicon|USA}} Sammy Tuckeman
- {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Froehlich
- {{flagicon|USA}} David Sharfman
- {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan De La Torre
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Kibler
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Ken Yukuhiro
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Ferrando
;GP Strasbourg (13–14 April 2013)
- Format: Legacy
- Attendance: 1364
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Enevoldsen
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jacob Wilson
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Alexander Hayne
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Bonde
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Romanchuk
- {{flagicon|GER}} Hove Thießen
- {{flagicon|GER}} Christopher Brunner
- {{flagicon|GER}} Fabian Görzgen
;GP Portland (11–12 May 2013)
- Format: Modern
- Attendance: 979
- {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Pardee
- {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Demestrio
- {{flagicon|USA}} Zvi Mowshowitz
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Dan MacDonald
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Rizzi
- {{flagicon|USA}} Orie Guo
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Nass
- {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Rietzl
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Pro Tour ''Dragon's Maze''
= Top 8 =
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1= Quarter-finals
| RD2= Semi-finals
| RD1-team1=Craig Wescoe
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-team2=Andrejs Prost
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-team3=Andrew Shrout
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-team4=Josh Utter-Leyton
| RD1-score4=3
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Rob Castellon
| RD1-score5=2
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=Dustin Ochoa
| RD1-score6=3
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=Makihito Mihara
| RD1-score7=3
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Matej Zatlkaj
| RD1-score8=2
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Craig Wescoe
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Josh Utter-Leyton
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Dustin Ochoa
| RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Makihito Mihara
| RD2-score4=2
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Craig Wescoe
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Dustin Ochoa
| RD3-score2=0
}}
= Final standings =
class="wikitable"
!Place !Player !Prize !Pro Points !Comment |
align=center|1
|{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Wescoe |align=center|$40,000 |align=center|30 |3rd final day |
align=center|2
|{{flagicon|USA}} Dustin Ochoa |align=center|$20,000 |align=center|24 | |
align=center|3
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Makihito Mihara |align=center|$12,500 |align=center|22 |4th final day |
align=center|4
|{{flagicon|USA}} Josh Utter-Leyton |align=center|$12,500 |align=center|22 |4th final day |
align=center|5
|{{flagicon|USA}} Rob Castellon |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 |Pro Tour debut |
align=center|6
|{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Shrout |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 |Pro Tour debut |
align=center|7
|{{flagicon|SVK}} Matej Zatlkaj |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 |2nd final day |
align=center|8
|{{flagicon|LVA}} Andrejs Prost |align=center|$10,000 |align=center|20 |2nd final day |
Invitees to the 2013 World Championship
The following sixteen players received an invitation to the 2013 World Championship due to their performance in the 2012–13 season.
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!Player !Qualification seat |
{{flagicon|USA}} Josh Utter-Leyton
|2012–13 Player of the Year |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuya Watanabe
|2012 Players’ Championship winner |
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dimitriy Butakov
|2012 Magic Online champion |
{{flagicon|CZE}} Stanislav Cifka
|Pro Tour Return to Ravnica champion |
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Martell
|Pro Tour Gatecrash champion |
{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Wescoe
|Pro Tour Dragon's Maze champion |
{{flagicon|BRA}} Willy Edel
|Pro Points leader, Latin America |
{{flagicon|HKG}} Lee Shi Tian
|Pro Points leader, Asia-Pacific |
{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Froehlich
|At-large seat #1 |
{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Stark
|At-large seat #2 |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Nakamura
|At-large seat #3 |
{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Kibler
|At-large seat #4 |
{{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Shenhar
|At-large seat #5 |
{{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Jůza
|At-large seat #6 |
{{flagicon|USA}} David Ochoa
|At-large seat #7 |
{{flagicon|USA}} Reid Duke
|At-large seat #8 |
Pro Player of the Year final standings
After Pro Tour Dragon's Maze Josh Utter-Leyton was awarded the Pro Player of the year title.
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!Rank !Player !Pro Points |
align=center|1
|{{flagicon|USA}} Josh Utter-Leyton |align=center|77 |
align=center|2
|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Martell |align=center|67 |
align=center rowspan=2|3
|{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Froehlich |align=center|65 |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuuya Watanabe
|align=center|65 |
align=center|5
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Stark |align=center|61 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Magic The Gathering Pro Tour seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2012-13}}