The 2016–17 Pro Tour season was the twenty-second season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It started on 13 August 2016 with Grand Prix Portland and Rimini and ended on 30 July 2017 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Kyoto. The season consisted of 49 Grand Prix and 4 Pro Tours, located in Honolulu, Dublin, Nashville, and Kyoto.[1]
Magic: The Gathering World Championship
- Seattle[7] (1–4 September 2016)
Top 4 playoff
| Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| 1
| Brian Braun-Duin
| 3
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| 4
| Shouta Yasooka
| 0
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| | Brian Braun-Duin
| 3
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| | | Márcio Carvalho
| 1
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| 2
| Márcio Carvalho
| 3
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| 3
| Oliver Tiu
| 1
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Final standings
The following twenty-four players received an invitation to the 2016 World Championship due to their performance in the 2015–16 season. They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.
| # |
Player |
Prize |
Pro points |
Qualified due to |
|---|
| 1 |
 Brian Braun-Duin |
$70,000 |
14 |
2015–16 Grand Prix Player of the Year |
| 2 |
.svg.png) Márcio Carvalho |
$40,000 |
11 |
Draft Master |
| 3 |
Oliver Tiu |
$20,000 |
9 |
Constructed Master |
| 4 |
 Shouta Yasooka |
$20,000 |
9 |
Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific |
| 5 |
 Lukas Blohon |
$10,000 |
9 |
Pro Tour Eldritch Moon winner |
| 6 |
Luis Scott-Vargas |
$10,000 |
9 |
Outstanding Hall of Famer |
| 7 |
Jiachen Tao |
$10,000 |
8 |
Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch winner |
| 8 |
Seth Manfield |
$10,000 |
8 |
2015 World Champion |
| 9 |
 Thiago Saporito |
$5,000 |
8 |
2nd Most Pro Points Latin America |
| 10 |
Steve Rubin |
$5,000 |
7 |
Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad winner |
| 11 |
Mike Sigrist |
$5,000 |
7 |
5th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqalified |
| 12 |
Reid Duke |
$5,000 |
7 |
4th Most Pro Points North America |
| 13 |
Brad Nelson |
$5,000 |
7 |
4th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqalified |
| 14 |
 Joel Larsson |
$5,000 |
7 |
3rd Most Pro Points Europe |
| 15 |
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa |
$5,000 |
7 |
Most Pro Points Latin America |
| 16 |
Yuuya Watanabe |
$5,000 |
6 |
2nd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific |
| 17 |
Owen Turtenwald |
$2,500 |
6 |
2015–16 Player of the Year |
| 18 |
Ondřej Stráský |
$2,500 |
6 |
2nd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
| 19 |
Samuel Pardee |
$2,500 |
5 |
Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
| 20 |
 Andrea Mengucci |
$2,500 |
5 |
3rd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified |
| 21 |
 Niels Noorlander |
$2,500 |
5 |
2015 Magic Online Champion |
| 22 |
Kazuyuki Takimura |
$2,500 |
5 |
Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar winner |
| 23 |
Ryoichi Tamada |
$2,500 |
4 |
3rd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific |
| 24 |
 Martin Müller |
$2,500 |
3 |
2nd Most Pro Points Europe |
Pro Tour Kaladesh
- Honolulu[12] (14–16 October 2016)
- Prize pool: $250,000
- Format: Standard, Booster Draft
Top 8
| Quarterfinals Stage 1
| | | Quarterfinals Stage 2
| | | Semifinals
| | | Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Makis Matsoukas
|
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| Bye
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| |
| | Makis Matsoukas
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| | | Bye
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| | Makis Matsoukas
| 1
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| | | Carlos Romão
| 3
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| 4
| Matthew Nass
|
| | |
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|
| Bye
|
| |
| | Matthew Nass
| 0
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|
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| | | Carlos Romão
| 3
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| 5
| Carlos Romão
| 3
| |
| |
| 8
| Joey Manner
| 1
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| | Carlos Romão
| 1
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|
| |
| | | Shouta Yasooka
| 3
| |
| 6
| Ben Hull
| 3
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| |
| 7
| Lee Shi Tian
| 1
| |
| | Ben Hull
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Pierre Dagen
| 0
| |
|
| Bye
|
| |
| |
| 3
| Pierre Dagen
|
| |
| | Ben Hull
| 1
| |
|
| |
| | | Shouta Yasooka
| 3
| |
|
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| | |
| |
|
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| |
| | Bye
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| |
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| |
| | | Shouta Yasooka
|
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| Bye
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| 2
| Shouta Yasooka
|
| |
Pro Player of the year standings
World Magic Cup
- Rotterdam (18–20 November 2016)
Top 8
| Quarter-finals
| | | Semi-finals
| | | Finals
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Belgium
| 2
| | | |
|
| 8
| Panama
| 0
| |
| | Belgium
| 2
| |
|
| |
| | | Italy
| 0
| |
| 4
| Australia
| 1
| |
| |
| 5
| Italy
| 2
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| | Belgium
| 0
| |
|
| |
| | | Greece
| 2
| |
| 3
| Greece
| 2
| | |
| |
| 6
| Ukraine
| 0
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| | Greece
| 2
| |
|
| |
| | | Belarus
| 0
| |
| 2
| Finland
| 1
| |
| |
| 7
| Belarus
| 2
| |
Pro Player of the year standings
Pro Tour Aether Revolt
- Dublin[26] (3–5 February 2017)
- Prize pool: $250,000
- Format: Standard, Booster Draft
Top 8
| Quarterfinals Stage 1
| | | Quarterfinals Stage 2
| | | Semifinals
| | | Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
|
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|
|
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| |
| | Bye
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| |
| | | Márcio Carvalho
|
| |
|
| Bye
|
| |
| |
| 1
| Márcio Carvalho
|
| |
| | Márcio Carvalho
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Donald Smith
| 1
| |
| 4
| Donald Smith
|
| | |
| |
|
| Bye
|
| |
| | Donald Smith
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
| 2
| |
| 5
| Jan Ksandr
| 2
| |
| |
| 8
| Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
| 3
| |
| | Márcio Carvalho
| 2
| |
|
| |
| | | Lucas Esper Berthoud
| 3
| |
| 6
| Martin Jůza
| 0
| | | |
| |
| 7
| Eduardo Sajgalik
| 3
| |
| | Eduardo Sajgalik
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Liu Yuchen
| 2
| |
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| Bye
|
| |
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| 3
| Liu Yuchen
|
| |
| | Eduardo Sajgalik
| 2
| |
|
| |
| | | Lucas Esper Berthoud
| 3
| |
| 2
| Lucas Esper Berthoud
|
| | |
| |
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| Bye
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| | Lucas Esper Berthoud
|
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| | | Bye
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Pro Player of the year standings
Pro Tour Amonkhet
- Nashville (12–14 May 2017)
- Prize pool: $250,000
- Format: Standard, Booster Draft
Top 8
| Quarter-finals
| | | Semi-finals
| | | Finals
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Chris Fennel
| 0
| | | |
|
| 8
| Yuuya Watanabe
| 3
| |
| | Yuuya Watanabe
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Martin Müller
| 0
| |
| 4
| Christian Calcano
| 0
| |
| |
| 5
| Martin Müller
| 3
| |
| | Yuuya Watanabe
| 1
| |
|
| |
| | | Gerry Thompson
| 3
| |
| 3
| Marc Tobiasch
| 1
| | |
| |
| 6
| Gerry Thompson
| 3
| |
| | Gerry Thompson
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Ken Yukuhiro
| 1
| |
| 2
| Ken Yukuhiro
| 3
| |
| |
| 7
| Eric Froehlich
| 0
| |
Pro Player of the year standings
Pro Tour Hour of Devastation
- Kyoto (27–30 July 2017)
- Prize pool: $250,000
- Format: Standard, Booster Draft
Top 8
| Quarter-finals
| | | Semi-finals
| | | Finals
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
| 3
| | | |
|
| 8
| Seth Manfield
| 2
| |
| | Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Wing Chun Yam
| 2
| |
| 4
| Wing Chun Yam
| 3
| |
| |
| 5
| Shintaro Kurata
| 1
| |
| | Paulo Vito Damo da Rosa
| 3
| |
|
| |
| | | Samuel Pardee
| 2
| |
| 3
| Samuel Black
| 3
| | |
| |
| 6
| Felix Leong
| 2
| |
| | Samuel Black
| 2
| |
|
| |
| | | Samuel Pardee
| 3
| |
| 2
| Samuel Pardee
| 3
| |
| |
| 7
| Yusuke Sasabe
| 2
| |
Team Series standing
Source:[54]
Pro Player of the Year final standings
The 2016–17 Pro Tour season ended after Pro Tour Hour of Devastation. These are the final standings of the Player of the Year race, including every player who at the end of the season reached 52 points (Platinum-level, the highest Pro Club Level).[55]
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