After a lengthy delay, we are proud to belatedly bring you the results of the inaugural Eternal Central Old School 93-94 Tournament, held at Eternal Weekend 2014 in Philadelphia (PA, USA). You’ll find pairings, standings, decks, and action shots below. Enjoy!
Held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City, the tournament was split between the pool area and one of the hotel rooms with beverages. After a few cancellations we had 12 souls bring the oldest Magic cards to battle, for glory and honor. And also for a few sweet prizes, shown below. We played 4 Swiss rounds, untimed, with no draws allowed (intentional or otherwise). The tournament ran smoothly and quickly.
Tournament Results
Pairings, by Round
Round 1 Pairings
Round 2 Pairings
Round 3 Pairings
Round 4 Pairings
Standings After 4 Swiss Rounds
1 Jaco – (BantamGeddon)
2 Sean O’Brien (Nether Void)
3 Heiner Litz (UR Electric Eel)
4 Danny Friedman (Old School Combo)
5 Evan Husney (Mono Black)
6 Mike Simpson (RUG Tempo)
7 Andrew Wright (Beta Mono White, courtesy of David Schooley)
8 David Fleischmann-Rose (UW Control)
9 Michael Herbig (5C Control)
10 David Schooley (Alpha Mono Black)
11 Dustin Espersen (5C Juzam Sengir Berserk)
12 Ryan Sauve (RUG Berserk)
Top 4 Playoff Bracket
1 Jaco (BantamGeddon) vs. 4 Danny Friedman (Old School Combo) – Jaco wins
2 Sean O’Brien (Nether Void) vs. 3 Heiner Litz (UR Electric Eel) – Heiner wins
Finals
1 Jaco (BantamGeddon) vs. 3 Heiner Litz (UR Electric Eel) – Heiner wins
Prizes
All prizes were donated by Eternal Central (as well as a bonus last place prize of a crimped Bone Flute, donated by Sean O’Brien), and each card was signed by ALL competitors in the tournament. Prizes were as follows:
1st – Beta Jayemdae Tome
2nd – Mishra’s Factory
3rd-4th – Alpha Disenchant
5th-11th – Fellwar Stone
Last Place – crimped misprint Bone Flute
Decks (click on pic to expand)
Heiner Litz – UR Electric Eel
Jaco – BantamGeddon
Sean O’Brien – Nether Void
Danny Friedman – Old School Combo
Evan Husney – Mono Black
Mike Simpson – RUG Tempo
Andrew Wright – Beta Mono White (borrowed from David Schooley)
David Fleischmann-Rose – UW Control
Michael Herbig – 5C Control/The Deck
David Schooley – Alpha Mono Black
Dustin Espersen – 5C Juzam Sengir Berserk
Ryan Sauve – RUG Berserk
Action Shots (click on pic to expand)
Round 1 Wright vs. Jaco
Round 2 Fleischmann-Rose vs. Simpson
Round 2 Herbig vs. Friedman
Round 2 Husney vs. Jaco
Round 3 Litz vs. Schooley
Round 3 O’Brien vs. Simpson (pre-Chaos Orb flip targeting Whirling Dervish)
Round 3 O’Brien vs. Simpson (post-failed Chaos Orb flip targeting Whirling Dervish)
Round 3 Wright vs. Fleischmann-Rose
Round 4 Fleischmann-Rose vs. Sauve
Round 4 Friedman vs. Jaco (Friedman plays 1st turn Mind Twist for Jaco’s whole hand)
Round 4 Friedman vs. Jaco (Friedman still going to lose even after 1st turn Mind Twisting whole hand)
Round 4 Wright vs. Schooley
Top 4 O’Brien vs. Litz
Top 4 Friedman vs. Jaco
Heiner Litz 1st Place
Jaco 2nd Place
O’Brien 3rd Place
Friedman 4th Place
A big thanks to all those who participated and showed love for Old School. We hope you will join us next time!