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Magic: The Gathering's 2016 Pro Tour in Pictures
Setting The Stage
Sydney, Australia played host to 2016's Magic: The Gathering Eldritch Moon Pro Tour in August with $25,000 on the line.
The feature match stage, shown here, broadcast certain matches to audiences at home watching via live stream.
(Photographer: David Cheng, CNET.com)
The competition floor was a hive of activity.
Antonio Del Moral León considers his opponent's moves.
León is best known for winning 2015's Fates Reforged Pro Tour.
A Liliana Vess cosplayer watches the action from afar.
Jon Finkel (right) is cited as one of the best Magic: The Gathering players of all time, having more Pro Tour top eight finishes than any other player to date, and the most career money winnings in professional Magic: The Gathering history.
He unfortunately did not place top eight in the Sydney Pro Tour.
Magic: The Gathering veteran and four-time Grand Prix Winner Reid Duke shuffles with intensity.
Duke placed seventh at the 2016 Pro Tour.
A player tries to observe someone's hand from afar.
Pro Tour veteran and four-time Grand Prix winner Owen Turtenwald in the heat of play.
The American player finished in second place at the Sydney Pro Tour.
A number of judges officiated each match.
By the end of the weekend, the Top 8 rankings were as follows:
1. Lukas Blohon, Czech Republic
2. Owen Turtenwald, United States
3. Sam Pardee, United States
4. Luis Scott-Vargas, United States
5. Yuuta Takahashi, Japan
6. Ken Yukuhiro, Japan
7. Reid Duke, United States
8. Andrew Brown, United States
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