MErcator (Helge Nelson) is German National Champion 2011

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Congratz to Helge for winning the German Nationals this year. Well done!

http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gernat11/welcome

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sidenotes:

Top 8 of the Hilghlander tournament with 95 players you find here:
http://blog.magicplayer.org/2011/08/14/hl-tournament-at-the-german-national-championship/

Congratz to the winner our hl council-member firestarter.
Runner-Up is well-known goblinpiledriver while tabris reached 5th place.

congratz to them as well

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performance of hl players / board member on German Nationals:

Jochen Frenster (HL GP Champion) 5-2 day one, played innovative UW-Venser.dec, bad luck on day two - 18 pts, 87th
Jonas Grohmann (Sir Galahad), 15 pts
Jochen Korbel (goblinpiledriver) played 4-3 day one (3-1 in standard with goblins) and dropped for HL sideevent

i played RDW! started with 4-1, then facing Kai Budde, 4-3 at end of day one,
won draft no. 2 to 7-3, lost featured match vs Florian Pils round 11, in the end place 23 with 27 pts

i had the worst draft deck ever reaching a 3-0 at a German nationals :

16 plains
2 Pride Guardian !
1 Elite Vanguard
1 Gideon Lawkeeper
1 Stave Off
2 Stormfront Pegasus
2 Spirit Mantle
1 Mighty Leap
1 Auramancer
1 Timely Reinforcements
1 Benalish Veteran
1 Roc Egg
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Assault Griffin
4 Stonehorn Dignitary (mighty !)
1 Siege Mastodon
1 Serra Angel
1 Peregrine Griffin

Won last round of the draft vs Daniel Gräfensteiner who had mono-green with double-overrun thanks to spirit mantle + 4 ! stonehorn dignitary in g3