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Started by tonytahiti, 28-12-2012, 04:50:18 PM

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tonytahiti

thought i start a topic for anybody who has any info/standings/coverage/player attendance on the hl grand prix that is going on in hanau TODAY

maybe someone has some info since there does not seem to be any coverage (unlike last year)
Winner - Pro HL Cup, Prague 2002
Winner - Highlander Regional Masters, Phuket 2006
Winner - Sunrise Trophy Run, Hawaii 2006
Winner - North Dakota HL Championships 2007
Winner - Tahiti "One And Only"-Cup #3, 2009
Winner - Gio di Gio Seria, Florenz, 2016
Winner - Jail or be Jailed, Berlin, 2017

LasH

Quote from: tonytahiti on 28-12-2012, 04:50:18 PM
thought i start a topic for anybody who has any info/standings/coverage/player attendance on the hl grand prix that is going on in hanau TODAY

maybe someone has some info since there does not seem to be any coverage (unlike last year)

Hi i dont have much infos but according to a friend: 119 players and he's facing only aggro decks.

Nastaboi

Top 8 was in some order 4c goodstuff aggro vs jund aggro, ww vs oath, storm vs ur control ja 4c aggro vs monored. Didn't stay to watch it though.
Quote0:13:51 [Nastaboi] Nastaboi plays Invincible Hymn from Hand
0:14:25 [Nastaboi] Nastaboi's life total is now 221 (+213)

Vazdru

#3
4c goodstuff aggro won vs Jund aggro 2:1

WW won vs BUG-Oath 2:1

Storm won vs UR-Control 2:0

RDW won vs 4C-BloodAggro 2:0


22 years old Christoph Alsheimer from Fürth won with a quite innovative TPS.dec in his first Highlander Cup (GP)
he was faster than aggro and control decks were prepared to deal with creatures - so they often had some dead cards while playing vs TPS

i faced him round 4
g1: felt good having daze, force of will, Mystic Snake, Venser, Mana-Dude / after counter-war (probe, 2x fow, pact, counterspell, Mystic Snake) he played Mox, Dark Ritual for 9 copies of Tendrils (me at 17 lps) - i didn't know which deck he plays and killed myself by starting that counter-war (wanted to get Snake resolve to have a clock)
g2: had again venser, snapcaster, force of Will and was able to put some pressure on the board, T3 he transmutes Tolaria West for Pact of Negation, a turn before i can kill him he plays angel's grace + ad nauseam with counter-backup and draws his libary for tendrils win  
Far below the earth
Where the demons hunt the souls of those that sleep
In the city of the Vazdru and the Drin
Where the black flame burns inside the palace fountain.

Tabris

thank you for the input, do you know who has the decklists ?

Vazdru

Quote from: Tabris on 29-12-2012, 01:13:27 PM
thank you for the input, do you know who has the decklists ?

one of the judges has the decklists
they will be given to Tobi of planet-mtg together with some photos of the Top 8

Far below the earth
Where the demons hunt the souls of those that sleep
In the city of the Vazdru and the Drin
Where the black flame burns inside the palace fountain.

tonytahiti

Highlander Cup
1 17 Hering, Florian [DEU] 19 65,2381 78,4314 62,9527 7/6/1/0
2 75 Hauck, Christian [DEU] 19 61,5646 78,4314 57,2973 7/6/1/0
3 93 Riedel, Tim [DEU] 18 53,0612 68,4211 54,2571 7/6/0/0
4 24 Gerber, Matthias [DEU] 17 62,2449 70,8333 58,5552 7/5/2/0
5 57 Alsheimer, Christoph [DEU] 16 66,6667 71,4286 61,3601 7/5/1/0
6 58 Richter, Patrick [DEU] 16 65,3061 70,8333 56,6441 7/5/1/0
7 40 Lorenz, Konstantin [DEU] 16 64,6259 68,7500 59,8519 7/5/1/0
8 56 niznansky, milan [SVK] 16 62,2449 64,7059 60,1384 7/5/1/0
9 80 Lehmann, Ronald [DEU] 16 59,5238 66,6667 57,6279 7/5/1/0
10 1 Wiesen, Ardijan [DEU] 16 58,1633 68,5185 55,2114 7/5/1/0
11 110 Eich, Vincent [DEU] 16 55,1020 62,7451 51,7037 7/5/1/0
12 31 Eichenauer, Markus [DEU] 15 61,2245 63,1579 55,2253 7/5/0/0
13 100 Huber, Stefan [DEU] 15 58,5488 57,8947 56,4681 7/5/0/0
14 113 Iacono, Giuseppe [DEU] 15 57,1429 61,1111 56,2908 7/5/0/0
15 64 Schwarz, Wolff [DEU] 15 56,8027 57,8947 55,3289 7/5/0/0
16 6 Ohlrogge, Christoph [DEU] 15 53,0612 57,8947 51,4485 7/5/0/0
17 55 Szegho, Dalibor [SVK] 15 51,7007 66,6667 51,7091 7/5/0/0
18 85 Aithaj-Kaddour, Benjam [DEU] 15 51,0204 55,5556 53,4181 7/5/0/0
19 81 Tischer, Christian [DEU] 15 50,2721 66,6667 48,6144 7/5/0/0
20 3 Reimche, Wadim [DEU] 15 48,0159 66,6667 49,1534 6/4/0/1
21 30 Pyyhtiä, Tuomas [FIN] 15 44,8299 62,5000 44,7756 7/5/0/0
22 41 Ortmann, Bjoern [DEU] 14 61,2245 61,4035 55,7037 7/4/2/0
23 92 Deutscher, Markus [DEU] 13 56,4626 49,1228 53,7902 7/4/1/0
24 2 Gehring, Peter [DEU] 13 51,5646 61,1111 51,1195 7/4/1/0
25 9 Hittel, Matthias [DEU] 13 41,8367 58,3333 46,2251 7/4/1/0
26 38 Grosmayer, Christian [DEU] 12 68,0272 52,6316 62,2068 7/4/0/0
27 94 Bayer, Johannes [DEU] 12 60,2041 57,8947 54,1239 7/4/0/0
28 27 Wörner, Tobias [DEU] 12 58,5034 58,8235 54,6997 7/4/0/0
29 42 Streubel, Alexander [DEU] 12 56,4626 56,2500 52,5627 7/4/0/0
30 54 Laubscher, Manuel [DEU] 12 56,1224 44,4444 53,8184 7/4/0/0
31 48 Hauck, Manuel [DEU] 12 55,1020 61,1111 51,8439 7/4/0/0
32 88 Zanotti, Danilo [DEU] 12 55,0340 52,9412 55,0016 7/4/0/0
33 116 Korbel, Jochen [DEU] 12 53,0612 55,5556 50,7686 7/4/0/0
34 72 Hirtz, Thomas [DEU] 12 52,5850 56,2500 53,5313 7/4/0/0
35 112 Sinner, Denis [DEU] 12 52,3810 52,9412 50,0192 7/4/0/0
36 118 Thiemann, Kai [CHE] 12 51,6327 50,0000 51,9674 7/4/0/0
37 102 Lanigra, Marc [DEU] 12 50,0000 71,4286 46,7147 6/4/0/0
38 99 roy, julien [FRA] 12 50,0000 50,0000 50,6853 7/4/0/0
39 39 Diefenbach, Claus [DEU] 12 48,2993 55,5556 47,4593 7/4/0/0
40 103 Thalheim, Martin [DEU] 12 46,5986 55,5556 47,2077 7/3/3/0
41 108 Langensiepen, Sven [DEU] 12 45,3061 52,6316 47,1787 7/4/0/0
42 8 Boehnke, Christian [DEU] 12 44,5578 50,0000 45,2381 7/4/0/0
43 50 Stamer, Nils [DEU] 12 41,8367 52,9412 41,4768 7/4/0/0
44 74 Thomas, Alexander [DEU] 11 61,1565 50,9804 56,9559 7/3/2/0
45 44 Dang, Karl [DEU] 11 56,0544 56,1404 53,2872 7/3/2/0
46 16 Schumann, Timo [DEU] 11 51,8141 52,9412 50,6476 7/3/2/0
47 66 Fritsch, Bernd [DEU] 11 49,6599 52,0833 47,8984 7/3/2/0
48 90 Ucar, Ethem [DEU] 11 49,5918 50,8772 51,0204 7/3/2/0
49 51 Heid, Axel [DEU] 11 38,2086 53,7037 40,4702 7/3/2/0
50 114 Vey, Alexander [DEU] 10 51,7007 46,6667 49,1062 7/3/1/0
51 107 Klein, Bernhard [DEU] 10 50,7937 46,6667 50,2910 6/2/1/1
52 76 Balikci, Hüseyin [DEU] 10 48,2993 48,8889 47,8155 7/3/1/0
53 53 Stahl, Gerry [DEU] 9 66,6667 46,6667 62,1778 7/3/0/0
54 23 Öhman, Janne [FIN] 9 63,8889 57,1429 57,8182 6/3/0/0
55 10 zahedinour, kewan [DEU] 9 62,9630 57,1429 52,9365 6/3/0/0
56 25 Luckhaupt, Lars [DEU] 9 62,2222 53,8462 58,4249 6/3/0/0
57 29 Ihonen, Juha V [FIN] 9 62,0370 53,3333 55,5983 6/3/0/0
58 22 Viuha, Mikko [FIN] 9 62,0370 50,0000 54,7281 6/3/0/0
59 4 Hergenröder, Jonathan [DEU] 9 60,2041 47,0588 54,8214 7/3/0/0
60 96 Mönkmöller, Ruben [DEU] 9 51,7007 47,6190 51,1696 7/3/0/0
61 15 Knabe-Paulsen, Hannes [DEU] 9 51,7007 47,0588 50,5427 7/2/3/0
62 36 Übelacker, Lukas [DEU] 9 51,0204 50,0000 48,7448 7/3/0/0
63 79 Platz, Jens [DEU] 9 49,9320 45,0000 49,1106 7/3/0/0
64 26 Flimkert, Sven [DEU] 9 49,3197 43,7500 47,2969 7/3/0/0
65 18 Kesseler, Marco [DEU] 9 47,8912 45,0000 46,6820 7/2/3/0
66 78 Platz, Max [DEU] 9 47,6190 42,1053 47,8175 7/3/0/0
67 45 Menz, Gregor [DEU] 9 46,2585 47,6190 50,5347 7/3/0/0
68 69 Lambrich, Benjamin [DEU] 9 44,4444 53,3333 44,9939 6/3/0/0
69 13 Claus, Falco [DEU] 9 42,5170 53,3333 41,9841 7/3/0/0
70 83 Guenzel, Achim [DEU] 9 41,3333 66,6667 40,5641 5/3/0/0
71 37 Leuck, Marc [DEU] 9 41,1565 50,0000 42,7843 7/3/0/0
72 5 Schubring, Tim [DEU] 8 47,4830 42,1053 48,4990 7/2/2/0
73 49 Schwarz, Stephan [DEU] 7 49,3333 58,3333 49,3218 5/2/1/0
74 70 Kraft, Rene [DEU] 7 46,6667 45,2381 47,3214 6/2/1/0
75 62 Kühn, Alexander [DEU] 6 62,6667 46,1538 57,4212 5/2/0/0
76 84 Von Der Heyde, Mathias [DEU] 6 60,4167 50,0000 58,3333 4/2/0/0
77 65 Dohnal, Christian [DEU] 6 58,3333 40,0000 57,5000 4/2/0/0
78 12 Huchthausen, Björn [DEU] 6 56,2500 55,5556 53,7037 4/2/0/0
79 117 Gölz, Markus [DEU] 6 53,3333 42,8571 52,8205 5/2/0/0
80 71 Schramm, Markus [DEU] 6 52,7778 42,8571 49,7062 6/2/0/0
81 73 Luff, Andre [DEU] 6 52,0000 41,6667 47,5325 5/2/0/0
82 52 Koenigstein, Markus [DEU] 6 51,7007 26,6667 53,6988 7/2/0/0
83 109 Dubbernell, Robin [DEU] 6 50,0000 40,0000 49,0390 6/2/0/0
84 82 Zarges, Felix [DEU] 6 49,0741 35,7143 48,9886 6/2/0/0
85 86 Vinmans, Mario [DEU] 6 48,0000 41,6667 48,5556 5/2/0/0
86 77 Lavaud-Canonne, Olivie [DEU] 6 47,6190 33,3333 49,8810 7/2/0/0
87 21 Schwarz, Jens-Oliver [DEU] 6 47,6190 33,3333 47,3607 7/2/0/0
88 119 Dechant, Lukas [DEU] 6 46,0317 44,4444 45,6489 6/1/0/1
89 28 Kryszat, Guido [DEU] 6 43,7415 38,8889 45,4708 7/2/0/0
90 60 Breitenbücher, Fabian [DEU] 6 43,3107 31,2500 43,8227 7/2/0/0
91 104 Rosengren, Lars [DEU] 6 40,9259 46,6667 42,8388 6/2/0/0
92 101 Burkart, Daniel [DEU] 4 40,7407 25,6410 42,8274 6/1/1/0
93 59 Stührmann, Stefan [DEU] 4 40,1361 27,0833 42,9365 7/1/1/0
94 87 Müller, Sven [DEU] 3 66,6667 33,3333 61,9048 3/1/0/0
95 98 Bailly Maitre, Gael [FRA] 3 58,3333 40,0000 57,6178 4/1/0/0
96 89 Stier, Thomas [DEU] 3 58,3333 40,0000 52,6515 4/1/0/0
97 106 Frankl, Daniel [DEU] 3 58,3333 40,0000 52,2475 4/1/0/0
98 61 Nauer, Gerry [CHE] 3 58,3333 30,0000 54,1414 4/1/0/0
99 35 Wolf, Tobias [DEU] 3 58,3333 25,0000 58,1818 3/0/0/1
100 11 Pisch, Andreas [DEU] 3 56,2500 40,0000 52,5000 4/1/0/0
101 46 Köhnlechner, Tobias [DEU] 3 52,0833 16,6667 52,7778 4/1/0/0
102 91 Hoischen, Boris [DEU] 3 50,6667 27,2727 48,0932 5/1/0/0
103 111 Cernikel, Olga [DEU] 3 50,6667 18,1818 50,5195 5/1/0/0
104 33 Kropf, Maco [DEU] 3 45,8333 30,0000 44,4697 4/1/0/0
105 34 Süss, Dominik [DEU] 3 41,6667 33,3333 44,1667 4/1/0/0
106 32 Kandert, Patrick [DEU] 3 41,6667 33,3333 42,5926 4/1/0/0
107 115 Manz, Daniel [DEU] 1 47,9167 23,3333 48,9815 4/0/1/0
108 67 Rauh, Christoph [DEU] 1 39,5833 20,8333 42,1086 4/0/1/0
109 97 Lauter, Alban [DEU] 0 75,0000 33,3333 60,0000 2/0/0/0
110 14 Bueschgens, Manuel P [DEU] 0 75,0000 25,0000 58,3333 2/0/0/0
111 20 Müller, Carlo [DEU] 0 75,0000 20,0000 70,0000 2/0/0/0
112 7 Klocker, Mario [DEU] 0 75,0000 20,0000 58,3333 2/0/0/0
113 95 Wagner, Daniel [DEU] 0 58,3333 20,0000 58,3333 2/0/0/0
114 63 Kälin, Arwed [CHE] 0 54,1667 27,2727 52,3359 4/0/0/0
115 105 Steinecke, Michael [DEU] 0 50,0000 33,3333 45,0000 2/0/0/0
116 68 Squirewell, Sascha [DEU] 0 44,4444 25,0000 47,2222 3/0/0/0
117 19 Goeller, Steffen [DEU] 0 44,4444 0,0000 50,0000 3/0/0/0
118 47 Neumann, Nico [DEU] 0 41,6667 20,0000 43,0556 4/0/0/0
119 43 Landsberg, Hannes [DEU] 0 41,6667 20,0000 43,0303 4/0/0/0

Playoff:

Hering, Florian - Niznansky, Milan
Alsheimer, Christoph - Gerber, Matthias
Riedel, Tim - Richter, Patrick
Lorenz, Konstantin - Hauck, Christian

Niznansky, Milan - Alsheimer, Christoph
Richter, Patrick - Lorenz, Konstantin

Alsheimer, Christoph - Richter, Patrick
Winner - Pro HL Cup, Prague 2002
Winner - Highlander Regional Masters, Phuket 2006
Winner - Sunrise Trophy Run, Hawaii 2006
Winner - North Dakota HL Championships 2007
Winner - Tahiti "One And Only"-Cup #3, 2009
Winner - Gio di Gio Seria, Florenz, 2016
Winner - Jail or be Jailed, Berlin, 2017

Vazdru

i played midrange Bant

my match-ups:

round 1 vs Wadim Reimche (20) / Naya-Aggro 2:0
1:0 / 2:0

round 2 vs Alex / RGw-Aggro 2:0
2:0 / 4:0

round 3 vs Thomas Hirtz (34) / Bant 2:0
3:0 / 6:0

round 4 vs Christoph Alsheimer (Winner) / Storm 0:2
3:1 / 6:2

round 5 vs Tim Riedel (Quarter-Finalist) / Jund-Aggro 0:2
3:2 / 6:4

round 6 vs Johannes Bayer (27) / Jund-Aggro 1:2
3:3 / 7:6

round 7 vs Matthias Hittel (25) / Tokenmania 0:2
3:4 / 7:8
Far below the earth
Where the demons hunt the souls of those that sleep
In the city of the Vazdru and the Drin
Where the black flame burns inside the palace fountain.

Vazdru

#8
HIGHLANDER TOURNAMENT HANAU Dec. 28th, 2012 - TOP 8

WINNER

NAME / NICKNAME: Christoph Alsheimer
Age: 22
Hometown: Fürth
Occupation: Storming a Town near you

Shop and/or community where you usually play Magic:
Funtainment Nürnberg + local in Ansbach

Your deck archetype:
Tendrils-Oath

Why did you choose your deck?
Includes all the "cool" cards: Necro, Will, Bargain, Doomsday

Number of Times Playing on Highlander GPs:
1

Number of HL Top 8s:
1

Other previous Magic Accomplishments:
GP Amsterdam Top 32
http://sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=41845

What was your record today?
5-1-1

How often do you play Highlander?
Once per month


Is there any card you would like to nominate for Ban / Unban in Highlander?
Mystical Tutor unban

Anything else you would like to say?
Far below the earth
Where the demons hunt the souls of those that sleep
In the city of the Vazdru and the Drin
Where the black flame burns inside the palace fountain.

Vazdru

#9
HIGHLANDER TOURNAMENT HANAU Dec. 28th, 2012 - TOP 8

RUNNER-UP

NAME / NICKNAME: Patrick / Firestarter
Age: 30
Hometown: Ascheberg / Münsterland
Occupation: teacher

Shop and/or community where you usually play Magic:
Cockatrice / rarely in Münster

Your deck archetype:
BUG(w) Aggrocontrol

Why did you choose your deck?
As I have just a little time to play magic I wanted to choose a deck which makes a lot of fun & rewards good playing.
Furthermore I wanted to have a deck which defeats midrange- and combo-decks.


Number of Times Playing on Highlander GPs:
11

Number of HL Top 8s:
9

Other previous Magic Accomplishments:
German HL-Champion 2011, some HL-, Legacy and Vintage-Tournaments in Iserlohn

What was your record today?
5-1-1

How often do you play Highlander?
~ 8 times a month basically via cockatrice

Is there any card you would like to nominate for Ban / Unban in Highlander?
banned-list is tight/short, the right cards are banned

Anything else you would like to say?
Far below the earth
Where the demons hunt the souls of those that sleep
In the city of the Vazdru and the Drin
Where the black flame burns inside the palace fountain.

MMD

#10
I went 4-1-2 with aggroish Bant (list below) and finished 22nd which is the first place without prices  :'(. I wanted to play another deck but did not find time to finetune an test it enough, so I choose a deck which - I thought - I could pilot best. However, I played horrible during the tournament, so 4-1-2 is a complimentary result for me this time. I have to accept that you need to play more often to be good. Playing once a month is insufficient to keep a certain level of play.

I lost against WW and drawed against 4C aggro and UWR Midrange. Wins against RDW, Jund Aggro, ?Big Naya? and Ub Staxx.

WW is a tough matchup (when WW curves, which he did) but I had the chance to win as I had board control in the 3rd game but lost against a topdecked Restoration Angel which also untapped a Shadow creature which was down from Dungeon Geists. The draw against 4C aggro was unnecessary as I made several bad decisions during the match. The draw against UWR was acceptable as we both made some smaller mistakes.

The metagame was full of 3-5C aggro and goodstuff, but at least the Top 8 paints another picture.

Best play of the day: Mana Drain something, Vial in GoST eot. Playing Elpeth with the mana and attack for 9 flying for the win.
Worst play of the day: not using Karakas against a card drawing Edric
Coolest game situation: Sower of Temptation for Wurmcoil Engine ftw, while getting mindslavered two times in a row in the meantime.

Here is my list:


   Lands
   
1   Adarkar Wastes
1   Arid Mesa
1   Breeding Pool
1   Brushland
1   Celestial Colonade
1   Flooded Grove
1   Flooded Strand
2   Forest
1   Hallowed Fountain
2   Islands
1   Karakas
1   Marsh Flats
1   Misty Rainforest
1   Mystic Gate
2   Plains
1   Polluted Delta
1   Razorverge Thicket
1   Savannah
1   Scalding Tarn
1   Seachrome Coast
1   Temple Garden
1   Treetop Village
1   Tropical Island
1   Tundra
1   Verdant Catacombs
1   Wasteland
1   Windswept Heath
1   Wooded Bastion
1   Wooded Foothills
1   Yavimaya Coast
1   Yavimaya Hollow
34   
   
   Creatures
   
1   Arbor Elf
1   Avacyn's Pilgrim
1   Aven Mimeomancer
1   Aven Mindcensor
1   Baneslayer Angel
1   Birds of Paradise
1   Blade Splicer
1   Dungeon Geists
1   Edric, Spmaster of Trest
1   Eternal Witness
1   Fauna Shaman
1   Fyndhorn Elves
1   Geist of Saint Traft
1   Hero of Bladehold
1   Kitchen Finks
1   Knight of the Reliquary
1   Llanowar Elves
1   Mirran Crusader
1   Mother of Runes
1   Noble Hierarch
1   Phantasmal Image
1   Phyrexian Metamorph
1   Qasali Pridemage
1   Restoration Angel
1   Rhox War Monk
1   Scavenging Ooze
1   Silverblade Paladin
1   Snapcaster Mage
1   Sower of Temptation
1   Spellskite
1   Stoneforge Mystic
1   Tarmogoyf
1   Thragtusk
1   Vendillion Clique
1   Venser, Shaper Savant
35   
   
   Spells
1   Aether Vial
1   Ancestral Vision
1   Bant Charm
1   Batterskull
1   Brainstorm
1   Bribery
1   Counterspell
1   Daze
1   Detention Sphere
1   Dismember
1   Eladamri´s Call
1   Elspeth, Knight Errant
1   Force of Will
1   Force Spike
1   Green Sun´s Zenith
1   Jace, the Mindsculptor
1   Mana Drain
1   Mana Leak
1   Mana Tithe
1   Mental Misstep
1   Oblivion Ring
1   Parallax Wave
1   Path to Exile
1   Ponder
1   Preordain
1   Sensei Divining Top
1   Sword of Feast and Famine
1   Sword of Fire and Ice
1   Swords to Plowshares
1   Sylvan Library
1   Worldly Tutor

Feel free to browse through my MKM account:

http://www.magickartenmarkt.de/index.php?mainPage=showSellerChart&idInfoUser=13199

I also have a huge amount of chinese and japanese foil HL staples not listed yet,  which I would like to downgrade to english foil. Just let me know!

Vazdru

#11
I used the list of Sebastian Ziesche from Karlsruhe with just a few minor changes:
http://mtgpulse.com/event/7351#101162

He won last GP with that list and also some smaller TNM-Tournaments in Karlsruhe.

It wasn't the first pick but as all my testdecks (Esper-ComboControl, RDW, Naya, Grixis-AggroControl) weren't able to deal with that Bant i decided just to play it.

It worked well in the beginning, Briberies and Natural Orders gave me an army of Primeval Titans, 6 games and 6 straight wins.

Then i faced Storm which was unstoppable that day, crucial match 5 vs Quarterfinalist Tim Riedel. Had worse draws (flooded) and didn't played my best magic so i wasn't able to beat him. As it was almost over in game 2 I topdecked Primeeval Titan to hardcast and gave him a little fight in the end, but Sylvan Library + Dark Confidant on his side for many turns were too good. He had 6 lp and I gambled to kill him next turn and refused to block his 5/5 dragon with Celestial Cannonade so Blightning finished me off to zero in g2.

Best board situation of the day: Aether Vial on 3, Crystal Shards, Eternal Witness in play and Mana Drain in gy
Worst situation: Keep one land and spoils for 6 -> no land, Mulligan to 6 for one-land-hand, Brainstorm (-> 3 nonlands) and concede (1 min of play)


Far below the earth
Where the demons hunt the souls of those that sleep
In the city of the Vazdru and the Drin
Where the black flame burns inside the palace fountain.

Vazdru

#12
HIGHLANDER TOURNAMENT HANAU Dec. 28th, 2012 - TOP 8

SEMI-FINALIST

NAME / NICKNAME: Milan Niznansky
Age: 19
Hometown:  Bratislava
Occupation: homeless

Shop and/or community where you usually play Magic:
Bratislava

Your deck archetype:
Mono White

Why did you choose your deck?
Because I was lazy to search for good cards and mate had complete deck to borrow.

Number of Times Playing on Highlander GPs:
1

Number of HL Top 8s:
1

Other previous Magic Accomplishments:
GP Bochum Top 16
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=1070615

What was your record today?
5-1-1

How often do you play Highlander?
Once in a month

Is there any card you would like to nominate for Ban / Unban in Highlander?
Sensei the Slowing Game -> Ban Forever please

Anything else you would like to say?
I don't like playmats.
Far below the earth
Where the demons hunt the souls of those that sleep
In the city of the Vazdru and the Drin
Where the black flame burns inside the palace fountain.

Vazdru

#13
HIGHLANDER TOURNAMENT HANAU Dec. 28th, 2012 - TOP 8

SEMI-FINALIST

NAME / NICKNAME: Konstantin Lorenz   
Age: 25
Hometown: Frankfurt a. M.
Occupation: Student

Shop and/or community where you usually play Magic:
JK Store

Your deck archetype:
RDW

Why did you choose your deck?
Because it plays that much nonbasic-hate and it is a very strong deck.

Number of Times Playing on Highlander GPs:
4

Number of HL Top 8s:
2

Other previous Magic Accomplishments:
GP Wien Top 20
http://www.planetmtg.de/articles/artikel.html?id=3771 (RDW)

What was your record today?
5-1-1

How often do you play Highlander?
1-2 per month

Is there any card you would like to nominate for Ban / Unban in Highlander?


Anything else you would like to say?
Far below the earth
Where the demons hunt the souls of those that sleep
In the city of the Vazdru and the Drin
Where the black flame burns inside the palace fountain.

Vazdru

#14
HIGHLANDER TOURNAMENT HANAU Dec. 28th, 2012 - TOP 8

QUARTER-FINALIST

NAME / NICKNAME: Matthias Gerber / Hamster, Hamsert
Age: 23
Hometown: Mainz
Occupation: IT-Specialist

Shop and/or community where you usually play Magic:
Orcish Outpost Mainz

Your deck archetype:
Ur-Control

Why did you choose your deck?
It's fun & wins  ;)

Number of Times Playing on Highlander GPs:
4

Number of HL Top 8s:
1

Other previous Magic Accomplishments:
HL GP Top 16

What was your record today?
5-0-2

How often do you play Highlander?
~ 2 times a week

Is there any card you would like to nominate for Ban / Unban in Highlander?
Ban: Stoneforge Mystic, Demonic Tutor, Natural Order

Anything else you would like to say?
Far below the earth
Where the demons hunt the souls of those that sleep
In the city of the Vazdru and the Drin
Where the black flame burns inside the palace fountain.