Magic: The Gathering Tournament Results for 2004
Saturday, July 26 2003 was Magic's 10th Anniversary Celebration Tournament.
Ground Zero has held regular DCI sanctioned Magic: The Gathering Tournaments on the first and third Saturdays of each month. This page is a listing of Tournament results from the first half of 2004.
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Final standings for the December 18th Free For All Tournament:
Christmas may have been in the air, but carnage and merciless pounding were the rule of the day. It was Ground Zero's annual "Free For All", anything goes tourney. Not only were there lots of cool, totally broken decks, but everybody got a prize.
Brody Taylor walked away with the Fifth Dawn Window Cling, Jake Fuller snagged the Urza's Legacy Game Guide, Payton Galvez got the Dark Steel poster, Theresa Mitchell and James Wansley both snagged a set of foil lands and a foil Gaea's Blessing, Jonathan Hopkins carried away the Laminated Champions Of Kamagawa Poster/Map and Ryan Angell drew his own name for the Laminated Players Mat. Most of the petty envy was directed at Dave Alger, who ended up with the Signed and Numbered Ali From Cairo print.
Of course, in the end, it was a virtual three way tie for 1st place, as all the "quick kill" decks ran into perpetual draws.
1. David Alger
1. Jonathan Hopkins
4. Theresa Mitchell
5. Jake Fuller
6. James Wansley
7. Payton Galvez
8. Brody Taylor
Final standings for the December 4th Standard Tournament:
2. James Wansley
3. David Alger
3. Jeremy Mitchell
5. Matthew Wallace
6. Payton Galvez
7. Brody Taylor
8. Rick Green
Final standings for the November 20th Unhinged Tournament:
People holding their breath! Playing with one hand behind their backs! Singing and announcing creature entry! Multiple occurances of the word "Ass". Of course, all this wackiness was the Unhinged Release Tournament. Fittingly enough, there was a tie for 1st place. This time there was actually a 3rd and 4th place (which in DCI tourney's is always a tie for 3rd), with Matthew Horn taking third and not only winning the life counter, but the empty box of Unhinged cards as well!
1. David Alger
3. Matthew Horn, 4. Michael Peters, 5. Jerry Svec, 6. Jonathan Hopkins, 7. Jeremy Mitchell, 8. James Wansley, 9. Calvin Hesser, 10. Allen McNeal, 11. Teresa Mitchell, 12. Payton Galvez, 13. Quentin Montalto, 14. Jake Fuller, 15. Ron Martin, 16. David Epps
Final standings for the October 30th Vintage Tournament:2. Jonathan Hopkins, 3. James Wansley, 3. David Alger, 5. Dakota Gordy, 6. Matthew Blizzard, 7. Phillip Shoemaker, 8. Jeremy Mitchell, 9. Payton Galvez, 10. Quentin Montalto
Final standings for the October 2nd Champions Of Kamigawa Sealed Deck Tournament:2. Janathan Hopkins, 3. Michael Miel, 3. Ron Martin, 5. Phillip Shoemaker, 6. Michael Peters, 7. David Alger, 8. Rick Green, 9. Ryan Angell, 10. Dan Snyder, 11. Jeff Green, 12. Matthew Horn, 13. Payton Galvez, 14. Jimmy Biondo, 15. Jerry Svec, 16. Austin Jones, 17. Zack Zickraf, 18. Quentin Montalto, 19. Matthew Wallace, 20. Patricia Miel, 21. Brody Taylor, 22. Sean Dodd Final standings for the September 18th Type II:
Not everybody went off to the Kamigawa pre-release. There was a decent group playing the last Type II tourney that included the Onslaught block at Ground Zero. Isaac Fuller won his first MTG Tournament with his Black Cleric deck.
2. Peter Crews, 3. Matthew Horn, 3. Dakota Gordy, 5. Jeff Green, 6. Jeremy Mitchell, 7. James Wansley, 8. Rick Green, 9. Brody Taylor, 10. Sean Dodd, 11. Dylan Everett, 12. Payton Galvez, 13. Patricia Miel, 14. Zack Zickraf, 15. Anthony Langdon, 16. Michael Miel Final standings for the September 4th Battle Of The Commons Tournament:
2. Rick Green, 3. Jonathan Hopkins, 3. Peter Crews, 5. David Alger, 6. James Wansley, 7. Phillip Shoemaker, 8. Ron Martin, 9. Payton Galvez, 10. Austin Jones, 11. Brody Taylor, 12. Matthew Wallace, 13. Ryan Angell, 14. Kyle Daniel, 15. Queintin Montalto, 16. Philip Daniel Final standings for the August 14th Extended Tournament:
2. Jeff Green, 3. James Wansley, 3. Ryan Angell, 5. Jason Barnes, 6. Chris Morris, 7. Payton Galvez, 8. Matthew Horn, 9. Sean Dodd, 10. Austin Jones, 11. Rick Green, 12. Jonathan Hopkins, 13. Stephanie Horn, 14. Michael Peters, 15. Dylan Everett Final standings for the August 7th Teams Tournament:
It was another teams tournament and with 10 teams signed up, many had to play outside. Luckily it was not terribly hot (for August, at least). In the end, The Last Team Signed Up was the last team standing, as Jimmy Biondo and Michael Peters took the prize.
(Jimmy Biondo and Michael Peters)
2. The Green Team
(Rick Green and Jeff Green)
3. DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince
(Matthew Horn and Stephanie Horn)
3. Well Wishers
(Jeremy Mitchell and Teresa Mitchell)
5. Team Unknown
(Kenny Mitchell and Payton Galvez)
6. Legion
(Jordan Curnutt and Jonathan McLemore)
7. Team Omen
(Jake Fuller and Isaac Fuller)
8. The Prodigal
(Sean Dodds and Dylan Everett)
9. Bouncing Elves
(Jeff Pollitt and Tray Choice)
10. Artifact
(Kris McCoy and J.C. Reeves)
Final standings for the July 24th Type One Tournament:
A lot of new faces made this an interesting tournament, with several of them placing fairly high. Both Matthew Horn and first time tournament player Michael Alderson went 4-0 in the basic rounds. But the highlight of the day was the arm wrestling between Jason and Phillip.
2. Matthew Horn, 3. Matthew Alderson, 3. Jonathan Shannon, 5. James Wansley, 6. Phillip Shoemaker, 7. Jason Barnes, 8. Rick Green, 9. Payton Galvez, 10. Richard Vogel, 11. Isaac Fuller, 12. Austin Jones, 13. David Alger, 14. Ramona Ranalli, 15. Michael Peters
16. Matthew Wallace
17. Michael Brown, 18. Timothy Young, 19. Chris Morris20. Ron Martin Final standings for the July 10th Mirrodin Block Tournament:
2. David Alger, 3. Ryan Angell, 3. Rick Green, 5. James Wansley, 6. Stephanie Horn, 7. Jeff Green, 8. Dakota Gordy, 9. Payton Galvez, 10. Isaac Fuller, 11. Jake Fuller, 12. Matthew Wallace, 13. Matthew Horn, 14. JC Reeves Final standings for the June 19th Extended Tournament:
2. Kenny Mitchell, 3. Ryan Angell, 3. Jeff Green, 5. Jimmy Biondo, 6. Chris Morris, 7. Rick Green, 8. Jake Fuller, 9. Payton Galvez, 10. Quinton Montalto Final standings for the July 10th Mirrodin Block Tournament:
2. David Alger, 3. Ryan Angell, 3. Rick Green, 5. James Wansley, 6. Stephanie Horn, 7. Jeff Green, 8. Dakota Gordy, 9. Payton Galvez, 10. Isaac Fuller, 11. Jake Fuller, 12. Matthew Wallace, 13. Matthew Horn, 14. JC Reeves Final standings for the June 19th Extended Tournament:
2. Kenny Mitchell, 3. Ryan Angell, 3. Jeff Green, 5. Jimmy Biondo, 6. Chris Morris, 7. Rick Green, 8. Jake Fuller, 9. Payton Galvez, 10. Quinton Montalto Final standings for the June 5th Booster Draft Tournament:
It was (almost) the premier of 5th Dawn and everyone was anxious to rip into the packs for this tournaments draft. Ryan Angell finally fulfilled his life long goal of actually beating Jason in a tournament. He said that it is no big deal and won't change anything about his play. Rumor has it he cashed in his prize for the tournament on vanity license plates that read: "I bt Jason".
2. Jason Barnes, 3. Jimmy Lu, 3. Jeff Green, 5. Rick Green, 6. James Wansley, 7. Matthew Horn, 8. David Alger, 9. Ron Martin, 10. Jimmy Biondo, 11. Austin Jones, 12. Stephanie Horn, 13. Kenny Mitchell, 14. Matthew Wallace, 15. Payton Galvez Final standings for the May 15th Type II Tournament:
It was back tot he usual crowd for our first Type II tournament in months. The final results have become fairly familiar though, with James Wansley pulling out another win. Jeff Green got third in his first tournament in qhuite awhile, and David Alger played the bridesmaid again.
2. Jeremy Mitchell, 3. David Alger, 3. Jeff Green, 5. Austin Hargrave, 6. Richard Vogel, 7. Rick Green, 8. Jake Fuller, 9. Steven Worthington, 10. Kenny Mitchell, 11. Ryan Angel, 12. Payton Galvez, 13. Chris Morris, 14. Isaac Fuller, 15. Jesse Carreon, 16. Jonathan Goble, 17. Mikey Burnham Final standings for the May 1st Battle Of The Commons:
With many of our regular players gone to the Regionals Tournament in Dallas, there was a small turn out for this event. It made for some new players at the top of the standings as Steven Worthington and Matthew Horn clashed for the top spot.
2. Matthew Horn, 3. Mikey Burnham, 3. Payton Galvez, 5. Jimmy Biondo, 6. Randall Giles, 7. Stephanie Horn, 8. Zane Ingalls
Final standings for the April 17th Teams Tournament:Still no Phillip or Jason. It was still a fairly familiar group in the finals. Infinite Combo's abounded. At the end, it was all won by a team that included one player who had never played in a DCI tournament before.
(Randall Giles and Stephen Worthington)
2. Team Shocker
(Ryan Angel and Austin Hargrave)
3. Harmless
(David Alger and James Wansley
3. Well Wishers
(Jeremy Mitchell and Teresa Mitchell)
5. Those Guys
(Robin Longino and Chris Morris)
6. Bluffing Eagles
(Rick Green and Ron Martin)
7. The South Park Cows
(Matthew Horn and Stephanie Horn)
8. Team Meltdown
(Jeremiah Hartsfield and Sam Hartsfield)
9. The Dark Broutherhood
(Bobby Marsh and Michael Bortz II)
10. Kinderguardians
(Payton Galvez and Quinton Montalto)
Final standings for the April 3rd Type 1 Tournament:
No Phillip. No Jason. This tournament was wide open, although it had a strange feel without our two most consistant players. Ryan Angell finally won 1st as his Replenish Deck beat out David Algers Affinity Deck.
2. David Alger, 3. Ron Hancock, 3. James Wansley, 5. Chris Morris, 6. Rick Green, 7. Robin Longino, 8. Justin Harris, 9. Austin Hargrave, 10. Brian Franklin, 11. Jimmy Biondo, 12. Darin Willaims, 13. Steven Chambers, 14. Rusty Hand, 15. Payton Galvez, 16. Samuel Morey, 17. Matthew Hancock, Final standings for the March 20th Type 2 Tournament:
David Alger went undefeated through the first five rounds of this tournament until finally falling to James Wansley - through a fubar. Even the best decks can fall if the right oppotunity is missed!
2. David Alger, 3. Robin Longino, 3. Austin Hargrave, 5. Jeremy Mitchell, 6. Ryan Angell, 7. Chris Morris, 8. Isaac Fuller, 9. Stephanie Horn, 10. Steven Chambers, 11. Jake Fuller, 12. Christal Patterson, 13. Matthew Horn, 14. Jimmy Biondo, 15. Jamon Sanders, 16. Timothy Young, 17. Jonathan Montalto, 18. Amy Horn, 19. Anthony Robertson, 20. Payton Galvez, 21. Kevin Lawson, 22. Hunter McBride, 23. Quinton Montalto Final standings for the March 6th Type 1 Tournament:
It was a wild day as twelve teams came to play in the latest tournament. It was the larges turnout ever for a teams event here at Ground Zero.
(David Alger and James Wansley
2. Dead Poets Society
(Jason Barnes and Phillip Shoemaker)
3. Jay And Silent Bob
(Ryan Angel and Steven Chambers)
3. Team Aggro
(Justin Harris and Jeremiah Hartsfield)
5. Illusion of Death
(Rick Green and Jeremy Mitchell)
6. Team Vindictive
(Matthew Blizzard and Sam Hartsfield)
7. Team Cholesterol
(Kevin Lawson and Robin Longino)
8. Forgotten Myths
(Kenny Mitchell and Richard Vogel)
9. Those Dirty Elves
(Brian Franklin and Darin Williams)
10. Asylum Escapees
(Timothy Young and Jonathan Mistretta)
11. Neffie
(Matthew Horn and Stephanie Horn)
12. Team Brute Force
(Payton Galvez and Quinton Montalto) Final standings for the February 21st Type 1 Tournament:
It was back to Type 1 and the power cards flowed in abundance. By the end of the day , We had a new winner! James Wansley finally made it to the top of the heap. The pinacle of CCG perfection. His Red/Black Burn and Shadow Creatures deck bested Timothy Young to take first place. His deck is now named Shadowfire because... well, it won!
2. Timothy Young, 3. Brian Franklin, 3. Jason Barnes, 5. Justin Harris, 6. David Alger, 7. Ryan Angell, 8. Darin Williams, 9. Rick Green, 10. Chris Moris, 11. Steven Chambers, 12. Preston Spencer, 13. Robin Longino, 14. Jimmy Biondo, 15. Payton Galvez, 16. Jonathon Mistretta, 17. Sam Hartsfield Final standings for the February 7th Dark Steel Sealed Deck Tournament:
It was the sealed deck tournament that everyone was looking forward to. Dark Steel was finally released and players got a chance to use them in tournament play. When the twelve players were finally narrowed down to two, it was James Wansley against Jason Barnes. James had never won a tournament and this time it looked like he would finally pull it off! He took the first game easily and confidence was high that Jason would finally fall. But the second game was slow and the slow game is Jason's arena. After a long round Jason took the second game and it was down to one final game to stay on top. That game, too, drug on but when the dust settled and the yawns ended, Jason was the only one left standing. But James almost took it! He's one step closer! There were moments of actual nervousness on Jason's part.
2. James Wansley, 3. Ryan Angell, 3. Phillip Shoemaker, 5. David Alger, 6. Jeremy Mitchell, 7. Stephanie Horn, 8. Matthew Horn, 9. Rick Green, 10. Samuel Morey, 11. Chris Moris, 12. Payton Galvez But Wait! This is your last Chance!
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Final standings for the January 17th Extended Format Tournament:
It was the just the second tournament of 2004, but for a change some new faces took home the top prizes. Rick Green pulled out his first tournament win of 2004 and Ryan Angell slid into second place.
2. Ryan Angell, 3. James Wansley, 3. Phillip Shoemaker, 5. Jason Barnes, 6. Joshua Barnes, 7. Austin Hargrave, 8. Brandon Dacus, 9. David Alger, 10. Matthew Wallace, 11. Jamon Sanders, 12. Michael Smith, 13. Christal Patterson, 14. Anthony Robertson, 15. Timothy Young, 16. Cody Langford, 17. Chris Moris, 18. Payton Galvez, 19. Samuel Morey, 20. Mikey Burnham, 21. Jeremy Barnes
Final standings for the January 3rd Type 2 Tournament:
It was the first tournament of 2004, but somehow the results seemed strangely familiar. Jason Barnes began the year the same way that he ended the last one: sweeping through the tournament winning every match.
2. Jeremy Mitchell, 3. Ryan Angell, 3. Mikey Burnham, 5. David Alger, 6. Rick Green, 7. James Wansley, 8. Austin Jones, 9. Payton Galvez, 10. Jimmy Biondo, 11. Jeff Pollitt, 12. Willaim Bowen Final standings for the December 20th "Free For All" Tournament:
It's over. Finished. 2003 is in the books for Magic: The Gathering tournaments. For a wild (and not to mention: FREE) final tournament, we hosted a "Free For All". There was no restrictions, no banned cards. This was a lesson in why the DCI bans and restricts certain cards! Jason Barnes got yet another tournament win. In many cases, he killed his oposition before they had played a single card! Can you say "Broken Combos?"
2. Rick Green, 3. Justin Malone, 4. Randall Giles, 5. James Wansley, 6. David Alger, 7. Jeremiah Hartsfield, 8. Ryan Angell, 9. Jonathan Hopkins, 10. Jeremy Mitchell, 11. Bobby Ward, 12. Michael Melton, 13. Sam Hartsfield, 14. Kenny Mitchell, 15. Zack West, 16. Payton Galvez
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