Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Season 2009
The 2009 Pro Tour season was the fourteenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. It began on 17 January 2009 with Grand Prix Los Angeles, and ended on 22 November 2009 with the conclusion of the 2009 World Championship in Rome. The season consisted of nineteen Grand Prixs, and four Pro Tours, located in Kyoto, Honolulu, Austin, and Rome. At the end of the season, Yuuya Watanabe was awarded the Pro Player of the Year, making him the first player to win both that title and the Rookie of the Year title which he had won two years prior. Frank Karsten, Kamiel Cornelissen, and Antoine Ruel were inducted into the Hall of Fame at the world championships in Rome.
Read more about Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Season 2009: Mode, Grand Prix – Los Angeles, Rotterdam, Pro Tour – Kyoto (27 February – 1 March 2009), Grand Prixs – Chicago, Hanover, Singapore, Kobe, Barcelona, Seattle, Pro Tour Honolulu (5–7 June 2009), Grand Prixs – Sao Paulo, Boston, Brighton, Bangkok, Niigata, Prague, Melbourne, Pro Tour Austin (16–18 October 2009), Grand Prixs – Tampa, Kitakyushu, Paris, Minneapolis, 2009 World Championships – Rome (19–22 November 2009), Pro Player of The Year Final Standings, Performance By Country
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