Magic: The Gathering World Championship - 1998 World Championship

1998 World Championship

Brian Selden – 1998 World Championship
RecSur
Main Deck: Sideboard:

2 Scroll Rack
2 Lobotomy
2 Nekrataal
4 Recurring Nightmare
1 Spirit of the Night
1 Thrull Surgeon
1 Man-o'-War
1 Tradewind Rider
4 Birds of Paradise
2 Spike Feeder
1 Spike Weaver
4 Survival of the Fittest
2 Uktabi Orangutan
1 Verdant Force
4 Wall of Blossoms
2 Wall of Roots
2 Firestorm
1 Orcish Settlers
1 Cloudchaser Eagle

3 City of Brass
8 Forest
1 Gemstone Mine
2 Karplusan Forest
2 Reflecting Pool
1 Swamp
2 Underground River
2 Undiscovered Paradise
1 Volrath's Stronghold

1 Staunch Defenders
3 Emerald Charm
1 Hall of Gemstone
2 Pyroblast
4 Boil
2 Dread of Night
2 Phyrexian Furnace

The fifth Magic World Championship was held on 12–16 August 1998 in Seattle, USA. This tournament featured a Tempest-Stronghold-Exodus Booster Draft, Standard, and Tempest Block Constructed.

203 players competed in the event. The USA dominated the top 8, taking seven of the eight slots. The USA also won the team competition.

Finishing order
  1. Brian Selden
  2. Ben Rubin
  3. Jon Finkel
  4. Raphaël Lévy
  5. Scott Johns
  6. Chris Pikula
  7. Brian Hacker
  8. Alan Comer
Team final
  1. United States – Matt Linde, Mike Long, Bryce Currence, Jon Finkel
  2. France – Pierre Malherbaud, Manuel Bevand, Marc Hernandez, Fabien Demazeau
Pro Tour Player of the Year
  1. Jon Finkel
  2. Randy Buehler
  3. Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz
Rookie of the Year
  1. Randy Buehler


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