Wednesday,
August 25,
2004 COTD
reviewer,
Christine Gerhardt, has Tournament Report from
the Vs. Pro Circuit. Chris made it all the way to
Day 2 on the tour.
You can read her report right here. We'd love
to post others tourney reports, and any pictures you may
have taken.
Monday,
August 23,
2004
"BRIAN KIBLER WINS FIRST-EVER UPPER DECK ENTERTAINMENT
PRO-CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana --
August 22, 2004 -- After three
days of competition and two different formats, he guided
his Fantastic Four/Dr. Doom Common Enemy deck through
the Top 8, en route to $40,000 - the largest single
payout ever given at a TCG tournament in history. Kibler
has been embraced by the Vs. community, as he has been
active in the game since it started. He has been
practicing and analyzing the format since Marvel Origins
first hit the shelves, and his dedication, effort and
passion for the game has paid off. Kibler is now the
first Pro Circuit Champion, and one that the whole
community can be proud of.
The event was surprising for a number of reasons. The
heralded
Brotherhood team was not represented at all in
the Top 8 decks, nor was traditional Fantastic Four.
Instead, Common Enemy placed four players into the Top
8, and a YMG designed Rigged Elections deck was played
by Craig Edwards to a finals finish. Vs. may be combat
oriented, but his $24,000 payday proves that decks that
don't require attacking can in fact win at Vs.
Of course, aside from strategy, the set impressed even
the most jaded TCG gamer. People from all over Gen Con
filed into the hall to marvel at the detail of the
judge's table, the Batmobile, the impressive feature
match area, the Batman statue, and the four-sided
centerpiece with the Danger Room and Daily Planet. Not
only is the Pro Circuit the pinnacle of competition, but
it also immerses the competitors and spectators in a
stunning environment. For those of you who couldn't make
it out to Indianapolis, the Pro Circuit will be coming
to sunny southern California in December. As you can
tell, this is an event that is not to be missed. Pro
Circuit history will continue to be written this winter
with a new champion, but Kibler will always be
remembered as the first." - Press Release from Upper
Deck
Friday, August 20, 2004 We have a live feed today from Upper Deck Entertainment's VS Pro Circuit Tour in Indianapolis. The purse for first place is $40 G's. Now that's livin'! There were over 200 invitees and qualifiers for Day 1.
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Batman welcomes
Here's a few photos from this morning's action. Pojo had a phone camera with him while we was there. Here are few photos from this morning's action. They aren't the greatest quality photos, but at least you get a feel of the money Upper Deck spent on this event. |
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IQ, one of our trusted
Card of the Day reviewers
and
Featured Writers, played in a First
Round Featured Match this morning for the Indy
convention crowd. IQ made the Top 4 at Wizard World in Chicago the previous weekend, but struggled at the Pro Circuit. He said the environment was way different than what h played against in Chicago. |
| Scott Gerhardt, another one of our card reviewers also played a Featured Match. Scott didn't make it to Day 2 on the Pro Circuit, but was 5-1 Saturday in the $10k Challenge. I'm not sure how Scott finished up. |
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all
Gamers to VS Pro Circuit.