CRYPT Manchester NQ Report by Julian D Parker on 16/05/2010
NATIONAL QUALIFIER (STANDARD)
Venue Information: The Gaming Crypt
14 Lloyd Street, Altrincham, WA14 2DE

Number of players: 43
Number of Qualification places: 5

Number of Swiss rounds completed: 6



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RESULTS / Rank / Player / Points / [Tie 1] / [Tie 2] / [City] / [Deck]
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Q1 Stephen Keenan [16] (60.37%) [83.33_GW%] [HUDDERSFIELD] (Superfriends)
Q2 Alex Shoemark [15] (55.74%) [71.42_GW%] [MANCHESTER] (Team-Cedric JUND)
Q3 Tom Marsh [15] (51.66%) [62.50_GW%] [MANCHESTER] (Team-Cedric JUND)
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Q4 Jack Mitchell-Burns [13] (58.51%) [69.23_GW%] [LIVERPOOL] (Red Deck Wins)
Q5 Stephen McAleer [13] (57.40%) [64.58_GW%] [SHEFFIELD] (Superfriends)
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06. Andrew Devine [13] (42.77%) [64.58_GW%] [LEEDS] (Dark Naya)
07. Matthew Gwynne [12] (64.62%) [53.33_GW%] [WALES] (BR Blightning Aggro)
08. Matthew Trindall [12] (54.62%) [60.00_GW%] [SHEFFIELD] (Bant Mythic '©')
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09. Daniel Ling [12] (52.04%) [56.25_GW%] [LIVERPOOL] (UW Control)
10 Martin Till [12] (49.25%) [60.00_GW%] (WW Allies)
11 Chris Vincent [12] (49.07%) [57.14_GW%] (UW Tapout Control)
12 Stephen Porritt [12] (45.37%) [57.14_GW%] (Bant Mythic Conscription)
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... showing that the 2 dominant decks in the format is the UWR 'Superfriends' Planeswalker deck, and of course, JUND



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' PRIZE BREAKDOWN
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16pts = Qualification for Nationals, £80 Store Credit, +1 Bonus Booster
15pts (x2) = Qualification for Nationals, £40 Store Credit, +1 Bonus Booster
13pts (x3) = Qualification for Nats(x2), £25 Store Credit, +1 Bonus Booster (x3)
7th, 8th = £15 Store Credit, +1 Bonus Booster
9th-13th = +1 Bonus Booster
Particiaption = 1 booster for all participants



=== WEBSITE & SALES ===
THE CRYPT have an excellent selection of singles for sale on the Trader's Website, but in order to reserve particular cards, please ring or email as details above. These will be ready for you at the counter upon arrival. [e-MAIL]: sales@thegamingcrypt.com



The Gaming Crypt Facebook site can be found: [HERE]
and the main sales website [HERE].


= = = TRAVEL DETAILS = = =
With unrivalled access to major motorways (M6=15 minutes away, M56=5 minutes away, M60=10 minutes away), we offer a premier venue as well. As this event is after 6pm, there are plenty of on street FREE parking within a 10 minute walk. Closest Parking is Oxford Street & The Downs.

For those travelling by train, we are at the end of the Metrolink Tram service from Manchester. Journey time from the Centre of Manchester is between 20-25 minutes.


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' TOP FIVE DECKLISTS
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Stephen Keenan
1st place at a Manchester Magic Nationals Qualifier event
in Altrincham (UK), England on 2010-05-16
As reported at http://www.manascrew.co.uk/

Deck Name: 'Superfriends' [UWR]
Maindeck: (60 cards)

Creatures (4)
4 Wall of Omens

Sorceries & Instants (14)
3 Negate
3 Diviniation
4 Path to Exile
2 Day of Judgement
2 Martial Coup

Other Permanents (Art, Ench, PWs, etc.)
4 Spreading Seas
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Gideon Jura
3 Ajani Vengeant
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Land & Mana-Source [26]
1 Mountain
5 Plains
4 Island
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Arid Mesa [*F]
3 Scalding Tarn [*F]


===Sideboard===
4 Flashfreeze
3 Celestial Purge
3 Luminarch Ascension
3 Meddling Mage
1 Day of Judgment
1 Negate



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Alexander J Shoemark
2nd place at a Manchester Magic Nationals Qualifier event
in Altrincham (UK), England on 2010-05-16
As reported at http://www.manascrew.co.uk/

Deck Name: 'Jund' (designed by: 'Team Cedric')
Maindeck: (60 cards)

Creatures (18)
4 Putrid Leech
4 Sprouting Thrinax
4 Bloodbraid Elf
3 Vampire Nighthawk
3 Malakir Bloodwitch

Sorceries & Instants (14)
3 Lightning Bolt
3 Terminate
4 Blightning
4 Maelstrom Pulse

Other Permanents (Art, Ench, PWs, etc.)
2 Garruk Wildspeaker
1 Sarkhan the Mad

Land & Mana-Source [25]
4 Swamp
3 Forest
1 Mountain
4 Savage Lands
4 Dragonskull Summit
1 Lavaclaw Reaches
4 Raging Ravine
4 Verdant Catacombs [*F]


===Sideboard===
4 Hypnotic Spectre
4 Duress
3 Deathmark
2 Thought Hemorrhage
2 Jund Charm


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Tom Marsh
3rd place at a Manchester Magic Nationals Qualifier event
in Altrincham (UK), England on 2010-05-16
As reported at http://www.manascrew.co.uk/

Deck Name: 'Jund' (designed by: 'Team Cedric')
Maindeck: (60 cards)

Creatures (17)
4 Putrid Leech
4 Sprouting Thrinax
4 Bloodbraid Elf
3 Hypnotic Spectre
2 Malakir Bloodwitch

Sorceries & Instants (14)
3 Lightning Bolt
3 Terminate
4 Blightning
4 Maelstrom Pulse

Other Permanents (Art, Ench, PWs, etc.)
2 Garruk Wildspeaker
2 Sarkhan the Mad

Land & Mana-Source [25]
4 Swamp
3 Forest
1 Mountain
4 Savage Lands
4 Dragonskull Summit
1 Lavaclaw Reaches
4 Raging Ravine
4 Verdant Catacombs [*F]


===Sideboard===
4 Goblin Ruinblaster
4 Duress
3 Deathmark
2 Thought Hemorrhage
2 Jund Charm
1 Hypnotic Spectre
1 Malakir Bloodwitch


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Jack Mitchell-Burns
4th place at a Manchester Magic Nationals Qualifier event
in Altrincham (UK), England on 2010-05-16
As reported at http://www.manascrew.co.uk/

Deck Name: 'Red Deck Wins' (designed by: John Hibbert)
Maindeck: (60 cards)

Creatures (16)
4 Goblin Guide
4 Goblin Bushwhacker
4 Plated Geopede
4 Kiln Fiend

Sorceries & Instants (20)
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Burst Lightning
4 Searing Blaze
4 Devastating Summons
2 Forked Bolt
2 Staggershot

Land & Mana-Source [24]
12 Mountain
4 Smoldering Spires
4 Arid Mesa [*F]
4 Scalding Tarn [*F]


===Sideboard===
4 Unstable Footing
4 Mark of Mutiny
2 Quenchable Fire
2 Forked Bolt
3 Manabarbs


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Stephen McAleer
5th place at a Manchester Magic Nationals Qualifier event
in Altrincham (UK), England on 2010-05-16
As reported at http://www.manascrew.co.uk/

Deck Name: 'Superfriends' [UWR]
Maindeck: (60 cards)

Creatures (4)
4 Wall of Omens

Sorceries & Instants (10)
2 Negate
4 Path to Exile
3 Day of Judgement
1 Martial Coup

Other Permanents (Art, Ench, PWs, etc.)
4 Spreading Seas
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Elspeth, Knihgt Errant
3 Gideon Jura
3 Ajani Vengeant
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Land & Mana-Source [26]
2 Mountain
5 Plains
4 Island
2 Tectonc Edge
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Arid Mesa [*F]
2 Scalding Tarn [*F]


===Sideboard===
3 Wall of Denial
2 Celestial Purge
2 Deprive
2 Tectonic Edge
2 Into the Roil
2 Telemin Performance
1 Day of Judgment
1 Negate

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Thanks to all for attending...

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Robert C Wagner
16/05/2010
"13pts (x3) = Qualification for Nationals". Does this mean that Andrew Devine qualified today?
Robert C Wagner
16/05/2010
"13pts (x3) = Qualification for Nationals". Does this mean that Andrew Devine qualified today?
Julian D Parker
16/05/2010
Andrew got the 'just missed out on qaully' position ... I'm afraid to say...
Ryan Brierley
17/05/2010
Well, someone had to get that spot, as I wasn't playing :¬)
Unlucky though, Andrew, hope you Q in Sheffield.

P.S. Go Team Cedric!
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