Live Coverage of StarCityGames.com Open: Richmond

Tariq Zahzam has had a long weekend of Magic. His friend Alex Bertoncini was at the tournament hall late Saturday night, busy winning the title of Standard champion. On Sunday, in Legacy, it was Tariq’s turn. He ran the tables in the Top 8 after making the cut to the single elimination rounds in a commanding 2nd place. His Blue-Green Fish powered through two Bant decks and the mirror.

Meeting him in the finals was Calosso Fuentes. Fuentes’ Counter-Top deck had lost only two matches on the weekend. Unfortunately for him, they were all against the players who would face him in the Finals: William Greer and Tariq Zahzam. When Tariq got the Semis dubya, it was all but good night for poor Fuentes.

After a record shattering weekend with the largest StarCityGames.com Standard Open and largest StarCityGames.com Legacy Open as well as the first player to secure two byes for the StarCityGames.com Invitational (Aaron Wayne), Tariq Zahzam is your StarCityGames.com Legacy Open Champion in Richmond!

Legacy Open Top 16 Decklists	By Jared Sylva
The Top 16 decklists from the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Richmond.

Legacy Open Top 8 Player Profiles	By Bill Stark
Meet the Top 8 competitors from the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Richmond!

Finals: Calosso Fuentes vs. Tariq Zahzam	By Bill Stark
Calosso dropped only two matches in the swiss, but with one of them being Tariq, things looked grim for his Finals hopes.

Semifinals: Tariq Zahzam vs. William Greer	By Bill Stark
William Greer sat down to the Semifinals after a Fish mirror match in the Quarters. Funnily enough, that was exactly what he could expect in the Semifinals as his opponent, Tariq Zahzam, was also playing Fish.

Quarterfinals: Calosso Fuentes vs. Ryan McKinney	By Bill Stark
Fuentes pilots his CounterTop deck against McKinney, one of two Reanimator players to make the Top 8.

Quarterfinals: William Greer vs. David Zhang	By Bill Stark
A quick recap of the Quarterfinal between William Greer and David Zhang

Quarterfinals: Daniel Signorini vs. Alix Hatfield	By Bill Stark
Alix Hatfield faces a dim matchup for his Zoo against Daniel Signorini’s Reanimator.

Round 9: Jeremy Tibbets vs. James Allen	By Bill Stark
Unlike the rest of the players at 7-1, Jeremy Tibbets was forced to play for his seat in the Top 8, getting paired down agains the 6-1-1 James Allen.

Round 8: Alix Hatfield vs. Jon Daily	By Bill Stark
At 6-1, both Alix and Jon were likely going to be able to draw into the Top 8 if they were able to win their match in the eighth round.

6:05 – The Open Series Player of the Year Race	By Bill Stark
Not only does the StarCityGames.com Open Series offer great prizes, but players also earn Open Points that qualify them for the StarCityGames.com Invitational, earn byes, and give them a shot at the Player of the Year title!

Round 6: Aaron Wayne vs. Chris Lynch	By Bill Stark
Aaron Wayne entered the Feature Match in Round 6 the leader of the StarCityGames.com Open Player of the Year race. He had a good chance to rack up more points today, but he would have to take down Chris Lynch running TPS to keep that hope alive.

On Camera: Calosso Fuentes Talks Legacy	By Bill Stark
Find out what Calosso thinks of Legacy, how he got started with the game, and how he feels about the StarCityGames.com Open series.

Round 4: Ryan McKinney vs. Dan Samson	By Bill Stark
Dan Samson is back today with Zoo after Top 8’ing yesterday’s Standard Open, facing off against Ryan McKinney’s Reanimator deck.

1:30 – Richmond’s Hot Legacy Cards	By Bill Stark
Find out which cards are moving for Legacy players.

Round 2: Chris Hartten vs. Calosso Fuentes	By Bill Stark
Calosso Fuentes, piloting Counter-Top, faces off against Chris Hartten’s Faeries.

StarCitygames.com Standard Open in Dallas / Fort Worth

Jund Strikes Again!	By Bill Stark
Alex Bertoncini has done it! In his fourth StarCityGames.com Open event, including his fourth win, Alex Bertoncini Jund deck overcame all comers to take down the title! Includes Top 8 Bracket

Standard Open Top 8 Player Profiles	By Bill Stark
Meet the Top 8 competitors from the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Richmond!

Standard Open Top 16 Decklists	By Jared Sylva
The Top 16 decklists from the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Richmond.

Finals: Alessandro Culotti vs. Alex Bertoncini	By Bill Stark
In a repeat of the Finals of Pro Tour-San Diego, the entire tournament came down to Jund versus Jund.

Semifinals: Alex Bertoncini vs. Brian Diefendorf	By Bill Stark
Brian Diefendorf’s Boss Naya deck had mowed through more than one Jund deck on the weekend. That spelled bad news for Alex Bertoncini, who just happened to be playing Jund himself.

Quarterfinals: Alex Bertoncini vs. Oliver Russ	By Bill Stark
Oliver Russ’s Vampires take on Bertoncini’s Jund deck.

Quarterfinals: Wes Murphy vs. Brian Diefendorf	By Bill Stark
One of two BossÂ Naya decks to make the cut to the final rounds of battle, Brian was hoping he could overcome the Jund menace in the hands of young Wes Murphy.

Quarterfinals: Dan Samson vs. Josh Cho	By Bill Stark
For Josh Cho and Dan Samson, the Quarterfinals were all about one thing: Vampires.

Round 10: Alex Bertoncini vs. Tim Haywood	By Bill Stark
Their Feature Match would tell the tale of which one would get to play in the Top 8, and which one would be going home out of the Top 8.

Round 9: thomas Albin vs. Dan Samson	By Bill Stark
For Thomas Albin and Dan Samson, the Feature Match for the ninth round of the day, 561 players had melted away to just the two of them. A win and they could potentially draw in.

Round 8: Tony Vaughan vs. Alessandro Culotti	By Bill Stark
Sometimes, Red Deck doesn’t Win.

On Camera: A Quick Chat with Aaron Wayne	By Bill Stark
Bill Stark sits down to chat with StarCityGames.com Open points leader Aaron Wayne of Kentucky.

Round 6: Mike Lanigan vs. Rick Johnson	By Bill Stark
Rick Johnson takes his White Weenie build up against Mike Lanigan Boss Naya deck.

On Camera: Shaheen Soorani Thoughts on Standard	By Bill Stark
Bill Stark sits down to chat with Shaheen Soorani to talk to the renowned player and deckbuilder about his thoughts on Standard, Worldwake, and the StarCityGames.com Open series.

4:04 – Worldwake’s Most Wanted	By Bill Stark
To get a feel for how the latest set, Worldwake, has been doing I spoke with the buying and selling crew from StarCityGames.com to see what the hottest new cards have been on the weekend.

Round 4: James Peyton vs. Alex Bertoncini	By Bill Stark
U/W control has made a return to the metagame, check out how it fares against the R/G/B elephant in room.

2:58 – Photos from the Battlefield	By Bill Stark
The largest StarCityGames.com Open event of all time means lots of pictures!

Round 2: Aaron Wayne vs. Webb Craven	By Bill Stark
StarCityGames.com Open Points leader Aaron Wayne faces off with against Webb Craven’s Ally brew.