Guillaume Matignon
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Nickname | The Unstoppable Planeswalker Level 45 (Battlemage) | |
Guillaume Matignon is a professional
Magic: The Gathering
Guillaume Matignon started playing
In 2002, Matignon would meet fellow French player Guillaume Wafo-Tapa at the European Championship.[6] Later that year Matignon moved to Wafo-Tapa's hometown of Nantes to study for three years.[5] From there the two built a strong friendship, often preparing for events together.[6] Matignon credits this friendship as a major source of his later personal success[5] and considers Wafo-Tapa to be his favorite player.[1]
Matignon's name first came to the attention of the Magic: The Gathering community as one of the men credited with designing Pierre Canali's Affinity deck, which he used to win Pro Tour Columbus 2005.[7] In particular, Matignon was credited with the addition of Meddling Mage to the deck, a card Canali said 'made all the difference'.[8] At this point, Matignon had not met Canali, with Wafo-Tapa being the one to pass the decklist on to Canali.
Matignon's breakout performance came at the 2006
2010 Player of the Year Race
Matignon's greatest success came in 2010, in which he reached the finals of
Suspension
On 28 April 2011, the
Accomplishments
Season | Event type | Location | Format | Date | Rank |
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2006 | Nationals | Aix-en-Provence | Special | 22–23 July 2006 | 5 |
2007 | Nationals | Tours | Special | 14–15 July 2007 | 1 |
2009 | Nationals | Aix-en-Provence | Standard and Booster Draft | 25–26 July 2009 | 3 |
2010 | Pro Tour
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San Juan | Block Constructed and Booster Draft | 28–29 May 2010 | 2 |
2010 | Nationals | Reims | Standard and Booster Draft | 24–25 July 2010 | 2 |
2010 | Worlds | Chiba
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Special | 9–12 December 2010 | 1 |
2017 | Pro Tour
|
Albuquerque
|
Standard and Booster Draft | 3-5 November 2017 | 8 |
Last updated: 5 September 2011
Source: Event Coverage at Wizards.com
World of Warcraft TCG
Guillaume Matignon took part in the first ever
Before winning the World Championships of WOW TCG, Guillaume also won the National Championship in 2007.
References
- ^ a b c David-Marshall, Brian (11 February 2011). "Player of the Year: Q&A". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- The DCI. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "2010 Magic: The Gathering World Championships: Top 8 Profiles". Wizards of the Coast. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "2010 World Championships Coverage". Wizards of the Coast. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e David-Marshall, Brian (14 January 2011). "Guillaume Tell". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ a b Matignon, Guillaume (27 December 2010). "Preparing for Worlds *1st Place*". StarCityGames.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "2005 Pro Tour Columbus Coverage". Wizards of the Coast. 31 October 2004. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ 2005 Pro Tour Columbus Top 8 Profiles
- ^ "Championnat de France 2006" (in French). Wizards of the Coast. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Championnat de France 2007" (in French). Wizards of the Coast. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Coverage of 2010 France National Championship" (in French). Wizards of the Coast. 25 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ Stark, Bill (30 May 2010). "Finals: A Champion Levels Up". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ Matignon, Guillaume (29 December 2010). "Winning Worlds *1st Place*". StarCityGames.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ a b Bennett, Josh (12 February 2011). "Player of the Year Match: The Full Nelson". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "New Phyrexia Leaks". Wizards of the Coast. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ WotC Suspends Guillaume Matignon for New Phyrexia Leak
- ^ "Guillaume Matignon's Suspension Ends Today". Wizards of the Coast. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ World of Warcraft World Championships Report
- ^ "Guinness World Record for Greatest Cash Prize for a Trading Card Game". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 14 October 2011.