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Vs. System Mega Weekend Coverage

7/5/2007

As the last players trickled out of the arena exits, the event staff began folding UDE tablecloths and breaking down the magnificent setup. The vendors were closing shop as tumbleweeds swept across the bare floor. All that remains are small scraps of paper—tiny shreds of Mega-Weekend history. They recount match wins and losses in a seemingly infinite series of repeating counts down from 50.

The Amateur Championship offered players a shot at amazing prizes, and lucky casual players slipped away with Xboxes and iPods. Triads of teams fought through eleven rounds of high-class tournament play that concluded with Sunday’s Top 4 draft. The WVGuys faced elimination at the hands of the Cat Fanciers, while Samoule bested Zarbarns. The finals were decided and Tommy Ashton, Matthew Tatar, and Stephen King of Team Cat Fanciers topped the French Canadian invasion to obtain the $10K Championship crown.

In the final hours, casual tournaments wrapped up, the Winner’s Choice events concluded, and the Vs. System Mega-Weekend expired. Security emptied the once crowded mega-hall and dimmed the lights, but the weekend will live on in the memories of those who attended. If you ever get a chance to make it to one of these outstanding events, you should do whatever it takes to attend the next Vs. System extravaganza.

Pairings

Results

Standings

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

VS Event Articles

Sunday

Interview

$10K Top 4 Team Profiles
Get to know your Top 4 teams!

Final

The Final Showdown: Cat Fanciers vs. Samoule
This is the moment that most players dream about.

Semi-Final

$10K Semifinals: Benoit Chaurette vs. Jake Benke
The semifinals began with a bang as Team Samoule went head to head with Team Zarbarns.

Feature

Mega-Weekend Happenings
Along with the $10K Championship finals, there is another significant event going down in Columbus town.

Feature

Drafting with The West Virginia Guys
Jason Hager, Matt Oldaker, and Heath Baker have a number of Vs. System accomplishments under their proverbial belts. This morning, they joined the Cat Fanciers (Tommy Ashton, Matt Tatar, and Stephen King) at a six-man draft table.

Feature

Day 3 Intro
Today’s spotlight follows the Top 4 teams as they battle their way through the semifinals and final rounds of Team Draft.

Saturday

Feature

Sealed Pack with Team RIW Sic Reads
This group of young men from Michigan are in ninth place after five rounds, with a real shot at coming back tomorrow for draft.

Match

$10K Round 8: Ed Oberdieck v. Sean Morrison
This match will cover two teams that are about to wage a war to secure their place at the Sunday tables.

Match

$10K Round 7: Tommy Ashton vs. Heath Baker
Round 7 is where the top contenders begin their run at the Championship. Every win puts them a step closer, while every loss may keep them out of Sunday’s big conclusion.

Feature

Deck Spotlight: Doomed Earths at "Bring Your Own Set"
Terrell is piloting a nifty creation in the “Bring Your Own Set” Winner’s Choice tournament. He is currently sitting at 3-0, running an innovative Moloids, Army–based deck that relies on multiple copies of Doomed Earth for humongous beats.

Match

$10K Round 5: Mathieu Brochu vs. Ken Hagen
Both teams were 4-0 going into round 5, the last round before players made new decks. The win was vital to everyone.

Match

$10K Round 4: Minoriteam vs. Zarbarns
As we approach round 4, there are only a few teams left who have dodged the sting of defeat. This feature match hones in on two such teams: Justin Hatcher, Jose Barreros, and David Yoon (Minoriteam) and Jake Benke, Brian Ewell, and Ed Oberdeich (Zarbarns).

Match

$10K Round 3: Dusty Hostutler vs. Kim Caton
As Kim Caton sat across from Dusty to start play, her We’re Batman teammate Chuck Bell yelled to her, “Kim you need to win—I cannot beat Mike Barnes!”

Match

$10K Round 2: The Donkey Club “B” Team vs. Team Izzzzzsak Attak
Many of the members making up these two teams were strong finishers in Friday’s World’s Finest Sealed event. Time will tell if the extra bit of experience with the set will pay dividends in today’s $10K Championship.

Match

$10K Round 1: Matt Oldaker vs. Neil Reeves
What do you get when you mix six Pro Circuit Top 8 competitors together in one feature match? Some insane Donkey Club on Donkey Club action!

Feature

Sealed Pack with Team Izzzzzsak Attak
There are tons of great players spread across the arena floor, including Pro Circuit Champions, $10K winners, and top finishers, but there was only one team filling out its roster with the same genetic material.

Feature

Day 2 Intro

Friday

Final

World's Finest Sealed, Finals: Mike Barnes vs. Matt Tatar
The final match of Day 1 found two familiar faces going toe-to-toe: Mike Barnes and Matt Tatar.

Match

World's Finest Sealed, Round 8: Peter McMenamin vs. Michael Barnes
These dark-horse favorites have a shot at taking down the top tables, but need this match win for possible contention.

Interview

Vs. System's First-ever "Bring Your Own Set" Winner
When it came to the newest Vs. System tournament format, Illinois’s Brian Ewell went old-school.

Match

World's Finest Sealed, Round 6: Doug Tice vs. Michael Barnes
There are three undefeated players left in the tournament. In the sixth round, two of those formidable forces faced off.

Match

World's Finest Sealed, Round 5: Matthew Tatar vs. Abacu Miranda
While many matches have been finishing in a fast and furious flurry of attacks and big pumps, there has been a quiet rumble among the top tables about the dominant late game of decks able to support the insanity cards.

Feature

Doug Tice Goes Insane

“I want to start off by saying that this is the first time I’ve seen these cards. Do you know these cards? You can build it for me if you want to.”

Match

World's Finest Sealed, Round 3: Michael Barnes vs. Colby Gerrish
As players are getting used to the new World's Finest Sealed format, many people have defaulted to a standard curve. While most players have been showing me decks with 7-cost characters, the majority of games appear to be ending on turn 6.

Match

World's Finest Sealed, Round 2: Tillman Bragg vs. Stephen King
The second round of the World’s Finest Sealed event found two Vs. System mainstays facing off after going undefeated in the first round.

Match

Winner's Choice: Robbie Rietze vs. Joe Miller
After a brutal tournament filled with creative stall decks and early-game brawlers, two players have risen above the rest to fight in the finals.

Feature

“Bring Your Own Set” Breakdown
The first ever “Bring Your Own Set” tournament has just started, and judging by the decklists, we’re in for quite a diverse ride.

Feature

Deck Spotlight: Patrick Yapjoco’s Spider-Heralds-Pact Stall
Several players chose to team-up the Spider-Friends and Heralds of Galactus in search of some late-game action in the Modern Age format.

Feature

Modern Age Winner's Choice

The current Modern Age comprises the Infinite Crisis, Heralds of Galactus, Legion of Super Heroes, and Marvel Team-Up expansions, and the Hellboy Essential Collection. After working through the decklists, it became clear that the tournament scene offered a diverse mix of many fan favorites.

Feature

Day 1 Intro
The Vs. System Mega-Weekend has begun!