| Year | Winner | Held in |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Zak Dolan (USA) | Milwaukee, WI, USA |
| 1995 | Alexander Blumke (Switzerland) | Seattle, WA, USA |
| 1996 | Tom Chanpheng (Australia) | Seattle, WA, USA |
| 1997 | Jakub Slemr (Czech Republic) | Seattle, WA, USA |
| 1998 | Brian Selden (USA) | Seattle, WA, USA |
| 1999 | Kai Budde (Germany) | Yokohama, Japan |
| 2000 | Jon Finkel (USA) | Brussels, Belgium |
| 2001 | Tom van de Logt (Netherlands) | Toronto, Canada |
| 2002 | Carlos Eduardo Romão (Brazil) | Sydney, Australia |
| 2003 | Daniel Zink (Germany) | Berlin, Germany |
The 2003 world championship was held from August 6 to August 10 at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin, Germany. German player Daniel Zink managed to emerge as the new world champion, beating Japan's Jin Okamoto 3-0 in the finals and taking home 35,000 USD in the process; other finalists included Tuomo Nieminen from Finland (3rd place), Dave Humpherys from the USA (4th place), Jeroen Remie from the Netherlands (5th place), Peer Kröger from Germany (6th place), Wolfgang Eder from Germany (7th place) and Gabe Walls from the USA (8th place). The total prize money awarded to the top 64 finishers was be 208,130 USD.
Daniel's winning deck consisted of the following cards:
Main Deck:
The 2002 world championship was held from August 13 to August 18 2002 at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia; 24-year old Carlos "Jaba" Romão from São Paulo, Brazil came out as world champion, garnering a prize of 35,000 USD with the help of his blue/black "Psychatog" deck. Other finalists included Mark Ziegner from Germany (2nd place), Diego Ostrovich from Argentina (3rd place) and Dave Humpherys from the USA (4th place), as well as malaysian national champion Sim Han How (5th place), John Larkin from Ireland (6th place), Tuomas Kotiranta from Finland (7th place) and Ken Krouner from the USA (8th place).
Carlos' winning deck consisted of the following cards:
Main Deck:
The 2001 world championship was held from August 8 to August 12 2001 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Canada; Tom van de Logt from the Netherlands came out as the new world champion, garnering a prize of 35,000 USD for his victory (as well as another 1,000 USD for the success of the dutch team he was part of). Other finalists included Alex Borteh from the USA (2nd place), Antoine Rel from France (3rd place) and Andrea Santin from Italy (4th place), as well as Michael Turian from the USA (5th place), Jan Tomcani from the Slovak Republic (6th place), Tommi Hovi from Finland (7th place) and John Ormerod from England (8th place).
Tom's winning black-red deck consisted of the following cards:
Main Deck:
1st place - Jon Finkel (US)
Jon Finkel's winning deck:
Main Deck:
1st place - Kai Budde (Germany)
Kai Budde's winning deck:
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1st place - Brian Selden (US)
Brian Selden's winning deck:
Main Deck:
1st place - Jacub Slemr (Czech Republic)
Jacub Slemr's winning deck:
Main Deck:
1st place - Tom Chanpheng (Australia)
Tom's winning deck:
Main Deck:
1st place - Alexander Blumke (Switzerland)
Alexander Blumke's winning deck:
Main Deck:
1st place - Zak Dolan (US)
Zak Dolan's winning deck:
Main Deck:
The 2003 world championship
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Sideboard:The 2002 world championship
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Sideboard:The 2000 world championship
2nd place - Bob Maher (US)
3rd place - Dominik Hothow
4th place - Benedikt Klauser
Sideboard:The 1999 world championship
2nd place - Mark Le Pine (US)
3rd place - Raffaele Lo Moro (Italy)
4th place - Matt Linde (US)
Sideboard:The 1998 world championship
2nd place - Ben Rubin (US)
3rd place - Jon Finkel (US)
4th place - Raphaël Levy (France)
Sideboard:The 1997 world championship
2nd place - Janosch Kühn (Germany)
3rd place - Svend Sparre Geertsen (Denmark)
4th place - Paul McCabe (Canada)
Sideboard:The 1996 world championship
2nd place - Mark Justice (US)
3rd place - Henry Stern (US)
4th place - Olle Råde (Sweden)
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The lack of blue mana sources stems from an error in his submitted decklist. He was forced to use plains in lieu of the 4 Adarkar Wastes he had planned to use for the Sleight of Minds. (This certainly illustrates how professional competition has evolved since.)
The 1995 world championship
2nd place - Marc Hernandez (France)
3rd place - Mark Justice (US)
4th place - Henry Stern (US)
Sideboard:The 1994 world championship
2nd place - Bestrand Lestrée (France)
3rd place - Dominic Symens (Belgium)
4th place - Cyrille de Foucaud (France)
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