Pro Tour Paris was held alongside Grand Prix Paris, which started the day after the Pro Tour. Ultimately, Paul lost 3–1 to Stark, finishing in second place. Rietzl defeated Patrick Chapin in the quarterfinals, and Vincent Lemoine in the semifinals to face Ben Stark in the finals of the tournament. Rietzl went on to make his third Pro Tour top eight in as many years at Pro Tour Paris 2011. Rietzl prepared for the Pro Tour with various pro players, but gave particular credit to Gabriel Nassif, who helped design his deck. Rietzl's win would be all the more impressive for the fact that he did not lose a single game within the top eight, beating Thomas Ma, Michael Jacob, and Brad Nelson 3–0 in best of five game matches.
The Pro Tour was noted for one of the most impressive Sunday rosters in Magic: The Gathering history, which included Kai Budde, Brian Kibler, Guillaume Wafo-Tapa, and future Player of the Year Brad Nelson. Rietzl would have the biggest success of his career in the 2010 season, winning Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010. Rietzl made his first Pro Tour top eight in Honolulu, losing in the semifinals to eventual winner Kazuya Mitamura. He prepared for the tournament with various prominent players including Ben Rubin, Gabriel Nassif, and Brian Kibler. Rietzl's result at the event qualified him for Pro Tour Honolulu 2009.
He made it to the semifinals this time, losing to Andrew Probasco, and took third place in the tournament. Rietzl made his third Grand Prix top eight at Grand Prix Chicago. However, after Pro Tour Charleston 2006, Rietzl took a break from competitive play, his only Pro Tour until 2009 being Pro Tour San Diego 2007.Īfter his break, Rietzl returned to competitive play with a splash in 2009. He didn't make any top eights, but put up some solid performances, including a 14th-place finish at Pro Tour Kobe 2004, and a 26th-place finish at Pro Tour San Diego 2004. Again, Paul lost in the quarterfinals, taking 7th place.įrom 2002 to 2006, Rietzl was a regular at the Pro Tour. Rietzl went on to make the top eight of the very next North American Grand Prix, in Oakland. Rietzl would lose in the quarterfinals to Peter Szigeti, taking 6th place in the overall standings. The top eight also featured future Hall of Fame members Ben Stark and Ben Rubin.
Rietzl played his first Pro Tour, PT Osaka, when he was 16 years old, and his first major result came at Grand Prix Anaheim in 2003, where he made the top eight. Single questions about cards/money/selling advice should be asked in the stickied threads posted every Mo/We/Fr.Paul Rietzl grew up in Boston, near the game store Your Move Games, owned by future Hall of Famer Rob Dougherty, and was a longtime member of Team Your Move Games. "Buyer beware" posts require submitting proof with identifying info removed. SCD, Video and card photo posts must include a brief summary. No Low Effort Posts: If you are requesting research, or the answer to your question can be found through public knowledge, find it yourself and post it. No spam, flaming, brigading, harassing.Īll posts must be financially related / No counterfeit authentication requests. Friday - Things to look out for this weekend!įollow Redditiquette.Wednesday - Weekly Ask MTGFinance Anything.Monday - Weekend Wrapup! What was real and what was a trap.
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