Depraz earns first Worlds title with legendary MTG deck at 2023 World Championship

Jean-Emmanual Depraz has earned his first Worlds title after returning to the Magic: The Gathering World Championship two years after his final premier look, whereas Simon Nielsen was topped Participant of the Yr.

Customary was the characteristic format on the final day of the Magic World Championship in Vegas, showcasing a wide variety of decks in the top eight. Matches had been single-elimination best-of-fives, with gamers allowed to dip into sideboards after sport two.

The biggest Magic event of the yr led to Simon Nielsen as participant of the yr, an announcement for section two of bettering Customary, and finally noticed Depraz earn his first MTG World Championship.

Esper Midrange was the preferred Customary deck delivered to MTG Worlds, together with decks like Area Ramp and Esper Legends. Corridor of Famer Reid Duke and Willy Edel piloted Area Ramp on the ultimate day, with each falling in the course of the quarterfinals. Finally, Azorius Troopers and Golgari Midrange additionally fell, with Jean-Emmanual Depraz piloting Esper Legends towards Kazune Kosaka’s Esper Midrange for the ultimate match.

Image of Magic World Championship 2023 Qurterfinal standings
The bracket on the Vegas occasion. Picture by way of Wizards of the Coast

Depraz completed second on the 2020-2021 MTG World Championship, which was additionally within the Customary format. Immediately, with Esper Legends, Depraz was decided to earn his first Worlds title. Depraz started the match 2-0 earlier than sideboard playing cards had been allowed, after which ended up sweeping Kosaka for a 3-0 match-win and an MTG Worlds title.

Nielsen was the second participant to advance into the highest eight on day two, taking the rest of the time without work to arrange for the playoffs. A number of gamers had been up for Participant of the Yr, which was narrowed right down to Duke and Nielsen by the ultimate day.

The Quarterfinals match for Nielsen was projected as a foul matchup towards Lorenzo Terlizzi and his Esper Midrange deck.

Nielsen was additionally on the play for sport one, which proved an enormous benefit as Terlizzi couldn’t discover a second land earlier than the troopers flew in for deadly injury. Then, getting mana flooded throughout sport three didn’t assist Terlizzi as Nielsen swept his opponent, securing the glory of participant of the yr following Duke’s loss within the quarterfinals.

An finish to the Magic World Championship was a brand new starting, with Depraz additionally incomes his face on an MTG card subsequent yr and gamers getting equipped for the 2023-2024 organized play season. 

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Danny Forster

Lead MTG and TFT scribe for Dot Esports. Danny is a gamer seaside bum residing in Spacecoast Florida—who additionally enjoys anime, fishing, and Star Wars. You possibly can usually catch Danny enjoying TCGs and a wide range of strategic video games. He additionally hangs out on Twitter @Dannyspacecoast.

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