1996 Pro Tour New York Competitor Badge MTG Magic Black Lotus Alpha Beta Power

Description: Up for sale is a truly remarkable item which has been considered Museum-Worthy by many. This is an original competitor's badge from the 1996 MTG Pro Tour New York which was the very first pro tour of the game we all know and love. Many pro tours have happened since, giving us many memorable moments and allowing certain players to rise to the top, however this badge is essentially the black lotus of all MTG badges, with many years of research failing to show any remaining copies besides the one in my possession. Get your hands on a piece of MTG History that even Post Malone doesn't have today!!!!! CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE HIGH-GRADE, VINTAGE, AND RESERVED LIST MTG BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, AS I HAVE A LIFETIME OF 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK! Please see photos for the actual item you will receive. Please ask all questions prior to bidding. I do my best to respond to messages within an hour. If you are interested in multiple listings, please reach out, as I am open to working a deal for multiple items. I have many items not listed yet. Contact me if you are looking for anything specific. Items you'll expect to find are; *MTG Vintage Singles*MTG Vintage Sealed Product*Pokémon Japanese Singles*Pokémon Sealed Product (English & Japanese) *80's Toys*Comic Books More information on Pro Tour New York: he 1996 Pro Tour season was the first season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. At the end of 1995 Wizards of the Coast had announced the introduction of a tournament series featuring big cash prizes. Originally coined the "Black Lotus Pro Tour" the tournaments were simply called "Pro Tours" and the name was thus changed quickly. The first Pro Tour, held in New York in February 1996, was won by the American Michael Loconto. Los Angeles and Ohio were the other Pro Tours in the inaugural season along with the 1996 World Championships in Seattle. At the end of the season Olle Råde was proclaimed the first Pro Tour Player of the Year. Pro Tour – New York (17–18 February 1996) Pro Tour New York was the first Pro Tour ever held. While being the first Magic tournament to award sizeable cash prizes, the total amount of $30,000 was still small compared to subsequent Pro Tours, which featured prizes well in excess of $300,000. The tournament consisted of only seven rounds of Swiss play, which were followed by a cut to top 16. Those 16 players returned on Sunday to determine the winner in four rounds of single elimination. As Wizards tried to find an adequate tournament mode for a professional circuit, several things were done different in New York than at later Pro Tours. Most notably, PT New York was the only Pro Tour to feature a non-standard format. Instead, a modification of Type II was used, in which every player's deck was required to include at least five cards from each set legal in Type II at that time.New York also introduced the play-draw rule to reduce the advantage of beginning the game. Previously, the starting player would draw a card on their first turn. Instead, one player would be given the choice to either "play first," forfeiting their first draw step, or "draw first," thus playing second. This rule proved successful, and remains in place to this day. Pro Tour New York is also known as PT Speed Dial, because players had to call the Wizards of the Coast offices to register for one of the available slots. Several players, considered by Wizards of the Coast to be the best at the game, were also invited to play to make the inaugural tournament more attractive. Eventually the first PT started off on a sour note, being delayed by four hours due to a snow storm. The top 8 featured Eric Tam, the current Canadian national champion, and Bertrand Lestrée, vice-champion of the first World Championship in 1994. Mark Justice, who was by most perceived to be the best of world at that time, also made it to the final eight, but eventually the rather unknown Michael Loconto took the title in a final that was supposed to be best of seven games, but was eventually reduced to a best of three after the first two games had taken so long. Tournament dataPrize pool: $30,000 ($60,000 including scholarships for the Junior Division)Players: 239Format: Standard, New York Style (Decks must have five cards from each available expansion in either deck or sideboard) You sen

Price: 16000 USD

Location: Reinholds, Pennsylvania

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