{"id":5152,"date":"2019-04-03T13:04:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T13:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.vrtron.com\/?p=5152"},"modified":"2019-04-15T07:24:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T07:24:12","slug":"andrea-mengucci-wins-250000-at-magic-the-gathering-arena-mythic-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrtron.com\/andrea-mengucci-wins-250000-at-magic-the-gathering-arena-mythic-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Mengucci Wins $250,000 at Magic: The Gathering Arena Mythic Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Andrea \u201cMengu09\u201d Mengucci, won the\u00a0world\u2019s first Mythic Invitational<\/a>. He was playing a White, Blue, Black deck in\u00a0Magic: The Gathering Arena<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mengucci is part of the Magic Pro League, the group\nof 32 top players from around the world that professionally play Magic: The\nGathering and Magic: The Gathering Arena for a living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first Mythic Invitational was fast, tense, and\nfull of dramatic moments thanks to our brand-new Duo Standard format,\u201d said\nElaine Chase, Vice President of Esports at Wizards of theCoast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u201cWe saw\nstrong play from some of the best players in the world as we usher in a new era of Magic esports. Thank you to all our competitors,\ncasters, and viewers who made this an unforgettable\nweekend. We can\u2019t wait for fans to get even more Magic: The Gathering Arena<\/em><\/strong> action on Twitch when the Magic Pro League starts\ncompetitive streaming in May.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, 64 players competed for a $1 million total\nprize pool with $250,000 awarded to first place,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and all participating players will take home a minimum of $7,500 – payout structured as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n 1st Place: Andrea Mengucci (MPL)\n <\/td>\n $250,000\n  \n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 2nd Place: Piotr Glogowski\n <\/td>\n $125,000\n  \n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 3rd Place: Savjz\n <\/td>\n $70,000\n  \n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 4th Place: Ondrej Strasky\n <\/td>\n $45,000\n  \n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 5th – 16th Place\n  \n <\/td>\n $12,500\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 17th – 64th Place\n <\/td>\n $7,500\n  \n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

The Mythic Invitational kicks off a series of competitions going throughout the year, and is the first competition played in\u00a0Magic: the Gathering Arena<\/em><\/strong>. You can read about the upcoming events in\u00a02019\u2019s tournament play here<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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