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set. Matignon was apologetic about the leak, revealing that it was caused when he shared the 'God Book' of all the cards in the set, which he had received in order to write an article on the set for French magazine Lotus Noir, with Wafo-Tapa. As a result, Guillaume
Matignon was suspended from the
182:. Matignon would continue to have great success at the France National Championships going on to win the 2007 event, take 3rd place in the 2009 event, and take 2nd in the 2010 event. The French National teams that Guillaume has featured on in the Team World Championship have placed 43rd (
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tie-breaker contest. The 2010 Player of the Year race was decided in a special Player of the Year Match held at Pro Tour Paris 2011. Brad Nelson won the match 4-2 and became the official 2010 Pro Player of the Year, leaving
Matignon to take second place.
171:. In particular, Matignon was credited with the addition of Meddling Mage to the deck, a card Canali said 'made all the difference'. At this point, Matignon had not met Canali, with Wafo-Tapa being the one to pass the decklist on to Canali.
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to study for three years. From there the two built a strong friendship, often preparing for events together. Matignon credits this friendship as a major source of his later personal success and considers Wafo-Tapa to be his favorite player.
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for three years, but later reduced to one year. Guillaume Wafo-Tapa, Martial Moreau, and David
Gauthier (the three other players involved in the leak) were also suspended until October 2012.
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in the finals. These results combined with his 2nd place French
Nationals finish and other strong finishes throughout the year resulted in Matignon coming in joint first place alongside
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history. As a result of this achievement, Guillaume
Matignon is the current holder of the
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at the
European Championship. Later that year Matignon moved to Wafo-Tapa's hometown of
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number issued in France and to have played in France's very first sanctioned event.
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Matignon's greatest success came in 2010, in which he reached the finals of
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1053:"Guinness World Record for Greatest Cash Prize for a Trading Card Game"
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118:. He has earned numerous accolades during his career including the
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in 2007. The event took place from 30 November to 2 December in
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Players who have won the Magic: The Gathering World Championship
610:"2010 Magic: The Gathering World Championships: Top 8 Profiles"
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WotC Suspends Guillaume Matignon for New Phyrexia Leak
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in 1994. Guillaume claims to have received the 34th
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1115:Magic: The Gathering French National Champion
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1001:"Guillaume Matignon's Suspension Ends Today"
925:"Player of the Year Match: The Full Nelson"
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390:Block Constructed and Booster Draft
1185:French Magic: The Gathering players
640:"2010 World Championships Coverage"
523:for the 'Greatest Cash Prize for a
140:Guillaume Matignon started playing
923:Bennett, Josh (12 February 2011).
714:"Preparing for Worlds *1st Place*"
646:. 11 December 2010. Archived from
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489:Last updated: 5 September 2011
1:
554:"Player of the Year: Q&A"
493:Event Coverage at Wizards.com
899:"Winning Worlds *1st Place*"
807:"Championnat de France 2007"
777:"Championnat de France 2006"
220:2010 Player of the Year race
198:2010 Player of the Year Race
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76:Grand Prix wins (Top 8)
866:Stark, Bill (30 May 2010).
474:Standard and Booster Draft
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235:On 28 April 2011, the
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169:Pro Tour Columbus 2005
506:World of Warcraft TCG
500:World of Warcraft TCG
263: Season
120:World of Warcraft TCG
1124:Christophe Peyronnel
1005:Wizards of the Coast
964:Wizards of the Coast
960:"New Phyrexia Leaks"
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841:Wizards of the Coast
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127:Magic: The Gathering
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901:. StarCityGames.com
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650:on 11 December 2010
620:on 14 December 2010
590:. 12 September 2011
564:on 15 February 2011
509:World Championships
286: Rank
241:Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
212:Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
153:Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
84:Lifetime Pro Points
817:on 11 October 2008
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106:is a professional
104:Guillaume Matignon
93:Planeswalker Level
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108:trading card game
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