Magic: the Gathering Worlds Championships Day 1 Results & Standings

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It was a wrap for the first day of the Magic: the Gathering Worlds Championships 2021 as I just got up today after staying late checking on the booster draft rounds of the tournament. Coping with the strategy of the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt limited format is quite a challenge as I have not read on the archetypes and the cards it composed. The good thing is that the coverage team was discussing it coupled with the short interview per player on the draft tables.

Anywho, the top players after Day 1 were Ondŕej Stráský with an undefeated 5-0 record, Sam Pardee and PV Damo Da Rosa with 4-1 record each, and the Japanese Yoshihiko Ikawa with a 3-2 record. Stráský is playing Izzet Turns for Standard and White-Black colors for the MID draft. This has proved that Izzet with the Epiphany engine is still being a powerhouse deck in the format.

Ondrej drafted this White-Black deck to a 3-0 finish in his pod.
The Izzet Epiphany deck that he is playing for the Standard portion of the tournament.

The complete Day 1 standings are below.

We will see more if its performance is maintained tomorrow for Day 2 of the Magic: the Gathering Worlds Championships, which is happening 12:00 AM Sunday morning Philippine time.