Here are the Top 8 decklists of the recently concluded Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier Iloilo held at Pro Reis Place. I took the role of the assistant judge on this event with Judge Reuben as the main head judge. The PPTQ was attended by 22 players so it was a 5 rounds of Swiss with Top 8 Playoffs. The eventual winner was Paolo Alvarez from Cebu where he piloted a modified Boros Angels deck. His Finals opponent was my teammate Oliver Mastilero with Golgari Midrange as his deck of choice. They both agreed to just give the invite to Paolo as he is willing to travel to the RPTQ. Here below is Paolo’s winning decklist for Boros Angels:

Mainboard
25 LANDS
4 Clifftop Retreat
1 Memorial to War
5 Mountain
11 Plains
4 Sacred Foundry

20 CREATURES
4 Adanto Vanguard
4 Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
4 Lyra Dawnbringer
4 Resplendent Angel
4 Tocatli Honor Guard

7 INSTANTS and SORC.
1 Fight with Fire
2 Justice Strike
3 Lava Coil
1 Slaughter the Strong

8 OTHER SPELLS
4 History of Benalia
2 Ixalan’s Binding
2 The Immortal Sun

SIDEBOARD
3 Banefire
3 Deafening Clarion
2 Dire Fleet Daredevil
1 Ixalan’s Binding
2 Knight of Grace
3 Seal Away
1 Sorcerous Spyglass

The rest of the Top 8 decklists can be found here:
http://mtgtop8.com/event?e=20665&f=ST

It has now been decided that I will be an assisting judge on the upcoming Magic: the Gathering Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier here in Iloilo City. Judge Reuben Ferrer posted in the Judge Apps of the event and assigned to me the role along with my teammate and fellow Ilonggo judge Ace Baron. The tournament schedule is on Sunday at Reis Place and I think we still have a lot to prepare.

First off, there is no air-conditioning so we would need to set up a good ventilation so as the players would not be uncomfortable while doing their matches. We are expecting players from Bacolod, Cebu and probably a few from Manila to join this event. I do not know if most of the local players have committed to play since it is a Sunday with most of them doing the family day. Also the competitive players seem to be busy nowadays. I have yet to inquire tonight or tomorrow.

I took the role of providing the printer for the printing of the matchup result slips and pairings, and laptop for the Wizards Event Reporter. Rei, since it is his place, should provide enough tables and chairs though I think his store capacity is around 30 players. I have to check on it again tomorrow after my class on the final preparations and the other things needed. I may have another blog post for that.

Anyhow, here again is the announcement at the MTG Iloilo Community Facebook page:

The long weekend this coming Bonifacio Day and the first weekend of December will hold the three Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifiers for Bacolod and Iloilo. The first two days, Friday and Saturday, will be at Bacolod, while here in Iloilo, Rei will be hosting the third one, scheduled on a Sunday. I am not sure, though, if his place will be the final venue since we will be expecting players from Bacolod, Cebu and Dumaguete, aside from unexpected competitors from Manila. Bacolod player Matt has offered his place in Jaro, and just needed some tables and chairs and I will have to present it to Rei in a most convincing fashion. Wish me good luck.

Here below is the event announcement as shared by Judge and local game store owner Edwin from Bacolod.

Bacolod / Iloilo PPTQ Weekend Events!
Three chances to win an RPTQ invitation!

Nov 30 PPTQ 1 Bacolod City at Arcanopolis
Dec 1 PPTQ 2 Bacolod City at Arcanopolis
Dec 2 PPTQ 3 Iloilo City at Rei’s Place*

Registration Starts at 12PM
Start of Rd 1 at 1PM

Format: Standard
Entry Fee: P650
Competitive REL
Decklists Required
4x Planeswalker Points Multiplier

Prize Breakdown (at 16 Players)
1st – 12 GRN Packs + Custom Champion Playmat + Nexus of Fate – RPTQ Invite
2nd – 8 GRN Packs + Nexus of Fate
3rd-4th – 5 GRN Packs + Nexus of Fate
5th-8th – 3 GRN Packs + Nexus of Fate

*Progressive prize structure
*At 24 Players, 1st gets one GRN Booster Box

All participants will receive 2 random standard foil promo cards upon registration. (These may be FNM, Buy-a-Box, Draft, League, etc. promo cards)

**MTG Arena Side Event! Stay tuned for mechanics/details!**

Venue Locator
Arcanopolis – https://bit.ly/2RTDckW
Rei’s Place –

For any inquiries, PM or text me at 09227029787.