One of the largest Vintage tournaments of the year was recently held in Milan (Italy) on September 29 2013, and 150 player came out to battle for a deep prize pool and accompanying glory. Daniel Scherer (Grixis Control) defeated Alexey Isupov (Grixis Control) after surviving a Top 8 filled with 7 blue decks and 1 Dredge deck.
We are proud to bring you the Top 8 decklists from the Ovino 8 2013 Vintage tournament, as well as the complete final standings.
Top 8 Decklists
Grixis Control, by Daniel Scherer - 1st
Grixis Control, by Alexey Isupov - 2nd
Dredge, by Federico Biffi - 3rd
Business (52) 4 Bazaar of Baghdad 4 Serum Powder 4 Bridge from Below 4 Golgari Grave Troll 4 Stinkweed Imp 2 Golgari Thug 2 Darkblast 4 Ichorid 4 Bloodghast 4 Narcomoeba 4 Unmask 4 Cabal Therapy 4 Mental Misstep 4 Leyline of the Void Mana Sources (8) 4 Undiscovered Paradise 2 Petrified Field 2 Dakmor Salvage | Sideboard (15) 4 City of Brass 4 Nature’s Claim 4 Ingot Chewer 2 Darkblast 1 Emerald Charm |
Dragon's Breath Oath, by Fabio Pezzo - 4th
Snapcaster AK Storm, by Kenny Carbonetto - 5th
BUG Tempo, by Davide Barbiero - 6th
Snapcaster AK Storm, by Roberto Sartini - 7th
Esper Control, by Samuele Sdrubolini - 8th
Top 8 Bracket & Final Standings
Quarterfinals
Daniel Scherer (Grixis Control) defeats Roberto Sartini (Snapcaster AK Storm)
Federico Biffi (Dredge) defeats Samuele Sdrubolini (Esper Control)
Kenny Carbonetto (Snapcaster AK Storm) defeats Fabio Pezzo (Dragon’s Breath Oath)
Alexey Isupov (Grixis Control) defeats Davide Barbiero (BUG Tempo)
Semifinals
Alexey Isupov (Grixis Control) defeats Kenny Carbonetto (Snapcaster AK Storm)
Daniel Scherer (Grixis Control) defeats Federico Biffi (Dredge)
Finals
Daniel Scherer (Grixis Control) defeats Alexey Isupov (Grixis Control) (by drop)
Ovino 2013 Vintage Final Standings
Appendix of Additional Info and Coverage
– Ovinotto 8 Results (Milan, Italy)
– Ovinotto 8 Announcement & Prize Payouts
Special thanks for this information goes out to Stinfo for organizing the Ovino tournaments, and for publishing decklists and information. We are grateful for them allowing access to this information for us to share with the world.
If you see any other tournament reports, videos, or additional coverage please let us know and we can add it to this collection. Likewise if you would provide your decklist and place you came in we would be happy to add that here as well.