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I thought that since playmats seem to be big business these days, and that so many of them are being released, it would be important to catalogue the various releases of official playmats over the years. Feel free to help with any I have not included, or correct any errors in event/release date information.

I will update this thread as more are released. I will probably start another thread about unofficial playmats later (like SCG IQ's and TCGPlayer tournament mats, etc.). I have not included any of the Ultra Pro playmats that can be purchased from LGS's yet, but will do so in future. Right now these are mostly tournament related mats.

1996
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World Championships - August 14-18, 1996 (Seattle, WA USA)



1997
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World Championships - August 13-17, 1997 (Seattle, WA USA)




1998
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World Championships - August 12-16, 1998 (Seattle)




1999
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World Championships - August 5-8, 1999 (Tokyo)




2000
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World Championships - August 2-6, 2000 (Brussels)


2001
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World Championships - August 8-12, 2001 (Toronto)




2002
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World Championships - August 14-18, 2002 (Sydney)


2003
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World Championships - August 6-10, 2003 (Berlin)


2004
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World Championships - September 1-5, 2004 (San Francisco)




2005
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World Championships - November 30 - December 4, 2005 (Yokohama)


Grand Prix Minneapolis - July 16-17, 2005 (Kamigawa Block Constructed)


Champs Top 8


2006
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World Championships - November 29 - December 3, 2006 (Paris)




Grand Prix New Jersey - November 11-12, 2013 (Time Spiral Sealed with Booster Draft)


2007
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2007 World Championships - December 6-9, 2007 (New York)










Grand Prix Massachusetts - March 31-April 1, 2007 (Two-Headed Giant Limited)


2008
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Grand Prix Indianapolis - June 21-22, 2008 (Shadowmoor Sealed with Booster Draft)










2009
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Canadian Nationals - July 4-5, 2009






Grand Prix Los Angeles - January 17-18, 2009 (Extended)


Grand Prix Chicago - March 7-8, 2009 (Legacy)


Grand Prix Seattle/Tacoma - May 30-31, 2013 (Standard)


2010
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Hong Kong Nationals 2010




Grand Prix Washington DC - May 22-23, 2010 (Standard)


Grand Prix Portland - September 11-12, 2010 (Magic 2011 Sealed/Booster Draft)


Grand Prix Toronto - October 23-24, 2010 (Scars of Mirrodin Sealed/Booster Draft)


2011
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2012
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2013
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Grand Prix Singapore - January 12-13, 2013 (Return to Ravnica Sealed/Booster Draft)


Grand Prix Sydney - January 19-20, 2013 (Return to Ravnica Sealed/Booster Draft)


Grand Prix Quebec City - February 23-24, 2013 (Standard)


Grand Prix San Diego - March 16-17, 2013 (Modern)


Grand Prix Strasbourg - April 13-14, 2013 (Legacy)


Grand Prix Portland - May 11-12, 2013 (Modern)


Grand Prix Beijing - May 11-12, 2013 (Return to Ravnica Sealed/Booster Draft)


Grand Prix Bangkok - June 22-23, 2013 (Return to Ravnica Block Sealed/Booster Draft)


Grand Prix Las Vegas - June 22-23, 2013 (Modern Masters Sealed/Booster Draft)




Grand Prix Kansas City - July 6-7, 2013 (Modern)


Grand Prix Calgary - July 26-28, 2013 (Standard)


Grand Prix Warsaw - August 10-11, 2013 (Standard)


Grand Prix Oakland - August 24-25, 2013 (Magic 2014 Sealed/Booster Draft)


Grand Prix Brisbane - October 5-6, 2013 (Modern)


Grand Prix Hong Kong - October 19-20, 2013 (Theros Sealed/Booster Draft)


Grand Prix Kyoto - November 23-24, 2013 (Theros Block Team Sealed/Booster Draft)


Grand Prix Albequerque - November 23-24, 2013 (Standard)


Grand Prix Toronto - November 29-December 1, 2013 (Theros Block Sealed/Booster Draft)


Grand Prix Dallas-Fort Worth - December 7-8, 2013 (Standard)


Grand Prix Shizuoka - December 20-22, 2013 (Standard)

That is one hell of a collection! Thanks for sharing it.

hammr7 wrote:That is one hell of a collection! Thanks for sharing it.

Haha, no. This is just a collection of pictures! I don't own a single one of these myself, although I do know a member here that probably owns most of them :)

Just thought it would be interesting to catalogue them.

The 2007 Grand Melee playmat was given out to players in the GM at GenCon that year.

I could add many more pictures if there is sufficient interest.

Great Topic Mark, let me put it as a sticky

Hi Mark

Add this one from 1996: Magic: The Gathering World Championship 1996 Playmat used in Seattle WA USA

And another one: It was given out primarily to competitors at Worlds 2005 in Tokyo, and also some judges/organizers/people who helped out.

Hi Mark

I spot an error for 2005 World Championships - November 30 - December 4, 2005 (Yokohama)



The Playmat shown (Serra Avenger) is from Magic World Championship that took place from 29 November – 3 December 2006 at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France.

dragsamou wrote:Hi Mark

I spot an error for 2005 World Championships - November 30 - December 4, 2005 (Yokohama)

Thanks, error fixed, 1996 and 2005 mat added.

you have the 2004 worlds play mat listed under both 2000 and 2004.
correct image:
http://archive.wizards.com/mtg/images/d ... 000mat.jpg

Mark;

For historical reference (and uniformed like myself) Would you put up a note about the relationship of the different mats to official/unofficial events. A general set of guidelines.

I thought WotC mats were self explanatory--they run an event and make a mat for it. I'm not sure that is true though.
Ultra-pro, I think, is just a licensed vendor of mats, same as the old 3-ring binders and all the other stuff they do now.
But how does SCG and the others fit in? licensed or some official standing as a TO or event organizer or some such?
I may be the only dummy that doesn't know but years from now there may be more, so it would be good to have it in writing on the board.
Thanks

Gary