MPL’s Sato, Ikawa, Depraz earn invitations to Magic World Championship XXVII
A pair of Japanese teammates and a rising French star earned the three World Championship spots up for grabs at the Magic Pro League Gauntlet this Saturday. Rei Sato, Yoshihiko Ikawa, and Jean-Emmanuel Depraz joined 12 other players that qualified for the Magic World Championship XXVII on Oct. 8 to 10. One more invitation is up for grabs on Sunday’s Rival Gauntlet finals. The two-day competition tested top league players in 12 rounds of best-of-three Standard with a double-elimination top eight bracket. A trio of teammates—Sato, Ikawa, and top-seeded Riku