MATT KOLENDA WINS ARGCS CHICAGO!!! (with coverage highlights)

Congratulations to Matt Kolenda, who just won ARGCS Chicago with his Burning Abyss deck! Also, congrats to RJ Scarpelli for coming in second place while also playing Burning Abyss. As the NECH era continues, this tournament is significant in that Burning Abyss took a huge 10 slots of the Top 16, 6 of the Top 8, and all of the Top 4. As you can imagine, these numbers meant a big backslide for the other two big contenders of the format, Shaddolls and Qliphorts, which is a notable departure from previous events. This event had a very limited amount of online coverage, but you can continue reading for articles from the event collected below!

Top Cut

Top 4
4 Burning Abyss

Top 8
6 Burning Abyss
2 Shaddoll

Top 16 - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-chicago-top-16-decklist/

Standings

After Round 1 - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-chicago-standings-after-round-1/

After Round 2 - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-chicago-standings-after-round-2/

After Round 3 - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-chicago-standings-after-round-3/

After Round 4 - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-chicago-standings-after-round-4/

After Round 5 - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-chicago-standings-after-round-5/

After Round 8 - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-chicago-standings-after-round-8/