PATRICK HOBAN WINS ARGCS RALEIGH!!! (with coverage highlights)

Congratulations to Patrick Hoban, who just won ARGCS Raleigh with his Burning Abyss deck! Also, congrats to Jerome Porter for coming in second place; he was playing Qliphorts. As the first event of the post-New Challengers era, this event saw a distinct influence from the newest perceived high-tier deck, Qliphorts, who were able to take 7 of the Top 16 spots right out of the gate. However, they fell just short of capturing the entire tournament. Continue reading for articles from the event collected below, and stay tuned for updates to this post!

Top Cut

Top 4
2 Qliphort
1 Burning Abyss
1 Shaddoll variant

Top 8
4 Qliphort
2 Burning Abyss
2 Shaddoll variants

Top 16
Player Profiles - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-raleigh-top-16-player-profiles/
Decklists - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-raleigh-top-16-decklists/

7 Qliphort
5 Burning Abyss
4 Shaddoll variants

Feature Matches

Round 1 - Qliphort Mirror Match
http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-raleigh-round-1-matthew-nistico-qliphorts-vs-courtney-waller-qliphorts/

Round 2 -  Shaddoll Mirror Match
http://articles.alterealitygames.com/feature-match-round-2-kyle-rohwedershaddolls-vs-kenneth-boothshaddolls/

Round 3 - Qliphorts defeat Shaddolls
http://articles.alterealitygames.com/round-3-feature-match-jake-phinneyqliphorts-vs-stephen-debreoshaddoll-artifacts/

Round 5 - Burning Abyss defeat Qliphorts
http://articles.alterealitygames.com/feature-match-round-5-matthew-nisticoqliphorts-vs-patrick-hobanburning-abyss/

Round 6 - Qliphort Mirror Match
http://articles.alterealitygames.com/feature-match-round-6-jerome-porterqliphorts-vs-kenneth-mccarthyqliphorts/

Round 7 - Shaddolls defeat Burning Abyss
http://articles.alterealitygames.com/feature-match-round-7-deon-akridgeburning-abyss-vs-mitchell-nouseshaddolls/

Round 8 - Burning Abyss Shaddolls defeat Satellarknight Artifacts
http://articles.alterealitygames.com/feature-match-round-8-daniel-cunninghamartifact-satellerknights-vs-frazier-smith60-card-control/

Standings Updates

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

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

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

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

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

After Round 6 - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-raleigh-standings-after-round-6/

After Round 7 -  http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-raleigh-standings-after-round-7/

After Round 8 (End of Swiss) - http://articles.alterealitygames.com/arg-circuit-series-raleigh-standings-after-round-8/