The German STCCG National Championships for 1st and 2nd Edition took place in Kassel again and had a higher number of participants than ever before.

36 players showed up for the German National's final day on May 23rd.

This board shows 1700+ rated players with opponents that succeeded against them in brackets (players below 1700 could win a Dukat, Liberator and Protector promo card!) on the left side and each round's ending time on the right.

Johannes Winter (7th place) against German Champion (before and after the tournament) Christian Pulsfort.

Players on the first row of tables.

Judge area with tournament software handled by head-judge Dirk Haessner, also asistant Sandra Stieß in the middle and co-judge Markus Rass performing the manual paperwork.

Vice-Champion in specs Tobias Rausmann (left) on his way to the final confrontation.

High numbers of events were used in many decks.

Winner's and runner-up's prizes - the German Champion was awarded with a complete set of the 10th Anniversary Collection.

Final confrontation between Christian Pulsfort and Tobias Rausmann.

Vice-Champion Tobias Rausmann, German Champion 2004 Christian Pulsfort and head-judge Dirk Haessner.