More than 80 players turned out to compete in the Chinese-Tapei Regional Championship last weekend, with three Pro Tour invites on the line along with a seat at the World Championship. When the dust settled, it was Shih Feng Lin who swept to victory at the Modern tournament, not dropping a single game in the Top 8 with Boros Energy on his way to the title and invitations that come along with the trophy.
It was a dominant weekend start to finish for Lin, who posted only four game losses throughout the entire tournament. His Boros Energy deck won straight games against Mono-Black Eldrazi, Orzhov Blink, and Amulet Titan in the Top 8 to complete the monster run from the Kaohsiung native.
Congrats to Shih Feng Lin, who won the Regional Championship with Boros Energy!
While the Energy player was the only one to nab the World Championship invite, two other players also earned a seat at the Pro Tour. Those honors go to Chikuan Lin, the Amulet Titan who matched Lin's record through the Swiss and would go on to meet in the final, as well as Ai-Chen Chang and his Orzhov Blink deck.
1 Aftermath Analyst
4 Amulet of Vigor
4 Arboreal Grazer
3 Boseiju, Who Endures
3 Crumbling Vestige
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
1 Echoing Deeps
1 Expedition Map
3 Forest
3 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Gruul Turf
1 Hanweir Battlements
2 Lotus Field
3 Malevolent Rumble
1 Mirrorpool
1 Otawara, Soaring City
4 Primeval Titan
2 Scapeshift
1 Shifting Woodland
3 Simic Growth Chamber
4 Spelunking
3 Summoner's Pact
1 Tolaria West
4 Urza's Saga
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
1 Vesuva
1 Bojuka Bog
2 Collector Ouphe
3 Dismember
2 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
1 Endurance
2 Force of Vigor
1 Keen-Eyed Curator
2 Vampires' Vengeance
1 Six
2 Plains
4 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
4 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
3 Flooded Strand
3 Arena of Glory
4 Galvanic Discharge
2 Thraben Charm
3 Static Prison
4 Ocelot Pride
4 Guide of Souls
2 Elegant Parlor
3 Goblin Bombardment
4 Marsh Flats
4 Arid Mesa
3 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
4 Seasoned Pyromancer
2 Ranger-Captain of Eos
3 Sacred Foundry
1 Mountain
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Ghost Vacuum
2 Wrath of the Skies
1 Lithomantic Barrage
3 Obsidian Charmaw
1 Showdown of the Skalds
1 Drannith Magistrate
1 Deafening Silence
1 Wear // Tear
2 Stony Silence
2 Orim's Chant
With Energy decks leading the field–and putting four total copies into the Top 8–the Regional Championship had a clear slant on the Modern metagame that has recently seen the rise of Underworld Breach combo. But at the Regional Championship the diverse field wasn't overrun by the new combo threat. Overall, the event was a gathering of the region's best players, and the field thoroughly enjoyed the competition. Congrats again to Regional Champion Shih Feng Lin!
