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Arevalo, Izzet Aggro, Wins Red Bull Untapped International Qualifier V

In a drastic turn of events, the Sultai Ramp tyrant has been toppled by an unlikely hero!

Sprite Dragon, illustrated by Gabor Szikszai

After battling his way through a field of nearly 900 players from all over the world, Anthony Arevalo and his innovative Izzet Aggro deck claimed victory in the fifth Red Bull International Qualifier of 2020.

Quarterfinals
1
Kirill Tsarkov
Sultai Ramp
8
Oliver Frith
Boros Cycling
4
Masahito Masuda
Sultai Ramp
5
Toru Saito
Sultai Ramp
2
Reamonn Behal
Mono-Black Aggro
7
Christian Bartl
Mono-Red Aggro
3
Richie Ong
Temur Adventure
6
Anthony Arevalo
Izzet Aggro
Semifinals
Oliver Frith
2-1
Toru Saito
2-1
Reamonn Behal
2-1
Anthony Arevalo
2-0
Finals
Oliver Frith
2-1
Anthony Arevalo
2-1
Champion
Anthony Arevalo
2-0


As many predicted, Sultai Ramp was the most popular deck of the weekend, having been registered by 244 players (a metagame share of 27.4%) and represented three of the decks in the Top 8. Despite the massive metagame share, the Top 8 was very diverse featuring five unique decks.

After making short work of the Top 8 competition, the Finals came down to Arevalo and his Izzet Aggro deck versus Frith’s Boros Cycling deck. In the end, Frith just couldn’t cycle enough cards to keep up with Arevalo’s aggression, and Arevalo quickly won the match 2-0, making him the Red Bull Untapped International Qualifier V champion.

View the Top 8 decklists.