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Kosaka, Gruul Adventures, Wins Red Bull Untapped 2020 World Finals

Kazune Kosaka wins $30,000 in split-format event with Gruul Adventures and Sultai Midrange.

Bonecrusher Giant, illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez

Kazune Kosaka won the Red Bull Untapped 2020 World Finals with Gruul Adventures in Standard and Sultai Midrange in Historic on Sunday.

Quarterfinals
1
Koutarou Ishibashi
Azorius Blink
8
Michael Bonde
Dimir Rogues (Lurrus)
4
Enrico Gobetti
Esper Doom Foretold (Yorion)
5
Ronald Muller
Dimir Rogues (Lurrus)
2
Kazune Kosaka
Gruul Adventures
7
Jan-Moritz Merkel
Gruul Adventures
3
Yoshihiko Ikawa
Dimir Rogues (Lurrus)
6
Luke Hancock
Gruul Adventures
Semifinals
Koutarou Ishibashi
2-0
Enrico Gobetti
2-1
Kazune Kosaka
2-1
Yoshihiko Ikawa
2-1
Finals
Enrico Gobetti
2-0
Kazune Kosaka
2-1
Champion
Kazune Kosaka
2-1



Kosaka came out on top of the 16-person, split-format event, including a stacked Top 8 bracket, defeating Enrico Gobetti on Esper Doom Foretold (Yorion) in the finals. Kosaka won a three-game set in the final match, giving the trophy to the most-played deck in the event and denying the lone Esper Doom Foretold player in the event.


Kosaka was one of six players on Gruul Adventures, with three making the Top 8. The next most-played deck was Dimir Rogues (Lurrus) with three pilots, all of whom made the elimination rounds. The rest of the Standard field was filled out by decks with a single player.


The Historic metagame shook out with a more balanced field with Four-Color Control taking the top spot with four pilots. Gruul Aggro, Sultai Midrange, and Jund Sacrifice (one with Jegantha, the Wellspring as a companion) all had three players each. Azorius Auras (Lurrus), Azorius Control, and Colorless Ramp rounded out the field.

View the all the Standard and Historic decklists.