André Coimbra is a Portuguese former professional
Magic: The Gathering player and former professional poker player, member of PokerStars Team Online, he retired in 2017 after choosing not to renew his contract. He is from
Coimbra
Coimbra (, also , , or ), officially the City of Coimbra (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of .
The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Po ...
,
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
, and is perhaps best known in the
Magic: The Gathering community for winning the
Magic: The Gathering 2009 World Championship.
Career
Magic: The Gathering Accomplishments
Decks
Much of the talk after the
2009 World Championship centred on André Coimbra's deck. The deck was designed by professional
Magic: The Gathering writer Mike Flores, who called the deck 'Naya Lightsaber'. The deck was designed to beat Jund, the dominant deck at the time, and did just that when Coimbra won the World Championships finals 3–0 against David Reitbauer's Jund deck.
MTG 2009 World Championship Finals Coverage
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References
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Living people
Magic: The Gathering players
People from Coimbra
1986 births
Magic: The Gathering world champions