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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''2001 Decipher World Championship''' was the sixth and last Decipher-era Star Wars CCG World Championship. Decipher had scheduled DecipherCon 2001 for 15–18 November at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel in Virginia Beach, with a $50,000 cash purse across its games.<ref name="tf">[https://www.theforce.net/ccg/story/DecipherCon_2001_72163.asp DecipherCon 2001], TheForce.Net (15 June 2001)</ref><ref name="pr">[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/OLDNEWS-3-996631229 DecipherCon 2001 press release] (26 June 2001; TheOneRing.net copy)</ref><br />
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On 3 October 2001 Warren Holland cancelled the convention, citing September 11 airline-safety concerns. Decipher donated the $50,000 championship purse to September 11 relief.<ref name="cancel">[https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2001/10/03/27367-deicphercon-cancelled/ DecipherCon Cancelled], TheOneRing.net (3 October 2001)</ref><ref name="holland">[https://www.theforce.net/ccg/story/Special_message_from_Decipher_CEO_Warren_Holland_70685.asp Special message from Decipher CEO Warren Holland], TheForce.Net (3 October 2001)</ref> Players ran a replacement, '''FreedomCon''', in Virginia Beach under the same qualification rules. [[Bastian Winkelhaus]] (Germany) defeated [[Martin Akesson]] (Sweden).<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Star Wars Customizable Card Game], Wikipedia</ref><ref name="awards">[https://www.starwarsccg.org/community/awards/ Awards and Hall of Fame], starwarsccg.org</ref><br />
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A February 2002 press release on Game Players Network, copied to TheForce.Net, named Winkelhaus as the previous year's FreedomCon champion (returning Day 2 bye for 2002, with [[Matt Sokol]]).<ref name="hs">[https://www.theforce.net/ccg/story/The_Hyperspace_Lane_to_the_World_Championships_68998.asp The Hyperspace Lane to the World Championships], TheForce.Net (9 February 2002)</ref><br />
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The constructed pool was [[Premiere - Reflections III]]. Full published 2001 constructed lists remain sparse; this hub records the champion, runner-up, site, format, and the cancellation.<br />
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Decipher's Star Wars, Young Jedi, and Jedi Knights licenses ended 31 December 2001. Tournament support moved to the volunteer [[Players Committee]].<ref name="ann">[https://web.archive.org/web/20030111000000/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/index.html Decipher Star Wars announcement] (Wayback)</ref><br />
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== Format ==<br />
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* '''Environment:''' [[Premiere - Reflections III]]<br />
* '''Site:''' FreedomCon, Virginia Beach, Virginia (player-run replacement for cancelled DecipherCon)<br />
* '''Scheduled DecipherCon:''' 15–18 November 2001, Sheraton Oceanfront, Virginia Beach (cancelled 3 October 2001)<br />
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== Results ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Finish !! Player !! Dark !! Light<br />
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| 1 || [[Bastian Winkelhaus]] || — || —<br />
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| 2 || [[Martin Akesson]] || — || —<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Championships]]<br />
* [[List of SWCCG tournaments]]<br />
* [[History of the Players Committee]]<br />
* [[Bastian Winkelhaus]] · [[Martin Akesson]]<br />
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== Sources ==<br />
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* [https://www.theforce.net/ccg/story/DecipherCon_2001_72163.asp DecipherCon 2001 dates], TheForce.Net (15 June 2001)<br />
* [https://www.theforce.net/ccg/story/Special_message_from_Decipher_CEO_Warren_Holland_70685.asp Special message from Decipher CEO Warren Holland], TheForce.Net (3 October 2001)<br />
* [https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2001/10/03/27367-deicphercon-cancelled/ DecipherCon Cancelled] (Holland letter, 3 October 2001)<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050208232221/http://www.decipher.com/rfd/100501transcript.html Radio Free Decipher 99 transcript] (5 October 2001; Holland on the cancellation)<br />
* [https://www.theforce.net/ccg/story/The_Hyperspace_Lane_to_the_World_Championships_68998.asp The Hyperspace Lane to the World Championships], TheForce.Net (9 February 2002)<br />
* [https://www.starwarsccg.org/community/awards/ Awards and Hall of Fame], starwarsccg.org<br />
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Customizable_Card_Game Wikipedia World Champions table]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030111000000/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/index.html Decipher Star Wars index] (license end)<br />
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