2025 Retro Invitational Player's Ball
2025 Retro Invitational Player's Ball was a 16-player, invite-only match play tournament played on GEMP from 2 November to 20 December 2025. It was the first Retro Invitational Player's Ball.[1] Timo Dusel defeated Patrick Johnson in the Finals.[2]
- Format: Classic (no v-cards) (Modified)
Format
- Environment: Classic No V (Modified): no virtual cards, plus the Reflections III Defensive Shields and their Starting Effects. No other cards were banned.[1]
- Platform: GEMP
- Tournament organizer: Andy Talaga[1]
- Dates: 2 November – 20 December 2025
- Video: Timo Dusel's deck techs and bracket games (with GEMP replays)[2]
Players were drawn at random into four pods of four. Each pod played three rounds of round robin, ranked by victory points and total differential. The top two players in each pod advanced to a single-elimination Top 8; the bottom two played a consolation bracket. Each player had a 40-minute clock and a 5-minute inaction timer. One deck per side was locked for the pods (due 31 October); players could submit new decks for the bracket (due 28 November).[1]
Participants
Andy Talaga, Joe Horbey, Jonny Chu, Benji Chu, Eddie Szwabowski, Matthew Fendt, Ian Monteith, Brad Kippel, Timo Dusel, Patrick Lima, Matthew Ford, David Garcia, Pat Johnson, Will Tarbox, Paul Feldman and Andrew Bethell.[1]
Bracket
| Round | Winner | Defeated |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | Timo Dusel | Patrick Johnson |
| Semifinals | Timo Dusel | Brad Kippel |
| Quarterfinals | Timo Dusel | Jonny Chu |
| Quarterfinals | Brad Kippel | Patrick Lima |
Other bracket and consolation results were not published.[3][2]
Decks
Dusel played Dark Side TTO and Light Side WYS in every bracket match.[2]
| Round | Player | Dark | Light |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finals | Timo Dusel | TTO | WYS |
| Finals | Patrick Johnson | HD | TRM |
| Semifinals | Brad Kippel | TTO | WYS |
| Quarterfinals | Jonny Chu | AOBS | WYS |
See also
- List of SWCCG tournaments
- 2025 Retro GEMP Match Play Championship (Premiere to DSII)
- 2025 Online Retro Event for Charity
- Tournaments · Formats
Sources
- 2025 Retro Invitational Player's Ball forum, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- 2025 Retro Invitational Player's Ball, forum.starwarsccg.org (21 October 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- Reporting Thread, forum.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive; page 2, preserved copy: Internet Archive
- SWCCG CNVM: 2025 Invitational Deck Techs and Game Analysis from the Event Winner, YouTube. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2025 Retro Invitational Player's Ball, andytalaga1, forum.starwarsccg.org (21 October 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SWCCG CNVM: 2025 Invitational Deck Techs and Game Analysis from the Event Winner, BillBisco2, YouTube (1 February 2026). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
- ↑ Reporting Thread, forum.starwarsccg.org (21 October – 6 December 2025). Preserved copy: Internet Archive; page 2, preserved copy: Internet Archive