Bastian Winkelhaus

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Bastian Winkelhaus, inducted into the Players Committee Hall of Fame in 2019.

Bastian Winkelhaus (GEMP handle zlorfik)[1][2] won the 2001 Decipher World Championship at FreedomCon, Virginia Beach. He was a World Finalist in 1997 and 1999.[3]

1997 World Championship statement

"I'm 21 years-old and work in a bank. I started playing Star Wars CCG tournaments in January 1997, and apart from the sanctioned tournaments I don't have a lot of opportunities to play, there being few players in my area. I've also played Magic: The Gathering competitively for one and a half years -- I was only one game away from winning a trip to the USA three times now! Concerning the Star Wars films, my younger brother is a great fan, but he's not good at gaming. All right, that's it. See you in Norfolk."[4]

Interviews

Trandosite, 26 May 2000

Rod Latham interviewed Winkelhaus for Trandosite.[3]

Site player profile:

Bastian Winkelhaus is one of Germany's most exceptional players, who has won a multitude of championships including the Ralltiir Regional twice and Ralltiir Grand Slam. He has often been the Ralltiir Number 1 ranked player, and one of the few European players to make it into the World Top 10. He has twice been to the World Finals, in 1997 and 1999, and both times made it into the Final 12. In 1999, he was the leader after the first day with an impressive 13 (+143). In February 2000, Bastian entered the UK Grand Slam. Although he failed to win the Star Wars event, he did walk away with his second Young Jedi Grand Slam title.


1. How did you get involved in SWCCG, and what attracted you to the game?


"When it first came out I bought some cards because I also played Magic allready and I liked the movies." "But the one guy I played started to buy much more cards and winning all the games so I quit." "Later I found out that some other friends of mine played the game so I got back into it." "I played my first tournament in january 1997." "One of the guys didn´t want to play tourneys so I could use his cards." "About half a year later I bought a collection to have my own cards." "I like the fact that the game is much more about skill than magic, the better player in a game has a much higher chance to win." "Magic has so many combo decks that it´s often about getting the lucky matchups and not about playing well."


2. If you could change one thing about SWCCG, what would it be?


"Dunno." "I like it the way it is."


3. How did it feel playing in the World Championships, in both 1997 and 1999? Any highlights?


"Worlds are the biggest and best tournament every year, playing there twice and both times going 7-1 on day one makes me really proud." "I had the time of my life there." "In 97 we played as a team of germans and really kicked some ass, some americans refered to our performance as 'german blitzkrieg'." "The hotel was so high-class I still wonder how they could afford it." "And the award ceremony was great." "You had to walk about 25 meters through the lines of people standing on both sides applauding while they played the imperial march,." "each of us was called individually and it was really cool! 1999 was different but also great." "I had much more time to play and talk with all the other players and meet people I only knew from the internet." "Deciphercon is a great idea but it´s certainly not cheap."


4. Do you feel any pressure playing now, when expectations of you must be so high?


"I'm very competitive so I´m putting enough pressure on me myself." "And if I loose more than one game I know I did something wrong, I don´t need others to tell me."


5. Your reputation for destiny tracking is second-to-none - just how do you do it!? Is this your secret for success?


"In reality I´m at least second to Martin Falke." "I´m only counting cards." "And unless you want to duel or something it´s hardly worth it if you can´t activate your whole reserve deck in one turn." "And if you had a high destiny on bottom and you activate it, because you don´t need it this turn and." "then you spend some force it´s still on the bottom!" "Magic?" "Certainly not." "But it´s a good feeling if you know you will hit."


6. What are your favourite decks and why?


"For light I don´t have one but for dark it´s certainly manipulator, especially Drazin until he was clarified." "People might train their decks a lot against different decks but manipulator takes the challenge off the board." "You can´t train that against any other deck." "If they don´t have a clue what they have to do, my chances of winning are better."


7. Earlier this year, you took part in the UK Grand Slam - what did you think of your time in the UK and the SWCCG you played?


"My playing performance was rather bad, not because of my opponents but because I made some mistakes myself." "I don´t say that my opponent played bad, I know that there some really good players in the UK,." "I just didn´t play well and that cost me at least one game." "But else it was a blast." "A lot of nice people and it was a very relaxed atmosphere, that is until my friend Martin Schuhmacher started kicking chairs around :-) Looking forward to meet each and." "everyone of them again."


8. If you could play any player in the world, who would you most want to play?


"I´d like to play some of the american guys." "Good oportunity to earn some ranking points." "Both time after worlds my ranking skyrocketed and then slowly went down." "Having played a lot of named players allready and having some really great guys here in germany there are not many players I desperately want to play." "Maybe some of those Albany guys, the Twiggs." "They made a really silly fuzz at deciphercon everytime one of them was called up."


9. Where do you see the game of SWCCG going in the next year?


"It´s more than a year between Endor and DS II." "I hope they´re going to produce more new material and they´re doing it a little bit faster." "And I hope the new game mechanics will work out." "Objectives changed the game dramatically, I´m very interested to see how powerful the admirals orders are going to be." "But I´m confident that there will be a tournament circuit for at least 3 more years."


"10. Any other comments for the Naboo Region and Trandosite readers? Will we be seeing Bastian Winkelhaus win the World Championships this year?"


"Temper, temper."

"First I need to qualify." "Allthough I will fly to deciphercon anyway."

"Many thanks!"

Tournament Results

Date Event Format Finish Dark Light
19–22 September 2024 2024 World Championship (Day 1)[5] Open 52 My Kind Of Scum Quiet Mining Colony
8–10 September 2023 2023 European Championship (Day 1) Open — desert landing site ssav Communing
October–November 2022 2022 Online Championship Series Playoffs (Finals) Open — Bring Him Before Me Zero Hour
October–November 2022 2022 Online Championship Series Playoffs (Semifinals) Open — Ralltiir Operations Old Allies
October–November 2022 2022 Online Championship Series Playoffs (Quarterfinals) Open — Ralltiir Operations The Galaxy May Need A Legend
October–November 2022 2022 Online Championship Series Playoffs (Top 16) Open — Shadow Collective communing yoda
9–11 September 2022 2022 European Championship (Top 8) Open — Ralltiir Operations The Galaxy May Need A Legend
9–11 September 2022 2022 European Championship (Day 1) Open — Bring Him Before Me The Galaxy May Need A Legend
26 January 2022 2021 Outrider Cup (Tiebreaker) Open 1 ISB Operations Quiet Mining Colony
November 2021 – January 2022 2021 Outrider Cup (Team Europe) Open 1 Shadow Collective The Galaxy May Need A Legend
May 2021 2021 Retro Event (Premiere to Death Star II) (Top 8) Premiere - Death Star II 1 Set Your Course For Alderaan You Can Either Profit By This
5–6 and 12–13 December 2020 2020 World Championship (Day 3) Open 5 Combat Readiness (V) The Galaxy May Need A Legend
5–6 and 12–13 December 2020 2020 World Championship (Day 2) Open 1 Carbon Chamber Testing The Galaxy May Need A Legend
5–6 and 12–13 December 2020 2020 World Championship Open — Carbon Chamber Testing The Galaxy May Need A Legend
August 2020 2020 Texas Mini Worlds (Round of 16) Open 12 Bring Him Before Me The Galaxy May Need A Legend
August 2020 2020 Texas Mini Worlds (Pods) Open — Bring Him Before Me
No Money, No Parts, No Deal!
Carbon Chamber Testing		 The Galaxy May Need A Legend
Yavin 4: Massassi Throne Room
They Have No Idea We're Coming
7–20 January 2020 2019 Outrider Cup (Team Europe, Round 2) Open 2 I Want That Map Diplomatic Mission To Alderaan
7–20 January 2020 2019 Outrider Cup (Round 1)[6] Open Ralltiir Operations
3–15 December 2019 2019 Outrider Cup (Team Europe, Round 1) Open 2 Ralltiir Operations (V) Yavin 4: Massassi Throne Room
20–22 September 2019 2019 World Championship (Day 3) Open 1 Ralltiir Operations (V) Old Allies
20–22 September 2019 2019 World Championship (Day 2) Open 1 I Want That Map Old Allies
12–14 July 2019 2019 European Championship (Day 3) Open 1 Ralltiir Operations (V) Old Allies
12–14 July 2019 2019 European Championship (Day 2) Open — I Want That Map Old Allies
4–7 October 2018 2018 World Championship (Day 3) Open 1 Agents Of Black Sun Watch Your Step
4–7 October 2018 2018 World Championship (Day 2) Open 6 Agents Of Black Sun Watch Your Step
21–23 September 2018 2018 European Championship (Day 3) Open 2 Agents Of Black Sun Echo Base Operations
21–23 September 2018 2018 European Championship (Day 2) Open 2 Agents Of Black Sun You Can Either Profit By This
16 June 2018 2018 Ralltiir Regionals Open 1 EOps Profit
17 February 2018 2018 European Match Play Championship Open 15 ISB Operations Yavin 4 Operations
8–10 September 2017 2017 European Championship (Day 3) Open 1 Imperial Entanglements Diplomatic Mission To Alderaan
8–10 September 2017 2017 European Championship (Day 2) Open 5 Endor Operations Diplomatic Mission To Alderaan
29 August – 1 September 2003 2003 World Championship 4[7]
31 October–3 November 2002 2002 World Championship 5–8[8]
19 May 2002 2002 Ralltiir Regionals Premiere - Original VS1 1st[9]
15–18 November 2001 2001 Decipher World Championship Premiere - Reflections III 1st Tatooine Occupation Quiet Mining Colony
November 2001 2001 Ryloth Cup Challenge Premiere - Reflections III 1st (overall)[10] Senate QMC
November 2001 November 2001 Bochum tournament Premiere - Reflections III 4–2 record[10] Senate QMC
25–26 August 2001 2001 European Championship Premiere - Coruscant 1st No Money, No Parts, No Deal! WYS beats[11]
28 July 2001 2001 Antwerp Belgian Open Premiere - Tatooine 1st[12] WYS beatdown
9 June 2001 RamapoCon III Open Premiere - Tatooine 3rd[13]
June 2001 RamapoCon III Open Premiere - Tatooine [14] Big Blue ISB
June 2001 RamapoCon III Premiere - Tatooine [15] WYS beats
7 April 2001 2001 German National Championship Premiere - Reflections II 1st[16]
March 2001 2001 Brugge Belgian Open Premiere - Tatooine 1st MKOS[17] Watch Your Step
8 October 2000 2000 DecipherCon Kibitzing Kibitzing 1st[18] Brangus Glee Superstar
7 October 2000 2000 DecipherCon Japanese Sealed Deck (7 October) Japanese Sealed Deck Dropped after game 1[18]
5–7 October 2000 2000 Decipher World Championship (Day 2)[19][20] Premiere - Death Star II 22nd Ralltiir Operations[21] Hidden Base[22]
5–7 October 2000 2000 Decipher World Championship (Day 1)[20] Premiere - Death Star II 2nd Ralltiir Operations Hidden Base
August 2000 2000 Ralltiir Regionals Premiere - Death Star II Missed the final on differential[18]
August 2000 2000 European Championship Premiere - Death Star II Day 2 3–3; did not qualify for Worlds[18] Ralltiir Ops[23]
13 February 2000 2000 Coventry Grand Slam Premiere - Endor [24] ISB Ops with Security Precautions
January 2000 2000 Bochum Grand Slam 1st[25]
13 November 1999 1999 Decipher World Championship (Day 2) Premiere - Endor 10th[26]
12 November 1999 1999 Decipher World Championship (Day 1) Premiere - Endor 1st — —
11 November 1999 DecipherCon 1999 Progressive Sealed Deck Progressive Sealed Deck 4th[27]
1999 (autumn, before Worlds) 1999 Ralltiir Regionals 1st[28]
6–7 December 1997 1997 Decipher World Championship Premiere - Cloud City 7th[29] — —
25 October 1997 1997 Ralltiir Regionals (Essen) 1st[30]
2002 2002 World Championship (Top 8) Premiere - Original VS3 8th No Money, No Parts, No Deal! Quiet Mining Colony

A blank place means no posted standings give the player's place.

Appearances

Date Publication Title
April 2000 Star Wars Insider #48 All Decked Out[31]

Photographs

  • Bastian Winkelhaus, 1999 Worlds finalist. Photo: Decipher.
    Bastian Winkelhaus, 1999 Worlds finalist. Photo: Decipher.
  • Bastian Winkelhaus at DecipherCon 1999. Photo: Decipher.
    Bastian Winkelhaus at DecipherCon 1999. Photo: Decipher.
  • FreedomCon 2001
    FreedomCon 2001

Deck designs

Community card

Bastian Winkelhaus appears on the community card Bastian W (2019 Hall of Fame), which lists his GEMP handle zlorfik.[2]

  • Bastian W (2019 Hall of Fame)
    Bastian W (2019 Hall of Fame)

Lord of the Rings TCG

LOTR TCG results.

Event Date Location Place Notes
LOTR TCG World Championship 2002 (Fellowship Block) 31 October – 2 November 2002 DecipherCon 2002, Chesapeake Top 16 Qualified 4th in Day 2 Heat B; not in the Day 3 pairings list[32]

Decklists

Decks published on Trandosite (see Trandosite decks):

Miscellaneous decklists

Date Format Title Side
12 August 1999 Premiere - Endor Asteroid Sanctuarys you wont Alter Light
26 December 1999 Premiere - Endor Speed is the way to make the best deal Dark
22 January 2000 Premiere - Endor The balanced deck V 2 0 Light
5 March 2000 Premiere - Endor The balanced deck V 2 1 Light
11 April 2000 Premiere - Endor The big Red Dark
28 May 2000 Premiere - Endor high destiny fun profit Light
9 July 2000 Premiere - Death Star II Training next to the second Death Star Light
22 August 2000 Premiere - Death Star II Brangus Glee Superstar Winkelhaus-Style Dark
27 January 2001 Premiere - Reflections II Brangus Glee Superstar V2 0 Dark
19 April 2001 Premiere - Reflections II WYS-Winkelhaus style aka My deck is better than his Light
7 July 2001 Premiere - Tatooine The SUPERSTAR is back with a vengeance Dark
1 September 2001 Premiere - Coruscant Watto by Winkelhaus Dark
21 November 2001 Premiere - Reflections III All Your Base Are Belong to EUROPE Dark
22 November 2001 Premiere - Reflections III QMC Winkelhaus Style Light

Tournament reports

See also


References

  1. ↑ Star Wars CCG - 2021 Retro Event (PDS2) - Top 8 - tarkin84 (BHBM) vs. zlorfik (Profit) - Game 1, Players Committee YouTube (2021). Preserved copy: Internet Archive. Also Top 4 vs allstarz97 (Preserved copy: Internet Archive); Top 8 playlist.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bastian W (2019 Hall of Fame), SWCCG Community Awards, res.starwarsccg.org. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bastian Winkelhaus interview, Trandosite (26 May 2000)
  4. ↑ Bastian Winkelhaus, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  5. ↑ https://www.starwarsccg.org/2024-09-world-championships-bochum-germany-19-22-september-2024/. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  6. ↑ https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=74099. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  7. ↑ SWCCGPC.com (news of 5 September 2003: World Championship results, top 8 with deck pairs, Dragon*Con, Atlanta). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  8. ↑ World Championship Event Formats & Prizes (Wayback, 10 August 2002)
  9. ↑ mainz-19-05-2002-regional-raltiir, DeckTech (Vjeko "mighty_maul" Keskic, 21 May 2002). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 the-circle-is-now-complete, DeckTech (Bastian "Death Star" Winkelhaus, 23 November 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  11. ↑ european-championships-paris-last-week, DeckTech (Bastian "Death Star" Winkelhaus, 1 September 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  12. ↑ the-european-tour-2001, DeckTech (Martin "Mart" Akesson, 9 August 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  13. ↑ ramapotatocon-triple-tr, DeckTech (Hayes "Hayes" Hunter, 14 June 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  14. ↑ qualifying-with-4th-lewis-at-ramapo, DeckTech (Steven "Sir Yoda" Lewis, 25 June 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  15. ↑ frozen-porn-dpc-deer-s-h-i-t, DeckTech (Justin "H2O" Desai, 16 June 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  16. ↑ germany-bochum-04-07-01, DeckTech (Alexander "Black Leader" Schwarz, 9 April 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  17. ↑ decipher-week-end-brugge-belgium-day-1, DeckTech (Julien "Dark Padawan" Riviere, 5 March 2001). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 deciphercon-by-bastian-winkelhaus, DeckTech (Bastian "Death Star" Winkelhaus, 14 October 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  19. ↑ DecipherCon 2000 Day 2
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 deciphercon-by-bastian-winkelhaus, Bastian Winkelhaus, Decktech (14 October 2000) Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  21. ↑ worlds-clints-penis-game-4-trs-in-1, DeckTech (Paul "lbmyers1" Myers, 9 October 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  22. ↑ sokols-dcon-2000-report, DeckTech (Matt "MattSokol" Sokol, 11 October 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  23. ↑ european-continentals, DeckTech (Martin "Mart" Akesson, 16 August 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  24. ↑ uk-grand-slam-13-2-00, DeckTech (Alex "Greedo" Tennet, 15 February 2000). Preserved copy: Internet Archive.
  25. ↑ Grand Slam 2000, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  26. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: 1999 SW World Championships Day 2, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  27. ↑ DecipherCon 1999 – Event Scores: Progressive Sealed Deck, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  28. ↑ The Nick Rice HB Deck, Trandosite. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  29. ↑ Sunday semi-final results, Decipher (7 December 1997). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  30. ↑ 1997 Regionals and Open Events, Decipher. Preserved copy: Internet Archive
  31. ↑ Rich Handley, "All Decked Out", Star Wars Insider #48 (April 2000), pp. 78–79. Scan: Star Wars Insider 48, Internet Archive.
  32. ↑ Top 16 for Day 3, DGMA (November 2002). Preserved copy: Internet Archive
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