It looks like the tool only captured 2 tournaments at the 64+ threshold. Let me dig deeper with a direct database query to get a more complete picture of all 1st place finishes.
It seems the database only has 2 tournaments with 64+ players tracked in the past 6 months. Let me check what tournaments are actually available to understand the data coverage better.
There are many large tournaments, but rank=1 seems to not be stored for most. Let me check the rank data availability.
I can see that rank=0 is used for the "top finishers" in these large events, and it appears these are all pooled from a single tournament (the SCG Richmond event shows many rank=0 entries, which looks like it's storing all top-finishing decklists, not strictly 1st place). The data structure uses rank=1 only for clear 1st place finishes in smaller events. Let me query rank=1 across all tournaments regardless of size to get the full picture.
Now I can see the issue — the MTGO tournaments all show player_count = 32 even when they're named "Challenge 64", and rank=1 data only exists for those early September events. Most of the large paper tournaments (1000+ players) don't have rank=1 stored. Let me check the large tournaments with rank=0 and how many entries have rank=0 per event, to understand if rank=0 means "1st place" or "top X".
Now I understand the data structure — these large Melee tournaments store ALL entries at rank=0 (no finishes tracked). The rank-based data is only available for a small subset. Let me look for the minimum rank per large tournament to find the actual 1st place finisher.
I now have a clear picture of the data. Unfortunately, the vast majority of large paper tournaments (1,000+ players, RCs, etc.) only store decklists without final placement data — rank is either 0 for everyone or not tracked at all. Only 2 events of 64+ players have proper 1st-place rank recorded.
Here's what the data shows for 1st place finishes in 64+ player Modern tournaments over the past 6 months:
⚠️ Important caveat: Most large paper events in the database (Regional Championships, SCG Opens, etc.) only store decklists without final placement data — so 1st place finishes can't be extracted for the majority of big tournaments. Only 2 events of 64+ players have complete ranking data:
🏆 1st Place Results (64+ players, Sep 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Date | Tournament | Players | Winner | Archetype | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2025 | 2nd Chance PTQ (PT EOE) | 148 | Pedro Henrique Flores | Esper Blink | Decklist |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Pro Tour Edge of Eternities | 295 | Michael DeBenedetto-Plummer | Unknown | Decklist |
The Pro Tour winner's deck is listed as "unknown" — this is likely because decklists for the top finisher may not have been submitted/tagged in the source data.
If you'd like, I can instead show you the Top 8 meta breakdown for large events, which is much more comprehensive — it gives a great picture of which decks were consistently performing best across all 64+ player tournaments. Just ask! 📊