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The soft launch for the Pro Tour Team Series has kicked off, and 32 teams have submitted their squads and are ready to give it their all at the next three Pro Tours to see who will qualify for the Team Finals at the 2017 Magic: The Gathering World Championship!

For more information on the Pro Tour Team Series, head over here. But here are the basics:

Players have formed teams of six that they will compete as for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.

Pro Points earned by the best five finishes from the team members of each team are added up at the end of each Pro Tour. That total is added to a team's score.

The teams with the Top 2 scores at the end of the 2016–17 season (which concludes with Pro Tour Hour of Devastation in Kyoto, Japan, on July 28–30 later this year) will be invited to compete in the Team Finals, set to take place during the 2017 Magic: The Gathering World Championship in Boston, Massachusetts, October 5–8.

Outside of that, the Pro Tour is still an individual competition. Players are competing to see how well they, as an individual, do at the tournament for their share of $250,000. But the Team Series rewards teams who, through their preparation for the Pro Tour, manage to put multiple team members high in the standings at the end of a Pro Tour. If a team member wins, the team is rewarded with a big team score! If multiple team members finish in the Top 8, that team is likely to have a huge lead over the rest of the field in the Team Series!

Below you'll find 32 teams that have submitted their rosters and will be represented in the 2016–17 Pro Tour Team Series.

Almost Finnished

Anssi Alkio

Lauri Pispa

Tuomas Tuominen

Matti Kuisma

Leo Lahonen

Samuel Tharmaratnam

The members of Team Finland secured a Top 8 finish at the 2016 World Magic Cup, which secured their invitations to Pro Tour Aether Revolt. The team has joined up with Pro Tour Born of the Gods Top 8 competitor and fellow Finnish player Anssi Alkio, rounding off with British Gold-level pro Samuel Tharmaratnam to complete their six-person team.

Basic

Craig Chapman

Sam-Luca Rolph

Pip Griffiths

Jaime Archdekan

Mathew Stein

Pete Ward

With half of the team traveling to their first Pro Tour, Basic features relatively fresh faces from Ireland, England, Wales, and Canada as they throw their hat in the ring and prepare to take on the Pro Tour together.

Cardhoarder

Noah Walker

Jacob Baugh

Andrew Tenjum

Robert Graves

Zachary Kiihne

Joe Lossett

Featuring some of the most consistent players from the StarCityGames.com Tour, including recent Players' Champion Joe Lossett, Team Cardhoarder has expanded their professional team to the Pro Tour—where some of the most dominant players from the independent series in 2016 will go toe-to-toe with the Pro Tour's best.

ChannelFireball Fire

Patrick Cox

Matthew Nass

Martin Jůza

Josh Utter-Leyton

Corey Burkhart

Paul Cheon

The first of two ChannelFireball squads, Fire features a mixture of veterans and up-and-coming players who have begun to shine on the Pro Tour stage. The team comprises players with Pro Tour Top 8 experience, deck and format specialists, and players who have contributed to some phenomenal results through their team preparation. It's a tight-knit team that is expected to impress this season.

ChannelFireball Ice

Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa

Mike Sigrist

Joel Larsson

Ben Stark

Ondřej Stráský

Eric Froehlich

The other main ChannelFireball team in the Pro Tour Team Series features a roster that includes three Pro Tour Hall of Fame competitors and three Pro Tour Champions. There might even be some overlap in those two circles. This team spans three continents and will be a global powerhouse at the Pro Tour.

Conflagreece

Panagiotis Papadopoulos

Bill Chronopoulos

Dimitris Triantafillou

Petros Tziotis

Makis Matsoukas

Nikolaos Kaponis

Greece has had a very good couple of months, with Makis Matsoukas securing a Top 8 at his first Pro Tour, and the Greek team winning the World Magic Cup. Matsoukas and the World Magic Cup team have joined together with a face new to the Pro Tour to throw their hat in the Team Series ring.

D3 Go!

Ben Rubin

Tom Martell

Matthew Costa

Jelger Wiegersma

Shahar Shenhar

Brock Parker

One-half of the Pantheon, D3 Go! comprises Pro Tour Hall of Famers, Pro Tour Champions, and the sole back-to-back World Champion in the game's history. Like in previous Pro Tours, this will be a team to look at to see what they bring to the table. This is one of the two teams competing in the Pro Tour Team Series that are sponsored by D3 Go!, the makers of Magic: Puzzle Quest.

Dave & Adam's

Alex Bianchi

Andrew Skorik

Nick D'Ambrose

Joey Manner

Jacky Wang

Alex Bastecki

Headlined by Pro Tour Kaladesh Top 8 competitor Joey Manner, along with Grand Prix Pittsburgh 2015 Champion Alex Bianchi, Team Dave & Adam's also features a crew of players looking to build upon their premier-level experience.

DEX Army

Willy Edel

Márcio Carvalho

Carlos Romão

Thiago Saporito

Luis Salvatto

Antonio Del Moral León

As part of a trio of DEX Protection–sponsored teams, DEX Army features Latin America's headline competitors, including Pro Tour Hall of Famer Willy Edel. The team spans four different countries, with three players from Brazil and one player each from Argentina, Portugal, and Spain.

DEXThird

Felipe Valdivia

Patrick Fernandes

Cristian Cespedes

Jose Luis Echeverria

João Lucas Caparroz

Lucas Esper Berthoud

DEXThird represents another set of the DEX Protection–sponsored players from Latin America. The crew features a spread of experience levels, with one player having played in over half a dozen Pro Tours, and another making their Pro Tour debut. As with DEX Army, DEXThird represents a split of countries: three each from Chile and Brazil.

EUreka

Immanuel Gerschenson

Valentin Mackl

Patrick Dickmann

Steve Hatto

Aleksa Telarov

Marc Tobiasch

The EUreka name lives on, as former European super-team members Immanuel Gerschenson and Aleksa Telarov carry the torch of the old team alongside new representatives from Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg, including two-time Pro Tour Top 8 competitor Patrick Dickmann. The team features two representatives from Austria, two from Germany, and one each from Luxembourg and Serbia.

Face to Face Games

Alexander Hayne

Samuel Pardee

Steve Rubin

Jacob Wilson

Ivan Floch

Oliver Tiu

Face to Face Games continues onward with its headline players representing the team at the game's flagship stage. The team sports three Pro Tour Champions, two others with Pro Tour Top 8s, and one player with a Magic: The Gathering World Championship semifinals showing.

Fire Squad

Thien Nguyen

Nathaniel Smith

David Shiels

Ben Hull

Brandon Ayers

Jonathan Morawski

Fire Squad is a combination of players with a spread of experience levels at Pro Tours, but plenty at Grand Prix and on Magic Online. This team includes Pro Tour Kaladesh semifinalist Ben Hull among their roster.

Genesis

Brad Nelson

Lukas Blohon

Seth Manfield

Michael Majors

Martin Dang

Martin Müller

One part Czech Republic, two parts Denmark, three parts USA—Genesis features star power from two continents. Comprising members of the former incarnations of EUreka, Team East West Bowl, and Cabin Crew, Genesis combines these players into one potent team to look out for.

Hareruya

Tomoharu Saito

Shuhei Nakamura

Yuta Takahashi

Jérémy Dezani

Oliver Polak-Rottmann

Petr Sochůrek

Hareruya's pro team breaks from the norm of North American/European alliances to instead form one between Europe and Japan. Captained by Tomoharu Saito, the team features three familiar faces from the professional scene in Japan alongside three of Europe's top players.

Hotsauce Games

Raymond Perez, Jr.

Gregory Orange

Tyler Hill

Cody Lingelbach

Gabe Carleton-Barnes

Stephen Neal

Grand Prix Champion Adam Jansen's team, Hotsauce Games, maintains its familiar faces alongside a couple of new ones, including Pro Tour Magic Origins Top 8 competitor Stephen Neal.

Last Samurai

Kenji Tsumura

Tsuyoshi Fujita

Masashi Oiso

Makihito Mihara

Kazuyuki Takimura

Ryoichi Tamada

If you want to see a collective of Japanese Pro Tour history, look no further than Last Samurai. The powerhouse team sports four Pro Tour Hall of Famers, a Pro Tour Champion, and a Pro Tour finalist.

Ligamagic

Pedro Carvalho

Eduardo does Santos Vieira

Sebastian Pozzo

Guilherme Merjam

Marcelino Freeman

Marcos Paulo de Jesus Freitas

Another one of Latin America's super-teams, Ligamagic is captained by Pedro Carvalho and brings together four of Brazil's brightest players to compete alongside Argentina's Sebastian Pozzo and Mexico's Marcelino Freeman.

Lingering Souls

Shaheen Soorani

Chris Fennell

Travis Woo

Andreas Ganz

Ashraf Abou Omar

Donald Smith

With a name that resonates well, Lingering Souls brings together an assortment of players from North America as well as Europe to form a new team that pays homage to one of the most infamous flashback cards to come out of Innistrad block.

Magic Corsairs Crew

Eliott Boussaud

Maxime Martin

Julien Stihle

Samuel Vuillot

Pierre Sommen

Martin Hrycej

While the France-based Magic Corsairs Crew does not have the most Pro Tour experience compared to other teams, they have plenty of games of Magic under their belts, with Pierre Sommen and captain Eliott Boussaud both sporting Grand Prix wins.

Massdrop East

Pascal Maynard

Jarvis Yu

Ricky Chin

Timothy Wu

Eric Severson

Jon Stern

One part of the former East West Bowl that dominated the 2015–16 season, Massdrop East is headlined by Pascal Maynard and brings many of the East Coast North American players together under one banner. Given their team's performances last season, it's a sure bet that you should expect big things from this team, as well as . . .

Massdrop West

Mark Jacobson

Paul Dean

Jiachen Tao

Ari Lax

Scott Lipp

Ben Weitz

Another part of the former East West Bowl, Massdrop West features two Pro Tour Champions alongside many members of the former testing team that had phenomenal 2015–16 seasons. This team, much like Massdrop East, is one to look to for the next couple of years as they work to build upon their dominance from the previous season.

Mox Box Bowl

Ben Friedman

Alex Majlaton

Eugene Hwang

Rob Pisano

Brandon Fischer

Paul Yeem

The final part of the former East West Bowl has reformed under Ben Friedman as Mox Box Bowl, representing many long-time Magic veterans alongside some up-and-comers who have posted some big finishes in the last two seasons. I would be remiss if I didn't point out that one element of their former team name is present in each of their three new teams.

MTG Bent Card

Andrea Mengucci

Anthony Lee

Javier Dominguez

Christian Calcano

Michael Bonde

Corey Baumeister

As the testing counterpart of MTG Mint Card, featuring many of the friends from outside of the Asia Pacific, MTG Bent Card has formed as a playful jab at their friends. Formed under Andrea Mengucci, the team features representation from three continents and five countries.

MTG Mint Card

Lee Shi Tian

Jason Chung

Huang Hao-Shan

Kelvin Chew

Eduardo Sajgalik

Nam Sung Wook

Known as the super-team out of the Asia Pacific, MTG Mint Card has expanded its roster and alliances into parts of Europe and North America over the years. In this iteration for the season, Canadian Eduardo Sajgalik joins Hong Kong Magic superstar Lee Shi Tian alongside representatives from New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, and South Korea.

Musashi

Kentaro Yamamoto

Yuuya Watanabe

Ken Yukuhiro

Yuuki Ichikawa

Teruya Kakumae

Shota Yasooka

Japan has brought another hyper-powered team into the 2016–17 Pro Tour Team Series, with Pro Tour Hall of Famers Shota Yasooka and Yuuya Watanabe working alongside a stacked line-up of Japan's most prominent pros from the last few seasons.

Mutiny

David Ochoa

Joshua Cho

Gerry Thompson

Justin Cohen

Matthew Severa

Samuel Black

A cross section of players who have worked together on and off over the years has come together to form Mutiny, a collaboration between pros from California; Roanoke, Virginia; and Madison, Wisconsin, including renowned deck builder Samuel Black.

NorCal

Jason Smyth

Mike Mei

Huaxing Bai

Harold Chow

Caleb Van Patten

Dan Besterman

A collection of Regional Pro Tour Qualifier winners and Grand Prix top finishers, NorCal represents Jason Smyth alongside five Pro Tour first-timers. Undaunted by the competition ahead, the team is ready to make the most of their Pro Tour experience and are setting out to prove themselves on the big stage.

Opportunity

Pierre Dagen

Magnus Lantto

Gabriel Nassif

Grzegorz Kowalski

Matteo Moure

Marco Cammilluzzi

Former EUreka members have come together to form a new team with two players from Italy, one from Poland, and one famous Pro Tour Hall of Famer from France. Opportunity combines many modern Magic minds with a Pro Tour legend to form an alliance across four European countries.

Puzzle Quest

Reid Duke

Owen Turtenwald

William Jensen

Jon Finkel

Andrew Cuneo

Paul Rietzl

Perhaps the most looked-to team at every Pro Tour, Puzzle Quest brings the Peach Garden Oath of Reid Duke, Owen Turtenwald, and William Jensen together with many great minds from Pro Tour history, including Jonny Magic himself, Jon Finkel.

Tapas

Ryan Cubit

David Mines

James Wilks

Garry Lau

Riccardo Bragato

Matthew Anderson

Relatively new to the Pro Tour scene, Tapas features the Australian World Magic Cup team that just recently earned a Top 8 at 2016's event joining together with some fresh faces from down under.

Top Level

Craig Wescoe

Raphaël Lévy

Patrick Chapin

Brian Braun-Duin

Mike Hron

Dan Lanthier

The final team in the Pro Tour Team Series brings together multiple Pro Tour Champions and experienced Magic players under one banner. Top Level—named after team member Patrick Chapin's podcast with Michael J. Flores—is a powerhouse team that combines great Constructed minds, Limited strategists, and tight players to form one solid configuration.

These teams will do their best in preparing for Pro Tour Aether Revolt, which takes place February 3–5 in Dublin, Ireland. Tune in to twitch.tv/magic during those days to see it all for yourself!