DAY 3 COVERAGE

Featuring a team of two Pro Tour veterans and two new faces, Team Italy had a strong squad and seemed sure to break their streak of missing Day Two in the World Magic Cup.

By the end of Sunday, they had done far more, coming together to conquer the competition.

Their Day Two performance was among one of the strongest in the field, as Team Italy blasted through the two stages of Pool Play with ease. From there, they reached a Top 8 that put them up against the steadfast Team Scotland, Austria, and the eventual finalists, Team Thailand.

Team Thailand ensured valiant fight, but Italy pressed through, shattering their World Magic Cup curse in the best way possible in a day filled with epic games and tight finishes.

Team captain Marco Cammilluzzi and teammates Andrea Mengucci, Franceso Bifero, and William Pizzi have cemented themselves in Italian Magic history. Veterans will return to the big stage at Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch with renewed vigor, their teammates guaranteed to join them as they take their next step and begin a new chapter in their Magic careers.