Ryan Jellison wins the 2021-2022 Jawa Cup

The 2021-2022 Jawa Cup wrapped up on Sunday, February 13 with Ryan Jellison defeating Kevin Jaap in the Final Confrontation of the 86-player GEMP event that began in November. Jaap, being the higher seed (5), chose to play as Dark Side first and loaded an interesting Court of the Vile Gangster build with TIE Bombers. Jellison (6) played Agents in the Court and forced a large amount of battle damage at the Audience Chamber, winning +27. In Game 2, Jaap conceded relatively early on when it began evident after an overflowing battle that winning by 27 or more was impossible.

Tatooine Expansion Booster Packs are awarded to each Top 30 finisher in the event.
Sidon Ithano – Event Foil

Bill Kafer was the Tournament Director for the event while Stream Team Lead Dan Tartaglione handled a significant amount of the event’s coverage, with other Stream Team members helping out here and there. Jason Riendeau finished in 3rd place while Jeffrey Lavigne took 4th. Adam Fletcher, Kafer, Ryan Sersen and Koen Meijssen finished 5th through 8th, respectively.

Decklists, which were locked in before Game 1 of each match within the Top 8 playoff, are available on the PC decklists page.

Austin Madison

Streams of the Top 8 matches and some other various games within the event are available on the PC’s YouTube Channel in their own playlist.

Event prizes will be batched with players’ other earned items and shipped in the coming months.

This biennial event will resume again in late 2023, while the Jawa Format is due for a refresh in the next couple months; shortly thereafter a more casual Jawa Format event will commence: The Jawa Brawl. An exclusive Daroe (V) Alternate Image Foil V-slip will be awarded for participation in the Brawl.

Congratulations to Ryan and a big thank you to Bill and Dan for all they did to execute this event. Until next time… UTINNI!