Eighteen-year-old Alex Borteh came on strong in the last half of the 2000—2001 Pro Tour™ season. He posted an impressive Top 8 finish at U.S. Nationals and followed that up by coming within one match of winning this year's Worlds. The soon-to-be Ohio State University freshman played a monoblue combo deck that he liked to call "Da Folk." This deck wins by using Opposition and Static Orb to establish a lock down while legions of Merfolk overrun opponents' immobilized defenses.

Eighteen-year-old Alex Borteh came on strong in the last half of the 2000—2001 Pro Tour™ season. He posted an impressive Top 8 finish at U.S. Nationals and followed that up by coming within one match of winning this year's Worlds. The soon-to-be Ohio State University freshman played a monoblue combo deck that he liked to call "Da Folk." This deck wins by using Opposition and Static Orb to establish a lock down while legions of Merfolk overrun opponents' immobilized defenses.

18岁的Alex Borteh在2000-2001职业巡回赛的后半段表现强势。他在美国全国赛中取得了令人印象深刻的前8名成绩，随后又在本年度的世界赛中仅差一场比赛就夺冠。这位即将成为俄亥俄州立大学新生的选手使用了一套纯蓝组合技套牌，他喜欢称之为「民兵」。这套牌通过使用唱反调和静态球来建立压制，同时用成群的人鱼碾过对手的瘫痪防御。