 
As you probably know, it is standard practice to seperate a GP with over 800 players into two halves, one blue and one green, to make the numbers more manageable. This time, the scorekeepers have ascertained a final number of 1,495 participants, so GP Barcelona has a green half with 752 players and and a blue half with 743.
1,495 players makes GP Barcelona the biggest Magic Grand Prix ever in a Constructed format. It is also the third-biggest tournament of all time, beaten only by GP Paris 2004 (1,592 players) and GP Paris 2008 (1,838 players). The previous record for a Constructed tournament was held by GP Kobe 2001 (1,350 players). The Japanese also had the record for the biggest Standard tournament, when 931 players showed up to the Japanese Open in Yokohama in 1999.
Barcelona beats that by more than 500 players. |
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