The rosters for the 2021-2022 season of the Magic Pro League and Rivals League were unveiled today by Wizards of the Coast.
The future of MTG esports beyond the 2021-2022 season remains uncertain, with both the MPL and Rivals League getting removed after the 2022 Magic World Championship. Both leagues will remain in place for the 2021-2022 season and play an important role in who qualifies to compete at Worlds later in 2022.
Magic Pro League roster 2021-2022
Based on competitive play throughout the 2020-2021 season, a total of 24 players earned a spot within the MPL for the 2021-2022 season.
| Chris Botelho | Kai Budde | Stan Cifka |
| PVDDR | Jean-Emmanuel Depraz | Javier Dominguez |
| Arne Huschenbeth | Yoshihiko Ikawa | Eli Kassis |
| Riku Kumagai | Luca Magni | Seth Manfield |
| Jan Merkel | Noriyuki Mori | Gabriel Nassif |
| Sam Pardee | Keisuke Sato | Rei Sato |
| Lee Shi Tian | Matt Sperling | Ondřej Stráský |
| Yuta Takahashi | Gavin Thompson | Jacob Wilson |
Rivals League roster 2021-2022
Chris Kvartek has retired from professional play to take a position at WotC. He’ll be replaced in the 2021-2022 season by the highest finisher from the previous season’s Challenger Gauntlet, Tomáš Pokorný. A total of 48 players earned a spot in the Rivals League for the 2021-2022 season.
| Matthieu Avignon | Federico Bastos | Ian Birrell |
| Brian Braun-Duin | Autumn Burchett | Corey Burkhart |
| Austin Bursavich | Márcio Carvalho | Andrew Cuneo |
| Louis-Samuel Deltour | Reid Duke | Kenji Egashira |
| Ivan Floch | Piotr Głogowski | Simon Görtzen |
| Kenta Harane | Christian Hauck | Alexander Hayne |
| David Inglis | Shintaro Ishimura | William Jensen |
| Martin Jůza | Zachary Kiihne | Grzegorz Kowalski |
| Matti Kuisma | Raphaël Lévy | Eli Loveman |
| Andrea Mengucci | João Moreira | Théo Moutier |
| Brad Nelson | Logan Nettles | Ma Noah |
| Tomáš Pokorný | Sebastián Pozzo | Sam Rolph |
| Carlos Romão | Luis Salvatto | Bernardo Santos |
| Luis Scott-Vargas | Thoralf Severin | Shahar Shenhar |
| Mike Sigrist | Miguel Simões | Jakub Tóth |
| Brent Vos | Shota Yasooka | Ken Yukuhiro |
Players from both leagues will begin their run toward the 2021-2022 Magic World Championship via the Innistrad Championship, which will take place from Dec. 3 to 5.
