Rich Hagon said some nice things about Wafo-Tapa in his article today:

It's tempting to label players for ease of explanation, and when you've built plenty of world-renowned decks and have a Constructed Pro Tour win under your belt in the last year, it's understandable that people might call Guillaume Wafo-Tapa a Constructed Specialist. The simple truth is that Wafo-Tapa may be the best all-round Magic player currently playing. I accept that there are other candidates, but his relentless consistency is starting to achieve juggernaut proportions. Perhaps I should be careful using that word, since I don't intend to evoke memories of Kai Budde, the original Juggernaut, but with a small 'j' it's hard to argue with the Wafo-Tapa bandwagon. I'm pretty certain that nobody in Pro Magic tests more for events, and, in a shocking turn of events, it shows.

Had Wafo-Tapa won in Kuala Lumpur, with two dedicated Constructed Pro Tours ahead in Hollywood and then Berlin, it would have been a bold prediction to see anyone wresting Player of the Year from him. There are plenty of big names with their eyes on the prize who will have been very relieved to see GW-T bite the dust at the first hurdle.

To be fair, the Draft went pretty badly for him, with Ming Xu in particular taking key cards away from his chosen archetype. Finkel's Kithkin deck didn't really deliver in the quarter-final, and still managed a sweep over the Frenchman. With $11,000 and 12 Points in the bank, Wafo-Tapa confirmed his status as a premier contender for end of year glory.

I had to divide this into paragraphs myself -- Rich Hagon could write a whole essay about what it means to make fifth place. But I like the part where he says Wafo-Tapa is the best player. Between this and what Pat Chapin said last week, Wafo-Tapa should be a lock for the next Invitational.

Ben Peebles-Mundy put in a word for Wafo-Tapa Faeries on the premium side of StarCity:

Yuuta’s sideboard isn’t really built with the mirror match in mind, I feel. Many of the cards in it are obviously meant for other matchups (like Deathmark), or simply just don’t do what you want in this one. The only card I think that I would want to draw is Razormane Masticore, but that wouldn’t be too amazing.... If you’re looking for good cards to board in the mirror, then I suggest looking at Olivier Ruel’s sideboard. There you will find Peppersmoke, which is an extremely cheap, instant-speed, answer to most of the Faerie deck. The beauty is that it’s a two-for-one, which is relatively rare in this matchup.

My Bitterblossoms have gone up in value a lot this week. Thanks Guillaume!