Alexander Kwan
Age:
27
Occupation:
Best Buy
Hometown:
Los Angeles CA
Archetype:
Welder Painter
Proudest Magic accomplishment?
This SCG Open
Best matchup and why?
Probably Merfolk. All the Blasts and Welder.
Worst matchup and why?
Anything with Progenitus or Emrakul. I beat 2 of them today as beatdown.
Which SCG Open Series will you attend next?
Any California ones since I work full-time and go to school full-time.
How did you prepare for the tournament?
Playing at the great local shop Knightware. Thanks Lori and Koga.
What's the most interesting play you made today?
Beating my opponent down with 1/1 Welders with a ton of counter backup.

Liam Kane
Age:
18
Occupation:
Hooligan
Hometown:
Santa Monica
Archetype:
T.E.S. The Epic Storm
Proudest Magic accomplishment?
Beating a CB/Top in play with 6 open lands twice in round 1. Top 8ing through Alex wasn't bad either.
Best matchup and why?
Not blue… No interaction.
Worst matchup and why?
Counterbalance… That card is annoying.
Which SCG Open Series will you attend next?
Next one on West Coast
How did you prepare for the tournament?
Playing tournaments at my local store Knight Ware Inc.
What's the most interesting play you made today?
Turn 1 Dark Ritual Lion's Eye Diamond Lion's Eye Diamond Infernal Tutor… Forced.
Turn 5 Dark Ritual LED LED Infernal Ad Nauseam win.

Patrick Sullivan
Age:
29
Occupation:
Game Designer
Hometown:
Hillsborough NJ
Archetype:
Burn
Proudest Magic accomplishment?
Growing up with Eugene Harvey
Best matchup and why?
Honest decks.
Worst matchup and why?
Dishonest decks.
Which SCG Open Series will you attend next?
Unclear. Considering a last-minute ticket to Atlanta though.
How did you prepare for the tournament?
Listened to the new Raekwon album.
What's the most interesting play you made today?
Casting two Rift Bolts on myself after opponent cast Solitary Confinement.

Benjamin Perry
Age:
31
Occupation:
Vigilante (wandering drunk with a cannon)
Hometown:
Detroit Michigan
Archetype:
1-Land Charbelcher
Proudest Magic accomplishment?
Repeated performances at local Knightware Legacy tournaments.
Best matchup and why?
Villains and fiends
Worst matchup and why?
Other vigilantes.
Which SCG Open Series will you attend next?
The next one in Los Angeles.
How did you prepare for the tournament?
Massive consumption of alcohol and fighting locals on the street.
What's the most interesting play you made today?
Doing 90 damage to Patrick Sullivan

Joe Lossett
Age:
31
Occupation:
math tutor
Hometown:
Redlands CA
Archetype:
Cephalid Reanimator
Proudest Magic accomplishment?
22nd GP Salt Lake City
Best matchup and why?
Decks with no spot removal.
Worst matchup and why?
Probably mono-red burn.
Which SCG Open Series will you attend next?
The next one in the southwest.
How did you prepare for the tournament?
Goldfishing mostly.
What's the most interesting play you made today?
Triple Dazing a Pithing Needle to beat Dredge.

Carlos Ale
Age:
20
Occupation:
student
Hometown:
Anaheim CA
Archetype:
Merfolk/Fish
Proudest Magic accomplishment?
This SCG Top 8
Best matchup and why?
Anything besides Dredge & Elves
Worst matchup and why?
Dredge! Because it is.
Which SCG Open Series will you attend next?
SCG Invitational.
How did you prepare for the tournament?
I didn't.
What's the most interesting play you made today?
Force of Will a Llanowar Elf.

Wil Strickland
Age:
19
Occupation:
student
Hometown:
Encino
Archetype:
NO Elves
Proudest Magic accomplishment?
This.
Best matchup and why?
Merfolk. Faster agro and Progenitus.
Worst matchup and why?
TES. Not nearly fast enough w/ an under-developed sideboard.
Which SCG Open Series will you attend next?
Next west coast one.
How did you prepare for the tournament?
Looked into SCG San Jose decklists and Legacy Challenge on Saturday.
What's the most interesting play you made today?
Top decked Elvish Champion to Forestwalk past Progenitus.