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This is it; the cream of the crop. The best StarCity has to offer. The guys who can write engaging, amusing, and accurate stuff, week after week. Could YOU be a Featured Writer?
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Abe Sargent
Abe is a casual player extraorindaire and can be found on the ruling
councils for both Five Color and Peasant Magic. His ultimate deck is a 950
card (and growing) highlander monstrosity called "Abe's Deck of Happiness
and Joy."
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Adam Barnello
Adam Barnello, better known online as Mr. Nightmare, has been an active participant in the development of Legacy since it's inception. He has a number of top 8 placings at large Legacy events, has been a key contributor to the development of many of the top tier decks in the format, and works tirelessly as a moderator on mtgTheSource.com.
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Adam Chambers
Adam Chambers has been described as "one of the tightest young American Limited players no one knows about." "Baby Chamby" finished in the Top 4 of the 2002 JSS Championships, 2nd at Grand Prix Chicago as a member of Gindy's Sister's Fan Club, 2nd at Pro Tour: Atlanta as a member of We Add and 25th at Pro Tour Honolulu.
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Adam Grydehoj
Popular StarCityGames.com columnist Adam Grydehoj is known for his quality writing and in-depth analyses of specific decks. Check him out. You'll be glad you did.
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Adam Prosak
Adam Prosak is one of the most versatile card gamers around, putting up outstanding finishes on the Vs. System Pro Circuit while grinding away on the Magic Pro Tour as well. His amusing articles can be found on StarCityGames.com and our sister site, StarCityVs.com.
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Adrian Sullivan
Adrian Sullivan's creative and competitive decks have been played in the Top 8s of major Magic events for over ten years. His unique insights into the game have led him to numerous money finishes in his 19 Pro Tour appearances, and his writing has appeared in nearly every major Magic magazine since the Dojo.
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Andre Coimbra
Portugal's Andre Coimbra is no stranger to Top 8 play. He is a multiple Grand Prix Top 8 competitor, having made the final table in three continents. He backs up this impressive GP record with multiple money finishes across numerous formats at the highest level.
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Andy Probasco
Andy "Brassman" Probasco finished 2nd at the 2005 Vintage World Championships, and is considered to be amongst the best Vintage deckbuilders in the world.
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Anton Jonsson
This Swede is a long-time Pro who has made an astounding 5 Pro Tour Top 8s, 7 Grand Prix Top 8s, and earned over $110,000 in his career.
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Ben Bleiweiss
Ben is one of the foremost Magic: The Gathering financial experts in the world. His accomplishments over his 15+ year involvement with Magic include two tenures as a weekly columnist for Wizards of the Coast, global travel as both a Pro Tour player and reporter, and his position as the General Manager of Inventory & Acquisitions for StarCityGames.com.
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Ben Goodman
As a member of the Magic Online clan Cymbrogi, Ben has had a hand in designing and developing many successful decks, including the "Ghost Dad" archetype that he piloted to a 22nd place finish at Pro Tour: Honolulu.
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Ben Kowal
After finishing T8 at the Jan. '05 Star City P9 Richmond, Ben then went on to win the 154 player Apr. '05 Star City P9 Chicago.
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Ben Lundquist
Ben came second in the 2006 U.S. National Championships. So far, his rookie year is going well - he made second at Grand Prix: Madison, and a creditable 21st at Pro Tour: Honolulu.
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Benjamin Peebles-Mundy
Benjamin Peebles-Mundy is part of the Magic Online clan Cymbrogi, where he helped develop Constructed decks for Pro Tours Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Charleston.
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Bennie Smith
On the scene since Arabian Nights, this casual player's competitive side
flares up sometimes, once snagging the VA Champs title. Bennie writes
about casual & constructed formats.
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Bill Stark
Bill Stark began playing Magic: the Gathering in 1995. Since that time he has written and/or edited nearly every major Magic website on the web. He is currently an event coverage reporter for Wizards of the Coast though that hasn't kept him from playing. He has a Grand Prix Top 4 from Columbus as well as being on tour every year since 2005.
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Billy Moreno
Billy Moreno finished 2nd at Pro Tour: Los Angeles and 11th at Pro Tour: Honolulu.
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blisterguy
Baffled and confused! Two words that can describe blisterguy, and any shmuck
who dares to read him. But somehow, he's still managed to go a wee bit
infinite on Magic Online in his spare time and qualified for the 2005 Worlds as part of the New Zealand National team.
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Brian David-Marshall
Brian David-Marshall has been immersed in Magic since the release of Beta and founded both Gray Matter Conventions and Neutral Ground. His current venture is Top8Magic.com, the publishing home of Michael J Flores: Deckade. Brian does coverage for - and has a weekly column at - MagictheGathering.com, and is one of Magic's great storytellers.
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Carl Winter
Carl Winter is the former Vintage World Champion and a regular fixture at the top tables of major Vintage events.
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Chad Ellis
Chad is a Pro Tour veteran and writes primarily on general strategy and Limited. His articles are aimed at PTQ players trying to reach the next level.
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Chris Pikula
Chris Pikula is one of the legends of the game. His resume includes four Grand Prix and four Pro Tour Top 8s, an Invitational win, and a nomination to the Hall of Fame. He is widely considered to be one of the funniest men in the game and fans worldwide continue to ask him to autograph their Meddling Mages.
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Chris Richter
DCI Level 3 Judge
While a fairly new Level 3 judge, Chris has answered literally thousands of rules questions on several Internet message boards over the last several years. He attends any GP, PT or Nationals he can make arrangements to go to and is an avid, but not necessarily good, drafter. When not dealing with Magic rules he’s either working at the City of Madison’s government access cable TV station or raising his 5-year old twin daughters.
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Chris Romeo
Chris Romeo writes about cheap Standard decks. He married the woman of
his dreams, Luanne Hall, in May of 2004. A lifelong Red Sox fan, Chris
doesn't know how 2005, 2006, or 2007 could be better than 2004.
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Chris Woltereck
Chris has won two StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Opens and T8'd in 30+ Pro Tour Qualifiers.
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Christopher Coppola
Chris Coppola has been playing competitive Vintage and Legacy for many years, and has had considerable tournament success in both formats. His deckbuilding skills are a critical factor in his performances.
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Craig Jones
Craig Jones won a Grand Prix way back in 1998. After several savage beatings on the Pro Tour he then began covering Grand Prix events as a reporter. Recently, he’s stormed back as a constructed player posting an impressive T16 finish at Pro Tour: Philadelphia, T32 finish at Pro Tour: Los Angeles and 2nd place finish at Pro Tour: Honolulu. He's also the current Great British National Champion.
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Craig Stevenson
Craig is the Managing Editor of StarCityGames.com, and as such spends a ridiculous amount of time reading about Magic. While it has yet to drive him insane, it is surely only a matter of time. Craig finished in the Top 4 of Grand Prix London 2002, and in the Top 32 of Pro Tour Houston the very same year. He's also the English National Champion 2006.
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Dan Paskins
Dan is credited with having co-created the deck now known as "Blue Deck Wins". Through his articles, Dan hopes to encourage even more players to discover the fun of playing Islands and attacking with little Blue men.
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Dan Spero
Dan is one of the leading developers of Three-Color Threshold in the Legacy format. He also moderates the Legacy forums at The Mana Drain, where he regales forum dwellers with his wry wit and demented sense of humor."
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Daniel O'Mahoney-Schwartz
Dan OMS is a perennial Top 8 performer, including Grand Prix Boston 2005 and Grand Prix Amsterdam 2001. Along with his brother Steve, and a certain Jon Finkel, he found considerable success in the three-man Team Format, with Team Antartica.
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Dave Meddish
A former computer game designer, Dave is best known
for his deck ideas for Standard and Extended and
metagame and deck analyses. And, of course, his
fabulous good looks.
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Dave Meeson
Player, organizer, writer - Dave has worn a lot of hats in the Magic world. And now he’s adding ‘budget columnist’ to his collection.
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Doctor Mox
Doctor Mox is one of our Featured Writers in disguise. Used only for his stint on SCG Daily, Doctor Mox is designed to help players and tackle some of Magic's great conundrums in a humorous way.
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Dominick Riesland
Dominick Riesland has been acting as a rules judge in Milwaukee
for Magic and dozens of other games. His insight into the deeper
intricacies of games and what makes them tick has earned him a
position on the 5-Color Rules Committee.
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Doug Linn
Doug Linn is a member of Team Meandeck and has a DCI rating higher than the contents of his bank account (which isn't saying much). He is an avid fan of Vintage and Legacy and specializes in tuning decks. He also won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades, and a green 4 from UNO.
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Eli Kaplan
Eli Kaplan is an American living in Japan. When not helping out with Sideboard coverage at Grand Prix and Pro Tours, Eli is typically battling Japanese and foreigners alike to try and retain his title as King of the Gaijin.
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Ervin Tormos
Ervin Tormos is a longtime Ohio PTQ player. His first Pro Tour appearance came in Los Angeles, where he catapulted from complete obscurity directly into the Top 8. After a host of decent Day 2 finishes in Grand Prix tournaments throughout 2006, he recently made Top 8 of Pro Tour: Geneva.
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Evan Erwin
Evan Erwin is a long-time cardboard slinger who lives and breathes collectable cards. This includes contract game design and development, penning strategy articles, getting way too excited over broken cards and new mechanics and producing The Magic Show. In the time of chimpanzees, he's a gorilla.
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Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif is heralded as the third-greatest player in Magic's history. He has a collection of high-profile finishes, most recently 1st at both Pro Tour: Kyoto and Grand Prix: Chicago.
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Gadiel Szleifer
Gadiel finished 46th at Pro Tour San Diego, 7th at Pro Tour Seattle, 5th at Pro Tour Columbus, 1st at Grand Prix Chicago (as a member of Team :B), 1st at Pro Tour Philadelphia and 6th at Grand Prix: Salt Lake City. He is currently one of the hottest young pros in the game.
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Geordie Tait
Geordie Tait began playing Magic in 1998, and went on to become one of the most popular StarCityGames.com columnists in the site's history. After a brief hiatus from the game, Geordie is back, and better than ever.
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Gerard Fabiano
Gerard Fabiano is a Pro Tour mainstay with a number of high-profile finishes under his belt, and he's been on the Gravy Train since 2001. He made Top 4 of Pro Tour: Boston, and has placed in three Grand Prix Top 8s. Above all this, he is a fine ambassador for the game, and his anecdotes are stuff of legend.
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Gerry Thompson
GerryT is a Level 6 pro and seven time Grand Prix Top 8 competitor, with a win in Denver and a second place finish in Atlanta.
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J Evan Dean
Evan Dean burst onto the Magic scene in 2005 with a 12th place finish at GP: Detroit and finishing 2nd at Canadian Nationals. He recently placed 62nd at Pro Tour Honolulu. He is also president of the Billy Moreno Fan Club.
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Jamie Wakefield
Known as the King of Fatties, Jamie Wakefield is revered as one of the greatest tournament report writers of all time. He's been to the Pro Tour five times, qualifying three times with decks of his own creation.
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Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar
Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (feel free to call him JMS) started playing Magic for fun during Ice Age and for prizes during Mirage. He has since abandoned the big tournaments to focus on creative deckbuilding, moved from Ann Arbor, Michigan to the San Francisco Bay Area, and has a wife, a child, a dog, a corporate job, a weekly column at Magicthegathering.com, and a novel ("Birthright," published by Virtualbookworm.com). What the hell happened?!?
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Jeff Cunningham
Jeff is an excellent writer and Pro Tour mainstay, with "infinite" T64, T32, and T16 finishes in major events around the world. Highlights include a 5th place finish at Pro Tour: San Diego and a 1st place finish at Grand Prix: Philadelphia.
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Jeff Novekoff
Jeff Novekoff is a former Illinois State Champion and finished 11th at Grand Prix: Boston, 31st at Pro Tour: Los Angeles, and 6th at Pro Tour: Philadelphia. He is one of America's rising stars in Constructed Magic.
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Jeff Till
Each week, Jeff brings us a fiendish Magic puzzle from the depths of his fevered brain... have you got the skills to crack it?
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Jeroen Remie
Jeroen is a long-time Dutch pro who has numerous Pro Tour Top 8 finishes, including a win with his team at Pro Tour: Seattle 2004.
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Jim Ferraiolo
Jim has managed to consistently pilot rogue decks of his own design to strong finishes at States and Regionals. In 2003, he qualified for Nationals with one such creation named "The Ralphie Treatment".
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Johanna Virtanen
Residing in a super-secret high-level judge compound in Espoo, Finland, Level 3 judge Johanna can be found at Grand Prix and Nationals events over Europe, as well as Pro Tours around the world. Her distinctive take on working at these events is a regular feature of Ask the Judge.
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John F. Rizzo
If you seek hardcore technology, complete metagame breakdowns, and
detailed deck analysis, read JFR to be severely disappointed. He's all
about twisted tech, illogical breakdowns, and shady analysis, with curious
grammar, questionable theory, obscure references, and his own brand of
ambiguous philosophy thrown in when you weren't looking.
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John Fiorillo
John Fiorillo is no stranger to competitive play. With multiple money finishes across the Pro Tour and Grand Prix circuit, his Magic pedigree in unquestioned. He is also a prolific writer about this fair game, whith many tips and techniques for success across a variety of formats.
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John Pelcak
The Cak, as he is affectionately known, won GP: Chicago, finished 7th at PT: Seattle, and 8th at GP: DC as a member of :B. He also has a Top 16 finish at GP: Austin and is rated 1947 in Limited on Magic Online. Recently, he placed in the Top 4 of PT: Charleston with his team Big Timing With Big Oots.
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Josh Ravitz
Josh is a respected Magic player (and writer) of long standing. He has played in the elimination rounds of two Grand Prixes, played for Sunday at three different Team Pro Tours, and most recently placed 14th at the 2005 World Championships, after finishing 8th at US Nationals.
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Josh Silvestri
Josh is credited for having created Stacker3 and successfully modifying Food Chain Goblins for Vintage. He currently writes about the Vintage and Extended formats.
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JP Meyer
JP is a member of Team Mean Deck and was amongst the first to develop competitive Psychatog and U/G Madness for the Vintage format. He is also one of the foremost pundits on Magic's oldest format.
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Julien Nuijten
Julien Nuijten has been a member of the Dutch National Team, and was the Pro Tour Rookie of the Year and World Champion in 2004. He recently won both Grand Prix Copenhagen and Grand Prix Mexico City, further establishing himself as one of the hottest players in the game.
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Keith McLaughlin
Keith McLaughlin is a Florida player well known for his prowess with sixty-card decks. He finished in the Top 4 of both Grand Prix: Boston '05 and Grand Prix: Atlanta '03, and Top 16 of U.S. Nationals '05 and Grand Prix: Philadelphia '05.
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Kelly Digges
Kelly Digges is a whole lot better at writing than he is at playing Magic, but he and his teammate did take fourth place at the 2006 Two-Headed Giant State Championship in his native Illinois. He is an editor and writer for the Pro Tour coverage team. When not writing about or playing Magic, he writes fiction and critiques other people's writing as a copyeditor.
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Ken Krouner
Ken was on the gravy train for over a year. His accomplishments
in that time include 8th place at Worlds 2002, 9th
place at US Nationals 2002, and top 4 of GP Los
Angeles.
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Kenji Tsumura
In only two incredible seasons, Kenji Tsumura has gone from complete unknown to the 2005 Player of the Year. He already has 3 Pro Tour Top 8s and 4 Grand Prix Top 8s on his resume and is quickly making a name for himself as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen.
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Kevin Binswanger
Kevin Binswanger is one of the most prolific deck designers and
writers in Legacy. He has been building and tuning decks since the
creation of Legacy, working on a wide range of archetypes and strategies.
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Kyle Goodman
Kyle, along with his team FJB, recenly placed 2nd at GP Madison. His previous accomplishments include placing Top 4 at JSS Champs 2003, 2nd at JSS Champs 2004, 10th at Pro Tour Columbus, 44th at Pro Tour Philadelphia, Top 8 at US Nats 2005, and Top 4 at GP Charlotte.
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Kyle Sanchez
Kyle is a consistent mainstay at American Grand Prix tournaments, making money at the past five out of seven attempts in both Constructed and Limited formats. He also earned a Top 64 finish at Pro Tour: Kobe.
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Lee Sharpe
Lee Sharpe is a Level 3 judge, Magic NetRep and frequent contributor to Ask the Judge.
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Luis Scott-Vargas
Luis finished T16 at Pro Tour: London, 3rd at the 2006 U.S. National Championship, 1st at the 2007 U.S. National Championship, 1st at Grand Prix: San Fransisco, 1st at Pro Tour: Berlin, 1st at Grand Prix: Atlanta, and 1st at Grand Prix: Los Angeles.
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Manuel Bucher
Manuel Bucher is a Swiss pro with four Grand Prix Top 8s to his name, including a win at Grand Prix: Zurich. He's a member of the 2007 Team World Champions, and his deck designs are respected at the highest level of the game.
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Marijn Lybaert
With two Pro Tour T8s and a Grand Prix finals appearance already under his belt, Marijn Lybaert sits at the forefront of the next generation of Belgian Pros.
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Mark Herberholz
Mark Herberholz made the T8 at Pro Tour: Philadelphia, Grand Prix: Detroit and Pro Tour: San Diego, before recently winning Pro Tour: Honolulu. Magic fans may also recognize Mark from his incredibly entertaining appearance on The Price is Right.
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Mark Lovin
Mark has been a regular in PTQ top 8's for several years. He played in Nationals 2000, won Champs 2003, played in Amsterdam, and recently took a stab at getting to the next level by making the top 4 of GP Toronto.
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Mark Young
Mark Young has had a love/hate relationship with the game of Magic ever since the Beta release. He can occasionally be seen in a top 8 in the Mid-Atlantic region, including at the 2005
Virginia State Championships.
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Martin Dingler
Martin is a Limited specialist and PTQ Road Warrior. He recently won Grand Prix Cardiff.
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Masashi Oiso
In three incredible seasons, Masashi Oiso has added 5 Pro Tour Top 8s and 7 Grand Prix Top 8s to his resume. Skilled in both Limited and Constructed, he is widely regarded as one of the very best players in the world, perhaps even on par with names like Budde and Finkel.
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Matt Villamaino
Matt Villamaino is the Premier Events Manager for Star City Events.
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Mike Flores
Mike has written for The
Duelist, The Sideboard, MagicTheGathering.com, and all
of the major independent Magic sites. He is also the regular color commentor on Pro Tour webcasts. A championship deck designer, Mike shares his insights, humor, and decks-in-progress weekly on StarCityGames.com.
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Mike Mason
Having returned to the ranks of Magic players, Mike Mason is rediscovering
the game through the eyes of a newcomer. A long-time Featured Writer known
for delving into the philosophy behind Magic, he shares his experiences both
in and out of the game.
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Naoki Shimizu
Naoki Shimizu, one of the minds behind the Solar Flare deck, received his first Pro point at Grand Prix: Hiroshima, in which he placed 19th. More recently, he finished in the Top 8 of the 2006 Japanese National Championship.
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Nathan J. Xaxson
Far away from the tournament scene, scores of competitive players sit around the kitchen table and play Magic like it was the Pro Tour, knowing that it's the closest thing real life will allow. Nathan J has been playing since Beta and has gathered insights that come from this unique competitive-casual perspective.
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Nathan Waxer
Nathan has been cleaning up the PTQ circuit earning invitations to Nationals and 4 Pro Tours over the past two years. He recently found success at Pro Tour: Charleston, finishing 15th place.
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Nick Eisel
Nick Eisel is a long-time StarCityGames.com columnist and widely considered to be amongst the top Limited writers in the world.
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Nick Fang
Seattle-area Level 3 judge Nick Fang provides regular insights into what makes Magic tournaments and the Magic Judge Program the envy of the Organized Play world. He also rides a Segway.
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Nicolai Herzog
Norwegian Nicolai Herzog has four Pro Tour Top 8s on his resume and is one of the select few Magic players to ever win two Pro Tours.
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Noah Weil
Noah Weil has been playing Magic for 10 years and has over 3000 sanctioned
matches to his credit. He has competed in 18 Pro Tours and 12 Grand Prix,
with a top 8 finish in each.
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Omeed Dariani
Omeed Dariani is former Editor-in-Chief of www.StarCityGames.com and a former Contributing Editor for Scrye Magazine. Omeed has since moved to Seattle, WA to become part of the Wizards Of The Coast team and is currently working on the WotC Sideboard located at wizards.com
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Oscar Tan
Winner of the 2002 Writer War, Oscar lives in the Phillipines and is an aspiring law student.
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Osyp Lebedowicz
Osyp is one of Magic’s most entertaining personalities and consistently strong players. In addition to winning Grand Prix Orlando and Pro Tour Venice, Osyp finished 7th at Pro Tour: Osaka, 2nd at Grand Prix: Washington DC, 10th at Pro Tour: Columbus, 5th at Grand Prix: Boston and 5th at Pro Tour Honolulu.
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Patrick Chapin
Patrick Chapin, "The Innovator," is a three time Pro Tour Top 8 competitor, including a finals appearance in the 2007 Magic World Championships. He works alongside Bucher, Wafo-Tapa, Olivier and Antoine Ruel, and Team RIW.
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Patrick Sullivan
Patrick is known primarily as a Team Limited specialist, with 4 Team GP and two Team PT money finishes including 2nd at GP: DC. However, to those in the Northeast, the name Patrick Sullivan is synonymous with PTQs, boasting 7 individual wins and countless Top 8 appearances.
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Paul Cheon
Paul was the 2006 U.S. National Champion and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Since then, he's put up 5 GP Top 8s, is a Level 8 member of the Pro Player Club, and has once again put himself onto the 2008 U.S. National Team.
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Paul Jordan
Paul has been playing Magic since the summer of 1994, and has been playing competitively since 1998. He was the NJ state Champ in 1998 and has qualified for approximately one Pro Tour per year since 1999. Paul is generally considered a better team player than individual, as is evidenced by his results, placing in the money in 3 Team PTs and playing for Top 4 each time, as well as in two Grand Prixes.
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Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
Paulo is one of Brazil's hottest Magic exports. Among his many accolades, he has a finals performance at Pro Tour: Charleston and a Top 8 berth at Worlds in both 2006 and 2008.
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Pete Hoefling
Pete Hoefling is the President of StarCityGames.com and a Premier Event Organizer for both Wizards of the Coast and Upper Deck Entertainment.
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Peter Jahn
PRJ won his first match at a PTQ when his opponent in the 0-3 bracket didn't show. His more recent results are better, but he is best known for amazing 43 card combos and strange deck designs.
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Pugg Fuggly
Pugg Fuggly has been writing about the game of Magic since before he was
born. He took a long sabbatical for puberty, but he's back with a Vengeance!
Also some Chimney Imps. He claims he is not Ted Knutson.
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Quentin Martin
An ex-Limited Information author, Quentin has placed in the Top 8 at four Grand Prix tournaments, and finished 8th at Pro Tour: Prague and 10th at Pro Tour: Geneva.
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Raphael Levy
Raphael has been playing Magic since the dawn of time. With more than 50 PTs under his belt, and his recent victory at Grand Prix: Dallas, he is considered to be a mainstay on the Pro Tour. He recently entered Magic's Hall of Fame.
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Rasmus Sibast
Rasmus Sibast, or "Big Oots," is a Level 3 member of the Pro Player Club. His most recent big finish saw him place fifth at Pro Tour Prague.
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Rich Hagon
Richard Hagon is a freelance composer of music for radio, film and TV, a comedian, actor, musician, singer, writer and general multi-purpose walking talking entertainment system. He started playing Magic during Tempest, and has stumbled his way to various Pro Tour Qualifier victories. Harmless and allegedly humorous, he divides his time between Magic and entertainment, and as the host of moxradio he will be delivering coverage throughout 2007 as part of the Event Coverage Team.
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Rich Hoaen
Rich Hoaen is widely considered to be one of the finest Limited players on the planet, with multiple money finishes at Pro Tour and Grand Prix level.
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Richard Feldman
Richard is the most eloquent of a group of
up-and-coming Magic players from St. Louis. He is
known for high-level theorizing and putting new spins
on popular archetypes.
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Richie Proffitt
Richie is currently ranked 12th in the World with a composite rating of 2071.
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Rick Rust
Over the years, Rick has gradually reined in his predilection for rogue decks and become more of a Spike player. In 2004, Rick placed in the top 64 at U.S. Nationals.
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Rivien Swanson
Rivien Swanson is a casual player and writer who specializes in the more arcane formats available on Magic Online. Whether talking about Tribal Standard, Prismatic, or good old casual constructed in general, Rivien's areticles are guaranteed to be written with a healthy dose of style and humor.
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Rogier Maaten
Rogier Maaten was the 2003 Dutch National Champion, a member of the 2004 Dutch National Team, finished 2nd at Grand Prix: Eindhoven, 6th with his team Chicken Ranch at Pro Tour: Atlanta, at 13th at Pro Tour: London.
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Ryan Cimera
As an avid Extended player, Ryan Cimera made it to the Pro Tour the hard way with a top 8 finish at Grand Prix: Seattle using the Aluren combo deck. As a pro hopeful, he tested as part of the Magic Online clan with a White Weenie deck to earn a top 8 at Pro Tour: Philidelphia. Currently Ryan is working to get back to the Pro Tour once again through the Extended format.
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Sam Black
Sam Black was a member of Team USA 2008, taking home the Team World Championship crown in Memphis. He also finished 27th at PT: Kyoto, and recently placed in the Top 8 of Grand Prix: Barcelona.
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Sam Gomersall
Sam Gomersall currently ranks 5th in the World for Limited with a rating above 2100. He is one of England's top pros and received the "Player's Choice" invitation to the 2005 Magic Invitational. He's also the winner of the recent Grand Prix: Hasselt.
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Seamus Campbell
A member in good standing of SCG's coterie of cranky old man, Seamus Campbell is Magic's preeminent zymurgist, Oregon's only L4 Judge, and he thinks your taste in music sucks.
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Sean McKeown
Sean McKeown is renowned for his ability to take existing archetypes and improve them. His articles often end up influencing constructed metagames from States and Regionals to the Pro Tour itself.
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Seth Burn
Seth Burn is one of the most well-known Magic writers on the net. He also has the dubious distinction of not going to more Pro Tours that he was invited to compete in than any other player in the history of the game.
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Sheldon Menery
DCI Level 5 Judge
Sheldon has judged at countless Worlds, Nationals, Continental Championships, Grands Prix, and Pro Tours. He has also played in five Nationals.
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Shuhei Nakamura
Shuhei Nakamura is a Japanese Pro with an excellent Magic resume. His greatest achievements to date include making the Final of Pro Tour Columbus 2005, and the Top 8 of Worlds 2005.
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Star Wars Kid
Chris "Star Wars Kid" McDaniel finished 9th at GP: NJ, 7th at Team GP: Chicago and 4th at Pro Tour Los Angeles.
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Stephen Menendian
Steve was the 2007 Vintage World Champion and has long been one of the premier innovators in Vintage. As a result of his efforts, he was invited to participate in the 2007 Magic Invitational, as the pick of the R&D team.
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Steve Sadin
Steve is a New Yorker who loves to play, talk and
write about Magic. He finished 12th at
Pro Tour: Atlanta. More recently, he piloted the fearsome Hulk Flash Legacy deck to the very top of an 883-person pile at Grand Prix: Columbus 2007
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Stuart Wright
Stuart is a mainstay on the Pro Tour, and one of the premier Constructed minds in the UK. Many of his decks have cut up the Pro Tour in the hands of high-profile players. He has numerous money finishes at both Pro Tour and Grand Prix level tournaments, and is regarded one of the strongest deckbuilders in the world.
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Takanobu Sato
Takanobu Sato is StarCityGames.com's resident Japanese translator. His most recent high-profile performance was at Grand Prix: Madison, where he placed 1st as a member of Faddy Josh.
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Talen Lee
Talen Lee is a dedicated casual player who is often at a loss for nice things to say about himself. Owning a long-standing interest in the theory of the game since his inception, he nonetheless is quite happy to say 'Rar' when he turns his creatures sideways. Talen hasn't yet been arrested for stabbing forum-dwellers in the neck with a fork.
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Ted Knutson
Ted Knutson is the former Managing Editor of StarCityGames.com and is widely respected as one of the most knowledgable members of the Magic community.
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The Ferrett
The Ferrett is webmaster and editor-in-chief of StarCityGames.com. And he is so made of awesome he glows at night.
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Thomas Rosholm
Thomas Rosholm is a Pro Tour veteran who, in addition to a long string of money finishes at Grand Prixs and Pro Tours, also has two platinum albums to his name, and just last week broke your sister's heart.
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Tiago Chan
Tiago Chan has justified his place among the Pro Tour elite with Top 8 appearances around the globe, including 3rd at Pro Tour: Honolulu and 7th at the 2006 World Championships. He's also the proud winner of the 2007 Magic Invitational.
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Tim Aten
Tim Aten has somewhere around 10 Magic Online accounts with a 1900+ Limited rating. Why he needs so many accounts is anyone's guess. In 2006, he made Top 8 at U.S. Nationals, Top 4 at Grand Prix: New Jersey, and Top 64 at Pro Tour: Kobe. Additionally, he placed 45th at Pro Tour: Honolulu with a Wildfire Tron deck of his own design.
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Toby Elliott
Toby Elliott is a level 4 judge, an avid drafter, and the defender of the San Francisco Bay area against all things evil. In his spare time, he rewrites the DCI Penalty Guidelines.
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Tom LaPille
Tom is an aspiring pro who is interested in improving at Magic and helping others do the same. He placed in the Top 8 at Grand Prix: Charlotte and finished ninth at Grand Prix: Madison, and has played in three Pro Tours.
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Tomi Walamies
Now a full-time stand up comedian, Tomi Walamies has three Pro Tour Top 8s to his name, is 25th all time on the earnings list, and is considered to be one of the funniest Magic writers of all time.
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Tony Boydell
One of StarCityGames.com's oldest writers (though not in terms of age, though perhaps he is), Tony Boydell delights in writing about the strangest bits of Magic play.
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Yawgatog
A homeless five-year-old prodigy assembled a computer out of a
discarded Furby, a defective 2400 baud modem, and a donated
Lite-Brite. With pirated copies of Microsoft Paint and Notepad, he
made a name for himself on the Internet as "Yawgatog", master of
Microsoft Paint and Notepad. These are his stories.
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Zac Hill
Zac Hill finished 2nd at Grand Prix: St. Louis. He's a mainstay on the Pro Tour, and regularly tests with some of the best players in the game.
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Zvi Mowshowitz
Zvi Mowshowitz has won a Pro Tour and a Grand Prix, made four Pro Tour Top 8s, earned over $140,000 playing Magic, and was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame. He is widely considered to be one of Magic's greatest writers and deckbuilders.
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