Here are the March 2016 judge anniversaries!
15 years
Kenichiro AraiWataru Hosaka
Tomoya Nakajima
Jasper Overman
Yuusuke Sonomura
Chris Boozer
Jeff Kinner
10 years
Joel BantilesDan Stephens
Adrien Gerardin
5 years
Brendan CapelSean Heath
Aaron Rutledge
James Eveland
Aaron Henner
Ivan Jovovic
Xiangqing Ye
Matthew Bolding
Erik Lundblad
Kenneth Perry
Trevor Nunez
Joshua Pyle-Carter
Henri Kinnunen
Josh Stansfield
Congratulations, and thank you for all your hard work!
This month we have two feature judges: Jasper Overman and Josh Stansfield. First, we have the RC of the BeNeLux region, Richard DrijversJasper started judging when his local community was thriving with tournaments. The local venue, ‘t Terphoes, was a real staple in the Dutch Magic scene. Soon, Jasper was organizing tournaments himself and made sure the local FNM was always running, even when he himself was abroad judging GPs.
In The Netherlands, Jasper is often a liaison between judges and TOs. Being able to put on both hats, he has helped several TOs make their events better. At GPs is where Jasper gained most of his experience, which he brought home with him. Though GPs wasn’t the only reason he judged outside of The Netherlands. Being from Enschede, a city in the north-east of The Netherlands, trips to Germany were easily made. Jasper helped out at German PTQs on many occasions. Even after certifying for Level 3, Jasper has continued to support both his local community and the international circuit. I am sure he will continue to do so for a long time coming.
Congratulations to Josh Stansfield on his five year anniversary in the judge program! I’ve worked with Josh throughout his judging career, and from the very beginning he distinguished himself as one of the most knowledgeable folks around on the game’s rules and tournament policy. Between his interest in the minutiae of the rules and his knack for memorization and recall, he has been a rules resource for judges throughout program through seminars and personal coaching but also by being one of the key resources in the Magic Judge IRC channels. His online presence is a key component to the overall positive impression people have of the of the judge program. It’s a pleasure and and honor to have Josh as part of the judging family, and many thanks to him for his five years of service!
Happy anniversary to all of you! We look forward to many more years of judging from you all.