This weekend in Singapore, we have five new judges to Welcome to the Fold!
Chris Chew
- Name: Chris Chew
- Level: Level 1
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Region: Southeast Asia
- Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: June 1996
- L1 Certification Date: February 4, 2018
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: Counterspell
- Occupation: Software Engineer
- Random fact about yourself: Avid board gamer
- Why did you become a judge?: To be available for players whenever rule questions needs answers
- What excites you most about this event?: This is my first major event since I come back as a Judge again.
- What worries you most about this event?: Unfamiliarity with the environment after many long years
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?: How to conduct an investigation.
- Who are your mentors?: Dennis Xiao
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?: Mainly application of IPG and understanding the text of it.
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?: With the help of senior judges and the local judge community
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?: There will always be players.
- What is your favorite Magic memory?: When I got my level 1 exam pass back then in 2000 base on the old judge system
Shaun Koh
- Name: Shaun Koh
- Level: Level 2
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Region: Southeast Asia
Andre Mitchell
- Name: Andre Mitchell
- Level: Level 2
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Region: Southeast Asia
- Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: May 2013
- L1 Certification Date: February 18, 2017
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: Mountain!
- Occupation: Operations team in a nursing agency
- Random fact about yourself: Fav song: Baby got back by Sir Mix-a-lot
- Why did you become a judge?: The puzzle of rules interactions
- What excites you most about this event?: Its my first GP! Interesting judge calls like foreign language calls, extensive investigations
- What worries you most about this event?: Its my first GP! Im afraid to mess up a call because im too exhausted Day 2
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?: Learning how to handle a call with a significant language barrier
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?: Im not very confident when handling investigations because it potentially advantages one player over another
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?: Shadowing a more senior judge during times like these
Jong ho Shin
- Name: Jong ho Shin
- Level: Level 2
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Region: Greater China
- Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: July, 2005
- L1 Certification Date: January 22, 2013
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: The process of building and playing decks with friends. Magic is the best hobby. Every new block gives the impression of traveling into a story.
- Occupation: Board game developer
- Random fact about yourself: I made TCG card game. It has released five blocks. * Sword Girls TCG. All cards are girls.
- Why did you become a judge?: I wanted to learn more while working at board game company. (Event Organization, Judges, Other)
I wanted to open a GP in Korea. - What excites you most about this event?: I am the first GP judge. I want to experience multI-team play.
- What worries you most about this event?: I’m an introvert. I want to smile and be happy GP.
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?: Team Play Skill, GP Floor Skill
- Who are your mentors?: My main mentor is Woosuk Lee, Inhwan Kim. We had the most events together and we are learning a lot. (In Korea) Wendra DjatI Kamadjajaja, (2018 GP Singapore)
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?: Communication skill with other country judges (English conversation)
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?: Practice making, speaking and listening scenarios
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?: We meet more than once a month to study the rules of the game and to make the community stronger.
- What is your favorite Magic memory?: Achieve 2 goals in 2018
- L2 Test Pass
- Join Pro Tour HOUR OF DEVASTATION
Lisa Wu
- Name: Lisa Wu
- Level: Level 1
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Region: Southeast Asia