Grand Prix Nagoya 2018 - Welcome to the Fold

This weekend in Nagoya, we have five new judges to Welcome to the Fold!

Akihisa Hamada

Name: Hiroshi Tsukada
Pronouns He/him/his
Level: Level 1
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Region: Japan
Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: 1999(6th)
L1 Certification Date: August 21, 2017
Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: Dragons!
Random fact about yourself: I’ve been CT for 3 yrs (but poor vocabulary…)
Why did you become a judge?: To enjoy MAGIC more.
What excites you most about this event?: EVERY.
Who are your mentors?: Keigo Osumi
What is the best part about your local Magic community?: There’re many players, and they play many formats, and they are exciting for those.
What is your favorite Magic memory?: Played “MAGIC×Basketball game”with Yuuki Ichikawa at “Niconico Chokaigi 2015”

Name: Tomiyuki Yano
Pronouns He/him/his
Level: Level 2
Location: Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
Region: Japan
Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: From ISD
L1 Certification Date: December 1, 2015
Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: I love draft and sealed.
Why did you become a judge?: As a competitive player, I wanted to be better, especially about rules. So I set a goal of L1.
What excites you most about this event?: To meet people I’ve never met!
What are you hoping to learn at this event?: What judges do, try, and struggle behind players can see.
Who are your mentors?: Mitsunori Makino
What is your favorite Magic memory?: I’ve been featured and broadcasted at GP Chiba2015(limited). I changed my deck color from mono white to black green and surprised my opponent, broadcasting staff and the viewer:)