Grand Prix Liverpool 2018 - Welcome to the Fold

This weekend in Liverpool, we have 2 new judges to Welcome to the fold!

Rory Tans

Name: Rory Tans
Pronouns He/him/his
Level: Level 2
Location: Boxtel, Netherlands
Region: BeNeLux
Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: Zendikar release
L1 Certification Date: January 14, 2017
Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: I like lands
Occupation: Business engineer
Random fact about yourself: I collect retro videogames
Why did you become a judge?: I was always the one to redolve rules questions. This was sort of the next step.
What excites you most about this event?: I get to help on floor/coverage. I’m really excited that o get to help on the main event.
What worries you most about this event?: I have never done a gp before so Im inexperienced
What are you hoping to learn at this event?: Confidence in myself that i can do this
Who are your mentors?: Mark Dragstra and Dustin de Leeuw
What is your favorite Magic memory?: I met my girlfriend because she wanted to learn and play magic. We’ve been together for almost 8 years now.

Name: Tony Campbell
Pronouns He/him/his
Level: Level 0
Location: Kent, United Kingdom
Region: United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa
Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: 2011
Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: The people have always been great
Occupation: Truck driver
Random fact about yourself: Zelda fanatic
Why did you become a judge?: I’m not a judge
What excites you most about this event?: Seeing everyone I used to know form the gp’s
What worries you most about this event?: Being on desk (was always build crew)
What are you hoping to learn at this event?: How things have changed since I last worked a gp
What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?: I’m not a judge
What is the best part about your local Magic community?: All my friends
What is your favorite Magic memory?: I don’t have one , there are too many