This weekend in Taipei, we have 4 new judges to Welcome to the fold!
Sejeong Cho
- Name: Sejeong Cho
- Level: Level 1
- Location: seoul, South Korea
- Region: Greater China
Toley Huang
- Name: Toley Huang
- Pronouns He/him/his
- Level: Level 1
- Location: Tainan, Taiwan
- Region: Greater China
- Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: 8 Years
- L1 Certification Date: August 4, 2016
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- Occupation: Store Owner
- Random fact about yourself: Love Legacy
- Why did you become a judge?: Wanna improve my playground
- What excites you most about this event?: First ever Grand Prix Judge experience
- What worries you most about this event?: First time cooperation
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?: More and more judge team experience
- Who are your mentors?: Jia Lin, Wu
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?: I looking for a upgrade opportunity
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?: Being a good floor judge and a good teammate with accountability
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?: players encourage each other to polish skills
- What is your favorite Magic memory?: All my memory with playing Magic
Nicholas Keith Seah
- Name: Nicholas Keith Seah
- Pronouns He/him/his
- Level: Level 2
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Region: Southeast Asia
- Approximate date/month/year you started playing Magic: 2010
- L1 Certification Date: January 16, 2016
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic: People I get to interact with when playing Magic.
- Occupation: Corporate Communications
- Random fact about yourself: I am an audiophile, willing to spend more than USD700 for a piece of earphones.
- Why did you become a judge?: I have always taken an interest in watching and spectating magic games. Most of the time, I find myself reading up on many rules and cards interaction. One day my friend casually suggested I consider being a judge since I am reading up so much on the rules, and that is where I thought, why not…
- What excites you most about this event?: Being part of a large organised event has always been an amazing experience. Working alongside people from diverse cultures and backgrounds, that is going to amplify the awesomeness!
- What worries you most about this event?: I guess what worry me the most is that I am unable to meet the expectations of those that entrusted me with the role and duties. I would really hate to disappoint those who have guided and mentored me until now.
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?: I hope to learn more about how different parts of the event interact with each other.
- Who are your mentors?: Tjong Wei Jia and Chuanjie Seow
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?: I believe one of the challenges I faced and perhaps is still facing is my confidence level, especially when it comes to handling new roles and responsibilities that I have been assigned.
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?: One of the ways I worked through it is to plan and prepare extensively for the role, do lots of research and seek counsel from my fellow mentors and other senior judges.
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?: The commanderie
- What is your favorite Magic memory?: Sitting in a kitchen, playing multi-player FFA 60-card with my group of friends.
Haige Yu
- Name: Haige Yu
- Level: Level 1
- Location: QingDao, China
- Region: Greater China