{"id":210,"date":"2018-07-19T13:30:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/?p=210"},"modified":"2018-07-19T13:30:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T13:30:09","slug":"grand-prix-chiba-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/2018\/07\/19\/grand-prix-chiba-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Prix Chiba 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Japan, we get to Welcome three new judges to the Fold!<\/p>\n<h2>Daiki Ito<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/2207088785\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=2207088785&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Daiki Ito<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sendai-shi, Japan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Japan <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> April 2012<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> July 17, 2013<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Finding the best &#8220;&#8221;strategy&#8221;&#8221; of playing games and managing tournaments<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> a magic shop staff<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> Now I&#8217;m a poker aficionado&#8230; not only MtG! \ud83d\ude00<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> For becoming more familiar with mtg rules and contributing to local communities<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> To be engaged in GP with many members<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> Tense atmosphere of the venue&#8230;X&lt;<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> Learning how operating a huge tournament, like this GP!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Kazushi Shimamura and Satoshi Ooishi (both are Lv2) <\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> Good communication with various players<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> I participated in many tournaments as players, and referred the good points of the judges.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> Teaching players how to enjoy Magic tournament<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> When I won a PPTQ and participated in the first RPTQ(4\/25\/2015), I was able to see that great operation of Lv3 judge (Kenzi Suzuki) at hand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>ryu ooiwa<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8111304308\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8111304308&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> ryu ooiwa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Tokyo, Japan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Akira Shibata<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1114995589\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1114995589&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Akira Shibata<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Shiga,Kusatsu, Japan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Japan, we get to Welcome three new judges to the Fold! 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