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- Name:<\/strong> Francis Ayalde<\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Richmond, Canada<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> Canada <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> 10\/09\/2009<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> March 10, 2015<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> It brings people together<\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> Student<\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I like flat coke<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> Helping players with questions or rulings and their grattitude is pretty satisfying.<\/li>\n
- What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> Being around people who are equally or more excited about magic than I am.<\/li>\n
- What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> How fast paced and chaotic it may become.<\/li>\n
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> How different judges may approach difficult situations.<\/li>\n
- Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Max Knowlan and Niko Skartvedt<\/li>\n
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> When to investigate beyond what’s in front of you. Sometimes there’s more to situation than what’s obviously apparent.<\/li>\n
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Learning from others and asking questions.<\/li>\n
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> It’s very quick to welcome and accept new players.<\/li>\n
- What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Too many to count! Maybe saving up lunch money to split my first booster box (NPH) with a friend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Joaquin Azcarate<\/li>\n
- Pronouns<\/strong> He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> Hispanic America – South <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> September 2014<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> September 28, 2016<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Counterspells.<\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> Software engineer<\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I can’t grow a beard.<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> Because I suckd at playing the game \u00af\\_(\u30c4)_\/\u00af<\/li>\n
- What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> *Maple syrup!!*<\/li>\n
- What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> As one Ru Paul said: To fuck it up, and sashay away.<\/li>\n
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> The inner workings of a show of this magnitude.<\/li>\n
- Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Julio Sosa and Janit Mindis<\/li>\n
- What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Realizing I played 21 lands on a deck I had always tested with 23 lands. And winning a GP Trial because of it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Zachary Barnett<\/h2>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Zachary Barnett<\/li>\n
- Pronouns<\/strong> He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Evansville, Indiana, United States of America<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> USA – Great Lakes <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> June 2004<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> August 17, 2018<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> I love meeting new people it is what makes our community great!<\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> Student\/Service Coordinator at Meijer Grociers<\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I am an eagle scout and have devoted several thousand hours to my scouting adventure!<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> The community near me hadn’t had a consistent judge, and I took it upon myself to help it out and am currently helping some others who aspire to judge<\/li>\n
- What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> I have never been to Canada (legally) before!<\/li>\n
- What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> Just that my nerves will get to me.<\/li>\n
- What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> I just want the experience under my belt!<\/li>\n
- Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> As far as a judge my mentor is Dalton Grimes. With magic as a whole that goes to Tannon Grace and Brad Carpenter<\/li>\n
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> Just wanting to make our community more tight knit and stronger<\/li>\n
- How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Teaching judge classes and helping get interest from others<\/li>\n
- What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> Everyone is super nice to everyone and it makes it super awesome to work events!<\/li>\n
- What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Beating Tannon Grace in a best of one game with a legacy deck I had only played once (manaless dredge)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Erik Brewer<\/h2>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Erik Brewer<\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> USA – Southwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Jeremy Christensen<\/h2>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Jeremy Christensen<\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Saint John’s, Canada<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Jovy Eramela<\/h2>\n
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- Name:<\/strong> Jovy Eramela<\/li>\n
- Pronouns<\/strong> He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n
- Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n
- Location:<\/strong> Burnaby, Canada<\/li>\n
- Region:<\/strong> Canada <\/li>\n
- Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> September 2012<\/li>\n
- L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> April 29, 2017<\/li>\n
- Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Lightning Bolt<\/li>\n
- Occupation:<\/strong> IT Support Analyst<\/li>\n
- Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I am a trained Tesla coil operator<\/li>\n
- Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> I wanted to teach people about common rules problems, and to help grow the local community<\/li>\n
- What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> It’s going to be my first big event!<\/li>\n
- Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> David Poon, Tobias Vyseri, Michael Nixon, Niko Skartvedt, Gurmukh Sachdev — a lot of the local L2+ judges have taught me things<\/li>\n
- What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> I typically don’t exude an air of authority, so it’s sometimes harder for me to be taken seriously at Competitive REL events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Colin Gardener<\/h2>\n
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