{"id":375,"date":"2019-10-07T18:08:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T18:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/?p=375"},"modified":"2019-10-07T18:08:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T18:08:45","slug":"magicfest-utrecht-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/2019\/10\/07\/magicfest-utrecht-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MagicFest Utrecht 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Utrecht, we have 3 new judges to Welcome to the Fold!<\/p>\n<h2>Martin Cuchet<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/7213683528\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=7213683528&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Martin Cuchet<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/he\">He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nantes, France<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> France <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> Ravnica, City of Guilds then pause and restarted after attending college (M12)<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> September 27, 2015<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> I love control decks but can&#8217;t stop playing Storm u_u&#8217;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Customs broker<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> Bald since 15 yo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> To join a wonderful community and help the LGS with running APs<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> Challenging myself and acquiring new and better skills<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> Anxiousness makes me speak reaaalllly fast and this is what worries me the most<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> Teamwork, leadership, diplomacy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> My mentors are the wonderful judges in France, they all help me better myself<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> I am currently learning to speak slowly and to get rid of some bothersome nonverbal communication elements<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> I am facing a mirror<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> We are like a family<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> My first French Duel Commander event (90+) was a top8 with Arahbo and I am so happy to make it there !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Daniel Serrano<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/9313345369\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=9313345369&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Daniel Serrano<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/he\">He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> LUND, Sweden<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Europe &#8211; North <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> September 2014<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> April 26, 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Anything dumb, be it fast, convoluted or stax-esque<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Studying and working in a project related to kids&#8217; culture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> Wrote my bachelor essay on what people need to be happy with their job<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve always enjoyed organizing this, and felt like it would be nice to be a part of the local community, making sure people have the opportunity to play some Magic and have some fun every week. <\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> Judging my first MagicFest and traveling further from home to judge!<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> A lack of experience working events this large.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> There are several great judges around me, but I have to say that Patrik Fridland is someone who I look up to a lot as a judge. Great fun, super helpful and very competent judge!<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Playing amulet titan in modern, I once started my fifth or sixth turn with no lands in play and I won that same turn. Best deck in modern &lt;3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Arjen de Jong<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/9213617375\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=9213617375&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Arjen de Jong<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Utrecht, Netherlands<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> BeNeLux<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Utrecht, we have 3 new judges to Welcome to the Fold! 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