Written by Riki Hayashi
With two more events left to go (Louisville and SCG Con), it’s safe to say that Season One of the SCG Tour has been the most successful in history as attendance continued its steady climb, including another record-breaker in Columbus. Running such an amazing event series wouldn’t be possible without all the great judges that we have the pleasure of working with, and it all starts with our Keystone selections. So here’s our Season Two Keystone selections, including some exciting firsts!
First-time Open Head Judges: Jonah Kellman and Nik Zitomer
First-time Classic Head Judges: Adam Blaylock, Max Kahn, Jeff Kruchkow, Daniel Lee, Sam Lewis, Kaitlin McLachlan, Eli Meyer, Justin Purcell, David Rockwood, Gage Robelen, Tobias Vyseri, Chris Wendelboe
First-time Keystones: Christian Aguilar, Joseph Dunlap, Mikey Elwell, Kyle Evans, Dalton Grimes, Max Kahn, Isaac King, Daniel Lee, Sam Lewis, Mitchell Nitz, Jacen Simon, CoriAnn Theroux, Tobias Vyseri, Matthew Westfox
We are extra pleased that we were able to fit both of these new L3s into the schedule as Open Head Judges in what are their home events. Joining them is an amazing class of Classic Head Judges with a diverse geographic representation.
Rather than burying the lede, I want to start with our final event of Season Two and announce that Shawn Doherty will be the Invitational Head Judge at SCG Con Winter! For his Support Judge, the King of the North himself, Rob McKenzie will join us in Roanoke, Virginia.
SCG Con Winter (November 15-17)
Invitational Head Judge – Shawn Doherty
Invitational Support Judge – Rob McKenzie
And here’s the rest of the schedule in chronological order, starting with the Pittsburgh Team Modern Open. Applications for that event close in less than one week, so don’t miss your chance. Just go to JudgeApps and search under “All Events” for “Star City Games Tour” or follow the individual links for each event. Applications for our October and November events are not yet available yet pending more event details.
Pittsburgh Team Modern Open Weekend (June 29-30)
Open Head Judge – Patrick Vorbroker
Open Support Judge – Eliana Rabinowitz
Modern Classic Head Judge – Graham Schofield
Legacy Classic Head Judge – Max Kahn
Saturday Sides Lead – Meg Rickman
Unified Checks Lead – Abby Kraycar
Floor Judge – Sierra Black, Benjamin Harris, Matthew Westfox
Worcester Standard Open Weekend (July 13-14)
Open Head Judge – Jonah Kellman
Open Support Judge – Paul Baranay
Modern Classic Head Judge – Justin Purcell
Standard Classic Head Judge – Eli Meyer
Saturday Sides Lead – Mani Cavalieri
Unified Checks Lead – Casey Brefka
Floor Judge – Nataniel Bael, Jeffrey, Emery, Daniel Jackson, Tate Prodigalidad
Philadelphia Team Constructed Open Weekend (July 20-21)
Open Head Judge – John Carter
Open Support Judge – Nicola DiPasquale
Modern Classic Head Judge – Elliot Raff
Standard Classic Head Judge – Vincent Roscioli
Legacy Classic Head Judge – Jaime D’Agostino
Saturday Sides Lead – Bryan Henning
Unified Checks Lead – Marcos Sanchez
Floor Judge – Mikey Elwell, Jonah Kellman, Jacen Simon
Columbus Modern Open Weekend (July 27-28)
Open Head Judge – Abe Corson
Open Support Judge – Nicola DiPasquale
Modern Classic Head Judge – Meg Rickman
Standard Classic Head Judge – Kaitlin McLachlan
Saturday Sides Lead – Jeff Kruchkow
Unified Checks Lead – Patrick Cobley
Floor Judge – Christian Aguilar, Joseph Dunlap, Matt Karr
Richmond Team Constructed Open (August 17-18)
Open Head Judge – Shawn Doherty
Open Support Judge – John Brian McCarthy
Modern Classic Head Judge – Jeffrey Emery
Standard Classic Head Judge – David Rockwood
Legacy Classic Head Judge – Abby Kraycar
Saturday Sides Lead – Isaac King
Unified Checks Lead – Gage Robelen
Floor Judge – Abe Corson, Vincent Roscioli, Patrick Vorbroker
Dallas Modern Open Weekend (August 31-September 1)
Open Head Judge – Joe Klopchic
Open Support Judge – Nik Zitomer
Modern Classic Head Judge – Daniel Lee
Standard Classic Head Judge – Sam Lewis
Saturday Sides Lead – Jason Daniels
Unified Checks Lead – Amanda Coots
Floor Judge – John Carter, Kyle Evans, Brook Gardner-Durbin
Syracuse Legacy Open Weekend (September 14-15)
Open Head Judge – Steven Zwanger
Open Support Judge – Jonah Kellman
Modern Classic Head Judge – Tobias Vyseri
Legacy Classic Head Judge – Gage Robelen
Saturday Sides Lead – Elliot Raff
Unified Checks Lead – Matthew Westfox
Floor Judge – Abe Corson, Daniel Jackson, Justin Purcell
Philadelphia TBD Open Weekend (October 5-6)
Open Head Judge – Paul Baranay
Open Support Judge – Shawn Doherty
Modern Classic Head Judge – Joseph Steet
Standard Classic Head Judge – Chris Wendelboe
Saturday Sides Lead – John Carter
Unified Checks Lead – Erin Leonard
Floor Judge – Nicola DiPasquale, Patrick Dente, Gary Roland
Indianapolis TBD Open Weekend (October 12-13)
Open Head Judge – Eric Levine
Open Support Judge – Jacob Milicic
Modern Classic Head Judge – Patrick Cobley
Standard Classic Head Judge – Jeff Kruchkow
Saturday Sides Lead – CoriAnn Theroux
Unified Checks Lead – David Elden
Floor Judge – Dalton Grimes, Matt Karr, Jonah Kellman, Meg Rickman
Atlanta TBD Open Weekend (October 26-27)
Open Head Judge – Nik Zitomer
Open Support Judge – Matt Williams
Modern Classic Head Judge – Erin Leonard
Standard Classic Head Judge – Adam Blaylock
Saturday Sides Lead – Brendan Whatley
Unified Checks Lead – Matthew Dale
Floor Judge – Mitchell Nitz, Bryan Prillaman, David Rockwood