The core of Team Face to Face Games sees a few changes this time around, including the addition of Pro Tour Fate Reforged Top 8 finisher Jesse Hampton.
Introducing Team Face to Face Games – Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir edition!
Player Name: Jesse Hampton
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Current Residence: Seattle
Age: 26
Occupation: Student/Professional Gamer
Magic Online Account: slaxx
Twitter Handle: @romanrainman
Invitation Source: Top 8 Pro Tour Fate Reforged
Pro Level: Silver
Lifetime Pro Points: 95
Notable Finishes:
Top 8 Pro Tour Philadelphia
Top 8 Pro Tour Fate Reforged
GP Nashville – 1st
Favourite Magic Card (and why): [card]Strip Mine[/card]. I enjoy unconditional land destruction.
Favourite Format (and why): Legacy. I enjoy playing a format where combo is viable.
Most memorable Magic moment: Making the Top 8 of my first Pro Tour.
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Player Name: Jon Stern
Hometown: Montreal
Current Residence: Montreal
Age: 37
Occupation: Magic
Twitter Handle: @JonSternMTL
Invitation Source: Gold
Pro Level: Gold
Lifetime Pro Points: 137
Notable Finishes:
GP Atlanta 2014 – 1st
GP Atlantic City 2013 – 1st
GP Louisville 2013 – 2nd
GP Vancouver 2014 – Top 4
GP Toronto 2012 – Top 8
Favourite Magic Card (and why): [card]Aquamoeba[/card]. Some tides need no moon.
Favourite Format (and why): Rochester Draft (more strategic feedback since you can see where you went wrong)
Most memorable Magic moment: Winning GP Atlantic City
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Player Name: Alexander Hayne
Hometown: Montreal, QC, Canada
Current Residence: Westmount, QC, Canada
Age: 26
Occupation: Wizard
Twitter Handle: @insaynehayne
Invitation Source: Platinum
Pro Level: Platinum
Lifetime Pro Points: 167
Notable Finishes:
– PT AVR Champion
– GP Vancouver 2015 (4th)
– GP Calgary 2013 Champion
– GP Vancouver 2014 Champion
– GP Kyoto 2013 Champion
– GP Strasbourg 2013 (3rd)
– GP Montreal 2011 (2nd)
– 2012 Rookie of the Year
– 2014 Canadian National Team
– 2012 Canadian National Team (Captain)
Favourite Magic Card (and why): [card]Gifts Ungiven[/card], (pre-[card]Unburial Rites[/card]), the whole card is a puzzle for you to outwit your adversary into getting what you want
Favourite Format (and why): Cube – It never gets boring
Most memorable Magic moment: YouTube Link
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Player Name: Josh Mcclain
Hometown: Johnston, IA
Current Residence: Iowa city, IA
Age: 25
Occupation: Student
Magic Online Account: Good_Game
Twitter Handle: @Good_Game_
Invitation Source: Platinum
Pro Level: Platinum
Lifetime Pro Points: 91
Notable Finishes:
– GP Detroit 2013 (1st)
– GP Miami 2013 (2nd)
– Pro Tour Born of the Gods (11th)
Favourite Magic Card (and why): [card]Kitchen Finks[/card]
Favourite Format (and why): Modern
Most memorable Magic moment: Chording for[card]Orzhov Pontiff[/card] to save my team from a [card]Grapeshot[/card] on camera vs. Gaudenis at PT Born of the Gods
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Player Name: Mike Sigrist
Hometown: Weymouth MA
Current Residence: Mansfield MA
Age: 32
Occupation: Student
Magic Online Account: CHRISTIAN LAETTNER
Twitter Handle: @MSigrist83
Invitation Source: Silver
Pro Level: Silver
Lifetime Pro Points: 90
Notable Finishes:
– PT Khans of Tarkir (T4)
– PT Portland 2014 (26th)
– GP Washington DC 2014 (1st)
– GP Richmond 2014 (3rd)
– PT Boston 2008 (7th)
Favourite Magic Card (and why): [card]Living Death[/card], played my first constructed tournament
Favourite Format (and why): Limited (draft), the games and decks are always fresh.
Most memorable Magic moment: Winning Grand Prix Washington D.C.
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Player Name: Sam Pardee
Hometown: Berkeley, CA
Current Residence: Berkeley, CA
Age: 25
Occupation: Web Designer
Magic Online Account: Smdster
Twitter Handle: @Smdster
Invitation Source: Gold
Pro Level: Gold
Lifetime Pro Points: 87
Notable Finishes:
– GP Denver 2015 (3rd)
– GP Portland 2013 (1st)
– GP Albuquerque 2013 (2nd)
– GP Toronto 2012 (2nd)
Favourite Magic Card (and why): [card]Gavony Township[/card], makes your bad creatures great
Favourite Format (and why): Modern, the games are very interactive and it feels easiest to get an edge
Most memorable Magic moment: Going 12-0 in Toronto after punting my win-and-in in Chicago the week before.
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