Team Face to Face Games continues to be one of the main fixtures of the Pro Tour scene. Once again, the core group of Alexander Hayne, Jacob Wilson, Josh Mcclain, Sam Pardee, Dave Shiels, and Jon Stern have decided to work together for the upcoming Pro Tour. This time, they have added Nathan Holiday, Mike Sigrist, Brian Braun-Duin, Alex Majlaton, and Andrejs Prost to the mix.
Introducing Team Face to Face Games – Pro Tour Magic 2015 edition!
Player Name: Jon Stern
Hometown: Montreal
Current Residence: Montreal
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Jack of Some Trades
Twitter Handle: @JonSternMTL
Invitation Source: Gold / GP Atlanta
Pro Level: Gold
Lifetime Pro Points: 121
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
Favorite Magic Card (and why): Aquamoeba (it’s MAAADDNESSSSSSSSS!)
Favorite 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: 25
Occupation: Wizard
Twitter Handle: @insaynehayne
Invitation Source: Gold
Pro Level: (locked for) Platinum
Lifetime Pro Points: 136
Notable Finishes: PT AVR Champion, GP Calgary 2013 Champion, GP Vancouver 2014 Champion, GP Kyoto 2013 Champion, 2 other GP top 8s, 2012 Rookie of the Year
Favorite Magic Card (and why): Gifts Ungiven, (pre-Unburial Rites), the whole card is a puzzle for you to outwit your adversary into getting what you want
Favorite Format (and why): Cube – It never gets boring
Most memorable Magic moment: YouTube Link
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Player Name: Jacob Wilson
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Current Residence: Vancouver, BC
Age: 19
Occupation: Student
Magic Online Account: Feefyfohfum
Twitter Handle: @JacobWilson95
Invitation Source: Gold
Pro Level: Gold (Locked for Platinum)
Lifetime Pro Points: 84
Notable Finishes: PT BNG: 2nd GP Chicago: 1st GP Strasbourg: 2nd GP Calgary: 8th
Favorite Magic Card (and why): Hidetsugu’s Second Rite- My love for it cannot be described in words.
Favorite Format (and why): Legacy- the format is full of powerful cards which will never see print again.
Most memorable Magic moment: Beating Alexander Hayne in top 4 of GP Strasbourg by outplaying him.
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Player Name: Josh Mcclain
Hometown: Johnston, IA
Current Residence: Iowa city, IA
Age: 24
Occupation: Student
Magic Online Account: Good_Game
Twitter Handle: @Good_Game_
Invitation Source: Gold invite
Pro Level: Gold
Lifetime Pro Points: 66
Notable Finishes: GP Detroit 1st place PT Born 11th PT Journey 101st
Favorite Magic Card (and why): Solitary confinement
Favorite Format (and why): Modern, without it I would have less than 20 lifetime pro points
Most memorable Magic moment: Recently it’d be chording for pontiff against Gaudenis to save my creatures from a grapeshot and attack back for lethal in game three.
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Player Name: Nathan Holiday
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Current Residence: Santa Cruz, CA
Age: 23
Occupation: Student
Magic Online Account: pseudo_nathan
Twitter Handle: @pseudo_nathan
Invitation Source: Top 8 GP Phoenix, GP Minneapolis
Pro Level: (Locked for) Silver
Lifetime Pro Points: 31
Notable Finishes: GP San Diego: 1st, Phoenix: 2nd, Minneapolis: 8th, PT San Diego: 27th
Favorite Magic Card (and why): All the ones with storm.
Favorite Format (and why): Modern. Fetch, shock manabase provides powerful fixing while paying life is a real cost.
Most memorable Magic moment: Chording for my deck against Tron on day two of GP Minneapolis (a moral victory).
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Player Name: Andrejs Prost
Hometown: Riga, Latvia
Current Residence: Anchorage, Alaska
Age: 22
Occupation: Student
Magic Online Account: Baconator5000
Twitter Handle: @andrejsprost
Invitation Source: Gold
Pro Level: Gold(for now)
Lifetime Pro Points: 89
Notable Finishes: PT Dragons maze 8th, PT Philly 7th GP Seattle 5th, 3 pt top50s World Magic Cup Latvia leader.
Favorite Magic Card (and why):Ribbons of the night(over everything)
Favorite Format (and why): Draft, best most diverse format, has by far the most decisions of any format.
Most memorable Magic moment: Craig Wescoe passing me a foil serra angel 5th pick in a money draft (m14)
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Player Name: Mike Sigrist
Hometown: Weymouth MA
Current Residence: Mansfield MA
Age: 31
Occupation: Student
Magic Online Account: CHRISTIAN LAETTNER
Twitter Handle: @MSigrist83
Invitation Source: Grand Prix Philadelphia
Pro Level: Silver
Lifetime Pro Points: 50
Notable Finishes: 1st GP Washington DC 2014 T8 Pro Tour Boston 2003 (team) Grand Prix Richmond 2014 Top 4 Grand Prix Philadelphia 2014 T9
Favorite Magic Card (and why): Living Death, played my first constructed tournament
Favorite 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: Brian Braun-Duin
Hometown: Winchester, VA
Current Residence: Roanoke, VA
Age: 28
Occupation: Magic Content Producer
Twitter Handle: @braunduinit
Invitation Source: Top 8 – Grand Prix Minneapolis
Pro Level: Silver
Lifetime Pro Points: 34
Notable Finishes:
GP Louisville – 1st Place
GP Minneapolis – Top 8
Favorite Magic Card (and why): Phyrexian Arena (Grind ’em out)
Favorite Format (and why): Legacy. The format is just awesome. (Modern is getting close).
Most memorable Magic moment: Winning 8 straight matches to top 8 Grand Prix Minneapolis and qualify for the next three Pro Tours, including Pro Tour Atlanta the following weekend!
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Player Name: Alex Majlaton
Hometown: Lanham, MD
Current Residence: Lanham, MD
Age: 29
Occupation: Statistician
Magic Online Account: FREEROLLIN
Twitter Handle: @AlexMajlaton
Invitation Source: GP Atlanta
Pro Level: Silver
Lifetime Pro Points: 126
Notable Finishes: 7 GP top 8s, two PT top 50s
Favorite Magic Card (and why): Arcbound Ravager. You can sacrifice your artifacts to it
Favorite Format (and why): Vintage Masters Sealed. It reminds me of the good old days
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Player Name: Sam Pardee
Hometown: Berkeley, CA
Current Residence: Berkeley, CA
Age: 25
Occupation: IT Consultant
Magic Online Account: Smdster
Twitter Handle: @Smdster
Invitation Source: Silver
Pro Level: Locked for Gold
Lifetime Pro Points: 67
Notable Finishes: GP Portland win, 2 other GP finals, PT top 25
Favorite Magic Card (and why): Gavony Township, makes your bad creatures great
Favorite 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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Player Name: Dave Shiels
Hometown: Holliston, MA
Current Residence: Boston, MA
Age: 26
Invitation Source: Gold level and top 8 GP Montreal
Pro Level: Gold
Lifetime Pro Points: 89
Notable Finishes:
GP Dallas 2011 – 1st
GP Montreal 2014 – 2nd
GP Baltimore 2013 – 2nd
GP Charlotte 2005 – 4th
PT Montreal 2013 – 10th
Favorite Magic Card (and why): Consecrated Sphinx, I love drawing cards.
Favorite Format (and why): Modern, I always liked extended too. I enjoy the large variety in decks.
Most memorable Magic moment: Watching one of my best friends Nico Christiansen win GP Quebec City.
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