Roy Tang

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Jul 2019

• Grand Prix Seattle 2019

  1 Jul 2019 5:56am

  

  Grand Prix / MagicFest Seattle Photo Dump: I wasn’t actually planning to play much competitive Magic this year, at least not on paper, but when the family planned a US trip in June, I figured I’d take a short side trip to attend and experience a US GP. I had the choices of Washington DC on the 14th-16th (Limited), Seattle on 20th-23rd (Limited), or Dallas on 28th-30th (Modern). After some wrangling with the family’s schedule, Seattle was the one most convenient to go to, and Limited meant I didn’t have to try and put together a decent deck.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 1 Jul 2019 5:56am #grand prix #limited #mtg #mfseattle
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Dec 2017

• Grand Prix Singapore 2017 Tournament Report

  23 Dec 2017 1:00am

  I had booked the Singapore trip earlier in the year, since I almost always attend Grand Prixs in Singapore as its an easy trip and gives a good opportunity to visit friends. Unfortunately, I ended up not having time to prepare for the tournament itself. Fortunately, it was a limited event rather than constructed, so I figured maybe I could wing it and still do well. (Spoiler: I could not.)

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 23 Dec 2017 1:00am #grand-prix #limited #tournament-report #mtg
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Jun 2017

• Grand Prix Manila 2017

  15 Jun 2017 4:22am

  I don’t really play Magic regularly anymore; Last year I only played Standard because I was Q’ed for the WMCQs. But when there’s a local Grand Prix, oldies like me crawl out of the woodwork and try to believe we can still do well in a tournament with minimal prep. Grand Prix Manila 2017 was to be Standard format, held on June 2-4, 2017, at the SMX convention center. At the start of the year I already knew I would be playing in this year’s GP Manila, but since I hadn’t played Standard for well over a year, I didn’t really know what I would be playing.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 15 Jun 2017 4:22am #grand-prix #standard #tournament-report #mtg
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Aug 2015

• Grand Prix London 2015

  31 Aug 2015 1:36pm

  

  

  Grand Prix London 2015

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  I was sent to London for work for a few months, which meant an opportunity to play a third GP for the year after Manila back in January and Singapore back in June. This will be the most GP events I’ve played in a one year period. I didn’t have time to practice, so I went with an updated version of the Jeskai tempo deck I was playing at the start of Khans rotation.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 31 Aug 2015 1:36pm #grand-prix #standard #tournament-report #mtg
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Jun 2015

• GP Singapore 2015

  29 Jun 2015 6:37am

  GP Singapore 2015 would be my first Modern GP and maybe only my 3rd or 4th Modern event altogether. Modern is a difficult format to prepare for; there are many decks to prepare for and it’s almost impossible to master all the matchups. For this reason, I felt much less prepared for this event than for GP Manila back in January. I put together Grixis Twin for this event. It’s a bit difficult to pilot, but I felt it had a reasonable matchup across the board and there’s always a chance of comboing out when you’re falling behind.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 29 Jun 2015 6:37am #mtg #grand prix #modern #travels
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Feb 2015

• Grand Prix Manila 2015

  11 Feb 2015 5:48am

  One of my many, many loyal blog readers pointed out to me that I had yet to post about Grand Prix Manila, which took place in the first week of this year. I’ve been meaning to post about it, but it got lost in my backlog. So here we are. (Click to view full-size) 11 Feb 2015 5:48amClose Yes indeed, I still play Magic, “on and off”, as it happens with most Magic players with busy lives and/or multiple other hobbies.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 11 Feb 2015 5:48am #grand-prix #standard #tournament-report #mtg
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Jun 2012

• Grand Prix Manila 2012

  19 Jun 2012 8:02am

  Last weekend was Grand Prix Manila 2012, held at the SMX at Mall of Asia. I don’t really consider myself a “regular” Magic player anymore so I’m not going to give a full tournament report, though I will record some details for posterity. Let’s start with the deck. I played some version of Naya Pod, limited by what cards were available as usual: A Pile of Naya Creatures 4 Birds of Paradise 3 Avacyn Pilgrim 1 Ulvenwald Tracker 4 Strangeleroot Geist 2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 1 Daybreak Ranger 2 Borderland Ranger 2 Blade Splicer 2 Fiend Hunter 2 Wolfir Avenger 1 Phyrexian Metamorph 2 Hero of Bladehold 2 Huntmaster of the Fells 3 Restoration Angel 1 Oxida Scrapmelter 1 Acidic Slime Spells 2 Birthing Pod 1 Bonfire of the Damned Lands 4 Copperline Gorge 4 Razorverge Thicket 3 Sunpetal Grove 2 Rootbound Crag 2 Gavony Township 1 Slayer Stronghold 2 Cavern of Souls 4 Forest 1 Mountain 1 Plains Sideboard 1 Ancient Grudge 2 Ray of Revelation 1 Zealous Conscripts 2 Garruk Relentless 2 Celestial Purge 3 Thunderbolt 2 Arc Trail 1 Surgical Extraction 1 Oblivion Ring It’s a pretty straightforward deck, what with the turning guys sideways and all.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 19 Jun 2012 8:02am #grand-prix #standard #tournament-report #mtg
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Jun 2011

• Grand Prix Singapore Tournament Report

  8 Jun 2011 1:06pm

  Haven’t done a tournament report in a while. Heck, I haven’t really played tournament Magic in a while, not seriously at least. For that reason it may have been a bad idea to run with a deck that requires a lot of matchup knowledge to play. The tournament was Grand Prix Singapore 2011, the format was standard and my weapon of choice was Caw Blade: Lands 4 Island 3 Plains 4 Celestial Colonnade 4 Glacial Fortress 1 Inkmoth Nexus 1 Marsh Flats 1 Scalding Tarn 4 Seachrome Coast 4 Tectonic Edge Creatures 4 Stoneforge Mystic 4 Squadron Hawk 2 Mirran Crusader Spells 4 Preordain 4 Spell Pierce 3 Mana Leak 3 Into the Roil 2 Condemn 1 Sword of Feast and Famine 1 Sword of War and Peace 1 Batterskull 1 Jace Beleren 4 Jace the Mind Sculptor Sideboard 1 Sword of Body and Mind 1 Sylvok Lifestaff 2 Spellskite 3 Flashfreeze 2 Divine Offering 2 Celestial Purge 2 Day of Judgment 2 Dismember I actually ran this deck through a couple of grinders, both times losing to RUG variants, and that was practically all the playtesting time I had aside from a few random casual games the Friday before the GP.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 8 Jun 2011 1:06pm #constructed #grand-prix #standard #tournament-report #mtg
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Sep 2008

• Grand Prix Manila Day One Report

  7 Sep 2008 12:40am

  Grand Prix Manila 08 has come and gone and is in the history books. While the Wizards official coverage gives you the play-by-play and the results, I’ll see if I can’t provide any interesting stories about my first constructed Grand Prix event. Day One Tournament Report As mentioned in the previous post , I’m playing QnT and I hope to fight aggro decks all day long. Round 1. I shuffle up with my first round opponent.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 7 Sep 2008 12:40am #grand-prix #standard #tournament-report #mtg #gpmanila
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Mar 2006

• Grand Prix Manila

  26 Mar 2006 12:42am

  I attended Grand Prix Manila last March 17, 2006, and the event was jam-packed with people. Can you find me in the picture? (Click to view full-size) I attended Grand Prix Manila last March 17, 2006, and the event was jam-packed with people. Can you find me in the picture? 26 Mar 2006 12:42amView postClose Maybe it's just me, but Wizard's coverage of Grand Prix Manila last weekend seems just a tad condescending to Filipino Magic players.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 26 Mar 2006 12:42am #grand-prix #limited #mtg
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