Tournament report: Mid-Atlantic USA Championship 2002
Joshua Duffin
tournament on May 11, 2002, in Chantilly Virginia at the
Game Parlor (near Washington DC).
There were 32 players in attendance, the highest turnout yet
recorded at a DC-area event. (Yay!) People came from as
far away as North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York, and the
wilds of Pennsylvania to play. (And in one case, from Michigan
to visit but not play. ;-)
The tournament was won by Joshua Duffin playing a Followers
of Set deck with Dominate, based mainly on stealth-bleed,
Temptation, Form of Corruption, and defense (Deflections,
Delaying Tactics, and Majesty with Swallowed by the Night).
Here's the full list of players and results; the top ten are
now qualified to play in the North American Championships at
GenCon US this summer, as well as the European Championships.
(None of the previously-qualified players made the top 10, so
the new qualifiers are the same as the top 10.)
Rank Name City GW PreVP FinVP TP
1 Joshua Duffin Bethesda, MD 2 7 3 168
2 Matthew Hirsch Wellesley, MA 3 11 2 180
3 John Whelan New York, NY 2 6.5 0 144
4 Scott Gomes Somerville, MA 1 6 0 156
5 Colin Riggs Washington, DC 1 6 0 132
6 John M(sporemage) Port Matilda, PA 1 6 126
7 Johnny Tullner Hampton, VA 1 5 138
8 David Cherryholmes Durham, NC 1 5 136
9 Emily Lloyd Arlington, VA 1 4.5 126
10 Steve Holmer Washington, DC 1 4 126
11 William Mickle Butler, PA 1 4 106
12 Jason Babbitt Manassas, VA 1 4 102
12 Dan Coleman Timonium, MD 1 4 102
14 Kevin Mullen Boston, MA 1 3 114
14 Forrest Nielsen Alexandria, VA 1 3 114
16 Conor Key Raleigh, NC 1 3 112
17 Skip Clark Durham, NC 1 3 102
18 Ben Peal Boston, MA 0 3 114
19 Todd Richter Chicopee, MA 0 2 120
20 Tom Mickle Tyrone, PA 0 1.5 108
21 Kurt Reese Wallingford, PA 0 1 102
22 James Bryant Woodbridge, VA 0 1 96
22 Dan Keller Washington, DC 0 1 96
24 Nick Watkins New York, NY 0 0 88
25 Josh Miller Dumfries, VA 0 0 76
25 Dan Scheidegger Woodbridge, VA 0 0 76
27 Gary Kwan New York, NY 0 0 72
27 Shane McRoberts Virginia Beach 0 0 72
29 Michael Johnson Takoma Park, MD 0 0 66
29 Sean McKeown Manhasset, NY 0 0 66
31 Miranda Mcroberts Virginia Beach 0 0 60
31 Peter Kapsalis Brooklyn, NY 0 0 60
Same list without scores, with decktypes if I know 'em:
1 Joshua Duffin Followers of Set stealth-bleed/Tempt
2 Matthew Hirsch Lasombra stealth-bleed/Deflect
3 John Whelan Nosferatu breed/stealth-vote/bloat
4 Scott Gomes Weenie presence bleed
5 Colin Riggs Nu the Pillar multi-rush/weenie-Pot backup
6 John M(sporemage) FoS Corruption/bleed w/some Dom, Embraces
7 Johnny Tullner ?
8 David Cherryholmes Giovanni power-bleed (I think?)
9 Emily Lloyd Tremere heavy-bleed/toolbox
10 Steve Holmer ?
11 William Mickle ?
12 Jason Babbitt OBF/DOM Zillah's/stealth-Parity Shift
12 Dan Coleman Potence combat
14 Kevin Mullen Prince vote/bloat/bleed (I think?)
14 Forrest Nielsen Daughters of Cacophony (& effective!)
16 Conor Key ?
17 Skip Clark Lasombra stealth-bleed/etc?
18 Ben Peal Ravnos Obf/Dom/Chi/Ani/For (?) insanity
19 Todd Richter ?
20 Tom Mickle ?
21 Kurt Reese ?
22 James Bryant Assamite rush/block combat/bleed
22 Dan Keller ?
24 Nick Watkins ?
25 Josh Miller ?
25 Dan Scheidegger Giovanni toolbox/bleed/Hordes
27 Gary Kwan ?
27 Shane McRoberts ?
29 Michael Johnson Obf/Aus weenie bleed/block/toolbox
29 Sean McKeown Blood Brothers combat/etc?
31 Miranda Mcroberts ?
31 Peter Kapsalis Baali/Presence bleed/vote/?
Round-by-round report of my own experience to follow under separate
cover. :-) And of course anyone else who played, I'd love to
hear your story as well, as well as decktypes for the people I
didn't get to play against.
Thanks a million to Trey for running the tournament so I could
play, and to the Game Parlor for being a great location, and
to everyone who came out for the tournament. I had a great time,
and I think everyone else did too.
Josh
(v:ekn prince of washington dc)