Stanislav Cifka

Stanislav Cifka

Stan Cifka in Vienna, 2017
Born (1987-11-09) November 9, 1987
Residence Český Krumlov, Czech Republic[1]
Nationality Czech
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour Prague 2006
Winnings US$126,450[2]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 1 (2)[3]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 0 (3)[4]
Lifetime Pro Points 203
StanCifka
Stanislav Cifka
Status Active
Hometown Český Krumlov
Nationality Czech
Games Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Nickname(s) StanCifka
Professional career
2015 Luminosity Gaming

Stanislav Cifka (born November 9, 1987) is a Czech chess, Magic: the Gathering and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft player. A FIDE master,[5] he is best known for winning Pro Tour Return to Ravnica in 2012, a Magic: the Gathering tournament in which he lost only one match.[6] His eSports alias is simply StanCifka.

Cifka started playing the PC collectible card game Hearthstone when it was released.[7] StanCifka was part of Luminosity Gaming for part of 2015.[8] In October 2015 Cifka broke Thijs "ThijsNL" Molendijk's winning streak by winning the StarLadder finals.[9] As of 17 December 2015 he was ranked #1 by Gosugamers.net that ranks players worldwide.[10]

Magic: The Gathering achievements

 Season   Event type   Location   Format   Date   Rank 
2012–13 Grand Prix San Jose Team Limited 13–14 October 2012 4
2012–13 Pro Tour Seattle Modern and Booster Draft 19–21 October 2012 1
2012–13 Grand Prix Sydney Sealed and Booster Draft 19–20 January 2013 7
2013–14 World Magic Cup Amsterdam National team 2–4 August 2013 3
2013–14 Grand Prix Vienna Standard 30 November–1 December 2013 5
2013–14 Pro Tour Atlanta Block Constructed and Booster Draft 16–18 May 2013 7

Last updated: 5 November 2014
Source: Event Coverage at Wizards.com

References

  1. ↑ "Pro Tour Journey into Nyx: Top 8 Profiles". Wizards of the Coast. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lifetime Winnings Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Stanislav Cifka - FIDE Chess Profile". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stanislav Cifka turns to Magic, wins US $40,000". ChessVibes. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Kolev, Radoslav "Nydra" (12 November 2014). "MtG champion Stanislav Cifka says Hearthstone is more exciting and complex and less RNG than Magic". Gosu Gamers. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Leslie, Callum (November 12, 2015). "Luminosity signs Darkwonyx as StanCifka and Ignite depart". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ Callum, Leslie (October 19, 2015). "Thijs' winning streak ends as Cifka takes StarLadder title". Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rankings". Retrieved 17 December 2015.
Preceded by
Martin Jůza		 Magic Czech National Champion
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Ondrej Stráský


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