Stanislav Cifka

Stanislav Cifka
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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