Wizards of The Coast has been managing and organising high-level tournaments for competitive Magic players to battle it out and win cash prizes as well as gain recognition.
Most people pick up trading card games like Magic: The Gathering just for fun. But there are those, even locally, whose passion for the game takes them to a whole new level – the world stage.
Joe Soh, 25, and Ikmal Nasir, 28, both regularly compete at Magic tournaments overseas, including the high-level Grand Prix tournaments by Wizards Of The Coast. “For tournaments in nearby countries like Japan or China, you’d probably see 10-20 Malaysians flying over to compete. Ten years ago, there would probably just be one,” says Ikmal.
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