Trophies donated by Braz King for the first-ever official Canadian National
Championships
The prize package for dueling included a Jeremy Dale sketch and a Chris
Dien print.
Tons of prizes! Signed cards, prints, sketches, a power counter, and
more.
Troy Duffy (left) running a demo for a new player.
Dueling action: from foreground to background: Natalie Boon (left) vs
Charles Soong, Jay Blackthorn (left) vs. Scott Huston, and John Merrill
(left) vs. Tim Linden
Foreground: Marek Laskowski (left) vs. Greg Zimmerman. Background: Tim Linden vs. John Merrill
From left: Kel McKay, Colin Donaldson (standing), Tim Linden, Charles Soong (standing)
Foreground: John Merrill (left) vs Scott Huston. Background: Greg Zimmerman (left) vs. Colin Donaldson
It began with a little dare. Greg Zimmerman (left) said "Bet you can't play with your eyes closed!" Marek Laskowski called his bluff.
Jeff "Cavebear"* Stroud (left) vs. Marek Laskowski
*also known as "Lucky Flounder"
foreground: Jeff "Cavebear" Stroud (left) vs. Colin Donaldson. Background: Marek Laskowski vs. Greg Zimmerman.
Top three finishers in the dueling tournament. From left: Charles Soong (2nd), Marek Laskowski (1st), and Scott Huston (3rd)
Saturday Final Brawl: clockwise from top left Charles Soong, Colin Donaldson, Greg Zimmerman, and Tim Linden's right ear.
Saturday Final Brawl: clockwise from top left Kel McKay, Scott Huston, Robert Choi, and Marek Laskowski's right ear.
Saturday Final Brawl: clockwise from left Greg Zimmerman, Tim Linden, Kel McKay, Scott Huston, Charles Soong, and Colin Donaldson
Braz King presents Tim Linden with a 2nd place Final Brawl prize (custom-made shirts for the event provided by Braz)
Jeff "Cavebear" Stroud gets his 1st place Final Brawl prize package from Braz King (which included a coveted Carmen Zhou print - and Cavebear seems a bit too happy, but Carmen has that effect on a lot of us over here)
John Merill demonstrates his 3rd place Final Brawl prize with gusto - and we know he and Greg were our token Evil Americans, but John didn't have to advertise it so clearly on his shirt…
Whirlpool of Blood: clockwise from upper left Kel McKay, Charles Soong, Natalie Boon, Colin Donaldson
Whirlpool of Blood: clockwise from upper left Tim Linden, Greg Zimmerman, Chris (?), and the back of Cavebear's head.
Whirlpool of Blood: clockwise from left John Merill, Jason Blackthorn, and Braz King
Whirlpool of Blood: clockwise from upper left Greg Zimmerman, John Merill, Braz King, and Troy Duffy
Whirlpool of Blood: clockwise from lower left John Merill's head, a small portion of Braz King, Troy Duffy, and Greg Zimmerman
Whirlpool of Blood: clockwise from left Tim Linden, Jason Blackthorn, and a close-up of Colin Donaldson's left ear
Multiplayer championship: clockwise from lower left Troy Duffy, Colin Donaldson, John Merill, Charles Soong
Multiplayer championship: clockwise from lower left Colin Donaldson, John Merill, Charles Soong, Troy Duffy
Multiplayer championship: John Merill (left), Charles Soong.
Multiplayer championship: Troy Duffy (left), Colin Donaldson.
Charles Soong, first official Canadian National Champion, receives his trophy from Troy Duffy. Trophies were provided by Braz King.
Colin Donaldson chose this lovely custom T-shirt as his prize for 2nd place in the championships.
John and Troy tied for 3rd, but Troy gave up his claim on the prize since John traveled so far. That's an ink of Big Bruiser, done specifically for the Canadian Championships by Roberto Campus.