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| "The Professor" '''Craig Jones''' is a British [[Magic: The Gathering]] pro player.
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| ==Noteable Tournament Success==
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| *Great Britain [[Nationals]] 2007 - 1st
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| *PT Honolulu 2006 - 2nd
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| *GP Birmingham 1998 - 1st
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| Including 2007, he has been on the Great Britain National Team three times.
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| As of September 2006, he has 78 [[Pro Points]].
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| ==Columist==
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| Craig Jones GP coverage on [[magicthegathering.com]], usually in the form of "The Professor's Field Journal".
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| He has also be writing for [[Star City Games]] since his PT Honolulu 2006 tournament report. He currently has a weekly Premium column called "From The Lab".
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| ==Topdeck of the Century==
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| He is famous for his "$16,000 Lightning Helix" at PT Honolulu 2006. Against [[Olivier Ruel]] in the semi-finals, he had to topdeck a [[burn spell]] or lose the next turn to Ruel's creatures. At his draw step, he dramatically flipped the top card of his library onto the table. He would go on to lose the finals to [[Mark Heberholz]]. | |
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| ==Background==
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| Craig is currently a PHD student.
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| He is from Manchester, England.
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| ==References==
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| *[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/gbnat07/welcome#2 Great Britain Nationals 2007 Coverage - Top 8 Profiles]
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| *[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/lifetime Lifetime Pro Points]
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| ==External Links==
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| *[http://youtube.com/watch?v=4t0pzLnSWw0 Topdeck of the Century]
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| *[http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/archive.php?Article=Craig%20Jones Craig Jones author archive on Star City Games]
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| [[Category:Biographies]]
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| [[Category:Players]]
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| [[Category:Magic columnists]]
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