Randy Buehler
| Randy Buehler | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Born | November 21, 1971 |
| Residence | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Nationality | |
| Professional Career | |
| Pro Tour debut | Pro Tour Chicago 1997 |
| Winnings | $51,685 (as of 2018-08-06) |
| Top Finishes | 1 (1 win) |
| GP top 8s | 7 (1 win) |
| Median Pro Tour Finish | 19 |
| PTs Played | 12 |
| Lifetime Pro Points | 126 (as of 2018-08-14) |
Randolph E. "Randy" Buehler, Jr. is a retired employee of Wizards of the Coast (previously the Vice President of Digital Gaming), a former Magic: The Gathering professional player, and former member of the Pro Tour and Grand Prix Coverage team. He is still active in the community as one of the creators of and competitor in the Vintage Super League, and producer of various other forms of Super Leagues. He is the husband of Magic Head Editor Del Laugel.
Professional play
Randy Buehler was Rookie of the Year for the 1997-1998 Pro Tour season. His twelfth place deck was featured in the 1998 World Championship Decks. Randy won Pro Tour Chicago 1997, which was his first Pro Tour event. [1] He made Top 8 at 7 Grand Prix tournaments, winning Grand Prix Atlanta 1998.[2]
Accomplishments
| Season | Event type | Location | Format | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Pro Tour | Chicago | Extended | 10–12 October 1997 | 1 |
| 1997–98 | Grand Prix | Atlanta | Limited | 27–28 March 1998 | 1 |
| 1997–98 | Grand Prix | Antwerp | Limited | 25–26 April 1998 | 5 |
| 1997–98 | Grand Prix | Indianapolis | Limited | 27–28 June 1998 | 5 |
| 1998–99 | Grand Prix | Boston | Block Constructed | 5–6 September 1998 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Grand Prix | Lisbon | Block Constructed | 12–13 September 1998 | 3 |
| 1998–99 | Grand Prix | Vienna | Extended | 13–14 March 1999 | 5 |
| 1998–99 | Grand Prix | Kansas City | Extended | 27–28 March 1999 | 6 |
→ Source: Wizards.com
Pro Tour Results
| Season | Pro Tour | Format | Finish | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Chicago | Extended | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1997–98 | Mainz | Rochester Draft | 39 | $810 |
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles | Block Constructed | 16 | $2,590 |
| 1997–98 | New York | Booster Draft | 41 | $750 |
| 1997–98 | Worlds (Seattle) | Special | 12 | $3,310 |
| 1998–99 | Chicago | Booster Draft | 10 | $4,200 |
| 1998–99 | Rome | Extended | 17 | $2,440 |
| 1998–99 | Los Angeles | Rochester Draft | 19 | $2,170 |
| 1998–99 | New York | Block Constructed | 124 | |
| 1998–99 | Worlds (Tokyo) | Special | 57 | $500 |
| 1999–00 | Washington, D.C. | Team Limited | 7 | $1,500 |
| 1999–00 | London | Booster Draft | 116 |
→ Source: Wizards.com
Wizards of the Coast employee
Randy began working in Magic R&D during development for Invasion. He was Lead Developer for the Odyssey block. [3] In July 2002, he was promoted to Director of Magic R&D. At the beginning of 2007, he became Vice President of Digital Gaming. One of his projects was Gleemax.com. He formerly served as a commentator for the Magic Pro Tour webcasts, along with Brian David-Marshall. He wrote the Latest Developments column on magicthegathering.com from January 2002 through January 2004. Aaron Forsythe replaced him. [4] In December 2008, he was laid off from his position at Wizards of the Coast, along with the majority of the Gleemax development team.
In 2014 Randy was working with Magic R&D again, leading the design for a complete Magic Online Cube overhaul. [5]
Designing
- Seventh Edition
- Apocalypse
- Eighth Edition
- Fifth Dawn
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Legendary Cube (lead)
Developing
- Invasion
- Planeshift
- Seventh Edition
- Apocalypse
- Odyssey (lead)
- Torment
- Judgement (co-lead)
- Onslaught (lead)
- Scourge (lead)
- Eighth Edition
- Mirrodin (lead)
- Fifth Dawn
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Saviors of Kamigawa (lead)
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Coldsnap (lead)
Coverage
While being a member of R&D, Randy used to provide the play-by-play commentary on live video streams of Pro Tour Top 8s. He also provided audio coverage in the form of podcasts, interviewing pro players in between rounds which would be posted on the Wizards of the Coast website throughout the event.
After his exit from WOTC and years of absence, Randy rejoined the Coverage team, providing play-by-play coverage as well as segments in between rounds on a rotation with other on-screen personalities.
He announced his retirement as a member of the Coverage team at the end of the 2015–16 Pro Tour season. However, even though he is no longer involved in Premier Event coverage, he continues to do coverage on select events like Eternal Weekend events.
Vintage
Due to Randy's wife, Del Laugel, being employed by Wizards of the Coast, Randy is barred from playing in DCI sanctioned tournaments. Due to this fact Randy has concentrated his Magic playing efforts primarily on the Vintage format, which is almost exclusively played in non DCI sanctioned tournaments. Among other tournaments, Randy has participated in the Northwest Vintage Rotisserie Draft Series created by Shotgun Lotus. Randy has also teamed up with Shotgun Lotus to create the Vintage Super League, a weekly series of Magic streams featuring an all-star group of competitors playing Vintage.
External links
- Lifetime Top Finishes
- Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s
- Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders
- A New Addition to Team Buehler
- GP Atlanta 1998 coverage
- Randy Buehler author archive at magicthegathering.com
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