Donald Smith, Jr

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Donald Smith, Jr
Demographics
Born Feburary 23, 1995
Nationality {USA} American
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar
Top Finishes 1 (0 wins)
GP top 8s 1 (0 wins)

Donald Smith, Jr. (Cut Off, LA, 1995) is an American former professional player of Magic: the Gathering. In late 2017, he joined Wizards of the Coast R&D as part of the Play Design team.[1][2] He left the company in November 2023.[3]

Professional play

Donald started playing when Theros was released. In just a little over four years, he grinded his way to qualifying for the Pro Tour. Donald continued playtesting and dedicated himself to stay on the Pro Tour, and obtained a breakout performance at Pro Tour Aether Revolt.[4] He managed to convert that into Platinum status and later on an invite to the 2017 World Championship.

Accomplishments

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
2014–15 Grand Prix Charlotte Modern 13–14 June 2015 8
2016–17 Pro Tour Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 3–5 February 2017 3

Source: Wizards.com

R&D

Donald was one of the inaugural Play Design members. He has also been the spokesperson for banned and restricted announcements (succeeding Ian Duke) and also for digital rebalancing after the introduction of Alchemy in December 2021

Designing

Developing

References