Matt Place

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Matt Place
Demographics
Born ca. 1975
Residence Kansas City, Missouri
Nationality USA flag American
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour New York 1996
Top Finishes 2 (1 win)
Median Pro Tour Finish 64
PTs Played 17
Lifetime Pro Points 96 (as of 2018-08-14)
Awards
PT Champion

Matthew "Matt" Place (Kansas City, MO, 1975) is a Magic player-turned-R&D member at Wizards of the Coast. He left the company after the Scars of Mirrodin block.

Matt is a former World Champion (Teams 1996) and Pro Tour winner (Mainz 1997[1][2]). Matt especially worked on the development of several multicolor-themed sets.[3] Matt is the elder brother of Dan Burdick.[4][5]

Professional career

Accomplishments

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
1996 Nationals United States Type II 1996 3-4
1996 Worlds Seattle Type 1.5, Type II and Booster Draft August 14–18, 1996 5
1996 Worlds Seattle National team August 14–18, 1996 1
1997-98 Pro Tour Mainz Rochester Draft December 4-6, 1997 1

Source: Wizards.com

External links


Wizards of the Coast

Designing

Developing

References

  1. Pro Tour Mainz 1997 Final - Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz vs Matt Place (Video). Ancient CS. YouTube (April 20, 2012).
  2. Wizards of the Coast (December, 1997). "Pro Tour Mainz 1997 Results". Magicthegathering.com.
  3. Devin Low (August 01, 2008). "Seven Developers, Seven Styles". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.
  4. Mark Rosewater (May 1, 2020). "Drive to Work #735 - Matt Place, Part 1". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  5. Mark Rosewater (May 1, 2020). "Drive to Work #735 - Matt Place, Part 2". Blogatog. Tumblr.