Subject: Help Junior Super Series
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 16:35:31 EDT
From: LESCARDS <LESCARDS@aol.com>
To: fkusumot@IX.netcom.com

       I, as an avid Magic competitor and Super Series enthusiast, can not
overemphasize how much I agree with Toby Wachter. Although I play in the Super
Series (15 and under no less) I have played on Pro Tour level before, and I
constantly feel like junior competitors are being treated as though they are a
sort of toddler division of the pro player arena. Whether it is in their
EXTREMELY oversimplified explanations in player meetings, or the amount of
attention the Super Series receives, it is truly becoming a joke. Most of the
respected younger players play on Tour. I particularly agree with Toby
concerning Junior name players. Why don't outstanding junior players receive
their portion of the spotlight in the Magic scene?
       And the issue of qualifiers vs. the initial day of open competition is
where it becomes absolutely ridiculous. To qualify for New York Eastern
Divisional Championships, I had to prove my meddle by winning a qualifier in
Orlando. Did I recieve extra money? No, the money I won was spent flying to
New York. The presence of extremely inexperienced people who made it to second
day was something that I took as a personal insult. I had to qualify for a
tournament that your less-than-average scrub made with ease. There is true
talent out there that misses these major Super Series because they don't make
it past the qualifiers. They are being cheated by Wizards' incompetent
treatment of the program.
       Also, are junior players two ignorant to play limited? That would seem
to be the assumption as there has yet to be a sealed deck or limited format
utilized. I agree with Toby that having those kinds of tournaments would
eliminate the beginner Magic players. Super Series is supposed to be made up
of "rising stars" rather than idiots who would never be construed as
professionals. Get rid of the beginners, if they wouldn't belong on tour, then
they don't belong here.
       I love the idea of Super Series. However, if it does not experience
some reforms in the near future, I will focus my full attention on Pro Tour. I
am not the only player that will be lost if changes are not made. Anyone else
who feels that they are a young, intelligent Magic player rather than a
incompetent child should make themselves known.

Joseph Crosby

Super Series Eastern Divisonal Champion

Standard:  1957
Limited:    1936