Stanislav Cifka

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Stanislav Cifka
Cifka in 2017
Born1987 or 1988 (age 35–36)[1]
ResidenceČeský Krumlov, Czech Republic[1]
NationalityCzech
Pro Tour debutPro Tour Prague 2006
WinningsUS$126,450[2]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)1 (2)[3]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)0 (3)[4]
Lifetime Pro Points203
Esports career information
Games
Playing career2014–present
HandleStanCifka
Team history
2015Luminosity Gaming
2015–2017Misfits
2018–2019Omnislash

Stanislav Cifka is a Czech chess, poker, Magic: the Gathering, Hearthstone, and Artifact player. He is also a FIDE master in chess.[5] His esports alias is simply StanCifka, a contraction or anglicization of his name.

Career

Magic: the Gathering

He was formerly active in Magic: the Gathering before Hearthstone was released. He is best known for winning Pro Tour Return to Ravnica in 2012, which is one of the top-tier tournaments of the game. He lost only one match.[6] He was given a special invitation by Wizards of the Coast to play in an exhibition match in Pro Tour 25th Anniversary due to his achievement outside Magic.[7]

Hearthstone

Cifka started playing the PC collectible card game Hearthstone when it was released.[8] StanCifka was part of Luminosity Gaming for part of 2015.[9] In October 2015 Cifka broke Thijs "ThijsNL" Molendijk's winning streak by winning the StarLadder finals.[10] As of May 2018 he is ranked 1st by gosugamers.net, a site that ranks players worldwide.[11]

In 2017, Cifka led the Czech National Team to a first-place finish in the 2017 Hearthstone Global Games.[citation needed] In January 2018, he joined team Omnislash.[12] He was crowned winner of the event after beating Jason Chan (Amaz) in a "Hearthstone-Players-Finals" in August 2018.[13]

Artifact

In November 2018, Cifka posted a video to YouTube announcing that he would be retiring from Hearthstone to pursue a career in Artifact.[14] Cifka announced in February 2019 that he left team Omnislash, due to the team's focus on Hearthstone over Artifact.[15]

Magic: The Gathering achievements

 Season   Event type   Location   Format   Date   Rank 
2012–13 Grand Prix San Jose Team Limited 13–14 October 2012 4
2012–13 Pro Tour Seattle Modern and Booster Draft 19–21 October 2012 1
2012–13 Grand Prix Sydney Sealed and Booster Draft 19–20 January 2013 7
2013–14 World Magic Cup Amsterdam National team 2–4 August 2013 3
2013–14 Grand Prix Vienna Standard 30 November–1 December 2013 5
2013–14 Pro Tour Atlanta Block Constructed and Booster Draft 16–18 May 2013 7

Last updated: 5 November 2014
Source: Event Coverage at Wizards.com

References

  1. ^ a b "Pro Tour Journey into Nyx: Top 8 Profiles". Wizards of the Coast. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Lifetime Winnings Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Stanislav Cifka - FIDE Chess Profile". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Stanislav Cifka turns to Magic, wins US$40,000". ChessVibes. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  7. ^ Mike, Rosenberg (28 June 2018). "Introducing the Silver Showcase". Magic: The Gathering. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ^ Kolev, Radoslav "Nydra" (12 November 2014). "MtG champion Stanislav Cifka says Hearthstone is more exciting and complex and less RNG than Magic". Gosu Gamers. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  9. ^ Leslie, Callum (12 November 2015). "Luminosity signs Darkwonyx as StanCifka and Ignite depart". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  10. ^ Callum, Leslie (19 October 2015). "Thijs' winning streak ends as Cifka takes StarLadder title". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Rankings". Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  12. ^ Stanislav Cifka [@StanCifka] (19 January 2018). "What a nice stream today with even greater news to end it" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Ray, Walkinshaw (5 August 2018). "SILVER SHOWCASE FINALS". Magic: The Gathering. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  14. ^ Czech Magic House (18 November 2018). Goodbye HearthStone. Retrieved 13 May 2021 – via Youtube.
  15. ^ Stanislav Cifka [@StanCifka] (11 February 2019). "It was an amazing and life enriching experience to work with such open minded professionals as Omnislash" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 May 2021 – via Twitter.
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Preceded by Magic Czech National Champion
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Ondrej Stráský
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