The State of Competitive Magic

In Episode 7 of the Day 3 Podcast, Brian, Dalton, and Marcos tackle our biggest topic yet as we take a critical look at the state of competitive Magic the Gathering, and Wizard's of the Coast's Organized Play system. What was the system like before, where is it now, and what are some ways we'd like to see it improved?   ------------------------------------------------------- Articles & Tournament Series Mentioned in this episode:  Wizard's Original Organized Play Announcement: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/next-chapter-magic-esports-2018-12-06 The Paths to the Mythic Championship: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/competitive-gaming/mythic-championship-qualification-magic-world-championship-2019-02-20 Gerry Thompson's Statement on why he quit the MPL: https://thegampodcast.com/2019/05/13/why-i-quit-the-magic-pro-league/ Redbull's Untapped MTG Arena Tournaments: https://untapped.faceit.com/ See the Star City Games Organized Play Events: http://www.starcitygames.com/content/schedule Nerdrage Gaming's NRG Series Info: http://articles.nerdragegaming.com/the-nrg-championship-series/nrg-championship-trials-standings/ Pastimes Masters Series: http://content.pastimes.net/masters-series-2019/ ------------------------------------------------------- Join Team Collective Effort on Social Media! Like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/MTGTeamCE Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @MTGTeamCE Watch us stream live every Wednesday and Saturday night on Twitch at Twitch.tv/MTGTeamCE Email us your deck ideas and any feedback at [email protected] Intro/Outro Music: J.E.L.L.i. - "Autolife" from the album "Jump Into The Fuzz" available on Apple Music and Spotify