![]() ![]() In 2017 Fischer became known in the competitive Magic community. Commentating at Grand Prix Portland 2017 with Marshall Sutcliffe. įischer's next goal was to become the youngest player to make the second day of a Grand Prix tournament, which would have required six match wins. Magic is very educational, the Fischers said, helping her with math, reading, strategic, and social skills ahead of her school grade, though Fischer said she regretted staying up until 2:30 am afterwards. She had to miss the last two days of school to attend the Vegas tournament, but neither she nor her parents objected. To do this she needed to play 20-plus games over a 12-hour period with only minor breaks, and do better than 55 percent of the over 3,000 mostly adult players competing. She set herself a goal to win five out of nine matches, which she achieved in Las Vegas in June 2017, at the age of six. She competed in her first Grand Prix on her own in Portland, Oregon, in August 2016, and attended three other Grand Prix events over the next year. ![]() ![]() Competitive Magic events ĭana Fischer's first Magic event outside her home was a Two-Headed Giant side event with her father at Grand Prix San Diego in August 2015, aged five she still could not read all the cards, so Adam guided their play. Other activities Dana likes include soccer, singing, hula hooping, and gymnastics her sister teaches her dance moves and life skills like tying her shoes. Dana Fischer playing Magic with her father and sister in 2016 ![]() Her sister lost interest in Magic over the next few years, while Dana continued to play. After they learned to read, the process went faster. This was similar to how players learn to play with cards in a foreign language. They learned to play by memorizing the cards. Her father started teaching both daughters Magic when they were very young, before they could read the card text. She is tied for the youngest to make the second day of a Grand Prix tournament (at age eight) and is the youngest to win cash at a Grand Prix (at age nine).ĭana Fischer was born in July 2010, and lives with her mother, father, and older sister in Carmel Valley, San Diego. Youngest competitive Magic: The Gathering playerĭana Fischer is an American Magic: The Gathering player. ![]()
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