LDXP Bay Area

Organizer: Laughing Dragon
Judge manager: Joe Klopchic
Event type: Other
REL: N/A
Format: Mixed Formats
Event date(s): April 19, 2024-April 21, 2024
Location: Daly City, California, United States
Venue: Cow Palace Arena & Event Center
2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City, CA 94014
Applications accepted through: Feb. 21, 2024

Event Information

Welcome to the application for LDXP Bay Area 2024.

Applications are only accepted through the Google Form. Applications on JudgeApps are not monitored.

https://forms.gle/eWVPsvf2LQvsxaBp9

Event Details

This event will host:

CommandFest San Francisco

MXP Bay Area
$20,000 Modern on Sunday
$2,000 Legacy on Saturday
$5,000 Pioneer on Sunday

Other competitive and casual events

The Head Judge for the $20k is Brandon Welch.
The Head Judge for the Flesh and Blood event is Ryan Wood.

Roles

The following roles are available at this time. 

Judge - Magic
Judge - Flesh and Blood
Registration 
Prize Wall
Scorekeeper
Standby

Compensation

All roles are paid a base of $200 per day.

Additional compensation is based on Judge Level and MXP experience.
(all judge certifications apply, staff actively certified by organizations with levels not matching the following will have the equivalent level determined on a case-by-case basis)
Level 1 judges receive an additional $25 for the weekend.
Level 2 judges receive an additional $75 for the weekend.
Level 3 judges receive an additional $125 for the weekend.
Level 4 and 5 judges receive an additional $225 for the weekend.

An experience bonus is available for L1s, L2s and L3s who have worked at least 4 previous MXP/CommandFests/LDXP at their current level with Laughing Dragon in the previous two years.
Level 1 judges with the experience bonus receive an additional $25 (total $200/day plus $50)
Level 2  judges with the experience bonus receive an additional $50 (total $200/day plus $125)
Level 3 judges with the experience bonus receive an additional $50 (total $200/day plus $175)

The goal of the Level bonus and Experience bonus is to encourage our judges to both come back to our events, as well as advance their judge skills through official certification. If you have questions about the structure, feel free to reach out via the MXP discord or to the judge manager directly via email.  

Additionally, Laughing Dragon will pay one month of dues for staff members who are dues-paying members, at the event, of an organization that certifies judges, provided such a gift is permitted by the organization's rules and the dues are reasonable. 

Travel Sponsorships

For Daly City, we have a small budget to provide a limited number of travel sponsorships. All judges that apply for the event will be considered. If you receive such a sponsorship the offer will be included with your acceptance offer.

Discord

If you haven't already, feel free to join the Laughing Dragon Events discord. https://discord.gg/Xr8sa8YdDz

 

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
John Alderfer
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Joe Klopchic
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Travis Lauro
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
John Reuben Ferrer
Level 4 (International Judge Program) Southeast Asia Floor Judge
Tobias Vyseri
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Brandon Welch
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Head Judge
Ryan Wood
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Head Judge
Beaux Bruggman
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
John Carter
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Samuel Duralde
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Andrew Goulart
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Dave Unni
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Justin Frear
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Standby
Davis Gibson
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Scorekeeper
Brian Keaton
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Kris Kleinsteuber
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Erin Leonard
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Staff
Violet Moon
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Michael Perry
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Matt Schafer
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
John Towery
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Michael Young
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Teebs Auberdine
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Brandon Fung
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Marcello Miccoli
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Matthew Munoz
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Connor Segren
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Kevin Smith II
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Aladdin Abuhadba
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Standby
Laughing Dragon Events
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Io Hughto
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Scorekeeper
Yichin Liu
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge