Zvi Mowshowitz

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Zvi Mowshowitz
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Zvi Mowshowitz playing poker at the Manifold conference in 2023
Born (1979-01-08) 8 January 1979 (age 45)
Residence New York, NY, USA
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Pro Tour debut 1998 Pro Tour Los Angeles
Winnings US$ 147,010 [1]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)1 (4) [2]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)2 (9) [3]
Lifetime Pro Points261 [4]
Planeswalker Level 47 (Archmage)

Zvi Mowshowitz is an American writer, Hall of Fame competitive Magic: The Gathering player, and former CEO of MetaMed, a defunct medical research analysis firm.

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Career

Mowshowitz was the CEO of MetaMed, a medical research analysis firm. [5] [6] Before that, he worked at Jane Street Capital. [7]

Magic: The Gathering

Mowshowitz held a developer intern position at Wizards of the Coast Magic R&D.[ citation needed ]

Mowshowitz is known for having created innovative and sometimes game-breaking decks TurboZvi and My Fires. His first-place finishes include a Pro Tour and a Grand Prix. He has placed in the top eight of four Pro Tours, and earned over $140,000 playing Magic competitively. [8] In 2007, Mowshowitz was elected into the Magic Hall of Fame. [9]

Mowshowitz was also an avid internet writer on gaming, previously with The Dojo, Mindripper, Brainburst, StarCityGames, and then for the official Magic website MagicTheGathering.com. [8] In April 2006, he stopped writing for MagicTheGathering.com.[ citation needed ]

Top 8 appearances

 Season  Event type  Location   Format    Date   Rank 
1998–99 Grand Prix BostonBlock Constructed5–6 September 19984
1998–99 Pro Tour New YorkBlock Constructed30 April–2 May 19993
1998–99 Grand Prix Washington D.C.Limited19–20 June 19994
1998–99 Nationals Special2–4 July 19994
1998–99 Worlds YokohamaNational team4–8 August 19991
1999–00 Invitational Kuala LumpurSpecial2–5 March 20003
2000–01 Grand Prix ManchesterLimited7–8 October 20008
2000–01 Pro Tour ChicagoStandard1–3 December 20007
2000–01 Pro Tour TokyoBlock Constructed16–18 March 20011
2000–01 Masters BarcelonaBooster Draft1–4 May 20014
2001–02 Masters New OrleansBooster Draft31 October–3 November 20015
2001–02 Masters OsakaTeam Limited14–17 March 20025
2001–02 Grand Prix New JerseyTeam Limited29–30 June 20022
2002–03 Grand Prix New OrleansExtended3–4 January 20031
2002–03 Grand Prix BostonLimited22–23 February 20037
2002–03 Masters YokohamaBooster Draft8–11 May 20035
2002–03 Grand Prix PittsburghTeam Limited31 May–1 June 20031
2003–04 Grand Prix AtlantaStandard29–30 August 20035
2003–04 Invitational Los AngelesSpecial11–13 May 20044
2012–13 Grand Prix PortlandModern11–12 May 20133

Last updated: 12 May 2013
Source: Wizards.com

Other accomplishments

Personal life

Mowshowitz is the son of American biochemist Deborah Mowshowitz.

Mowshowitz is an alumnus of Columbia University and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics. [10] [11]

Further reading

Preceded by
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Matt Linde
Mike Long
Bryce Currence
Jon Finkel
Magic: The Gathering Team World Champion
With:
John Hunka
Kyle Rose
Charles Kornblith
1999		Succeeded by
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Jon Finkel
Chris Benafel
Frank Hernandez
Aaron Forsythe

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  2. ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Archived from the original on 14 March 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2007.
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  6. ↑ "A kind of 'Magic': One nerd's quest to shake up video games and create a $1 billion market". Fortune. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Hackett, Robert; Roberts, Jeff John (13 June 2020). "Emergents: Zvi Mowshowitz's quest to shake up the video game business". Fortune. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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