Stanislav Cifka

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Stanislav Cifka
Stanislav Cifka, Throne of Cards IV 2017.jpg
Cifka in 2017
Born1987 (age 36–37) [1]
Residence Český Krumlov, Czech Republic [2]
NationalityCzech
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour Prague 2006
Winnings US$126,450 [3]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)1 (2) [4]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)0 (3) [5]
Lifetime Pro Points203
Esports career information
Games
Playing career2014–present
HandleStanCifka
Team history
2015 Luminosity Gaming
2015–2017 Misfits
2018–2019Omnislash
Chess career
Title FIDE Master (2006)
FIDE   rating 2406 (September 2024)
Peak rating 2439 (July 2008)

Stanislav Cifka is a Czech chess, poker, Magic: the Gathering , Hearthstone , and Artifact player. He is also a FIDE master in chess. [6] His esports alias is simply StanCifka, a contraction or anglicization of his name.

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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. [7] 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. [8]

Hearthstone

Cifka started playing the PC collectible card game Hearthstone when it was released. [9] StanCifka was part of Luminosity Gaming for part of 2015. [10] In October 2015 Cifka broke Thijs "ThijsNL" Molendijk's winning streak by winning the StarLadder finals. [11] As of May 2018 he is ranked 1st by gosugamers.net, a site that ranks players worldwide. [12]

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. [13] He was crowned winner of the event after beating Jason Chan (Amaz) in a "Hearthstone-Players-Finals" in August 2018. [14]

Artifact

In November 2018, Cifka posted a video to YouTube announcing that he would be retiring from Hearthstone to pursue a career in Artifact . [15] Cifka announced in February 2019 that he left team Omnislash, due to the team's focus on Hearthstone over Artifact. [16]

Magic: The Gathering achievements

 Season  Event type  Location   Format    Date   Rank 
2012–13 Grand Prix San JoseTeam Limited13–14 October 20124
2012–13 Pro Tour SeattleModern and Booster Draft19–21 October 20121
2012–13 Grand Prix SydneySealed and Booster Draft19–20 January 20137
2013–14 World Magic Cup AmsterdamNational team2–4 August 20133
2013–14 Grand Prix ViennaStandard30 November–1 December 20135
2013–14 Pro Tour AtlantaBlock Constructed and Booster Draft16–18 May 20137

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Cifka, Stanislav".
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Lifetime Winnings Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Stanislav Cifka - FIDE Chess Profile". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Stanislav Cifka turns to Magic, wins US$40,000". ChessVibes. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Mike, Rosenberg (28 June 2018). "Introducing the Silver Showcase". Magic: The Gathering. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Leslie, Callum (12 November 2015). "Luminosity signs Darkwonyx as StanCifka and Ignite depart". The Daily Dot . Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  11. ↑ Callum, Leslie (19 October 2015). "Thijs' winning streak ends as Cifka takes StarLadder title". The Daily Dot . Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Rankings" . Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Ray, Walkinshaw (5 August 2018). "SILVER SHOWCASE FINALS". Magic: The Gathering. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  15. ↑ Czech Magic House (18 November 2018). Goodbye HearthStone . Retrieved 13 May 2021– via Youtube.
  16. ↑ 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.
Preceded by Magic Czech National Champion
2013–2014		Succeeded by
Ondrej Stráský
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