Brad Nelson Profiled in Fargo Mag

by News | posted at 2010-08-26 23:23:00
tagged: MTG, Magic, Magic the Gathering, Brad Nelson, In Forum, Fargo, North Dakota

American superstar Brad Nelson has been profiled on the North Dakota-centered digital magazine "InForum.com." The player, who has both Pro Tour and Grand Prix Top 8's to his name and recently made the single elimination cut for the second year in a row at U.S. Nationals, was interviewed about his "dream job" as a professional Magic player. From the article:

"You see, Nelson plays the fantasy-flavored strategy card game 'Magic: The Gathering.' And he plays it so well that the Mandan, N.D., native is afforded a lifestyle that we cubicle zombies only dream about.

He doesn’t have a 9-to-5 job. He travels the United States and world every few weeks to play in professional 'Magic' tournaments. And he makes real money doing exactly what he loves.

He’s living the dream."

Often such arts and entertainment pieces take potshots at the game (read one from PC World that raised gamer's ire earlier this week), but Brad used his impressive accomplishments in a very short period of time to paint a rosy picture of life on the Pro Tour. Considering his meteoric rise to success, finishing 9th at his first Pro Tour last year, then making the Top 8 of Nationals in 2009, repeating in 2010, making his first Pro Tour Top 8 this year, and making the Top 8 of Grand Prixs as well as taking down a title, it's hard to imagine a player better suited to the task of representing the game in a positive fashion than Nelson. He even represented the Community in their victory against Wizards of the Coast at the 2010 Community Cup.

Read the full article from InForum.com here.

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