Who are those folks with the shark hats? Why, it's Team CardShark! Keep an eye out for them at events in 2005. CardShark also co-sponsors events with select partners. Read about it all here!
Upcoming Events
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Read all about CGE Invitationals, sponsored by CardShark and organized by our friends at Creative Gaming Events!
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Recent Past Events
Magic PTQ Columbus
Aug 27, 2005
Columbus, OH
Team CardShark
CardShark Team member Nathan Gatts was sponsored at PTQ Columbus. Be sure to read his article about the event, coming soon!!
Free CardShark scorepads and pens are usually given out by our sponsored players. If you see any CardShark sponsored players, be sure to ask if they have any for you!!
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Magic Regionals - Pittsburgh
June 25, 2005
Pittsburgh, PA
Team CardShark
New Team member Nathan Gatts was sponsored at Regionals in Pittsburgh. Welcome Nathan! Be sure to read his article about the event here.
Free CardShark scorepads and pens are usually given out by our sponsored players. If you see any CardShark sponsored players, be sure to ask if they have any for you!!
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Magic Saviors of Kamigawa Pre-Release
May 21 and 22
Team CardShark
New Team members Julian Biondillo and Mike Lanagin at the Saviors of Kamigawa pre-release. Welcome guys!
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Magic Pro Tour Philadelphia
May 6-8, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
Team CardShark
Playing for the Team at Pro Tour Philadelphia were Kenny Öberg (above) who placed 69th at this event, and Mattias Jorstedt (below). We met Kenny at the 2004 World Champs in San Francisco, and have been proud to sponsor him at pro Magic events ever since:
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Magic Pro Tour Atlanta
March 12-13, 2005
Atlanta, GA
Team CardShark
Playing for the Team at Pro Tour Atlanta were Mattias Jorstedt, Kai Budde and Bernardo Costa Da Cabral. We are proud to sponsor Mattias at Pro events around the world! Here are some candid photos from the Pro Tour Atlanta events. Cardshark Team did not make the final round, but we are still proud to sponsor these guys:
Free CardShark scorepads and pens are usually given out by our sponsored players. If you see any CardShark sponsored players, be sure to ask if they have any for you!!
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Magic Pro Tour Qualifier Philadelphia
Feb 19 and Feb 20, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
Team CardShark
Playing for the Team at Pro Tour Qualifier Philadelphia was Kenny Öberg. We met Kenny at the 2004 World Champs in San Francisco, and have been proud to sponsor him at pro Magic events ever since. Here's Kenny proudly displaying his "top 8" t-shirt:
Free CardShark scorepads and pens are usually given out by our sponsored players. If you see any CardShark sponsored players, be sure to ask if they have any for you!!
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Magic Pro Tour Nagoya
Jan 28-30, 2005
Nagoya, Japan
Team CardShark
Playing for the Team at Pro Tour Nagoya was Mattias Jorstedt. Mattias has been doing pro tournaments for years. CardShark is proud to sponsor Mattias, he is pictured on the right with his back to us.
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Gen Con Southern California
December 2-5, 2004
Anaheim, CA
Team CardShark
Playing for the Team at Gen Con So Cal were a host of players and friends, participating in everything from Unhinged tournaments (including a match with Mark Rosewater himself... go Johnny go!!) to our own hosted Peasant Magic tournament.
CardShark sponsored event was Peasant Magic on Saturday, December 4th at 10:00 AM. Event fee was $3, and the event was attended by 15 players. Read the Event Report in our content section, for some extensive commentary on Peasant strategy from Matt Crofoot.
That's Mark Rosewater in the donkey suit. And yes, he wore it the whole time!
CardShark also hosted an information booth, plugging the site and the newly sponsored PSA Invitationals. Hi Jen!
And the costume contest was very cool. This year, we had fur bikinis, and the Ghostbusters!
A special shout out to Adam, Erik, Johnny and Jim. Thanks for making this a great event!
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Magic Grand Prix Paris
November 26-27, 2004
Paris, France
Team CardShark
Playing for the Team at GP Paris was Mattias Jorstedt. Mattias has been doing Grand Prix tournaments for years. He placed 13th out of 1592 players. Go Mattias!!
Mattias participated in another feature match. You can read all about it on Wizards' site, right here.
Not much sleep, but with all the excitement, who could sleep?
Read the Event Report, and see the deck list from Mattias in our Content Section.
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Magic Grand Prix Helsinki
November 5-7, 2004
Helsinki, Finland
Team CardShark
Playing for the Team at GP Helsinki were Kenny Öberg and Mattias Jorstedt. Kenny is a top ranked player we met at the World Champs this year. Mattias has been doing Grand Prix tournaments for years. Both our players made day 2 at the event.
 Mattias
Mattias participated in a feature match. You can read the blow-by-blow on at Wizards right here.
 Kenny
Kenny finished right outside the money in 36th place.
Great job, Kenny and Mattias!
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Magic Pro Tour Columbus
October 29-31, 2004
Columbus, OH
Team CardShark
Playing for the Team at PT Columbus is Sebastian Gulinski. He is a top ranked player world wide, and we are proud to sponsor him at events around the world! Good luck, Sebastian!
Event report to come.
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Magic the Gathering World Championships
September 1-5, 2004
San Francisco, CA
Team CardShark
Our sponsored players were:
- Simon Bertiou (Greece)
- Sebastian Gulinski (Poland)
Sebastian 
Simon 
Cheers to the Team CardShark players, who played a great game. Sebastian finished 78th, and his team from Poland 12th. Simon finished 192nd and his team, 32nd. All in all a great show at the most competitive event in Magic: The Gathering. Thanks guys!
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Black Lotus Tournament - Official DCI Sanctioned Tournament
Sunday August 15th, 2004
Chicago, IL
Sponsored in Part by: CardShark - CCNComics - InQuest Gamer
Game: Magic the Gathering
Format: T2 Constructed - Swiss**
Prizes:
- Beta Black Lotus (played)
Approx. Retail Value $995.00
*Optional prize - 6 boxes of your choice - Mirrodin, DarkSteel, Fifth dawn or Champions of Kamigawa (mix and match ok.)
- Beta Timetwister (good)
Approx. Retail Value $295.00
- Beta Birds of Paradise (played)
Approx. Retail Value $119.00
- Cardshark T-Shirts awarded to 9th - 12th place
- Sealed Booster Box (5th, Darksteel or Mirrodin)
Approx. Retail Value $89.84
- 1/2 a Box (5th, Darksteel or Mirrodin)
Approx. Retail Value $49.95
- $40.00 Gift Card
Valid on Cardshark or at any of our retail stores
- 7th and 8th will receive 12 boosters each
Sunday August 15th
Registration Starts at 9:30 am
6810 W. Archer Ave. Chicago IL - (10 minutes from Midway Airport)
$35.00 pre-register / $45.00 at the door
Age restriction: 7 and up
Side events: Booster drafts all day $12.00
Questions: ordersccnc@aol.com or 773.229.0979
Talk about the event here
**Type 2 Permitted Sets:
-Eighth Edition
-Onslaught (leaves Standard format October 20, 2004)
-Legions (leaves Standard format October 20, 2004)
-Scourge (leaves Standard format October 20, 2004)
-Mirrodin
-Darksteel
-Fifth Dawn -- effective June 20, 2004
-Champions of Kamigawa -- effective October 20, 2004
Banned Cards
-Skullclamp -- effective June 20, 2004
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Comic-Con
July 22-25, 2004
San Diego, CA
Team CardShark
Game: Marvel TCG
[Event summary removed]
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Origins
June 24-27, 2004
Columbus, OH
Team CardShark
Game: Marvel TCG
See Team CardShark in action during Marvel TCG sanctioned tournament play at Origins! Our players were John Curran and Cody Cook. John is a pro Lord of the Rings TCG player.
Read the Marvel Tournament Report by John Curran
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Other Past Events
Event archives (2001-2003)
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