Martin Juza

Martin Juza
Residence	Plzeň, Czech Republic[1]
Nationality	Czech
Pro Tour debut	Pro Tour New Orleans 2003
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)	0 (2)[2]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)	3 (10)[3]
Lifetime Pro Points	241[1]
Matches played	2685[1]
Planeswalker Level	48 (Archmage)

Martin Juza is a Czech Magic: The Gathering player. Over the course of his career, Juza has won the Czech national championship, made the top eight of a Pro Tour twice, and won two Grand Prix that were only six weeks apart.

Career

Juza's Pro Tour career began in 2003 when he made his debut with a 194th place finish at Pro Tour New Orleans. He would go on to make one more Pro Tour appearance that season, a 163rd place finish at the World Championship. The following season, he had two Pro Tour appearances again. He also had his first high level finish that season when he won the Czech National Championship.^[4] Juza put up similar results in 2006 and 2007, playing two Pro Tours both years, making his country's national team in 2006, and qualifying for Worlds as the alternate in 2007.

The 2008 season was Juza's breakout year. It was the first time he played every Pro Tour and he only finished outside the top twenty once. After a 10th place finish in Kuala Lumpur, and a 19th place in Hollywood, he made his first Pro Tour top eight at Pro Tour Berlin 2008. In the quarterfinals, Juza was paired against one of his play test partners, former Rookie of the Year Sebastian Thaler, with Thaler winning the Elves mirror match by three games to two.^[5] Juza rounded out the season with a 50th place finish at the World Championship to earn level 7 standing in the Pro Players Club.^[6]

After his breakout season, Juza very much adopted the Pro Tour lifestyle, playing fourteen of nineteen Grand Prix in 2009. He had a strong start to the season, earning 18 pro points by mid March. After a string of midfield finishes from March through July, Juza made back to back Grand Prix finals, losing to Olivier Ruel in Brighton, and to Shingou Kurihara in Bangkok. At Pro Tour Austin, Juza made his second Pro Tour top eight. Paired against Naoki Shimizu, he was once again deafeated in the quarterfinal.^[7] To finish the season, Juza made the top eight of Grand Prix Tampa Bay, and finished 41st at Worlds. With 64 pro points, Juza finished third in the Player of the Year race and gained the highest Pro Players Club Level, 8.^[8]

The following season, Juza did not do so well on the Pro Tour. His best finish being a 30th place at Pro Tour San Diego, he earned only 17 pro points from his Pro Tour results. However, he made up for it on the Grand Prix circuit. Juza played all but one of the Grand Prix, winning Grand Prix Portland and Bochum, and making the top eight of Grand Prix Nashville. Earning 37 points off tour, Juza's 54 point total earned him fourth place in the Player of the Year race and level 8 in the Pro Players Club again.^[9]

In 2011, Juza's Grand Prix dominance continued. Over the course of the year, he reached top eight of Grand Prix in Denver, Kobe, Santiago, and Hiroshima. His win in Hiroshima made Juza the first European to win a Grand Prix in Japan, and he joined Raphaël Lévy, Shuhei Nakamura, and Alex Shvartsman as the fourth player to have won Grand Prix in Europe, North America, and Asia. On the Pro Tour, he had unremarkable results in Paris and Philadelphia, finishing below 100th place both times, but finished just one win short of making the top eight at Pro Tour Nagoya.

Achievements

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Place
2005	Nationals	Czech Republic	Standard and Booster Draft	2005 !2005	1
2006	Nationals	Czech Republic	Standard and Booster Draft	2006 !2006	1
2007	Nationals	Czech Republic	Standard and Booster Draft	2007 !2007	4
2008	Pro Tour	Berlin	Extended	2008-11-02 !31 October – 2 November 2008	6
2009	Grand Prix	Brighton	Sealed and Booster Draft	2009-08-09 !8–9 August 2009	2
2009	Grand Prix	Bangkok	Sealed and Booster Draft	2009-08-23 !22–23 August 2009	2
2009	Pro Tour	Austin	Extended and Booster Draft	2009-10-18 !16–18 October 2009	7
2009	Grand Prix	Tampa Bay	Sealed and Booster Draft	2008-10-25 !24–25 October 2009	8
2010	Grand Prix	Portland	Sealed and Booster Draft	2010-09-12 !11–12 September 2010	1
2010	Grand Prix	Bochum	Sealed and Booster Draft	2010-10-31 !30–31 October 2010	1
2010	Grand Prix	Nashville	Sealed and Booster Draft	2008-11-21 !20–21 November 2010	7
2011	Grand Prix	Denver	Sealed and Booster Draft	2011-02-20 !19–20 February 2011	2
2011	Grand Prix	Kobe	Extended	2011-04-24 !23–24 April 2011	7
2011	Grand Prix	Santiago	Sealed and Booster Draft	2011-10-23 !22–23 October 2011	5
2011	Grand Prix	Hiroshima	Standard	2011-10-30 !29–30 October 2011	1

Last updated: 23 October 2011
Source: wizards.com

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Rankings and Ratings". The DCI. 21 February 2011. http://webapp.wizards.com/ratings.aspx?action=search_member&personid=1145903&brandid=1. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 
2. ^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 15 February 2011. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=protour/standings/top8byplayer. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
3. ^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 15 February 2011. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=grandprix/standings/top8byplayer. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
4. ^ "2005 National Champions and Teams". Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=events/magic/nationals05. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 
5. ^ "LSV + ELVES Equals Champion!". Wizards of the Coast. 2 November 2008. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptber08/welcome. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 
6. ^ "2008 Pro Tour Player of the Year". Wizards of the Coast. 22 December 2008. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy08. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 
7. ^ "Kibler Completes Comeback with Austin Victory". Wizards of the Coast. 18 October 2009. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptaus09/welcome. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 
8. ^ "2009 Pro Tour Player of the Year Standings". Wizards of the Coast. 25 November 2009. http://www.wizards.com/magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy09. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 
9. ^ "2010 Pro Tour Player of the Year Standings". Wizards of the Coast. 12 February 2011. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy10. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 

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