Single-Elimination Bracket
The second stop in the Majestix Open Series circuit was in Chico, California, home of Team T3. Team Majestix was also represented as Aaron Cantu and Kevin Afrooz made the trip. This was supposed to be a showcase of the most powerful archetypes in the format: Jakeem and Shredders. It didn’t disappoint. Both archetypes dominated the top tables all day, as well as in the Top 8. After 5 grueling rounds, Stephen Holland-Chang (of T3) was the lone 5-0 player and wasted no time getting into the Finals (after one of the best games of the day in the Semifinals against Keaton Green), where he met up with Aaron. Aaron’s unique take on the Jakeem team proved to be too much as the dual Jokers wreaked havoc and ran enough interference for Jakeem to come in and take the win in a hard fought Finals game. Congratulations to Aaron Cantu, the Chico Super Qualifier winner!
Analysis:
1st Place – Aaron Cantu
Well, it seems like the format will be all Jakeem and Shredder until we see what Deadpool brings next week, when it will be legal for tournament play. There are many different ways to go about playing Jakeem as he is so versatile. He is just low enough, point-wise, that you can fit in a couple of secondary attackers. Aaron opted for more support pieces that were hard to KO in the two Jokers. Stephen played him alongside Superman, while Dave Anthony combined him with Shredder. The Shredder archetype is strong and it will be interesting to see if there will be any more tweaks to the build. Red Son Wonder Woman and Nick Fury are still very good in this format, but are out-shined due to the newer pieces from newer sets. We can’t to see what Deadpool brings in a week, with the Title Character surely leading the way.
Date: 3/4/17
Location: Chico, California
Venue: Heroes Corner
Format: 300pt Modern Age Limited
Number of Players: 31
1st Place – Aaron Cantu
140 Jakeem Thunder
45 Bizarro Joker
30 HAHA Joker
35 Green Lantern
35 Green Lantern
8 Weapon Drop
6 Symbiote
Light Object
Maps: ROC The Blue Line, ROC Crossfire Canyon, Wizkids Office
Stephen Holland-Chang
2nd Place – Stephen Holland-Chang
140 Jakeem Thunder
90 Superman (001)
70 Klarion the Witch-Boy
Heavy Object, Heavy Object, Light Object
Sideline: Superman 002, Superman 017a, Superman 033
Maps: Convention Center, Hank Pym’s Lab, The Park
Keaton Green
3rd Place – Keaton Green
165 Red Son Wonder Woman
70 Mr. Mxyzptlk
50 Bizarro Green Arrow
8 Weapon Drop
6 Symbiote
Light Object
Maps: Ace Chemicals, Mt. Olympus, Wizkids Office
Kevin Afrooz
4th Place – Kevin Afrooz
90 Mini Shredder
85 Shredder Clone w/Ocean Resurrection
60 Peggy Carter
55 Renet Tilley
6 Symbiote
3 Harley’s Hammer
Heavy Object
Sideline: Shark Shredder
Maps: Jean Grey (indoor), The Blue Line, Crossfire Canyon
Frank Martinez
5th Place – Frank Martinez
140 Jakeem Thunder
90 Engineer
35 Green Lantern
25 Atomica
6 Symbiote
Maps: Bank Heist, Nick Fury’s Safehouse, Friendly Neighborhood
Dave Anthony
6th Place – Dave Anthony
140 Jakeem Thunder
85 Shredder Clone w/Ocean Resurrection
70 Mr. Mxyzptlk
4 Web Shooter
Sideline: Shark Shredder
Maps: Jean Grey School, Manhattan Bridge, Chemical Plant
Brett Johnson
7th Place – Brett Johnson
90 Mini Shredder
90 Claw Shredder
60 Peggy Carter
55 Renet Tilley
2 Pym Particles
Maps: ROC The Blue Line, Jean Grey School, Ace Chemical
Nathan Juanarena
8th Place – Nathan Juanarena
120 Nick Fury
70 Klarion the Witch-Boy
40 General Lane
35 Overdrive
35 Green Lantern
Maps: Prison 42, Stamford
like to point out how cool the players were with each other in the video. Guys in my area have this crazy idea that competitive play is this super unforgiving got to be perfect to play thing when really its not.
even at the highest level of play people re-position, check ruling with judges and in general try not to be jerks. wish I could get more people to realize this!