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Brian Kibler

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11 May, 6 tweets, 3 min read

@LCSOfficial

Let’s goooooooo @LCSOfficial takes down the World Champions!

#C9WIN #MSI2021

A live look at our NA heroes

@Cloud9

Let’s gooooooo @Cloud9

Blaber’s lifespan against DFM at game start is under 3m on average :( #Verizon5GAllChat

@Cloud9

NA fans cautiously allowing themselves some hope for @Cloud9 at #MSI2021

NA fans right now

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Brian Kibler

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13 May

https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1392857282719805449

So I haven’t been involved in competitive Magic for years now, but I felt compelled to comment on this, since it was such a big part of my life for so long. I am frankly not surprised to see the MPL being dissolved –

https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1392857282719805449

While it was an exciting idea when it was announced, the fact that its existence meant cutting back massively on other organized play hurt interest in competitive Magic overall, and the league itself was implemented and produced so poorly that it was doomed to fail from the start

Covid obviously hurt competitive Magic overall, but it was more a matter of giving it time to bleed out from the self-inflicted wound that was the MPL. Yes, people are interested in watching top players compete, but they’re also interested in the dream of competing against them,

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