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Head Referee for League of Legends @RiotGames in EMEA, Professional Observer (LoL, VALORANT), FIDE Arbiter @FIDE_chess, he/him

Berlin
Joined April 2013
Replying to @barczeek
+1 I had to stop judging during that time it was horrible
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Replying to @Silv4nn
I can borrow you my Riot buff. Won't need it while judging
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I feel like some bubbles got 20, some got none at all
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There's even an angle to let the opponent discard 3 into doing the entire thing, but I think letting them discard 1 is probably cleane
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Replying to @RiftboundReport
Do we know the colours already?
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Replying to @grentontv
👋 Side Events Judge Fr/Sat and Player on Sunday in the Sealed
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I can already say that we will have a stream and some planned casters! Feel free to approach me in Stuttgart, I will be judging the Radiance Constructed Challenge on Friday and the 2v2 Challenge on Saturday - as a player you'll find me Sunday at the Radiance Sealed.
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After working almost always, either paid or voluntarily, Riftbound re-gifted me being a player again. Thank you for this #Riftbound1Year (Also if you're close to Berlin, you should look out for an amazing event around the end of Q1 😄) Picture by @KonkolMichal at Gdánsk Showdown
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For the very first minute or so, the Worlds Bundle didn't show up. Was fixed after waiting for a bit.
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Thank you for the trust @Akitau_, @Saeliind and @TheBigBerbowski yet again! This concludes our Esports season, onto the next ones! I will close out the year with the @playriftbound Championship Stuttgart and @redbullgaming League of Its Own! See you there!
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And with that, my 13th EMEA Masters is in the books! Congratulations to @Galions_ for proving to be the strongest team in Tier 2 EMEA League of Legends 2026! A big thanks @Meyer_Dunker and @LeonTerkowski for being our amazing Refs on stage without whom I could not have done this!
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Replying to @Doowan_
Isn't this literally what the card says? If Neeko is in your deck... - She isn't.
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Replying to @ammisucks
Hört sich danach an, als ob Riftbound etwas für dich sein könnte
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Q1 2027: Largest yet Riftbound Showdown coming to Berlin
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I feel you, did the same, but I started in Round 7 :(
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The EMEA Masters Summer Finals are back in Paris! 🇫🇷 Get ready to crown the 2026 Summer Champions live on stage at @ParisGamesWeek 🔥 Tickets are available NOW ➡️ parisgamesweek.com/fr/billet…
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Riftbound Challenge Gdańsk #2 | This One Is for You (3/4) ❤️ 489 players. I still find it hard to believe that 489 people came to Gdańsk to be part of something we worked so hard to create. Some of you travelled across Poland. Others came from different countries, spending your time and money just to spend a weekend playing @playriftbound with us. And I want you to know that I don't take any of that for granted. Thank you for trusting us with your weekend. Thank you for the incredible atmosphere, the conversations, the laughter, the friendships and all the little moments that made this event so much more than just a tournament. I tried to talk to as many of you as possible, although I wish I'd had more time. Every handshake, every smile and every kind word meant a lot to me, especially during those moments when I was running on almost no sleep. I also know that not everything was perfect. Organizing an event of this size comes with challenges, and I'm grateful for your patience and understanding whenever something didn't go exactly as planned. A huge congratulations to @Lubosnenifajn (LØREN) on becoming our Champion, to @WhiteWolfTCG for an incredible Grand Final, and to everyone who competed, whether you made Top 8 or played your very first big tournament. I hope you went home with some great memories, new friends and a reason to come back to Gdańsk. Because for me, the most important thing about this weekend wasn't the number of players or the size of the venue. It was all of you. Thank you for being part of our community and for making this dream feel real. I hope we'll see each other again. ❤️ Photo: @KonkolMichal
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Back from Gdánsk. I didn't expect much, but day one went insane. I started 6-0 and only lost round 7 due to severe misplays because my focus was gone. No matter the final result (#34) I loved playing against some of EUs best players and showing to myself that I can win sometimes
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Chess returns to German mainstream TV! The biggest german public broadcasters will broadcast the German national blitz championships 2027. We worked hard for this, today is a great day for German Chess! schachbund.de/news/die-deuts…
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