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New Zealand Nationals 2023

Organizer: Sushi Knight Gaming
Judge manager: Steve McRoy
Event type: Nationals
REL: Professional
Format: Mixed Formats
Event date(s): Aug. 26, 2023-Aug. 27, 2023
Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Venue: 3 Reynolds Bach Drive
Silverstream
Applications accepted through: June 4, 2023 (Anywhere on Earth)
Applications closed 10 months ago

Event Information

Sushi Knight Gaming is excited to announce the opening of the New Zealand Nationals Judge Applications!

This is your chance to be part of the NZ Nationals team.

The applications will close on Sunday, June 4th, 2023 at 23:59pm.

A selection will be made and communicated by Wednesday, June 7th, 2023.

Please ensure you read through the full application before applying.

 

EVENT INFORMATION

Dates: August 26th and 27th 2023

Venue: Grasslands, Silverstream Retreat, 3 Reynolds Bach Drive, Lower Hutt, Wellington.

The Nationals weekend will include events over three days as follows:

  • Saturday August 26th 2023
    • Main Event Day 1 – Classic Constructed and Monarch Draft
    • Scheduled Side Events
  • Sunday  August 27th 2023
    • Main Event Day 2 – Classic Constructed Top 8 
    • PTI - Classic Constructed
    • Scheduled Events

ROLES AND EXPECTATIONS

We are looking for 5 judges (4 Floor Judge and 1 Scorekeeper)

  • Saturday (8:00am to 9:30pm) 
  • Sunday (8:00am to 9:30pm) 

The outline of roles, responsibilities, and shift times above is an estimate of our staffing requirements for the event. Please note that these are subject to change, and may be adapted upon our final staff selection for the event. Your actual shift call times will vary by role.

If selected as part of the event staff, you will be expected to work both days. The expected shift length is approximately 10-11 hours with a one-hour lunch break and at least one thirty-minute break.

Judges are expected to arrive on time and in appropriate attire. Predominantly black long pants, or similar, and predominantly black shoes. If you have one or multiple yellow judge shirts, please bring them to the event. Additionally, judge shirts can be provided in limited quantities.

STAFF COMPENSATION

The staff outlined below will receive the following per day worked, based on their role for that day:

  • Floor Judge: 2 booster displays per day worked

STAFF RECOGNITION

All staff members who are Certified Level 1 or above with the Judge Program will receive a Judge Gift Kit. 

Each Judge Gift Kit contains the following:
     ● 1 Judge Playmat per Staff Member (Head Judge playmat and Floor Judge playmat)*
     ● 1 Judge Sleeves per Staff Member*
     ● 1 Assortment Judge Promos per Staff Member

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
Jonathan Chaplow
Level 2 New Zealand Head Judge
Chris Waight
Level 2 New Zealand Floor Judge
Jesse Watts
Level 2 New Zealand Floor Judge
Steve McRoy
Level 1 New Zealand Judge Manager
Chris Nicol
Level 1 New Zealand Staff
Aaron Priest
Level 1 New Zealand Floor Judge
Adam Torr
Level 1 New Zealand Scorekeeper
Yiyang Xie
Level 1 New Zealand Floor Judge