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Bennie Smith, in his column on StarCityGames announced the following tournament information. Though ManaNation had no direct contact with Jay Coffman we felt it only right to reprint this information in hopes of spreading the word and increasing the memorial tournament's attendance to honor a lost member of our community.
The Jay Coffman Memorial Tournament - November 22nd
I wanted to alert you to a very special Magic tournament next month in Richmond, Virginia. Last year the Magic community lost one of its brightest when Jay Coffman succumbed to cancer after battling the disease for nearly a decade. Jay was a huge fan of Magic and played from its very first days and continued until his illness made it impossible. He was a deckbuilder at heart and loved coming up with new and interesting ideas to surprise people at tournaments. He was hugely instrumental in popularizing the Vintage (Type 1) Magic scene as part of a group of innovators based out of Richmond, which helped spawn the Star City Power Nine tournament series that began right here in Richmond. Jay appeared in Star City’s online coverage of one event (I believe the third Power 9 tournament), where his brutal "Stax 5/3 Hybrid" deck took him to a 2nd place finish:
Top 8 Profiles, by Bennie Smith
Quarterfinals Roundup, by Ted Knutson
Semifinals: Rocky McCumbee vs. Jay Coffman, by Jim Ferraiolo
Finals: Jay Coffman vs. Eric Miller, by Ted Knutson
Sunday, November 22nd Richmond Comix in conjunction with the VAComicon are going to celebrate our friend by holding a Magic tournament to benefit the Massey Cancer Research Center at MCV, the people responsible for giving us extra years with Jay. There’s going to be a ton of special prizes and all proceeds will go to a very worthy cause.
Here's the link to the details on Jay's tournament.
If you’re in the area, I hope you’ll find the time to come out play some Magic in Jay’s honor!
Some information taken from the link that Bennie directs people to for further information.
When: Sunday November 22nd. Registration open at 10am. Rounds begin at 11am.
How much: $25
Format: Standard
