Colin “AnOddRadish”
From: Pittsburgh
Notable finishes:
25th at 2024 World Championship, 5th at 2025 Ultimate Showdown Invitational, 4th at 2025 Pittsburgh Megacity
Colin is a stalwart of the Pittsburgh meta and an alleged member of the mysterious testing group known only as “The Board.” On the Corp side, he values playing the game at whatever pace the runner doesn’t want to play. For the Runner side, Colin seeks to control every avenue the corp has to win, “squeezing them off one by one until there’s no game left to be played.” Watch out for his flexible tempo decks when you inevitably meet him in the top cut.
Kevin “MEAT”
From: Wheeling, WV
Notable finishes: 1st at Steel City CTK, 8th at 2025 Pittsburgh Megacity, dedicated Tournament Organizer
Kevin has spent most of 2026 teaching Netrunner and building up the Nail City Grid with new players in Wheeling, WV. But don’t let that friendly smile fool you. Kevin is a fierce competitor, bringing a mean Seb list that can challenge any Corp. “I’ll take any chance to tear a corp server by trashing their ice or playing a haymaker run event.” On the Corp side, NBN is his favorite faction despite their current weakness in the metagame. He’s excited to be competing in NANPC and can’t wait for his first Worlds this year!
SebK
From: Virginia
Notable Finishes: 1st at 2025 American Continental Championship in Montreal, 1st at 2025 Pittsburgh Megacity, 1st at 2024 NANPC Off the Grid, 14th at 2024 World Championship
With a whole suite of first place wins and top cut placements under his belt, SebK comes back to Pittsburgh as a reigning champ looking to defend his throne. As an honorary member of the Atlanta and Durham metas, SebK is known for his innovative deckbuilding and monstrously sized Ob decks. On the Runner side, he can pilot a smooth Criminal or a tactical Shaper. It’s anyone’s guess what SebK will cook up for this event – Runners and Corps better come prepared.
This tournament is sure to be a packed field — when your meta includes multiple World Champions, an NANPC champion, and multiple other consistently strong finishers, it can be hard to choose who to spotlight. All that said, here are a few contenders you should be sure to watch this weekend in Vancover.
May Atlas "metronome"
From: Vancouver & Victoria Metas
Notable Finishes: Undefeated Queen of Swiss and 7th at 2026 Summer Showdown, Top 8 NANPC Vancouver 2024, 3rd Vancouver Districts 2026
May, unaffiliated with a testing group but “single and ready to mingle,” has made a splash this year with some notable finishes both on the West Coast and online. A fan of all things tutoring, she is a true Shaper and Ob-head — although as for the latter, “we’re on break right now.” Watch out for surprises, as you know she’ll be packing just the right tools to get ahead!
"laura_42"
From: NYC & Vancouver Metas
Notable Finishes: 1st NANPC Boston 2025, 2nd NANPC Vancouver 2025, Top 16 Americas Online Continental 2025
Laura’s ready to go this year, with a decisive win at last year’s NANPC Boston under her belt. She’s part of both the SCRUBS and QtM testing groups who she credits for much of her rapid growth. Will there be another breakout Shaper deck, or will strong glacier fundamentals help carry her to the cut?
Sam Keilback "Whiteblade111"
From: Vancouver & Victoria Metas
Notable Finishes: 2nd Cascadia 2025, 1st NANPC Boston 2024, 6th Worlds 2022
A host of The Shadow Net podcast, Sam does more than just host spectacular bakeoff episodes. As a member of the Snare Bears testing group, they’ve notched some very strong finishes over the years. They’re also a major reason that NANPC as an entity exists, which is kinda neat, too. As they roll up for the tournament, keep an eye out for their deckbox, as you’ll never know when they’ll decide to send it with the most aggressive Criminal and Epiphany decks imaginable.
Steve Chung "iherdn3rfz"
Steve is an oldhead who rediscovered Netrunner thanks to the wonderful community in the East Bay. One of the newest members of the Logic Bomb testing group, he’s happiest when piloting high-tempo decks that aim to dictate the pace of the game and force opponents to find answers. These days, he finds joy in forking runners between the winning agenda and a fiery death >:)
Zhendi Cao "metrixgo"
Notable Finishes: 1st Place South Bay Area Districts 2026, 4th Place NorCal Districts 2025, 8th Place APAC CBI 2025
Zhendi is a local high school student very interested in Netrunner, horror games, and cats. His math teacher taught him Netrunner in a high school club, and he enjoys that Netrunner can connect different people together to have fun. Zhendi appreciates that Netrunner is the first board game he’s ever seen that’s totally open source and has such enjoyability, complexity and so many tournaments. His favorite decks to play are “toxic” anarch IDs like Esa and Seb, and glacier control decks like LEO. When not grinding Netrunner you can catch him struggling on his history exams.
Yasser Al-Khder "pengguin"
Notable Finishes: Day 2 at Worlds 2025, 7th Place Cascadia 2025
Another member of testing group Logic Bomb, Yasser relishes the head-to-head competitive nature of a game of Netrunner, the community of people in the game, and the satisfaction one gets when playing a lesser-known but superior game (“In pop music terms, if games like MtG are Taylor Swift, Netrunner is Carly Rae Jepsen or Sophie.”). Yasser tends to play Criminal and NBN decks, but more generally decks that are heavy on interaction and misdirection. In his words, “if they’re thinking, I’m winning!”
Chris “icecreamcollege”
From: Baltimore Meta
Notable Finishes: Top 8 Circuit Breaker Invitational 2025, Top 16 Worlds 2025
Complexity is the key for Chris, corp-side, as he seeks to constantly keep the runner guessing. And like many of his teammates in the TAI Breakers testing group, Chris enjoys runners with unfiltered aggression. While Hoshiko Shiro is no longer able to carry for him, Chris will be sure to find other ways to sustain his pressure this upcoming weekend.
“Bubblingbeebles” (aka “bblum”)
From: Pittsburgh Meta
Notable Finishes: 1st NANPC Philly 2024, 5th Worlds 2022, Stimhack Cube Designer
Bubblingbeebles is one of the most consistently strong oldheads, posting top tournament finishes even before the advent of Alwaysberunning.net. As a member of the Steel City Grid, The Board, and QTM testing groups, they have plenty of irons in the fire. While they may have a penchant for Ob, they’ve shown that they can take almost any faction and put up a strong finish with it.
Sanjay
From: Delaware and Philadelphia Metas
Notable Finishes: 1st NANPC NJ 2026, Top 16 Worlds 2021, Finalist Great Netrunner Bakeoff
“Sanjay loves nurturing pet factions, running aggressively, and giant ice.” These are words written last year about Sanjay that ring especially true now, given his undefeated finish at NANPC New Jersey last weekend. As a judge, player, and creator triple threat, keep an eye out for him to be doing any or all three this weekend in Philly.
NANPC Philly is sure to provide exciting games and equally exciting decks this coming weekend. Be sure to keep an eye on these players, and check back afterwards for a recap of the weekend’s events.
Joshua “formerteen”
From: Torsaug Meta
Notable Finishes: 2nd NANPC Toronto 2025, 6th Worlds 2018
In a field dominated with players trying to Control the Message, Joshua stuck to his guns and brought one of the splashiest decks of legacy Netrunner. When not organizing tournaments for Torsaug City Grid or writing blog posts on lotuseater.net, he’s constantly found ways to confound and enervate his opponents from both sides of the playmat. See if he has what it takes this weekend to outmaneuver the competition.
Brandon “the king”
From: Torsaug Meta
Notable Finishes: 1st Asia-Pacific Continentals 2025, 4th Worlds 2024
Also a local champion, Brandon needs little introduction. He is a part of the TAI Breakers testing group, and has placed well at top tournaments when not voicing hot takes on his King’s Court podcast. With a propensity for decks that will flatline you and blow up your ice and assets, Brandon is set to bring a pair of truly aggressive decks this weekend.
NANPC Toronto is sure to provide exciting games and equally exciting decks this coming weekend. Be sure to keep an eye on these players, and check back afterwards for a recap of the weekend’s events.
Chris “Analyzechris”
From: NYC Meta
Notable Finishes: Top 16 Worlds 2025 (Undefeated in Swiss Rounds)
Chris has been a long-time staple of the competitive Netrunner scene. As a member of the Snare Bears testing team, he’s always had a fondness for Shaper decks, but has found his running stride with Criminal. Whatever he’s planning on bringing, it’s sure to be controlling, grindy, and looking to leverage incremental value wherever it can be found.
Wynaut
From: NY Meta
Notable Finishes: Top Cut 2025 Summer Showdown
As an up-and-coming runner, Wynaut has been making a splash in tournaments since they started a year ago, and they were quickly brought into the Meeting of Minds testing group. When given a choice of faction pins, Wynaut went for the superior-colored purple of Haas-Bioroid, but is eagerly looking forward to winning their Shaper pin to match it for the upcoming season.
Lucas “Coldlava”
From: Boston Meta, New Jersey Meta
Notable Finishes: Top 16 Circuit Breaker Invitational 2025, 2nd EMEA Online Megacities 2025
Previously the TO of last year’s NANPC New Jersey, Lucas is returning as a fierce competitor. With a strong season’s worth of finishes and a brand new Boston accent, he’s looking to put up a strong finish for himself and the TAI Breakers testing group. Just be sure to keep an eye out for Ob tricks, as Lucas knows them all.
NANPC New Jersey is sure to provide exciting competition and spicy brews this coming weekend. Be sure to keep an eye on these players, and check back afterwards for a recap of the weekend’s events.
CyberShark
From: Seattle Meta
Notable Finishes: Top 32 Worlds 2025, Worlds 2025 Startup Champion, Top 8 New Year’s Showdown 2026
CyberShark is a returning Netrunner player from the before times. He is a member of the Janktinho and Scrubs testing teams where he can be found info-dumping about statistics (read: complaining about variance). In the 2025 season, he played primarily Sable and Ob before switching to Restoring Humanity after the Cybersand ban. With Sable banned, and Ob and RH getting new tech (Méliès U is new tech for RH, right?) It is hard to say exactly what he will pick for Districts, but IDs that reward strong ICE-oriented play are sure to make an appearance.
Lia
From: Portland Meta
Notable Finishes: NANPC Seattle 2025 Champion, Top Cut 2025 APAC, Top Cut 2025 Ultimate Showdown
The reigning Cascadia champion has come to defend her Seattle title. A solid member of both the Scrubs and QTM testing groups, Lia is a star player to watch this coming weekend. With a love for Dolls (Matryoshka), Cezve, Sable, and AU Co, it’s hard to say where the new meta will take her, but her focus on controlling the flow of the game is sure to take advantage of any mistakes opponents throw her way.
Cephalopod Wizard
From: Olympia Meta
Notable Finishes: NSG Rules Team Guru
A member of Null Signal’s rules team, Cephalopod Wizard appropriately loves elaborate engines, and making esoteric cards work for him. While both Ob and Baz have caught his eye for all sorts of engine trickery, you might also catch him with a honest-to-goodness combo deck such as his Synapse & Mutually Assured Destruction special. With fresh cards from Vantage Point, who knows what powerful interactions will appear in his next deck?
NANPC Seattle is sure to be a thrilling start to the new season. Keep an eye on these players, and check back after for a recap of the weekend’s events.
Wenjong placed well at five separate NANPC events. He won NANPC Midwest (Off the Grid), came in 3rd at NANPC New Jersey, and finished 10th overall at NANPC Montreal. Doing well at Montreal was important, as this whopping 92-player event supplied the majority of leaderboard points.
In a format with Criminals and Anarchs doing well, Wenjong stuck to his guns, piloting Lat in all five events attended. He also brought his signature Issuaq decks to three tournaments, with a LEO rounding out his performance in Montreal and an AU Co in Boston.
Coming in second was two-time NSG World Champion Sokka. He posted impressive finishes at NANPC Montreal (3rd) and NANPC Los Angeles (1st). He piloted Sable quite well in both tournaments, and his strong showing with a Nebula kill deck put meat damage back on the menu.
Next was sebastiank, whose sole stunning performance at NANPC Montreal (1st) was enough to propel him to third place on the leaderboard. His Sable was well teched for the expected Au Co field, but his Precision Design made a large splash in the meta, inspiring many a Netrunner player to Big Deal their own Salvo Testings.
Thanks to organizers and players alike for making this NANPC season great. Stay tuned after the holiday season as we learn more about NSG’s upcoming set, Vantage Point, and find out where you can attend NANPC events, including four new locations, for the 2026 season.
laura_42
From: NYC & Vancouver Metas
Notable Finishes: 2nd NANPC Vancouver, Top 16 Americas Online Continental 2025
A newer player to the Netrunner scene, laura_42 made numerous splashes in the competitive meta, most notably with a brain-burning deck using the full power of Dewi. She’s part of both the SCRUBS and QtM testing groups who she credits for much of her rapid growth. With the ability to absorb on-meta decks combined with the fearlessness to choose unorthodox ones when needed, who knows what threats laura_42 will present this weekend?
Aureates
From: North New Jersey Meta
Notable Finishes: Top 32 Worlds 2024
While he was able to place well with an NBN: Reality Plus deck at last years’ Worlds, Aureates is still on the lookout for a replacement for his true favorite NBN, 6-Agenda Azmari Glacier. A member of the Snare Bears testing team, Aureates is looking forward to dazzling Boston’s tournament with a Criminal (or Shaper) deck filled to the brim with disruptive Run Events.
NANPC Boston is sure to be a fascinating finish to the 2025 Worlds Season. Keep an eye on these players, and check back after for a recap of the weekend’s events.
Redino987
From: Philadelphia & NYC/NJ Metas
Notable Finishes: Top 16 NANPC Montréal, Top 8 2023 East Coast Nats, Top 32 2022 Worlds
An avid Criminal and HB player, Redino987 enjoys presenting puzzles to opponents, from “how can withstand early aggression?” to “how can I escape this complicated Corp prison?” Solid fundamentals and a keen eye for pressure points are likely to keep opponents on their toes. Watch out and take action before his plans become Fully Operational.
Sanjay
From: Delaware & Philadelphia Metas
Notable Finishes: Top 16 2021 Worlds, 2nd 2017 Colorado Regionals, Finalist Great Netrunner Bakeoff
Sanjay loves nurturing pet factions, running aggressively, and giant ice. He has pursued Netrunner accolades both great and small. Perhaps more importantly, he is a curator of alternative formats – if you’ve ever strived for the title of Queen Bee, or competed in an OKORINA tournament, you know who to thank. Keep a look out for his outside-the-box deck ideas to take the competition by surprise.
NANPC Philly is looking to be an exciting start to the 2025 Worlds Season. Keep an eye on these players, and check back after for a recap of the weekend’s events.
We’ll also be awarding new dice as participation prizes to NANPC 2025 entrants. This season’s dice colors will be Orange and Blue, with a design similar to last year’s dice, pictured below.
Finally, we’d love to offer a sneak preview of the exclusive prize for NANPC New Jersey. Artist Bark Point Studio provides a vibrant, new take on a powerful Anarch resource.
Many NANPC events are also District or Megacity events, and will contain exciting prizes from those kits. Don’t miss out on all of these fun Netrunner prizes and events – plan your trips to New Jersey and other NANPC events today.