NANPC Vancouver will be the first event of the year to use the new set from Null Signal Games, Rebellion Without Rehearsal! Players will try to outfox each other on the net as they try to use the new cards to gain a competitive edge!
Today we’re going to highlight four top contenders we think you should pay attention to at NANPC Vancouver:
William “Sokka234” Huang
From: Vancouver, British Columbia
Notable Finishes: World Champion 2022, World Champion 2023, Asia-Pacific Champion 2022, Canadian National Champion 2022, European Champion 2023
Undisputed number one in the world, William has racked up a dizzying array of tournament wins over the past two years. Playing a variety of decks, William looks poised to have a strong performance at NANPC Vancouver. Preferring to play slower, value oriented decks, the question is whether William will go with an old standby such as Precision Design, or experiment with the new cards to come up with a dominating deck. William’s membership in the testing team Unband could mean he ends up on a deck designed by his testing team! Either way, we’ll all be watching what William plays, and how he places.
Ian “Rongydoge” Moskowitz
From: Boston, Massachusetts
Notable Finishes: 1st at Cascadia 2023, 8th at World Championship 2023, 3rd at 2023 Circuit Breaker Invitational, 2nd at Intercontinental Championships 2023
Ian has proven himself to be one of America’s top Netrunner players, with a dominant year of Netrunner in 2023. After winning Cascadia in the summer, Ian would go on to get 2nd at Intercontinental Championships and end his year with an 8th place finish at worlds, ending up as the second highest placing American at worlds, behind fellow testing team member Dee. Ian is known for playing NBN Assets. The current Near Earth Hub combo archetype was built by him, and Ian played it with strong finishes last year. Criminal is another favorite of Ian, with him preferring Zahya and 419. The question is whether Ian will try to use the new cards to improve on his NEH Combo deck from last year, or will play something entirely else.
Charlie “Santa” McBride
From: Seattle, Washington
Notable Finishes: “Asia-Pacific Champion 2023, 5th at Cascadia, 5th at Intercontinental Championship 2023
A relative newcomer to Netrunner, Charlie has burst onto the Pacific-Northwest Netrunner scene. Known for his creative corp side deckbuilding and deliberate play, Charlie has racked up a series of impressive tournament placements. Winning APAC Continentals with an innovative Big Deal Outfit deck, Charlie would go to secure a top 8 placement at Cascadia later that month. Aggressive decks like Outfit have an edge in unknown metas, will Charlie fall back to Outfit or continue to experiment on corp side, even possibly playing Thule?
Dave “Ghostmeat” Laird
From: Victoria, British Columbia
Notable Finishes: 13th at World Championships 2020, 11th at World Championships 2021, West Coast American National Champion 2023, 1st at New Zealand Nationals 2020
Having played Netrunner for 8 years, Dave is a mainstay of the Canadian Netrunner scene. Dave has made the cut in a series of world championships, typically playing some brew of reg-anarch. Recently, Dave has swapped to playing Esa, taking xir to American Nationals in Los Angeles and securing a win! Dave is also fond of tempo NBN decks, and has had success on a tempo version of R+. For NANPC Vancouver, the question is whether Dave will end up on a safe reg anarch brew or try to burn down the corporation with Esa!
The competition at NANPC Vancouver is sure to be fierce, with even more top players lined up to compete on March 23rd. Players will race to see who can crack open this new meta first, as Rebellion Without Rehearsal hits the tables. Tune in on March 23rd at Rain City Netrunner to catch all the action, as runners fight to see who will win the first NANPC event of the year!
Tickets can be bought at: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/nanpcvancouver
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