1. Brian McCormick Kibler is an American collectible card game player, game designer, and streamer.
17 Facts About Brian Kibler
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Brian Kibler began his Magic: The Gathering career at the age of fifteen, placing 30th in the Junior Division of the first-ever Pro Tour, Pro Tour New York 1996.
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Brian Kibler made his first Pro Tour Top 8 at Pro Tour Chicago 2000.
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Brian Kibler would go on to lose to Kai Budde in the semi-finals, taking third place in the overall standings.
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In 2005, Brian Kibler was one of a small number of players commemorated by Wizards of the Coast with a "Pro Player" collectible reference card.
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Brian Kibler would make consecutive Pro Tour Top 8s upon his return, making Top 8 at Pro Tour Honolulu before going on to win his first Pro Tour at Pro Tour Austin, defeating Tsuyoshi Ikeda in the tournament finals.
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Brian Kibler was inducted in the Hall of Fame Class of 2010 alongside Gabriel Nassif and Bram Snepvangers.
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Brian Kibler defeated Finkel in the semi-finals in a match considered by commentators to be among the best matches in Magic history.
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Brian Kibler became the United States National Champion by being the American player with the highest number of Pro Points after Pro Tour Avacyn Restored, leading the United States National Team to 12th place at the inaugural World Magic Cup.
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Brian Kibler plays the digital card game Hearthstone, winning the ChallengeStone tournaments in May 2015 and November 2016, the latter taking place at BlizzCon 2016.
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Brian Kibler has been a commentator on Hearthstone tournaments, including the BlizzCon and Championship tournaments.
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Brian Kibler has been regularly streaming his Hearthstone gameplay on Twitch, and has a reputation in the community of being diplomatic, level-headed and rarely becoming angry.
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In October 2019, Brian Kibler announced that he would no longer be working with Blizzard as a commentator on their events, as a result of their controversial decision to ban esport competitor Ng Wai Chung for saying "liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times" in a post-game interview.
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Brian Kibler stated that although he agreed that Blizzard should issue a penalty, the actual penalty was too harsh.
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Brian Kibler grew up in Hampstead, New Hampshire and attended boarding school at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
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Brian Kibler later attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, majoring in Philosophy and Religion.
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On December 21,2019, Brian Kibler announced that he and his wife were separating.