Dana Fischer is tied for the youngest to make the second day of a Grand Prix tournament and is the youngest to win cash at a Grand Prix.
21 Facts About Dana Fischer
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Dana Fischer was born in July 2010, and lives with her mother, father, and older sister in Carmel Valley, San Diego.
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Dana Fischer's father started teaching both daughters Magic when they were very young, before they could read the card text.
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Dana Fischer's sister lost interest in Magic over the next few years, while Dana continued to play.
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Dana Fischer is currently a freshman at Canyon Crest Academy.
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Dana Fischer's first Magic event outside her home was a Two-Headed Giant side event with her father at Grand Prix San Diego in August 2015, aged five; she still could not read all the cards, so Adam guided their play.
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Dana Fischer competed in her first Grand Prix on her own in Portland, Oregon, in August 2016, and attended three other Grand Prix events over the next year.
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Dana Fischer set herself a goal to win five out of nine matches, which she achieved in Las Vegas in June 2017, at the age of six.
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Dana Fischer had to miss the last two days of school to attend the Vegas tournament, but neither she nor her parents objected.
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In 2017 Dana Fischer became known in the competitive Magic community.
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Dana Fischer got a sponsorship from ChannelFireball, a popular Magic retailer, and tournament organizer, and a documentary video made about her by 60 Second Docs.
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In February 2018, Dana Fischer went to her first tournament outside the United States, in Lyon, France.
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Dana Fischer says she was not bothered by non-English language cards, since she could recognize them by picture, the way she learned to play before learning to read.
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In March 2019, aged eight, Dana Fischer achieved her goal of becoming the youngest player to reach Day 2 at a Grand Prix, in Los Angeles.
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Dana Fischer said her next tournament goals would be to win a number of matches equal to her age, and to bring home a cash prize.
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Dana Fischer achieved both of these goals at Grand Prix Austin in January 2020.
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Dana Fischer was nine years old, making her the youngest to win cash at a Magic Grand Prix.
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Dana Fischer's continuing goal is to get more kids and women to play Magic, to show that, as she says, "young people can do amazing and hard things".
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Dana Fischer plays her competitive matches with her father sitting beside her, but not offering her any advice or help, other than helping hold her hand of cards and shuffle her deck, because her hands are too small to do it herself.
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Dana Fischer takes notes on the match, and advises her on what she did well and could have done better.
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Dana Fischer has written several articles about her game for ChannelFireball's Magic: The Gathering strategy website.