Netrunner Championships Set Stage for World Domination 1999

by Jens Kreutzer

The last couple of months saw some interesting tourney action as France, Germany, and the Northwest of the U.S. held their Championships in the cities of Paris, Schweinfurt, and Seattle, respectively. While attendance could have been higher, it's still a success when a reasonable number of players undertake a long journey through meatspace (we're talking 800 km by car, or even a trip by plane) to slug it out with the best.

Three champions found their ways into the Netrunner Hall of Fame: Laurent Lavenant (FRA), Daniel Schneider (GER), and Chris Phillips (CAN). Congratulations! You can read more about these tourneys, the champs and their decks here, where two of them (all I could reach) get their say in an interview.

As the year draws to a close, organization of World Domination 1999 is already underway. Instead of Gridlock tourneys as qualifiers, there will be a special world-wide qualification weekend sometime in early spring 1999, with WD following in late spring or summer 1999. It is still an open question whether the National and Regional winners will qualify automatically; this is to be decided by a future WD committee. The TRC is now looking for volunteers to staff this committee; if you'd like to volunteer, just contact Scott Dickie.