Zvi Mowshowitz
Zvi Mowshowitz is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player who also held a developer intern position at Wizards of the Coast Magic R&D. He is known for having created innovative and sometimes game-breaking decks TurboZvi and My Fires. His first-place finishes include a Pro Tour and a Grand Prix. He has placed in the top eight of four Pro Tours, and earned over $140,000 playing Magic compe*ively. In 2007, Mowshowitz was elected into the Magic Hall of Fame.
Mowshowitz is also an avid internet writer, previously with The Dojo, Mindripper, Brainburst, StarCityGames, and then for the official Magic website MagicTheGathering.com. In April 2006, he stopped writing for MagicTheGathering.com.
Mowshowitz was the CEO of MetaMed, a medical research *ysis firm.
Mowshowitz is the son of American biochemist Deborah Mowshowitz.
Mowshowitz is an alumnus of Columbia University and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics.
Contents
- 1 Top 8 appearances
- 1.1 Other accomplishments
- 2 References
- 3 Further reading
- 4 External links
Top 8 appearances
Last updated: 12 May 2013
Source: Wizards.com
Other accomplishments
- Magic Hall of Fame cl* of 2007
References
Further reading
- Kushner, David (2005). Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids:: how a gang of geeks beat the odds and stormed Las Vegas. Random House. ISBN:1-4000-6407-4.
- A kind of ‘Magic’: One nerd’s quest to shake up video games and create a $1 billion market (Fortune, 2020)
External links
- Zvi Mowshowitz’s blog, “Don’t Worry About the Vase”
- Zvi Mowshowitz’s old blog on LiveJournal