Stanislav Cifka is a

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, poker, ''

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'', '' Hearthstone'', and '' Artifact'' player. He is also a

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in chess. His esports alias is simply StanCifka, a contraction or anglicization of his name.

Career

''Magic: the Gathering''

He was formerly active in ''Magic: the Gathering'' before Hearthstone was released. He is best known for winning Pro Tour ''Return to Ravnica'' in 2012, which is one of the top-tier tournaments of the game. He lost only one match. He was given a special invitation by

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to play in an exhibition match in Pro Tour 25th Anniversary due to his achievement outside ''Magic''.

''Hearthstone''

Cifka started playing the PC collectible card game ''Hearthstone'' when it was released. StanCifka was part of

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for part of 2015. In October 2015 Cifka broke Thijs "ThijsNL" Molendijk's winning streak by winning the StarLadder finals. As of May 2018 he is ranked 1st by gosugamers.net, a site that ranks players worldwide. In 2017, Cifka led the Czech National Team to a first-place finish in the 2017 Hearthstone Global Games. In January 2018, he joined team Omnislash. He was crowned winner of the event after beating Jason Chan (Amaz) in a "Hearthstone-Players-Finals" in August 2018.

''Artifact''

In November 2018, Cifka posted a video to

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announcing that he would be retiring from ''Hearthstone'' to pursue a career in '' Artifact''. Cifka announced in February 2019 that he left team Omnislash, due to the team's focus on ''Hearthstone'' over ''Artifact''.

''Magic: The Gathering'' achievements

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