Dana Fischer

Dana Fischer was born in July 2010, and lives with her mother, father, and older sister in Carmel Valley, San Diego. This was similar to how players learn to play with cards in a foreign language. After they learned to read, the process went faster. Her sister lost interest in Magic over the next few years, while Dana continued to play. Other activities Dana likes include soccer, singing, hula hooping, and gymnastics. She is currently a freshman at Canyon Crest Academy. == Competitive Magic events ==

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. She had to miss the last two days of school to attend the Vegas tournament, but neither she nor her parents objected. Magic is very educational, the Fischers said, helping her with math, reading, strategic, and social skills ahead of her school grade, . In 2017 Fischer became known in the competitive Magic community. Some of her matches would be "featured", when her game play would be recorded on video and streamed live and/or played after the tournament, and she would be often invited to the color commentator booth to discuss the matches live. She got a sponsorship from ChannelFireball, a popular Magic retailer, and tournament organizer, and a documentary video made about her by 60 Second Docs. In February 2018, Fischer went to her first tournament outside the United States, in Lyon, France. In March 2019, aged eight, Fischer achieved her goal of becoming the youngest player to reach Day 2 at a Grand Prix, in Los Angeles. She won six of eight matches, and advanced to the second day among the top 15-20% of about 1,570 mostly adult players. She said her next tournament goals would be to win a number of matches equal to her age, and to bring home a cash prize. Fischer was nine years old, making her the youngest to win cash at a Magic Grand Prix. She was at 13th place at the end of the first day with an 8–1 record. After the match, she tweeted "now have more GP Day 2s than my dad." == Play style ==

Initially Fischer played 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 (40–100 cards depending on format), because her hands were too small to do it herself. He takes notes on the match, and advises her on what she did well and could have done better. == Writing ==

Fischer has written several articles about her game for ChannelFireball's Magic: The Gathering strategy website. Her father helped edit. == Notes ==