Introduction, A New Path, and The Klaczynski Open!
Mike Lesky Greetings readers of OneHitKO, my name is Mike Lesky (or Choncey as some people may know me ). I am 21 years old and graduated from Culinary School last winter. I am also a veteran of the Pokemon TCG and have had quite a bit of success in the game since 2003. I have never written anything for a website before so this is a whole new experience for me, and I am very grateful that Ed is letting me do this. I have always wanted to be a role model for players of the Pokemon TCG ever since I started helping locals in my area build decks, understand strategy, and win tournaments. I am a very competitive player when it comes to this game so I tend to take it very seriously.
I have been following OneHitKO.com for quite a while now and have always kind of thought of it as a more casual Pokemon website because of the lack of “Big Names” writing for it. As everyone has probably noticed the best way to get traffic nowadays is to put some big flashy titles and names on things to spark interest and draw in new crowds. So some of you are probably wondering, who is this guy and how do we know that he knows what he is talking about?
I’m not some big name like 3 time world champion Jason Klaczynski or consistent nationals player and worlds qualifier Kyle “Pooka” Sucevich, but I do feel that I am a strong contender at any tournament I go to no matter who is there. Some of my top accomplishments are:
2x Minnesota State Champion
1x Iowa State Champion
3rd Place 2007 Midwest Regionals
2nd Place 2007 Mississippi Valley Regionals
9-10th Place x3 Midwest Regionals 2010 2011 2012
23rd Place World Championships 2012
2x Top 128 National Championships 2012 and 2013
11x Battle Road Champion
6x City Champion
So it isn’t the most impressive list of accomplishments, but I do like to think that I know what I’m doing.
So anyways, the whole point of why I am here is to bring the competitive scene back to OneHitKO. I feel that this is the best way to bring traffic back to the site. I think this is the best way to go if we want to ensure the future of this community. And to get it started, I want to go over my experience I had this past weekend (8/30/13) at the Klaczynski Open!
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