LDXP Santa Clara 2025

Organizer: Laughing Dragon
Judge manager: Joe Klopchic
Event type: Other
REL: N/A
Format: Mixed Formats
Event date(s): April 18, 2025-April 20, 2025
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Pkwy
Santa Clara, CA 
95054
Applications accepted through: None

Event Information

Welcome to the application for LDXP Santa Clara 2025

Applications are only accepted through the Google Form. Applications on JudgeApps are not monitored.

https://forms.gle/byJtaq3fAmEMjL2NA

Event Details

April 18th-20th, 2025
Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Pkwy
Santa Clara, CA 
95054

This event will host:

MXP Santa Clara
$20,000 Tournament on Saturday
$5,000 RCQ on Sunday
Other competitive and casual Magic events
 
Battle Hardened Santa Clara
Other competitive and casual FAB events
 
The Head Judge for the $20k is Tobias Vyseri

Roles

The following roles are available at this time. 

Judge - Magic
Judge - Flesh and Blood
Demo Booth - Flesh and Blood
Registration 
Prize Wall
Scorekeeper
Standby

Compensation

All roles are paid a base of $200 per day.
Additional compensation is based on Judge Level and LDXP experience.
(all current and historical judge certifications apply, staff with historical certifications, or certified by an organization with a different structure will have the equivalent level determined on a case-by-case basis)
 
Level 1 judges receive an additional $25 for the weekend.
Level 2 judges receive an additional $75 for the weekend.
Level 3 judges receive an additional $125 for the weekend.
Level 4 and 5 judges receive an additional $225 for the weekend.

An experience bonus is available for L1s, L2s and L3s who have worked at least 4 previous MXP/CommandFests/LDXP at their current level with Laughing Dragon in the previous two years.
Level 1 judges with the experience bonus receive an additional $25 (total $200/day plus $50)
Level 2  judges with the experience bonus receive an additional $50 (total $200/day plus $125)
Level 3 judges with the experience bonus receive an additional $50 (total $200/day plus $175)
 
The goal of the Level bonus and Experience bonus is to encourage our judges to both come back to our events, as well as advance their judge skills through official certification. If you have questions about the structure, feel free to reach out via the MXP discord or to the judge manager directly via email.  

Travel Sponsorships

For Santa Clara, we have a small budget to provide a limited number of travel sponsorships. All judges that apply for the event will be considered. If you receive such a sponsorship the offer will be included with your acceptance offer.

Discord

If you haven't already, feel free to join the Laughing Dragon Events discord.  https://discord.gg/3SScSDJFHW

 

Staff Members

Note: As you are not on staff for this event, some users may be hidden from the staff list, in accordance with their privacy settings. You can always see the full staff list if you are either part of the staff yourself, or otherwise, after the event is over.

Name Level Region Role
Tobias Vyseri
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Western Provinces Head Judge
Laughing Dragon Events
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Tournament Organizer