Judging in Europe, Judging in Asia

Judging in Europe, Judging in Asia

GP Kuala Lumpur 2014

Intro

What this seminar is about– Encourage you to try to Judge in other regions– Illustrate differences through personal experience– Give tips as to how do it and have fun

• What this seminar is not about– Judging in another region (we’ll focus on events)–Who’s got the best region ( cuz it’s me obv.)– Trying to stigmatize each region. (in EU it’s…)*

Plan

• Numbers and Stats (Levels, Events)• Ethics and working in events• Other fun stuff - barriers (also about jokes)• Conclusion

Numbers and Stats

Numbers and Stats

Disclaimer :

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Numbers and Stats

Question : How many Gps in « Asia » in the last 3 years ? How much is it compared to the total ?

Numbers and Stats

Question : How many Gps in « Asia » in the last 3 years ? How much is it compared to the total ?

30 GPs in Asia

Numbers and Stats

Question : How many Gps in « Asia » in the last 3 years ? How much is it compared to the total ?

30 GPs in Asia133 worldwide

Numbers and Stats

Number of events

Numbers and Stats

Numbers and Stats

Question : How many L4+s in our GP ?How many in average in Asia ?How many in average in EU ?

Numbers and Stats

A look at some eventsRegion Location Players Judges PpJ AvrLvl TotalLvl L5 L4 L3 L2 L1 CommentsAPAC Taipei 727 30 24.23 2.20 66 1 6 20 3APAC Singapore 894 46 19.43 2.00 92 1 6 30 9APAC Manila 1108 45 24.62 1.80 81 1 6 20 18 Early 2012APAC KL 612 40 15.30 1.88 75 1 7 18 14 Early 2012APAC KL 2014 850 42 20.24 2.14 90 1 7 30 4APAC Hong Kong 985 47 20.96 2.21 104 1 12 29 5EU Bilbao 935 53 17.64 2.38 126 1 3 13 34 2EU Rimini 1034 49 21.10 2.61 128 2 4 17 25 1EU Strasbourg 1364 64 21.31 2.33 149 3 16 44 1EU Verona 1208 56 21.57 2.50 140 1 4 17 34 0EU Paris 2000 81 24.69 2.37 192 1 3 23 52 2JP Nagoya 1689 55 30.71 1.85 102 1 0 4 35 15JP Kyoto 1734 73 23.75 1.92 140 1 11 42 19JP Shizuoka 1784 74 24.11 1.84 136 1 1 7 41 24NA Washington DC 1698 70 24.26 2.24 157 3 13 52 2

Ethics and working events

Now the fun part ^-^

Ethics and working events

• Breaks– How long are your breaks? Do you remember

them? Where were they?

• Judge calls : answer or double check?–When you are not sure, what do you do?

• Work or fun?– Is judging a job? Smiling? Chatting on the floor?

Ethics and working events

• Feedback:– Do you write reviews?– Have you ever given feedback to another Judge?

• Teamwork:– Have you ever switched jobs during a GP?

• Judge dinner!– How many do you have during a GP?

Ethics and working events

• Service– Is your country aware of customer service?

• Chaos vs Hierarchy / Responsibility– If you are not sure, what do you do?

Culture, language, barriers

• A more general look not about work ^-^

Culture, language, barriers

• Are europeans good at English ?

• Different jokes from one culture to another

• Assertiveness– I’m agressive in Asia.– Assertive Judges (« Don’t do that. »)– Assertive players (« You shouldn't do that judge »)

Culture, language, barriers

• A player slams the table.– Does it surprise you?– USC Minor ?

• Are you part of a Judge Project ?

• Have you seen a GP ending with a group hug ?

Travel costs (from Asia)

• KL to Paris on Valentine’s Day : 470€ (but i think Sashi is a wizard)

• KL to Moscow : 600€

• One day in Ireland : 50€?

What do I get?

• Meeting new people

• Challenge at communication and diplomacy

• Learn new techniques (deck check, posting paper, 8-mans)

• Some player / judges are coming to your region!