A. My name is Duncan McGregor. I am a level 3 DCI judge in Toronto, Ontario, and will be familiar to those of you who attend PTQs and Prereleases in Ontario.
Q. If all of the sponsorship money is being given away as prizes, what do you get out of it?
A. I think that having a tournament like the OCC is a good thing for Magic in Ontario, and I think that running one myself is the best way to make sure that it happens. That's it.
Q. Why don't you use Type 1/Team Sealed/Bingeman's 100 card/my other favourite format instead of Standard and Duplicate Sealed?
A. As much as I would like to have players competing in many different formats, I need to make sure that the qualifier tournaments attract enough players to make it worth the stores' while to sponsor this event. I believe that the chosen formats offer the best mix of skill and attendance.
Discussion of this tournament series has been ongoing at MtgOntario:
Discussion thread