Luminosity Gaming recently signed Magic the Gathering pro player and Hearthstone superstar StanCifka as well as Canadian player Impact and Ignite from Portugual. With this news Luminosity Gaming officially breaks into the competitive Hearthstone scene, delivering on their promise of expansion.

Luminosity Gaming starts a Hearthstone team; signs Stancifka, Impact and Ignite .

Currently Stancifka is 6th in the World and 2nd in Europe on Gosugamers while Impact is 31st in the World and 10th in North America. Ignite is 35th in the World and 14th in Europe. All three players also have backgrounds in other TCGs, which made the transition to Hearthstone seamless. Stanislav 'Stancifka' Cifka is a MTG Pro Tour Champion while Josh 'Impact' Graham is a Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series winner and Nuno 'Ignite' Pinho played Yu-Gi-Oh! competitively for a few years, placing top 4 at two National Championships. Stancifka won Dreamhack Bucharest where teammate Impact also finished in the top 8. Impact was also a 3-time ESL King of the Hill champion and won the Sunshine Open, which was the largest open Hearthstone tournament to date with over 2200 registered players. Ignite also finished in the top 8 of Seatstory Cup III with one of the best finishes in the group stages, in addition to competing in ESL's Legendary Series Season 2 week 3, qualifying through the open bracket.



All three players will also be streaming on Twitch http://www.twitch.tv/team/luminosity and will be competing in the Hearthstone Dreamhack Summer 2015 Championship this weekend. Be sure to follow there progress throughout the tournament on Twitch.

About Stanislav Cifka - StanCifka (Czech Republic)

Stanislav 'StanCifka' Cifka is 27 years old and from the Czech Republic. He is most known for being a professional Magic: the Gathering player, winning a Pro Tour and being his country's national champion in 2013. He brings this experience over to Hearthstone where he has shown extreme promise by turning it into many top finishes in tournaments in such a short time frame! He is the Dreamhack Bucharest 2015 champion while also getting top 4 in the Viagame House Cup 3 tournament falling short only to the inevitable champion Lifecoach and placing in top 8 of EU vs CN Season 2, again losing only to the winner, Kolento. He also popularized the Grim Patron combo deck which has taken over the competitive Hearthstone scene ever since his victory in Romania.

About Nuno Pinho - Ignite (Portugal)

Nuno 'Ignite' Pinho is 22 years old and has been a full time Hearthstone player since the game's release. He's performed well in many tournaments, most recently reaching top 8 of Seatstory Cup III and qualifying for ESL Legendary Series week 3 where he finished 3rd. He is very dedicated to the game and takes playing seriously whether it's on ladder or in tournaments. He finished in the top 20 in March while preparing for Seatstory Cup III. Nuno has also been a successful card player before, placing top 4 at two national championship for Yu-Gi-Oh in Portugal at the age of 14. Ignite and Impact have been friends and helped each other practice in other card game tournaments for the last 10 years!

About Josh Graham - Impact (Canada)

Josh 'Impact' Graham is 22 years old and is a dedicated Hearthstone player. He has helped many pro players such as Ostkaka, Chakki, RDU and others prepare for major tournaments where they have seen success due to his innovative decks and strategies. Impact, himself, is also no slouch in competitive play. He made top 8 of Dreamhack Bucharest in his first LAN appearance, with one of the toughest paths to get there. He defeated 2 players who were in the world championship, along with former Dreamhack top 8 competitor 'Skip'. In top 16 he also defeated Lifecoach, winner of Viagame House Cup 3 before falling short to Lothar. Impact also was a 3-time King of the Hill champion, defeating Tempostorm's Reynad, Dignitas' Chakki, Archon's Xixo and World Championship semi-finalist Dtwo. He was also a champion Yu-Gi-Oh player and was one of the top players in the game during his career as well.

Follow and help us welcome the new Hearthstone team below:



StanCifka

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/LG_StanCifka

Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/stanislavcifka

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stanislav.cifka

Impact

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/LG_impact

Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/impacths

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vapidwisdom

Ignite

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/LG_ignite

Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/ignitexoxo

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ignitexhs