What’s up, Cut or Tap readers! I’m eager to be back writing for you all, this time about the Gdansk Regional Championships coming up this weekend. I will be in attendance, so I have been putting my best foot forward trying to figure out what to play. Since I last wrote for you all, I attended the Milwaukee Regional Championships where I placed Top 64 … Continue reading Milwaukee Meta and Gdansk Gardy
Welcome back, Cut or Tap readers! The 2026 season has finally started, with our first two major events concluding this past weekend. With not much time before the next major, Pittsburgh Regionals, it is important that we analyze these early results and take them into consideration when deciding what to bring in a few days. That’s why I’m here to help! In this piece, I’ll … Continue reading Two Picks for Pittsburgh Regionals
What’s up, Cut or Tap readers! I’m back with another piece; this time hopefully helping you guys prepare for the World Championships or get a head start on the 2026 season! I’ve been enjoying my time off, but recently have started the process of locking in for the biggest event of the year. For those of you who have been following me throughout this season, … Continue reading Dragapult Variants for the Pre-Worlds Format
What’s up, Cut or Tap readers! I hope y’all are doing well as we begin to close out the 2025 season. Today I am going to be writing about my run at the Portland Regional Championships a little over a week ago. I’ll be going over the Dragapult/Dusknoir deck I played to get 10th place (losing in Asymmetrical Top Cut), analyzing my run in-depth, and … Continue reading “Draga-Pultlandia:” Top 16 Portland Regionals Report
Hi, CoT Readers! For those of you who don’t know me, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Jon Eng, and I’ve been playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game for the past 14 years, starting all the way back in the Junior Division. In that time, I’ve been fortunate enough to become known as one of the most consistent players in the game; I was known … Continue reading “Straight Pult Guide:” In-Depth Analysis on Dragapult without Dusknoir
What’s up, Cut or Tap readers! My name is Jon and I’m extremely happy to be writing for the site again. Since we last talked, I have attended two major events: St. Louis Regionals (which was an absolute disaster of a tournament for me for several reasons) and Australian Intercontinental (where I got second place). In this article, I will go over my experience at … Continue reading “Level Ball For What Now?!?!” – 2nd Place Seniors Melbourne Report and Two Decks for Brazil
What’s up Cut or Tap readers! My name is Jon Eng and I’m extremely excited to be writing again for the site. As some of you may recall, my last article was a report on my experience at Dallas Regionals. I also went over a few decks that I thought would be good decisions for Athens Regionals. Since my last article, we saw the Standard … Continue reading “The Return of the Queen.”: An in Depth Look at Vespiquen/Flareon in the Expanded Format.
Hey Cut or Tap readers, my name is Jon Eng. I am a player from Maryland finishing up my last year in Seniors. I have been playing for just under seven years now and some of my more notable accomplishments are: Top 4 at U.S. Nationals 2014, Top 8 at Worlds 2015, 10th place at Nationals 2016, 9th place at Worlds 2016, and Top 8 … Continue reading “An Insight Into the Senior Division:” A Top-8 Dallas Report and Looking Ahead to Georgia.
