{{short description|American Magic: The Gathering player (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{notability|Biographies|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox Magic: The Gathering Player | name = Seth Manfield | image = Seth Manfield.jpg | image_size = | caption = Manfield in 2025 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|09|14}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2015wc/top-4-players-2015-08-28#manfield |title=2015 World Championship: Top 4 Profiles |date=28 August 2015 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref> |debut = Pro Tour Geneva 2007 | nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American | winnings = US$294,455<ref name="Lifetime Winnings Leaders">{{Cite web |url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime |title=Lifetime Winnings Leaders |date=25 September 2015 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |access-date=7 November 2015 |archive-date=13 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913003521/http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime |url-status=dead }}</ref> | gt_top_8 = 5 (10)<ref name="Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s">{{Cite web |url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/gptop8byplayer |title=Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s |date=2 November 2015 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |access-date=7 November 2015 |archive-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050545/http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/gptop8byplayer |url-status=dead }}</ref> | pt_top_8 = 2(5)<ref name="Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s">{{Cite web |url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/top8byplayer |title=Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s |date=21 October 2015 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |access-date=7 November 2015 |archive-date=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416180813/http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/top8byplayer |url-status=dead }}</ref> | pt_median_finish = | lifetime_pro_points = 344 | pw_level = | matches_played = | footnotes = }} '''Seth Manfield''' (born September 14, 1990) is an American ''Magic: The Gathering'' player and current World Champion<ref>{{Cite web |author-link=https://x.com/PlayMTG/status/1997468296753373214?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet |date=Dec 6, 2025 |title=PlayMTG X account |url=https://x.com/PlayMTG/status/1997468296753373214?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet}}</ref>. He is a two-time world champion, having previously won the 2015 World Championship. His other accomplishments include sixth-place finish at Pro Tour ''Fate Reforged'' earlier that same year, and five Grand Prix wins.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/noticias/magic-gathering-baraja-ganadora-pro-tour-madrid-2015-142510 |title=Magic: The Gathering - La baraja ganadora de Pro Tour Madrid 2015 |last=Delgado |first=Jesús |date=2016-05-03 |website=HobbyConsolas |language=es |access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://es.ign.com/magic-the-gathering/102725/feature/cronicas-magic-pro-tour-madrid-2016 |title=Crónicas Magic: Pro Tour Madrid 2016 |date=2016-04-27 |website=IGN España |language=es-es |access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> In 2018, he was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/top-players/pthof/2018/voting-results |title=Hall of Fame 2018 Voting Results |website=Magic: The Gathering |language=en |access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> In 2020, he was signed on by Team Envy.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1225478999784161281 |user=Envy |title=Pro Tour Champion ✔️ World Champion ✔️ Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame ✔️ We welcome @SethManfield for his next title: Team Envy Professional @MagicEsports Player ✔️ https://t.co/YdxcO0jnMo |date=2020-02-06}}</ref>
He is the son of bridge world champion Ed Manfield (1943–1999).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://web2.acbl.org/nabc/nydup/bulletinshtml/bull4p2.html |title=Sunday Afternoon 49er Pairs |date=2004-07-12 |access-date=2016-05-24 |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |page=1}}</ref>
== Achievements == {{MTG pth header}} {{MTG pth event |s = 2007 |d = {{sort|2007-11-17|17–18 November 2007}} |l = Daytona Beach |et = gp |f = s+b |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2013–14 |d = {{sort|2013-07-06|6–7 July 2013}} |l = Kansas City |et = gp |f = m |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2013–14 |d = {{sort|2013-11-30|30 November – 1 December 2013}} |l = Toronto |et = gp |f = s+b |p = 5 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2013–14 |d = {{sort|2013-12-07|7–8 December 2013}} |l = Dallas-Fort Worth |et = gp |f = s |p = 6 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2014–15 |d = {{sort|2014-11-22|22–23 November 2014}} |l = Ottawa |et = gp |f = s+b |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2014–15 |d = {{sort|2015-02-06|6–8 February 2015}} |l = Washington, D.C. |et = pt |f = m+bd |p = 6 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2015–16 |d = {{sort|2015-08-28|28–30 August 2015}} |l = Seattle |et = w |f = sp |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2015–16 |d = {{sort|2016-04-16|16–17 April 2016}} |l = Albuquerque |et = gp |f = l |p = 4 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2015–16 |d = {{sort|2016-04-22|22–24 April 2016}} |l = Madrid |et = pt |f = s+bd |p = 3 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2015–16 |d = {{sort|2016-05-07|7-8 May 2016}} |l = New York |et = gp |f = s |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2015–16 |d = {{sort|2016-06-04|4-5 June 2016}} |l = Costa Rica |et = gp |f = s |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2015–16 |d = {{sort|2016-07-30|30-31 July 2016}} |l = Sydney |et = gp |f = l |p = 4 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2016–17 |d = {{sort|2016-10-22|22-23 October 2016}} |l = Providence |et = gp |f = s |p = 2 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2016-17 |d = {{sort|2017-7-28|28-30 July 2017}} |l = Kyoto |et = pt |f = s+bd |p = 8 }} {{MTG pth footer|u = 4 November 2016 |s = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140621150252/http://magic.wizards.com/en/coveragearchive Event Coverage at Wizards.com] |date=August 2017}}
== Family == His father is Ed Manfield, a champion bridge player.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://web2.acbl.org/nabc/nydup/bulletinshtml/bull4p2.html |date=2004-07-12 |website=New York City Summer NABC 2004 |access-date=2020-02-07|title=Sunday Afternoon 49er Pairs}}</ref> He has a daughter born in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2015wc |title=2015 World Championship |website=Magic: The Gathering |language=en |access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{succession box | title=Magic World Champion | before={{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Shenhar | years=2015| after= {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Braun-Duin }} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manfield, Seth}} Category:Living people Category:American Magic: The Gathering players Category:People from Chevy Chase, Maryland Category:Magic: The Gathering world champions Category:1991 births