Reid Duke

Reid Duke
Nicknames reiderrabbit[1]
Residence Sugar Loaf, New York, USA[2]
Nationality United States American
Pro Tour debut 2010 Pro Tour Amsterdam
Winnings US$178,575[3]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 0 (1)[4]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 4 (18)[5]
Lifetime Pro Points 285[6]
Planeswalker Level 48 (Archmage)

Reid Duke is an American Magic: The Gathering player from Sugar Loaf, New York. He won the Magic: The Gathering Online Championship in 2011.[7] His best finishes include a fifth place at Pro Tour Journey Into Nyx,[8] a runner-up finish at the 2013 World Championships, and wins at Grand Prix Nashville 2012, Grand Prix Miami 2013, Grand Prix Portland 2014, and Grand Prix Oakland 2016.

Magic: The Gathering

Career

Reid Duke started playing in 1995, at age five, with his brother Ian Duke,[9] who is now a member of the Magic: The Gathering R&D at Wizards of the Coast. For a time, he was primarily a Magic: The Gathering Online player, but made the transition to in-person competitive play. He qualified for Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010 via rating,[10] and won a Magic Online Championship Series (MOCS) event to qualify for the 2010 Magic Online World Championship, where he finished 5th,[11] as well as the 2010 Magic: The Gathering World Championships in Chiba, Japan. Although his finishes in his first Pro Tours were unspectacular, he has not missed a Pro Tour since Amsterdam 2010.

Duke first experienced success at paper Magic in 2011, when he reached the top eight of two Grand Prix events: Grand Prix Providence, where he finished fourth, and Grand Prix Montreal, where he finished fifth. He also won another MOCS event to requalify him for the Magic Online Championship, this year held in San Francisco concurrently with the 2011 World Championships. Duke ended up winning the event, defeating Florian Pils in the final.[7] This qualified him for the inaugural Players Championship event (later renamed the Magic World Championship). At Pro Tour Dark Ascension in Honolulu, Duke finished in the money at a Pro Tour for the first time, playing 38th.[12] From here, he would go on to finish in the money in eight consecutive Pro Tours. He also won his first Grand Prix when he defeated Todd Anderson in the final of Grand Prix Nashville.[13] He has since 2012 been a part of the team now known as 'The Pantheon', alongside players such as Jon Finkel, Kai Budde and Gabriel Nassif.[14]

The 2012 Magic Players Championship did not go well for Duke; he finished the event with a 2–10 record, taking last place.[15] Following this failure, Duke made it his mission to redeem himself by qualifying for next year's event and putting up a better performance,[2] even going so far as to write down the mistakes he made in the tournament.[16] Thanks to three Grand Prix top eight finishes, in Charleston, San Antonio and Quebec City, as well as stellar performance on the Pro Tour, he succeeded in requalifying for the World Championship when he finished 9th at Pro Tour Dragon's Maze in San Diego.[17] He finished the 2012–13 season on 52 Pro Points, which was also sufficient for Platinum membership in the Pro Players Club.

Duke started the 2013–14 season well, winning his second Grand Prix, at GP Miami.[18] Duke went on to dominate the swiss rounds of the 2013 World Championship, finishing in first place before the knockout rounds.[19] Duke faced Josh Utter-Leyton in the semifinals, defeating him 3–2. He was considered a substantial favorite against his final opponent, Shahar Shenhar, and did indeed take a 2–0 lead in the best-of-five match, but Shenhar came all the way back to beat Duke 3–2 in an upset.[20] Duke thus took second place in the event. He put up three more Grand Prix top eight finishes during the season, in Detroit, Barcelona and Philadelphia, before finally posting a top eight performance at a Pro Tour. At Pro Tour Journey into Nyx in Atlanta, Duke finished fifth, losing in the quarterfinals to Yuuki Ichikawa.[8] At this point, he was in position to win the 2013–14 Player of the Year title, but ultimately this was won by Jérémy Dezani. He was also overtaken by teammate Owen Turtenwald for captainship of the United States national team at the 2014 World Magic Cup when the latter made the top eight of the final event of the season, Pro Tour Magic 2015.

The 2014–15 season started really well for Duke, with him and his teammates Owen Turtenwald and William Jensen winning the very first Grand Prix of the season, Grand Prix Portland.[21] At the 2014 World Championships, however, Duke posted a modest 14th place finish, and his Pro Tour results throughout the season were average. He managed to reach two Grand Prix top eights, in Singapore and Montreal, towards the end of the season to retain Platinum status, but he did not qualify for the 2015 World Championships. In February 2015, Duke almost won a MOCS event for the third time, but lost in the final.[22]

Achievements

 Season   Event type   Location   Format   Date   Rank 
2011 Grand Prix Providence Legacy 28–29 May 2011 3
2011 Grand Prix Montreal Limited 17–18 September 2011 5
2012 Grand Prix Nashville Limited 17–18 March 2012 1
2012–13 Grand Prix Charleston Standard 17–18 November 2012 5
2012–13 Grand Prix San Antonio Standard 24–25 November 2012 4
2012–13 Grand Prix Quebec City Standard 22–23 February 2013 4
2013–14 Grand Prix Miami Standard 29–30 June 2013 1
2013–14 Worlds Amsterdam Special 31 July–4 August 2013 2
2013–14 Grand Prix Detroit Modern 14–15 September 2013 2
2013–14 Grand Prix Barcelona Team Limited 1–2 March 2014 3
2013–14 Grand Prix Philadelphia Limited 12–13 April 2014 2
2013–14 Pro Tour Atlanta Block Constructed and Booster Draft 16–18 May 2014 5
2014–15 Grand Prix Portland Team Limited 9–10 August 2014 1
2014–15 Grand Prix Singapore Modern 27–28 June 2015 4
2014–15 Grand Prix Montreal Limited 4–5 July 2015 6
2015–16 Grand Prix Detroit Team Limited 15–16 August 2015 3
2015–16 Grand Prix Quebec City Standard 23–25 October 2015 5
2015–16 Grand Prix Oakland Standard 9–10 January 2016 1
2015–16 Grand Prix Washington, D.C. Team Limited 12–13 March 2016 3
2015–16 Grand Prix Barcelona Limited 16–17 April 2016 7

Last updated: 19 April 2016
Source: Wizards.com

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Reid Duke". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  2. 1 2 "Player Profile: Reid Duke". Wizards of the Coast. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  4. ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Planeswalker Points". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  7. 1 2 "2011 Magic Online Championship Final". Wizards of the Coast. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  8. 1 2 "Pro Tour Journey Into Nyx Coverage". Wizards of the Coast. 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  9. ↑ "Player Profile: Reid Duke". Wizards of the Coast. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  10. ↑ "Pro Tour–Amsterdam 2010 Invitation List". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  11. ↑ "Magic Online World Championship Standings". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  12. ↑ "2012 Pro Tour Dark Ascension Final Standings". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  13. ↑ "Duke is King of Nashville". Wizards of the Coast. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  14. ↑ "Team Pantheon". ChannelFireball. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  15. ↑ "Magic Players Championship 2012 Round 12 Standings". Wizards of the Coast. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  16. ↑ Tom, Kar Yung (2013-03-13). "Captain’s Log #3 – It’s a Process". ManaDeprived. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  17. ↑ "Pro Tour Dragon's Maze Final Standings". Wizards of the Coast. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  18. ↑ "Duke Draws Blood in Miami". Wizards of the Coast. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  19. ↑ "Magic World Championship Round 12 Standings". Wizards of the Coast. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  20. ↑ Bennett, Josh (2013-08-04). "Finals: Comeback of the Ages". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  21. ↑ "THE PANTHEON CONQUERS PORTLAND". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  22. ↑ Duke, Reid (2015-02-23). "DRAFT WALKTHROUGH". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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