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'''Darwin Kastle''' is a [[Magic: The Gathering]] pro player.
{{Infobox player
| name = Darwin Kastle
| nickname = Big D
| image = Darwin_Kastle.PNG
| birth_date = 26 July 1971
| residence = Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
| nationality1 = USA
| debut = Pro Tour New York 1996
| winnings = {{Winnings|n={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
| pt_top_8 = 8 (1 win)
| gp_top_8 = 11 (2 wins)
| pt_median_finish = {{Median finish|n={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
| pts_played = {{PTsPlayed|n={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
| lifetime_pro_points = {{Pro Points|n={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
| pt_champ=1
| hof=1
| catsort=Kastle, Darwin
}}
'''Darwin Kastle Mess''' is an American former professional player. He was part of Team Your Move Games alongside [[Rob Dougherty]] and [[Dave Humpherys]]; they won the first team [[Pro Tour]], PT Washington, D.C. 1999. Kastle also won the 1998 [[Magic Invitational]], resulting in his invitational card, <c>Avalanche Riders</c>. He was inducted into the [[Hall of Fame]] in 2005 as a member of the inaugural class.


He was part of [[Team Your Move Games]]. Teaming with [[Rob Dougherty]] and [[Dave Humpherys]], Kastle won the first team [[Pro Tour]] (PT Washington DC 1999).
==Accomplishments==
{{PTAchievements}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1996
|d = 3–5 May 1996
|l = Los Angeles
|et= pt
|f = bd
|p = 3
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1996–97
|d = 13–15 September 1996
|l = Atlanta
|et= pt
|f = sd
|p = 2
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1996–97
|d = 11–13 April 1997
|l = Paris
|et= pt
|f = blc
|p = 3
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1997–98
|d = 27–28 June 1998
|l = Indianapolis
|et= gp
|f = l
|p = 6
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1998–99
|d = 5–6 September 1998
|l = Boston
|et= gp
|f = s
|p = 5
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1998–99
|et= gp
|l = Austin
|d = 10–11 October 1998
|f = s
|p = 2
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1999–00
|d = 3–5 September 1999
|l = Washington, D.C.
|et= pt
|f = tl
|p = 1
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1999–00
|et= pt
|l = London
|f = bd
|d = 15–17 October 1999
|p = 8
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 1999–00
|et= gp
|l = San Diego
|f = l
|d = 20–21 November 1999
|p = 5
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2000–01
|et= gp
|l = Manchester
|f = l
|d = 7–8 October 2000
|p = 1
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2001–02
|et= gp
|l = Denver
|f = blc
|d = 18–19 August 2001
|p = 3
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2001–02
|et= pt
|l = New Orleans
|f = e
|d = 2–4 November 2001
|p = 7
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2001–02
|l = San Diego
|et= m
|f = s
|d = 10–13 January 2002
|p = 5
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2002–03
|et= pt
|l = Houston
|f = e
|d = 8–10 November 2002
|p = 3
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2002–03
|et= pt
|l = Venice
|f = blc
|d = 21–23 March 2003
|p = 6
}}
{{PTAchievementsTable
|s = 2002–03
|d = 8–11 May 2003
|l = Yokohama
|et = m
|f = e
|p = 3
}}
{{PTAchievementsFoot}}


He won an individual event at [[Grand Prix]] Manchester 2000.  Teaming again with Dougherty and Humpherys, he won GP Columbus 2001.
==Pro Tour Results==
{{PTsPlayedHeader}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 96-1}}|152|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 96-2}}|3|$5,900}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 96-3}}|101|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 96-W}}|30|$1,850}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 97-1}}|2|$16,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 97-2}}|192|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 97-3}}|81|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 97-4}}|3|$9,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 97-5}}|88|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 97-W}}|82|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 98-1}}|113|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 98-2}}|193|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 98-3}}|25|$1,580}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 98-W}}|17|$2,440}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-1}}|9|$4,200}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-2}}|15|$2,750}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-3}}|317|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-4}}|198|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 99-W}}|58|$500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-1}}|1|$10,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-2}}|8|$4,300}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-3}}|42|$720}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-4}}|10|$3,750}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-5}}|121|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 00-W}}|29|$1,115}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-1}}|11|$1,400}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-2}}|81|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-3}}|250|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-4}}|109|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-5}}|28|$1,500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 01-W}}|70|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-1}}|125|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-2}}|7|$7,500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-3}}|174|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-4}}|51|$645}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-5}}|201|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 02-W}}|93|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-1}}|84|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-2}}|3|$15,000}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-3}}|334|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-4}}|6|$8,500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-5}}|76|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 03-W}}|91|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-1}}|53|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-2}}|210|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-3}}|307|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-4}}|183|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 04-6}}|52|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 05-W}}|201|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 06-1}}|267|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 06-2}}|127|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 06-3}}|88|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 06-W}}|231|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 07-1}}|234|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 07-2}}|188|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 07-3}}|164|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 07-W}}|58|$460}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 08-2}}|69|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 10-2}}|80|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 11-3}}|244|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 11-W}}|245|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 13-1}}|275|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 13-2}}|246|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 13-3}}|137|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 14-1}}|92|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 14-3}}|43|$1,500}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 15-2}}|106|}}
{{PTsPlayedTable|{{PTTable 16-2}}|98|}}
{{PTsPlayedFoot}}


He was inducted into the [[Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame]] as part of the inaugural class of 2005.
==External links==
 
{{Pro Player external links}}
He has 8 PT Top 8s, currently 3rd best all time and behind only [[Jon Finkel]] and [[Kai Budde]].  He has 11 GP Top Top 8s, currently amongst the 10 best all time.
 
He has 320 lifetime [[Pro Points]], currently 4th most all time behind Finkel, Budde, and [[Olivier Ruel]].
 
He played at [[Pro Tour]] #1 (PT New York 1996).  He attended 48 consecutive [[Pro Tours]] (including [[Worlds]], from that first ever PT through PT Kobe 2004.  That streak of consecutive PT appearances was only recently broken by fellow [[Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Raphael Levy]].
 
Darwin won the 1998 [[Magic Invitational]].  His invitational card is <c>Avalanche Riders</c>.


==References==
==References==
*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/hofplayer/dkastle Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame profiles - Darwin Kastle]
*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/hofplayer/dkastle Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame profiles - Darwin Kastle]
*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/lifetime&tablesort=5b Lifetime Pro Points]
*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/top8byplayer&tablesort=12b Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s - By Player]
*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=grandprix/standings/top8byplayer Grand Prix Top 8s - By Player]
==External Links==
*[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=PTDC9900/welcome PT Washington DC 1999 coverage]
*[http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=GPMAN00/welcome GP Manchester 2000 coverage]
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Darwin Kastle
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Darwin_Kastle.PNG}}|250px]]
Demographics
Nickname Big D
Born 26 July 1971
Residence Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality {USA} American
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour New York 1996
Top Finishes 8 (1 win)
GP top 8s 11 (2 wins)
Awards
Hall of Fame
PT Champion

Darwin Kastle Mess is an American former professional player. He was part of Team Your Move Games alongside Rob Dougherty and Dave Humpherys; they won the first team Pro Tour, PT Washington, D.C. 1999. Kastle also won the 1998 Magic Invitational, resulting in his invitational card, Avalanche Riders. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of the inaugural class.

Accomplishments

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
1996 Pro Tour Los Angeles Booster Draft 3–5 May 1996 3
1996–97 Pro Tour Atlanta Sealed Deck 13–15 September 1996 2
1996–97 Pro Tour Paris Block Constructed 11–13 April 1997 3
1997–98 Grand Prix Indianapolis Limited 27–28 June 1998 6
1998–99 Grand Prix Boston Standard 5–6 September 1998 5
1998–99 Grand Prix Austin Standard 10–11 October 1998 2
1999–00 Pro Tour Washington, D.C. Team Limited 3–5 September 1999 1
1999–00 Pro Tour London Booster Draft 15–17 October 1999 8
1999–00 Grand Prix San Diego Limited 20–21 November 1999 5
2000–01 Grand Prix Manchester Limited 7–8 October 2000 1
2001–02 Grand Prix Denver Block Constructed 18–19 August 2001 3
2001–02 Pro Tour New Orleans Extended 2–4 November 2001 7
2001–02 Masters San Diego Standard 10–13 January 2002 5
2002–03 Pro Tour Houston Extended 8–10 November 2002 3
2002–03 Pro Tour Venice Block Constructed 21–23 March 2003 6
2002–03 Masters Yokohama Extended 8–11 May 2003 3

Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Darwin Kastle
Season Pro Tour Format Finish Winnings
1996 New York Standard (New York Style) 152
1996 Los Angeles Booster Draft 3 $5,900
1996 Colombus Block Constructed 101
1996 Worlds (Seattle) Special 30 $1,850
1996–97 Atlanta Sealed Deck 2 $16,000
1996–97 Dallas Standard 192
1996–97 Los Angeles Rochester Draft 81
1996–97 Paris Block Constructed 3 $9,000
1996–97 New York Booster Draft 88
1996–97 Worlds (Seattle) Special 82
1997–98 Chicago Extended 113
1997–98 Mainz Rochester Draft 193
1997–98 Los Angeles Block Constructed 25 $1,580
1997–98 Worlds (Seattle) Special 17 $2,440
1998–99 Chicago Booster Draft 9 $4,200
1998–99 Rome Extended 15 $2,750
1998–99 Los Angeles Rochester Draft 317
1998–99 New York Block Constructed 198
1998–99 Worlds (Tokyo) Special 58 $500
1999–00 Washington, D.C. Team Limited 1 $10,000
1999–00 London Booster Draft 8 $4,300
1999–00 Chicago Extended 42 $720
1999–00 Los Angeles Booster Draft 10 $3,750
1999–00 New York Block Constructed 121
1999–00 Worlds (Brussels) Special 29 $1,115
2000–01 New York Team Limited 11 $1,400
2000–01 Chicago Standard 81
2000–01 Los Angeles Rochester Draft 250
2000–01 Tokyo Block Constructed 109
2000–01 Barcelona Booster Draft 28 $1,500
2000–01 Worlds (Toronto) Special 70
2001–02 New York Team Limited 125
2001–02 New Orleans Extended 7 $7,500
2001–02 San Diego Rochester Draft 174
2001–02 Osaka Block Constructed 51 $645
2001–02 Nice Booster Draft 201
2001–02 Worlds (Sydney) Special 93
2002–03 Boston Team Limited 84
2002–03 Houston Extended 3 $15,000
2002–03 Chicago Rochester Draft 334
2002–03 Venice Block Constructed 6 $8,500
2002–03 Yokohama Booster Draft 76
2002–03 Worlds (Berlin) Special 91
2003–04 Boston Team Limited 53
2003–04 New Orleans Extended 210
2003–04 Amsterdam Rochester Draft 307
2003–04 Kobe Block Constructed 183
2003–04 Seattle Team Limited 52
2005 Worlds (Yokohama) Special 201
2006 Honolulu Standard 267
2006 Prague Booster Draft 127
2006 Charleston Team Constructed 88
2006 Worlds (Paris) Special 231
2007 Geneva Booster Draft 234
2007 Yokohama Block Constructed 188
2007 San Diego Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft 164
2007 Worlds (New York) Special 58 $460
2008 Hollywood Standard 69
2010 San Juan Block Constructed and Booster Draft 80
2011 Philadelphia Modern and Booster Draft 244
2011 Worlds (San Francisco) Special 245
2012–13 Return to Ravnica in Seattle Modern and Booster Draft 275
2012–13 Gatecrash in Montreal Standard and Booster Draft 246
2012–13 Dragon's Maze in San Diego Block Constructed and Booster Draft 137
2013–14 Theros in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 92
2013–14 Journey into Nyx in Atlanta Block Constructed and Booster Draft 43 $1,500
2014–15 Fate Reforged in Washington, D.C. Modern and Booster Draft 106
2015–16 Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta Modern and Booster Draft 98

Source: Wizards.com

External links

References