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The '''Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame''' consists of an online museum and the Pro Tour Hall of Fame Exhibit, which makes appearances at events such as [[Magic World Championships]] and the first [[Pro Tour]] of the season. The Hall honors [[Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering's]] "significant and influential competitors". The Hall opened in 2005.<ref>{{NewRef|magic-pro-tour-hall-fame-2005-06-06|The Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame|Chris Galvin|June 06, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/decking-hall-2005-06-20|Decking the Hall|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 20, 2005}}</ref>  
The ''[[Magic: the Gathering]]'' '''Hall of Fame''' enshrines the most significant and influential competitors of the game. It consists of an online museum dedicated to the Hall of Fame members, as well as ''Magic'' Hall of Fame Exhibit, which is displayed at selected events. Players are voted into the ''Magic'' Hall of Fame on an annual basis by a select committee.
 
Until 2019, the Hall of Fame was known as the ''Magic: The Gathering'' [[Pro Tour]] Hall of Fame. The Hall opened in 2005.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-pro-tour-hall-fame-2005-06-06|The Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame|Chris Galvin|June 06, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/decking-hall-2005-06-20|Decking the Hall|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 20, 2005}}</ref>  


==Eligibility==
==Eligibility==
To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, a player must have at least 150 lifetime [[Pro Points]] (prior to 2014, only 100 Pro Points were needed), must have participated in their first [[Pro Tour]] event (including [[Magic World Championships|Worlds]]) at least 10 seasons before the current voting year, and must not be currently suspended by the [[DCI]]. Starting in 2017, an added rule prescribes than a player must have at least two final-day finishes.<ref name="Updates">{{NewRef|organized-play/pro-tour-hall-fame-updates-plus-rptq-decks-2017-06-08|Pro Tour Hall of Fame Updates|Mike Rosenberg|June 8, 2017}}</ref>  
To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, a player must have at least 150 lifetime [[Pro Points]] (prior to 2014, only 100 Pro Points were needed), must have participated in their first [[Pro Tour]] event (including Worlds prior to 2011) at least 10 seasons before the current voting year, and must not be currently suspended by the [[DCI]]. Starting in 2017, an added rule prescribes that a player must have at least two Pro Tour final-day finishes.<ref name="Updates">{{DailyRef|organized-play/pro-tour-hall-fame-updates-plus-rptq-decks-2017-06-08|Pro Tour Hall of Fame Updates|Mike Rosenberg|June 8, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, that was amended to encompass the broader scope of high-level tournaments. The statistic was being recast as "Top Finishes," which included Pro Tour Top 8s, team Pro Tour Top 4s, World Championship (2012 to the present) Top 4s, [[Mythic Championship]] Top 8s/Top 4s, [[Mythic Invitational]] Top 4s, and [[Magic Online Championship Series]] Top 4s.<ref name="Call">{{DailyRef|call-hall-fame-2019-08-20|The Call to the Hall of Fame|[[Brian David-Marshall]]|August 20, 2019}}</ref>
 
As competitive ''Magic'' has expanded to include [[MTG Arena]], [[Wizards of the Coast]] announced their intention to amend the future eligibility rules for the ''Magic'' Hall of Fame further in 2020.<ref name="Call"/> They were exploring a lot of options, including opening the Hall of Fame to non-pro players who've had a profound impact on the game.<ref>{{TwitterRef|MagicEsports|1164657589524635648|author=[[Magic Esports]]|date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> This would include people like [[Richard Garfield]]. A nominating committee was also under consideration.<ref>{{TwitterRef|HipstersMTG|1164656998388047873|author=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]|date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> In August 2020, it was said that going forward the new ''Magic'' Hall of Fame would not only feature competitive players, but also innovators, contributors, and longtime stewards, but has yet to be revisited in 2022.<ref name="August 2020"/>


===Removal from ballot===
===Removal from ballot===
Players who have been eligible for the Hall of Fame, but received less than 10% of the votes in three years, are removed from the ballot. Prior to 2018, this was restricted to three ''consecutive'' years.<ref name="Updates"/> Players who have been removed from the ballot can be reinstated by earning four or more Pro Points within one calendar year.
Players who have been eligible for the Hall of Fame, but received less than 10% of the votes in three years, are removed from the ballot. Prior to 2018, this was restricted to three ''consecutive'' years.<ref name="Updates"/> Players who had been removed from the ballot could be reinstated by earning four or more Pro Points within one calendar year.


==Selection process==
==Selection process==
Each year, eligible players are selected for the Hall of Fame through voting by a Selection Committee consisting primarily of certain [[Wizards of the Coast]] employees, reporters and commentators of the Pro Tour, high-level [[judge|judges]], previously inducted Hall of Famers, and professional players with at least 150 Pro Points.
Each year, eligible players are selected for the Hall of Fame through voting by a Selection Committee consisting primarily of certain [[Wizards of the Coast]] employees, reporters and commentators of the Pro Tour, high-level [[judge]]s, previously inducted Hall of Famers, and professional players with at least 150 Pro Points.


For the first three years, the top five players on the ballot with the most votes were elected. This was changed in 2008; only players who received at least 40% of the votes would be inducted – or, if no one on the ballot reached 40%, the top vote getter. In theory, this means that as few as one player could get inducted, but also that the number of inductees could be in excess of five. In 2017, the threshold was raised to 60%.<ref name="Updates"/>
For the first three years, the top five players on the ballot with the most votes were elected. This was changed in 2008; only players who received at least 40% of the votes would be inducted – or, if no one on the ballot reached 40%, the top vote getter. In theory, this means that as few as one player could get inducted, but also that the number of inductees could be in excess of five. In 2017, the threshold was raised to 60%.<ref name="Updates"/>


Each year, at the first Pro Tour of the new season, an induction ceremony is held to award Hall of Fame rings to that year's Hall of Fame elects, officially enshrining them into the Hall. Prior to 2012, this ceremony was at the [[Magic World Championships]].
Each year, at the first Pro Tour of the new season, an induction ceremony is held to award Hall of Fame rings to that year's Hall of Fame elects, officially enshrining them into the Hall. Prior to 2012, this ceremony was at the Magic World Championships.


==Benefits==
==Benefits==
Being elected to the Hall of Fame has several benefits in addition to the recognition:
Being elected to the Hall of Fame used to have several benefits in addition to the recognition:
*Three byes at all Grand Prix events
*Three byes at all individual format Grand Prix events
*Invitation to all Pro Tours and [[Nationals]]
*Invitation to all Pro Tours and [[Nationals]]
*One bye at [[Nationals]]
*One bye at [[Nationals]]
*Complimentary sleep-in special at all Grand Prix events (where available)
*Complimentary sleep-in special at all Grand Prix events (where available)
*15 QPs for each Magic Online Championship Series season
*35 QPs given each month in [[Magic Online Championship Series]]
*A $1500 appearance fee for participating in the Pro Tour where the Hall of Fame introduction ceremony is held (i.e. the first Pro Tour of the season). Prior to the [[2016–17 Pro Tour Season|2016–17 season]], this appearance fee was also awarded upon attendance at all other Pro Tours, as well as the [[World Magic Cup]].
*A $1500 appearance fee for participating in the Pro Tour where the Hall of Fame introduction ceremony was held (i.e. the first Pro Tour of the season). If the player is also a [[Pro Players Club#Platinum .2846 points.29|Platinum-level pro]], both appearance fee rewards applied.
The Hall of Fame appearance fee is in addition to what, if anything, they receive for their [[Pro Players Club]] level. For byes and Magic Online QPs, however, only the higher reward applies. For example, if a Hall of Fame member is also a [[Pro_Players_Club#Platinum_.2846_points.29|Platinum-level pro]], they do not get 15 plus 20 QPs for each Magic Online Championship Series season; they only get 20.
**Prior to the [[2016–17 Pro Tour Season|2016–17 season]], this appearance fee was also awarded upon attendance at all other Pro Tours, as well as the [[World Magic Cup]].  
The Hall of Fame appearance fee was in addition to what, if anything, they received for their [[Pro Players Club]] level. For byes and Magic Online QPs, however, only the higher reward applied.
 
With the shift to [[MTG Arena]] and the COVID-19 epidemic, it is unclear how many benefits are retained - those in the Hall have not received invites to the Set Championships. With no Grand Prix or Nationals due to COVID-19, and no Hall of Fame ballot from restructuring, many benefits have been retired.
 
New benefits have been automatic entry into MTG Arena Qualifier Weekends, one Regional Championship and Pro Tour per season.


==Inductees==
==Inductees==
 
{{flexbox-header}}
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{{class|2005
!Class of 2005
|p1={{flag|USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]
!Votes
|v1=97.1%
!Class of 2006
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Darwin Kastle]]
!Votes
|v2=62.3%
!Class of 2007
|p3={{flag|USA}} [[Alan Comer]]
!Votes
|v3=52.2%
!Class of 2008
|p4={{flag|FIN}} [[Tommi Hovi]]
!Votes
|v4=46.4%
|-
|p5={{flag|SWE}} [[Olle Råde]]
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]||97.1%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Bob Maher, Jr.]]||60.0%||{{flagicon DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]||90.4%||{{flagicon DEU}} [[Dirk Baberowski]]||52.4%
|v5=34.8%
|-
}}
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Darwin Kastle]]||62.3%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Dave Humpherys]]||56.8%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Zvi Mowshowitz]]||62.3%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Mike Turian]]||50.1%
{{class|2006
|-
|p1={{flag|USA}} [[Bob Maher, Jr.]]
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Alan Comer]]||52.2%||{{flagicon FRA}} [[Raphaël Lévy]]||42.6%||{{flagicon JPN}} [[Tsuyoshi Fujita]]||49.7%||{{flagicon NLD}} [[Jelger Wiegersma]]||48.2%
|v1=60.0%
|-
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Dave Humpherys]]
|{{flagicon FIN}} [[Tommi Hovi]]||46.4%||{{flagicon CAN}} [[Gary Wise]]||39.0%||{{flagicon NOR}} [[Nicolai Herzog]]||41.5%||{{flagicon FRA}} [[Olivier Ruel]]||46.0%
|v2=56.8%
|-
|p3={{flag|FRA}} [[Raphaël Lévy]]
|{{flagicon SWE}} [[Olle Råde]]||34.8%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Rob Dougherty]]||38.2%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Randy Buehler]]||35.6%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Ben Rubin]]||45.6%
|v3=42.6%
|-
|p4={{flag|CAN}} [[Gary Wise]]
!Class of 2009
|v4=39.0%
!Votes
|p5={{flag|USA}} [[Rob Dougherty]]
!Class of 2010 {{ref label|Saito|I|}}
|v5=38.2%
!Votes
}}
!Class of 2011
{{class|2007
!Votes
|p1={{flag|DEU}} [[Kai Budde]]
!Class of 2012
|v1=90.4%
!Votes
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Zvi Mowshowitz]]
|-
|v2=62.3%
|{{flagicon FRA}} [[Antoine Ruel]]||63.4%||{{flagicon FRA}} [[Gabriel Nassif]]||89.3%||{{flagicon JPN}} [[Shuhei Nakamura]]||89.3%||{{flagicon BRA}} [[Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa]]||85.7%
|p3={{flag|JPN}} [[Tsuyoshi Fujita]]
|-
|v3=49.7%
|{{flagicon NLD}} [[Kamiel Cornelissen]]||62.5%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Brian Kibler]]||49.4%||{{flagicon SWE}} [[Anton Jonsson]]||69.8%||{{flagicon JPN}} [[Kenji Tsumura]]||81.8%
|p4={{flag|NOR}} [[Nicolai Herzog]]
|-
|v4=41.5%
|{{flagicon NLD}} [[Frank Karsten]]||44.8%||{{flagicon NLD}} [[Bram Snepvangers]]||40.0% {{ref label|Snepvangers|II|}}||{{flagicon USA}} [[Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz]]||50.6%||{{flagicon JPN}} [[Masashi Oiso]]||76.2%
|p5={{flag|USA}} [[Randy Buehler]]
|-
|v5=35.6%
|||||||||||||{{flagicon USA}} [[Patrick Chapin]]||44.9%
}}
|-
{{class|2008
!Class of 2013
|p1={{flag|DEU}} [[Dirk Baberowski]]
!Votes
|v1=52.4%
!Class of 2014
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Mike Turian]]
!Votes
|v2=50.1%
!Class of 2015
|p3={{flag|NLD}} [[Jelger Wiegersma]]
!Votes
|v3=48.2%
!Class of 2016
|p4={{flag|FRA}} [[Olivier Ruel]]
!Votes
|v4=46.0%
|-
|p5={{flag|USA}} [[Ben Rubin]]
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Luis Scott-Vargas]]||95.6%||{{flagicon JPN}} [[Makihito Mihara]]||86.8%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Eric Froehlich]]||66.4%||{{flagicon JPN}} [[Yuuya Watanabe]]||90.3%
|v5=45.6%
|-
}}
|{{flagicon USA}} [[William Jensen]]||60.0%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Paul Rietzl]]||72.6%||{{flagicon JPN}} [[Shota Yasooka]]||62.5%||{{flagicon USA}} [[Owen Turtenwald]]||70.9%
{{class|2009
|-
|p1={{flag|FRA}} [[Antoine Ruel]]
|{{flagicon USA}} [[Ben Stark]]||59.0%||{{flagicon FRA}} [[Guillaume Wafo-Tapa]]||60.9%||{{flagicon BRA}} [[Willy Edel]]||47.6%||||
|v1=63.4%
|}
|p2={{flag|NLD}} [[Kamiel Cornelissen]]
|v2=62.5%
|p3={{flag|NLD}} [[Frank Karsten]]
|v3=44.8%
}}
{{class|2010{{ref|Saito|I}}
|p1={{flag|FRA}} [[Gabriel Nassif]]
|v1=89.3%
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Brian Kibler]]
|v2=49.4%
|p3={{flag|NLD}} [[Bram Snepvangers]]
|v3=40.0%{{ref|Snepvangers|II}}
}}
{{class|2011
|p1={{flag|JPN}} [[Shuhei Nakamura]]
|v1=89.3%
|p2={{flag|SWE}} [[Anton Jonsson]]
|v2=69.8%
|p3={{flag|USA}} [[Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz]]
|v3=50.6%
}}
{{class|2012
|p1={{flag|BRA}} [[Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa]]
|v1=85.7%
|p2={{flag|JPN}} [[Kenji Tsumura]]
|v2=81.8%
|p3={{flag|JPN}} [[Masashi Oiso]]
|v3=76.2%
|p4={{flag|USA}} [[Patrick Chapin]]
|v4=44.9%
}}
{{class|2013
|p1={{flag|USA}} [[Luis Scott-Vargas]]
|v1=95.6%
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[William Jensen]]
|v2=60.0%
|p3={{flag|USA}} [[Ben Stark]]
|v3=59.0%
}}
{{class|2014
|p1={{flag|JPN}} [[Makihito Mihara]]
|v1=86.8%
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Paul Rietzl]]
|v2=72.6%
|p3={{flag|FRA}} [[Guillaume Wafo-Tapa]]
|v3=60.9%
}}
{{class|2015
|p1={{flag|USA}} [[Eric Froehlich]]
|v1=66.4%
|p2={{flag|JPN}} [[Shota Yasooka]]
|v2=62.5%
|p3={{flag|BRA}} [[Willy Edel]]
|v3=47.6%
}}
{{class|2016
|p1={{flag|JPN}} [[Yuuya Watanabe]]{{ref|Removal|III}}
|v1=90.3%
|p2={{flag|USA}} [[Owen Turtenwald]]
|v2=70.9%
}}
{{class|2017
|p1={{flag|USA}} [[Josh Utter-Leyton]]
|v1=86.3%
|p2={{flag|CZE}} [[Martin Jůza]]
|v2=66.4%
}}
{{class|2018
|p1={{flag|USA}} [[Seth Manfield]]
|v1=65.2%
|p2={{flag|HKG}} [[Lee Shi Tian]]
|v2=64.2%
}}
{{class|2019
|p1={{flag|USA}} [[Reid Duke]]
|v1=94.28%
}}
{{class|2020-2023
|p1=None<ref name="August 2020">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.gg/news/esports-update-changes-to-2020-2021-magic-pro-league-play|title=Esports Update: Changes to 2020-2021 Magic Pro League Play|author=Ben Drago and Bear Watson|date=August 27, 2020|publisher=[[Magic.gg]]}}</ref>
|v1=
}}
{{flexbox-footer}}


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
Although [[Mike Long]] was eligible since the first year of the Hall of Fame (2005), he was not inducted.  Though he has the necessary statistical credentials and garnered some votes (21.7% in 2005 at the most), he was not voted in. [[Mark Rosewater]] is among those who have voted and argued for his induction.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/it’s-long-story-2005-06-27|It’s a Long Story|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 11, 2003}}</ref> However, his alleged cheating and his shady reputation repeatedly prevented his induction. He fell off the ballot following the 2012 voting, when he received 5.2% of the votes.
Although [[Mike Long]] was eligible since the first year of the Hall of Fame (2005), he was not inducted.  Though he has the necessary statistical credentials and garnered some votes (21.7% in 2005 at the most), he was not voted in. [[Mark Rosewater]] is among those who have voted and argued for his induction.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/it’s-long-story-2005-06-27|It’s a Long Story|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 11, 2003}}</ref> However, his alleged cheating and his shady reputation repeatedly prevented his induction. He fell off the ballot following the 2012 voting, when he received 5.2% of the votes.


==Notes==
==Notes==
:{{note|Saito|I|}} In 2010, [[Tomoharu Saito]] was voted into the Hall of Fame, receiving 47.7% of the votes. However, at Grand Prix Florence, two weeks before the induction ceremony, Saito was disqualified and subsequently suspended from the game for 18 months. The Hall of Fame rules state that suspended players cannot be voted for, but Saito had already been voted in. However, Wizards of the Coast announced that due to the suspension, Saito would not be a part of the 2010 Hall of Fame. Saito was eligible for Hall of Fame again in 2012, and has received 11.2%, 18.3%, 14.7%, and 13.9% of the votes from 2012 to 2015, respectively.
:{{note|Saito|I}} In 2010, [[Tomoharu Saito]] was voted into the Hall of Fame, receiving 47.7% of the votes. However, at Grand Prix Florence, two weeks before the induction ceremony, Saito was disqualified and subsequently suspended from the game for 18 months. The Hall of Fame rules state that suspended players cannot be voted for, but Saito had already been voted in. However, Wizards of the Coast announced that due to the suspension, Saito would not be a part of the 2010 Hall of Fame. Saito was eligible for Hall of Fame again in 2012, and has received 11.2%, 18.3%, 14.7%, and 13.9% of the votes from 2012 to 2015, respectively.
:{{note|Snepvangers|II|}} In the originally announced voting results for 2010, [[Bram Snepvangers]] barely missed getting voted into the Hall of Fame, receiving 39.95% of the votes. Following the announcement, however, it was discovered an error in the calculations, and that Snepvanger's correct result was 40.03%, barely enough to be inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside [[Gabriel Nassif]] and [[Brian Kibler]].
:{{note|Snepvangers|II}} In the originally announced voting results for 2010, [[Bram Snepvangers]] barely missed getting voted into the Hall of Fame, receiving 39.95% of the votes. Following the announcement, however, it was discovered that there was an error in the calculations, and that Snepvanger's correct result was 40.03%, barely enough to be inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside [[Gabriel Nassif]] and [[Brian Kibler]].
:{{note|Removal|III}} In April 2019 Yuuya Watanabe was disqualified from Mythic Championchip II in London for marked cards.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2019MC2/round-16-disqualification-2019-04-27|title=Round 16 Disqualification|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|date=April 27, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{WebRef |url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2019/04/yuuya-watanabe-disqualified-from-mythic-championship-ii-london-for-marked-cards/|title=Yuuya Watanabe Disqualified from Mythic Championship II London for Marked Cards|author=David McCoy|date=April 28, 2019|publisher=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]}}</ref> He was subsequently banned for 30 month from DCI-sanctioned events and removed from the [[Magic Pro League]] as well as the Hall of Fame.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.mtgesports.com/news/statement-regarding-yuuya-watanabe|title=Statement Regarding Yuuya Watanabe|date=May 09, 2019|publisher=mtgesports.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/hall-fame-top-players-coverage-events Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame]
*[http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/hall-fame-top-players-coverage-events Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame]
*[http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/hof/eligibilitybyyear Hall of Fame Eligibility By Year]
*[http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/hof/eligibilitybyyear Hall of Fame Eligibility By Year]
 
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The Magic: the Gathering Hall of Fame enshrines the most significant and influential competitors of the game. It consists of an online museum dedicated to the Hall of Fame members, as well as Magic Hall of Fame Exhibit, which is displayed at selected events. Players are voted into the Magic Hall of Fame on an annual basis by a select committee.

Until 2019, the Hall of Fame was known as the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame. The Hall opened in 2005.[1][2]

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, a player must have at least 150 lifetime Pro Points (prior to 2014, only 100 Pro Points were needed), must have participated in their first Pro Tour event (including Worlds prior to 2011) at least 10 seasons before the current voting year, and must not be currently suspended by the DCI. Starting in 2017, an added rule prescribes that a player must have at least two Pro Tour final-day finishes.[3] In 2019, that was amended to encompass the broader scope of high-level tournaments. The statistic was being recast as "Top Finishes," which included Pro Tour Top 8s, team Pro Tour Top 4s, World Championship (2012 to the present) Top 4s, Mythic Championship Top 8s/Top 4s, Mythic Invitational Top 4s, and Magic Online Championship Series Top 4s.[4]

As competitive Magic has expanded to include MTG Arena, Wizards of the Coast announced their intention to amend the future eligibility rules for the Magic Hall of Fame further in 2020.[4] They were exploring a lot of options, including opening the Hall of Fame to non-pro players who've had a profound impact on the game.[5] This would include people like Richard Garfield. A nominating committee was also under consideration.[6] In August 2020, it was said that going forward the new Magic Hall of Fame would not only feature competitive players, but also innovators, contributors, and longtime stewards, but has yet to be revisited in 2022.[7]

Removal from ballot

Players who have been eligible for the Hall of Fame, but received less than 10% of the votes in three years, are removed from the ballot. Prior to 2018, this was restricted to three consecutive years.[3] Players who had been removed from the ballot could be reinstated by earning four or more Pro Points within one calendar year.

Selection process

Each year, eligible players are selected for the Hall of Fame through voting by a Selection Committee consisting primarily of certain Wizards of the Coast employees, reporters and commentators of the Pro Tour, high-level judges, previously inducted Hall of Famers, and professional players with at least 150 Pro Points.

For the first three years, the top five players on the ballot with the most votes were elected. This was changed in 2008; only players who received at least 40% of the votes would be inducted – or, if no one on the ballot reached 40%, the top vote getter. In theory, this means that as few as one player could get inducted, but also that the number of inductees could be in excess of five. In 2017, the threshold was raised to 60%.[3]

Each year, at the first Pro Tour of the new season, an induction ceremony is held to award Hall of Fame rings to that year's Hall of Fame elects, officially enshrining them into the Hall. Prior to 2012, this ceremony was at the Magic World Championships.

Benefits

Being elected to the Hall of Fame used to have several benefits in addition to the recognition:

  • Three byes at all individual format Grand Prix events
  • Invitation to all Pro Tours and Nationals
  • One bye at Nationals
  • Complimentary sleep-in special at all Grand Prix events (where available)
  • 35 QPs given each month in Magic Online Championship Series
  • A $1500 appearance fee for participating in the Pro Tour where the Hall of Fame introduction ceremony was held (i.e. the first Pro Tour of the season). If the player is also a Platinum-level pro, both appearance fee rewards applied.

The Hall of Fame appearance fee was in addition to what, if anything, they received for their Pro Players Club level. For byes and Magic Online QPs, however, only the higher reward applied.

With the shift to MTG Arena and the COVID-19 epidemic, it is unclear how many benefits are retained - those in the Hall have not received invites to the Set Championships. With no Grand Prix or Nationals due to COVID-19, and no Hall of Fame ballot from restructuring, many benefits have been retired.

New benefits have been automatic entry into MTG Arena Qualifier Weekends, one Regional Championship and Pro Tour per season.

Inductees

Class of 2005 Votes
{USA} Jon Finkel
{USA} Darwin Kastle
{USA} Alan Comer
{FIN} Tommi Hovi
{SWE} Olle Råde 		97.1%
62.3%
52.2%
46.4%
34.8%
Class of 2006 Votes
{USA} Bob Maher, Jr.
{USA} Dave Humpherys
{FRA} Raphaël Lévy
{CAN} Gary Wise
{USA} Rob Dougherty 		60.0%
56.8%
42.6%
39.0%
38.2%
Class of 2007 Votes
{DEU} Kai Budde
{USA} Zvi Mowshowitz
{JPN} Tsuyoshi Fujita
{NOR} Nicolai Herzog
{USA} Randy Buehler 		90.4%
62.3%
49.7%
41.5%
35.6%
Class of 2008 Votes
{DEU} Dirk Baberowski
{USA} Mike Turian
{NLD} Jelger Wiegersma
{FRA} Olivier Ruel
{USA} Ben Rubin 		52.4%
50.1%
48.2%
46.0%
45.6%
Class of 2009 Votes
{FRA} Antoine Ruel
{NLD} Kamiel Cornelissen
{NLD} Frank Karsten
 
  		63.4%
62.5%
44.8%
 
 
Class of 2010I Votes
{FRA} Gabriel Nassif
{USA} Brian Kibler
{NLD} Bram Snepvangers
 
  		89.3%
49.4%
40.0%II
 
 
Class of 2011 Votes
{JPN} Shuhei Nakamura
{SWE} Anton Jonsson
{USA} Steven O'Mahoney-Schwartz
 
  		89.3%
69.8%
50.6%
 
 
Class of 2012 Votes
{BRA} Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
{JPN} Kenji Tsumura
{JPN} Masashi Oiso
{USA} Patrick Chapin
  		85.7%
81.8%
76.2%
44.9%
 
Class of 2013 Votes
{USA} Luis Scott-Vargas
{USA} William Jensen
{USA} Ben Stark
 
  		95.6%
60.0%
59.0%
 
 
Class of 2014 Votes
{JPN} Makihito Mihara
{USA} Paul Rietzl
{FRA} Guillaume Wafo-Tapa
 
  		86.8%
72.6%
60.9%
 
 
Class of 2015 Votes
{USA} Eric Froehlich
{JPN} Shota Yasooka
{BRA} Willy Edel
 
  		66.4%
62.5%
47.6%
 
 
Class of 2016 Votes
{JPN} Yuuya WatanabeIII
{USA} Owen Turtenwald
 
 
  		90.3%
70.9%
 
 
 
Class of 2017 Votes
{USA} Josh Utter-Leyton
{CZE} Martin Jůza
 
 
  		86.3%
66.4%
 
 
 
Class of 2018 Votes
{USA} Seth Manfield
{HKG} Lee Shi Tian
 
 
  		65.2%
64.2%
 
 
 
Class of 2019 Votes
{USA} Reid Duke
 
 
 
  		94.28%
 
 
 
 
Class of 2020-2023 Votes
None[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Controversy

Although Mike Long was eligible since the first year of the Hall of Fame (2005), he was not inducted. Though he has the necessary statistical credentials and garnered some votes (21.7% in 2005 at the most), he was not voted in. Mark Rosewater is among those who have voted and argued for his induction.[8] However, his alleged cheating and his shady reputation repeatedly prevented his induction. He fell off the ballot following the 2012 voting, when he received 5.2% of the votes.

Notes

^I In 2010, Tomoharu Saito was voted into the Hall of Fame, receiving 47.7% of the votes. However, at Grand Prix Florence, two weeks before the induction ceremony, Saito was disqualified and subsequently suspended from the game for 18 months. The Hall of Fame rules state that suspended players cannot be voted for, but Saito had already been voted in. However, Wizards of the Coast announced that due to the suspension, Saito would not be a part of the 2010 Hall of Fame. Saito was eligible for Hall of Fame again in 2012, and has received 11.2%, 18.3%, 14.7%, and 13.9% of the votes from 2012 to 2015, respectively.
^II In the originally announced voting results for 2010, Bram Snepvangers barely missed getting voted into the Hall of Fame, receiving 39.95% of the votes. Following the announcement, however, it was discovered that there was an error in the calculations, and that Snepvanger's correct result was 40.03%, barely enough to be inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside Gabriel Nassif and Brian Kibler.
^III In April 2019 Yuuya Watanabe was disqualified from Mythic Championchip II in London for marked cards.[9][10] He was subsequently banned for 30 month from DCI-sanctioned events and removed from the Magic Pro League as well as the Hall of Fame.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Chris Galvin (June 06, 2005). "The Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 20, 2005). "Decking the Hall". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ a b c Mike Rosenberg (June 8, 2017). "Pro Tour Hall of Fame Updates". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ a b Brian David-Marshall (August 20, 2019). "The Call to the Hall of Fame". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Magic Esports (August 22, 2019). "MagicEsports". Twitter.
  6. ↑ Hipsters of the Coast (August 22, 2019). "HipstersMTG". Twitter.
  7. ↑ a b Ben Drago and Bear Watson (August 27, 2020). "Esports Update: Changes to 2020-2021 Magic Pro League Play". Magic.gg.
  8. ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 11, 2003). "It’s a Long Story". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Round 16 Disqualification. Wizards of the Coast (April 27, 2019).
  10. ↑ David McCoy (April 28, 2019). "Yuuya Watanabe Disqualified from Mythic Championship II London for Marked Cards". Hipsters of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Statement Regarding Yuuya Watanabe. mtgesports.com (May 09, 2019).

External links

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