Olivier Ruel

Olivier Ruel
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Demographics
Born	July 24, 1981
Residence	Aubervilliers, France
Nationality	French
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut	Pro Tour Rome 1999
Top Finishes	5 (0 wins)
GP top 8s	28 (5 wins)
Awards
Hall of Fame

Olivier Ruel is a French former professional player. He has finished in the top eight of five Pro Tours, and held the record for most Grand Prix top eights until he was tied by Shuhei Nakamura in 2017, with 28 total (including five wins) to his name. In 2008, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. His brother, Antoine, was also a professional player, and joined Olivier in the Hall of Fame in 2009.

Accomplishments

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Rank
1999–00	Grand Prix	Madrid	Extended	29–30 January 2000	5
1999–00	Grand Prix	Cannes	Team Limited	26–27 February 2000	1
2000–01	Grand Prix	Porto	Rochester Draft	23–24 September 2000	2
2000–01	Grand Prix	Valencia	Limited	10–11 February 2001	2
2000–01	Masters	Tokyo	Team Limited	16–18 March 2001	3
2000–01	Nationals	Avignon	Standard and Booster Draft	12–13 May 2001	3
2001–02	Grand Prix	Shizuoka	Rochester Draft	13–14 October 2001	4
2001–02	Grand Prix	Biarritz	Rochester Draft	24–25 November 2001	8
2001–02	Grand Prix	Lisbon	Extended	19–20 January 2002	4
2001–02	Pro Tour	Osaka	Block Constructed	15–17 March 2002	2
2001–02	Grand Prix	Barcelona	Limited	23–24 March 2002	3
2001–02	Grand Prix	Naples	Limited	6–7 April 2002	4
2002–03	Nationals	Chambéry	Standard and Booster Draft	3–4 May 2003	3
2003–04	Pro Tour	Amsterdam	Rochester Draft	16–18 January 2004	4
2003–04	Grand Prix	Hong Kong	Limited	6–7 March 2004	2
2003–04	Nationals	Tours	Standard and Booster Draft	17–18 July 2004	1
2005	Pro Tour	Columbus	Extended	29–31 October 2004	4
2005	Grand Prix	Helsinki	Rochester Draft	6–7 November 2004	1
2005	Pro Tour	Philadelphia	Block Constructed	6–8 May 2005	4
2005	Grand Prix	Bologna	Limited	11–12 June 2005	1
2005	Grand Prix	Copenhagen	Extended	5–6 November 2005	5
2005	Grand Prix	Bilbao	Extended	19–20 November 2005	1
2005	Grand Prix	Beijing	Extended	26–27 November 2005	3
2006	Grand Prix	Dortmund	Limited	18–19 February 2006	7
2006	Pro Tour	Honolulu	Standard	3–5 March 2006	4
2006	Grand Prix	Barcelona	Limited	8–9 April 2006	5
2006	Grand Prix	Toulouse	Limited	24–25 June 2006	6
2007	Grand Prix	Singapore	Extended	3–4 March 2007	5
2007	Grand Prix	Krakow	Standard	3–4 November 2007	4
2007	Grand Prix	Kitakyushu	Limited	10–11 November 2007	4
2008	Grand Prix	Shizuoka	Standard	8–9 March 2008	2
2008	Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Standard	28–29 June 2008	6
2008	Nationals	Tours	Standard and Booster Draft	2–3 August 2008	2
2008	Grand Prix	Okayama	Limited	20–21 November 2008	6
2008	Grand Prix	Auckland	Limited	6–7 December 2008	5
2009	Nationals	Aix-en-Provence	Standard and Booster Draft	25–26 July 2009	6
2009	Grand Prix	Brighton	Limited	8–9 August 2009	1
2011	Nationals	La Rochelle	Standard and Booster Draft	22–24 July 2011	7
2012–13	Grand Prix	Lyon	Modern	3–4 November 2012	6
2014–15	Grand Prix	Lille	Legacy	4–5 July 2015	2

→ Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Olivier Ruel

Season	Pro Tour	Format	Finish	Winnings
1998–99	Rome	Extended	99
1999–00	Washington, D.C.	Team Limited	11	$650
1999–00	Worlds (Brussels)	Special	110
2000–01	New York	Team Limited	6	$3,700
2000–01	Chicago	Standard	141
2000–01	Los Angeles	Rochester Draft	93
2000–01	Tokyo	Block Constructed	48	$690
2000–01	Barcelona	Booster Draft	42	$825
2000–01	Worlds (Toronto)	Special	173
2001–02	New York	Team Limited	44
2001–02	New Orleans	Extended	288
2001–02	San Diego	Rochester Draft	29	$1,400
2001–02	Osaka	Block Constructed	2	$20,000
2001–02	Nice	Booster Draft	159
2001–02	Worlds (Sydney)	Special	126
2002–03	Boston	Team Limited	6	$3,500
2002–03	Houston	Extended	79
2002–03	Chicago	Rochester Draft	264
2002–03	Venice	Block Constructed	258
2002–03	Yokohama	Booster Draft	132
2002–03	Worlds (Berlin)	Special	114
2003–04	Boston	Team Limited	105
2003–04	New Orleans	Extended	142
2003–04	Amsterdam	Rochester Draft	4	$13,000
2003–04	Kobe	Block Constructed	222
2003–04	San Diego	Booster Draft	14	$3,800
2003–04	Seattle	Team Limited	6	$3,500
2003–04	Worlds (San Francisco)	Special	27	$1,600
2005	Colombus	Extended	4	$13,000
2005	Nagoya	Rochester Draft	80
2005	Atlanta	Team Limited	104
2005	Philadelphia	Block Constructed	4	$6,950
2005	London	Booster Draft	148
2005	Los Angeles	Extended	11	$5,000
2005	Worlds (Yokohama)	Special	103
2006	Honolulu	Standard	4	$14,000
2006	Prague	Booster Draft	20	$2,800
2006	Charleston	Team Constructed	28
2007	Geneva	Booster Draft	44	$775
2007	Yokohama	Block Constructed	20	$2,800
2007	San Diego	Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft	90
2007	Valencia	Extended	111
2007	Worlds (New York)	Special	146
2008	Kuala Lumpur	Booster Draft	67
2008	Hollywood	Standard	27	$1,700
2008	Berlin	Extended	42	$850
2008	Worlds (Memphis)	Special	37	$1,100
2009	Kyoto	Standard and Booster Draft	51	$645
2009	Honolulu	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	182
2009	Austin	Extended and Booster Draft	286
2009	Worlds (Rome)	Special	181
2010	San Diego	Standard and Booster Draft	252
2010	San Juan	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	97
2010	Amsterdam	Extended and Booster Draft	87
2010	Worlds (Chiba)	Special	245
2011	Paris	Standard and Booster Draft	216
2011	Philadelphia	Modern and Booster Draft	241
2012–13	Gatecrash in Montreal	Standard and Booster Draft	274
2013–14	Theros in Dublin	Standard and Booster Draft	186
2014–15	Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels	Standard and Booster Draft	276
2015–16	Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee	Standard and Booster Draft	208
2015–16	Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid	Standard and Booster Draft	75	$1,000
2015–16	Eldritch Moon in Sydney	Standard and Booster Draft	139
2017–18	Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao	Modern and Booster Draft	355

→ Source: Wizards.com

External links

• Lifetime Top Finishes
• Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s
• Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders