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Jon Finkel
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Demographics
Nickname Jonny Magic
Born May 18th, 1978
Residence New York City, USA
Nationality  
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut 1996 World Championships
Winnings $392,284[1]
Top Finishes 16 (3 wins)[2]
GP top 8s 9 (3 wins)[3]
Median Pro Tour Finish 61
PTs Played 74
Lifetime Pro Points 610[4]

Jon Finkel is a famous American Magic: The Gathering player.

History

He has won numerous Pro Tour tournaments, and was the 2000 World Champion. He is affectionately known as "Jonny Magic" by many, and has been the poster boy for the Magic: the Gathering game for a long time. Many consider him to be the best player the game has ever seen. That title has been challenged by Kai Budde of Germany who surpassed him for lifetime earnings and Pro Tour titles, although this is partially due to Finkel taking a break from high level play from 2004-2008.

Finkel has won over $290,000 playing the game. Later in his career, he faced some criticisms, allegedly just showing up at Pro Tours to meet up with old friends. Many recognize that one of Finkel's greatest strengths in the game is his ability to play with little preparation. Some have touted that Finkel's only preparation for an event was during the car ride there, as opposed to other professionals spending weeks preparing.

Finkel, after winning the 2000 Magic Invitational, had the privilege of designing a card for the game. The card he designed was Shadowmage Infiltrator (originally named "Spellcreep Wizard" and nicknamed Finkel), which appeared in the Odyssey set and was reprinted as a timeshifted card of Time Spiral and also in Modern Masters 2015. Finkel originally submitted a card, "Wrath of Leknif" (Leknif being his name spelt backwards as an homage to Nevinyrral's Disk) , that was deemed too powerful by the Wizards R&D Staff. [5]

In later years, Finkel, like fellow Magic player David Williams, has been playing in high-level poker tournaments.

In 2005, Finkel was inducted into the inaugural class of the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame after receiving 67 out of 69 possible votes. In regards to his nomination for this position, Mark Rosewater, head of the design department of Magic R&D stated, "He is the most naturally gifted player the game has ever seen. His accomplishments are rivaled by only one other man". This has prompted a small comeback to the game, including the beginning of regular statistically-tracked drafting at Finkel's New York apartment with other past and present big name players and several Pro Tour appearances.

On February 17th, 2008 Finkel returned to his former dominance, only dropping one match as he won Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur.

Accomplishments

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
1997–98 Pro Tour Chicago Extended 10–12 October 1997 3
1997–98 Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro Extended 31 January–February 1, 1998 1
1997–98 Pro Tour New York Limited 17–19 April 1998 1
1997–98 Grand Prix Zurich Limited 30–31 May 1998 6
1997–98 Nationals Colombus Special 3–5 July 1998 3
1997–98 Worlds Seattle Special 12–16 August 1998 3
1997–98 Worlds Seattle National team 12–16 August 1998 1
1998–99 Grand Prix Boston Standard 5–6 September 1998 1
1998–99 Pro Tour Chicago Limited 25–27 September 1998 5
1998–99 Invitational Barcelona Special 4–7 February 1999 4
1998–99 Pro Tour Los Angeles Limited 26–28 February 1999 2
1998–99 Grand Prix Vienna Extended 13–14 March 1999 3
1998–99 Grand Prix Kansas City Extended 27–28 March 1999 5
1999–00 Pro Tour Washington D.C. Team Limited 3–5 September 1999 3
1999–00 Invitational Kuala Lumpur Special 2–5 March 2000 2
1999–00 Grand Prix St. Louis Team Limited 13–14 May 2000 1
1999–00 Nationals Orlando Special 8–11 June 2000 1
1999–00 Grand Prix Pittsburgh Team Limited 24–25 June 2000 3
1999–00 Worlds Brussels Special 2–6 August 2000 1
1999–00 Worlds Brussels National team 2–6 August 2000 1
2000–01 Invitational Sydney Special 16–19 November 2000 1
2000–01 Masters Chicago Limited 30 November–1 December, 2000 2
2000–01 Pro Tour Chicago Standard 1–3 December 2000 5
2000–01 Pro Tour Los Angeles Limited 2–4 February 2001 4
2000–01 Masters Barcelona Block Constructed 4–6 May 2001 3
2002–03 Invitational Seattle Special 18–20 October 2002 3
2002–03 Pro Tour Chicago Limited 17–19 January 2003 3
2002–03 Pro Tour Yokohama Limited 9–11 May 2003 4
2002–03 Grand Prix Amsterdam Team Limited 7–8 June 2003 2
2002–03 Nationals San Diego Special 27–29 June 2003 7
2003–04 Grand Prix Washington D.C. Team Limited 17–18 April 2004 4
2008 Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur Limited 15–17 February 2008 1
2012 Pro Tour Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 10–12 February 2012 3
2012 Pro Tour Barcelona Block Constructed and Booster Draft 11–13 May 2012 5
2012–13 Players Championship Indianapolis Special 29–31 August 2012 4
2015–16 Pro Tour Milwaukee Standard and Booster Draft 16–18 October 2015 3
2015–16 Pro Tour Madrid Standard and Booster Draft 12–24 April 2016 5

→ Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Jon Finkel
Season Pro Tour Format Finish Winnings
1996 Worlds (Seattle) Special 9 $3,200
1996–97 Atlanta Sealed Deck 143
1996–97 Dallas Standard 116
1996–97 Los Angeles Rochester Draft 13 $3,200
1996–97 Paris Block Constructed 194
1996–97 New York Booster Draft 15 $3,200
1996–97 Worlds (Seattle) Special 13 $4,200
1997–98 Chicago Extended 3 $10,000
1997–98 Mainz Rochester Draft 20 $2,050
1997–98 Los Angeles Block Constructed 23 $1,750
1997–98 New York Booster Draft 1 $25,000
1997–98 Worlds (Seattle) Special 3 $10,000
1998–99 Chicago Booster Draft 5 $11,000
1998–99 Rome Extended 45 $630
1998–99 Los Angeles Rochester Draft 2 $15,000
1998–99 New York Block Constructed 88
1998–99 Worlds (Tokyo) Special 10 $4,200
1999–00 Washington, D.C. Team Limited 3
1999–00 London Booster Draft 178
1999–00 Chicago Extended 14 $2,920
1999–00 Los Angeles Booster Draft 251
1999–00 New York Block Constructed 85
1999–00 Worlds (Brussels) Special 1 $34,000
2000–01 New York Team Limited 27
2000–01 Chicago Standard 5 $9,000
2000–01 Los Angeles Rochester Draft 4 $13,000
2000–01 Tokyo Block Constructed 162
2000–01 Barcelona Booster Draft 11 $4,800
2000–01 Worlds (Toronto) Special 17 $3,000
2001–02 New York Team Limited 80
2001–02 New Orleans Extended 65
2001–02 San Diego Rochester Draft 112
2001–02 Osaka Block Constructed 248
2001–02 Nice Booster Draft 214
2001–02 Worlds (Sydney) Special 99
2002–03 Boston Team Limited 58
2002–03 Houston Extended 53 $615
2002–03 Chicago Rochester Draft 3 $15,000
2002–03 Venice Block Constructed 132
2002–03 Yokohama Booster Draft 4 $13,000
2002–03 Worlds (Berlin) Special 80
2003–04 Boston Team Limited 52
2003–04 New Orleans Extended 225
2003–04 Amsterdam Rochester Draft 293
2003–04 San Diego Booster Draft 165
2003–04 Seattle Team Limited 68
2003–04 Worlds (San Francisco) Special 63 $510
2006 Prague Booster Draft 301
2006 Charleston Team Constructed 141
2007 San Diego Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft 29 $515
2007 Worlds (New York) Special 139
2008 Kuala Lumpur Booster Draft 1 $40,000
2008 Hollywood Standard 148
2008 Worlds (Memphis) Special 158
2009 Honolulu Block Constructed and Booster Draft 186
2010 San Juan Block Constructed and Booster Draft 106
2011 Philadelphia Modern and Booster Draft 15 $4,000
2011 Worlds (San Francisco) Special 276
2012 Dark Ascension in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 3 $12,500
2012 Avacyn Restored in Barcelona Block Constructed and Booster Draft 5 $10,000
2012–13 Return to Ravnica in Seattle Modern and Booster Draft 22 $2,000
2012–13 Gatecrash in Montreal Standard and Booster Draft 37 $1,500
2012–13 Dragon's Maze in San Diego Block Constructed and Booster Draft 143
2013–14 Theros in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 26 $1,500
2013–14 Born of the Gods in Valencia Modern and Booster Draft 96
2013–14 Journey into Nyx in Atlanta Block Constructed and Booster Draft 51 $1,000
2013–14 Magic 2015 in Portland Standard and Booster Draft 13 $5,000
2014–15 Khans of Tarkir in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 58 $1,000
2014–15 Fate Reforged in Washington, D.C. Modern and Booster Draft 10 $5,000
2014–15 Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels Standard and Booster Draft 138
2014–15 Magic Origins in Vancouver Standard and Booster Draft 293
2015–16 Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee Standard and Booster Draft 3 $12,500
2015–16 Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta Modern and Booster Draft 153
2015–16 Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid Standard and Booster Draft 5 $10,000

→ Source: Wizards.com

Trivia

See also

References

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