William Jensen

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William Jensen
Demographics
Nickname Huey
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Nationality  
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour Rome 1998
Winnings $183,795[1]
Top Finishes 5 (1 win)[2]
GP top 8s 19 (4 wins)[3]
Median Pro Tour Finish 69
PTs Played 44
Lifetime Pro Points 361[4]

William Jensen is an American professional player. He won Pro Tour Boston 2003, and has finished in the top 8 of four additional Pro Tours. He also has 19 Grand Prix top eights, including four wins. In 2013, he was voted into the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame. He is the current record holder of most Grand Prix top eight finishes within a single season, with eight in 2013–14.[5]

Professional play

William Jensen started playing Magic in 1995 at age 13,[6] and his first Pro Tour was Pro Tour Rome 1998. One year later, at Pro Tour London 1999, he got his major breakthrough by making the top 8, ultimately finishing 6th, losing to eventual champion Kyle Rose. Only one month later, at Grand Prix San Diego, Jensen experienced his first Grand Prix success by not only making the top 8, but winning the event.[7]

The 2000–01 Pro Tour season started with Jensen winning the inaugural Masters event, beating among others eventual Hall of Famers Nicolai Herzog, Olivier Ruel, and Bob Maher en route to the title.[8] Jensen continued to be a mainstay on the professional scene, putting up additional Grand Prix top 8s, including another win at Grand Prix Pittsburgh 2000,[9] as well as solid Pro Tour finishes. In 2003, Jensen returned to the top 8 of the Pro Tour, finishing 8th at Pro Tour Chicago, once again losing to the eventual champion, in this case Kai Budde.[10] However, Jensen made another top 8 appearance at the very next Pro Tour, finishing 4th at Pro Tour Venice 2003.[11]

The first Pro Tour of the next season, the 2003–04 Pro Tour season, was a Team Rochester draft Pro Tour in Boston. Teaming up with Brock Parker and Matt Linde as 'The Brockafellars', Jensen won his first Pro Tour.[12] The team defeated the German team 'Phoenix Foundation', the winners of the previous two Team Limited Pro Tours, with Jensen defeating Kai Budde 2–0 in his match. In the finals, they faced the Norwegian team 'Unoriginal Slackers', where Jensen won his match 2–0 over Jake Smith. Jensen continued to play on the pro circuit for one more year, his final Pro Tour being the 2004 World Championships, before he retired from professional play. Jensen has cited being tired of traveling and friends leaving the scene as the reasons for quitting.[6]

In 2012, despite not having played a professional event in almost eight years, William Jensen was among the top candidates for getting voted into the Hall of Fame. He eventually missed by a single vote,[13] but received a special invitation to play at Pro Tour Return to Ravnica.[14] He playtested for the event with team StarCityGames Black (currently known as Team Pantheon[15]), featuring players like Jon Finkel, Gabriel Nassif, and Jelger Wiegersma. This reignited his interest in competitive Magic. One year later, he was voted into the Hall of Fame, garnering a total of 59.97% of the votes.[16]

The 2013–14 Pro Tour season was Jensen's comeback season. He won his third Grand Prix shortly after being voted into the Hall of Fame by defeating Neal Oliver in the final of Grand Prix Oakland.[17] He continued to make additional Grand Prix top 8s throughout the season, though without winning another one. At the end of the season, he had made the top 8 of eight total Grand Prix, setting the record for most Grand Prix top 8 finishes within a single season.[5] In the final event of the season, Pro Tour Magic 2015 in Portland, Jensen made his fifth Pro Tour top 8, finishing 7th.[18] His overall performance in the season earned him an invitation to the 2014 World Championship.[5]

The very first Grand Prix of the 2014–15 Pro Tour season, Grand Prix Portland, was won by Jensen's team, Peach Garden Oath, with teammates Reid Duke and Owen Turtenwald.[19] This was Jensen's fourth Grand Prix win. At the 2014 World Championship, Jensen came close to reaching the top 4, but lost the last round of swiss to Yuuya Watanabe, resulting in an 8th place finish.[20] He finished the season on 47 points, enough for Platinum status in the Pro Players Club, but not enough to qualify for the 2015 World Championships.

Accomplishments

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
1999–2000 Pro Tour London Block Constructed 15–17 October 1999 6
1999–2000 Grand Prix San Diego Limited 20–21 November 1999 1
1999–2000 Grand Prix Philadelphia Extended 19–20 February 2000 5
1999–2000 Grand Prix Cannes Team Limited 26–27 February 2000 4
1999–2000 Grand Prix Pittsburgh Team Limited 24–25 June 2000 1
2000–01 Masters New York City Extended 29 September–1 October 2000 1
2000–01 Grand Prix Detroit Limited 31 March–1 April 2001 5
2000–01 Nationals Orlando Standard and Booster Draft 1–3 June 2001 6
2001–02 Grand Prix Houston Extended 5–6 January 2002 3
2001–02 Grand Prix Milwaukee Standard 11–12 May 2002 7
2002–03 Pro Tour Chicago Rochester Draft 17–19 January 2003 8
2002–03 Pro Tour Venice Block Constructed 21–23 March 2003 4
2003–04 Pro Tour Boston Team Limited 12–14 September 2003 1
2003–04 Grand Prix Orlando Block Constructed 24–25 July 2004 5
2013–14 Grand Prix Oakland Limited 24–25 August 2013 1
2013–14 Grand Prix Louisville Standard 19–20 October 2013 8
2013–14 Grand Prix Toronto Limited 30 November–1 December 2013 3
2013–14 Grand Prix Dallas/Fort Worth Standard 7–8 December 2013 2
2013–14 Grand Prix Barcelona Team Limited 1–2 March 2014 3
2013–14 Grand Prix Philadelphia Limited 12–13 April 2014 6
2013–14 Grand Prix Atlanta Limited 24–25 May 2014 3
2013–14 Grand Prix Washington DC Limited 28–29 June 2014 5
2013–14 Pro Tour Portland Standard and Booster Draft 1–3 August 2014 7
2014–15 Grand Prix Portland Team Limited 9–10 August 2014 1
2014–15 Grand Prix Denver Standard 3–4 January 2015 6
2015–16 Grand Prix Detroit Team Limited 15–16 August 2015 3

→ Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of William Jensen
Season Pro Tour Format Finish Winnings
1998–99 Rome Extended 124
1998–99 Los Angeles Rochester Draft 314
1998–99 New York Block Constructed 55 $460
1998–99 Worlds (Tokyo) Special 29 $2,400
1999–00 London Booster Draft 6 $5,500
1999–00 Chicago Extended 97
1999–00 Los Angeles Booster Draft 38 $840
1999–00 New York Block Constructed 26 $1,500
1999–00 Worlds (Brussels) Special 69
2000–01 New York Team Limited 13 $1,100
2000–01 Chicago Standard 39 $900
2000–01 Los Angeles Rochester Draft 22 $2,100
2000–01 Tokyo Block Constructed 69
2000–01 Barcelona Booster Draft 182
2000–01 Worlds (Toronto) Special 56 $580
2001–02 New York Team Limited 23
2001–02 New Orleans Extended 77
2001–02 San Diego Rochester Draft 28 $1,500
2001–02 Osaka Block Constructed 242
2001–02 Nice Booster Draft 19 $2,550
2001–02 Worlds (Sydney) Special 68
2002–03 Boston Team Limited 86
2002–03 Houston Extended 240
2002–03 Chicago Rochester Draft 8 $6,500
2002–03 Venice Block Constructed 4 $13,000
2002–03 Yokohama Booster Draft 174
2002–03 Worlds (Berlin) Special 118
2003–04 Boston Team Limited 1 $20,000
2003–04 New Orleans Extended 302
2003–04 Amsterdam Rochester Draft 247
2003–04 Kobe Block Constructed 231
2003–04 San Diego Booster Draft 68
2003–04 Seattle Team Limited 30
2003–04 Worlds (San Francisco) Special 40 $875
2012–13 Return to Ravnica in Seattle Modern and Booster Draft 122
2013–14 Theros in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 35 $1,500
2013–14 Born of the Gods in Valencia Modern and Booster Draft 120
2013–14 Journey into Nyx in Atlanta Block Constructed and Booster Draft 39 $1,500
2013–14 Magic 2015 in Portland Standard and Booster Draft 7 $10,000
2014–15 Khans of Tarkir in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 155
2014–15 Fate Reforged in Washington, D.C. Modern and Booster Draft 39 $1,500
2014–15 Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels Standard and Booster Draft 171
2014–15 Magic Origins in Vancouver Standard and Booster Draft 145
2015–16 Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee Standard and Booster Draft 343

→ Source: Wizards.com

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