Simon Nielsen

Simon Nielsen
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Demographics
Nickname	RedButtonTie
Born	June 30, 1994
Residence	Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut	PT Fate Reforged 2015
Top Finishes	6 (1 win)
GP top 8s	8 (2 wins)
Awards
	Player of the Year
	PT Champion

Simon Nielsen is a Danish professional player.

History

He became known for winning the 2014 World Magic Cup as a member of the Danish national team, at which he famously turned around a seemingly unwinnable game by topdecking the one-of Duneblast (dubbed the "Daneblast") in a crucial situation.^[1] Nielsen also has seven Grand Prix top eight finishes including wins at GP Birmingham 2018 and Las Vegas GP 2019, and he has Pro Tour Top Finishes at 3rd during Pro Tour The Lord of the Rings, 7th place at Pro Tour March of the Machine, and 2nd place at the New Capenna Championship. He also finished third in the 2023 World Championship^[2] and became Player of the Year for 2023.^[3] With a 2nd place finish at Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor, he was the first player to have four consecutive top finishes. He brought this to five with his win of Pro Tour Modern Horizons 3.

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Rank
2014–15	World Magic Cup	Nice	National team	5–7 December 2014	1
2015–16	Grand Prix	Brussels	Standard	14–15 November 2015	2
2016–17	Grand Prix	Bologna	Limited	6–7 May 2017	8
2017–18	Grand Prix	Birmingham	Modern	12–13 August 2017	8
2017–18	Grand Prix	Turin	Standard	2–3 September 2017	8
2017–18	Grand Prix	Birmingham	Standard	12–13 May 2018	1
2018–19	Grand Prix	Copenhagen	Limited	15–16 June 2019	8
2018–19	Grand Prix	Birmingham	Modern	17-18 August 2019	2
2018–19	Grand Prix	Las Vegas	Modern	24-25 August 2019	1
2021-22	Set Championship	MTG Arena	Standard and Historic	May 20-22, 2022	2
2022–23	Pro Tour	Minneapolis	Standard and Booster Draft	5–7 May 2023	7
2022-23	Pro Tour	Barcelona	Modern and Booster Draft	28-30 July, 2023	3
2022-23	Worlds	Las Vegas	Standard and Booster Draft	22-24 September 2023	3
2023–24	Pro Tour	Chicago	Pioneer and Booster Draft	23–25 February 2024	2
2023–24	Pro Tour	Amsterdam	Modern and Booster Draft	June 28-30, 2024	1

→ Source: Wizards.com

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Simon Nielsen
Season	Pro Tour	Format	Finish	Winnings
2014–15	Fate Reforged in Washington, D.C.	Modern and Booster Draft	86
2014–15	Magic Origins in Vancouver	Standard and Booster Draft	30	$1,500
2015–16	Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee	Standard and Booster Draft	98
2015–16	Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta	Modern and Booster Draft	287
2015–16	Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid	Standard and Booster Draft	275
2015–16	Eldritch Moon in Sydney	Standard and Booster Draft	10	$5,000
2016–17	Kaladesh in Honolulu	Standard and Booster Draft	134
2016–17	Aether Revolt in Dublin	Standard and Booster Draft	110
2016–17	Amonkhet in Nashville	Standard and Booster Draft	237
2016–17	Hour of Devastation in Kyoto	Standard and Booster Draft	91
2017–18	Ixalan in Albuquerque	Standard and Booster Draft	298
2017–18	Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao	Modern and Booster Draft	79
2017–18	Dominaria in Richmond	Standard and Booster Draft	279
2017–18	25th Anniversary in Minneapolis	Team Constructed	17	$4,000
2018–19	Guilds of Ravnica in Atlanta	Standard and Booster Draft	219
2018–19	Mythic Championship Cleveland 2019	Standard and Booster Draft	131	$500

→ Source: Wizards.com