Carlos Romão

Carlos Eduardo Romão
Nicknames

The Brazilian Huey[1]

Jaba[2]
Born 29 June 1982 (1982-06-29) (age 29)[3]
Residence São Paulo, Brazil[4]
Nationality Brazilian
Winnings US$65,260[5]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 1 (1)[6]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 3 (7)[7]
Lifetime Pro Points 224[4]
Matches played 1794[4]
Planeswalker Level 47 (Archmage)

Carlos Eduardo Romão is a Brazilian Magic: The Gathering player. He is best known for his win at the 2002 World Championships.[8] Along with Diego Ostrovich, he is widely regarded as the first South American to achieve success on the Pro Tour, and was the first South American to win a Pro Tour.[9]

Achievements

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
1999–00 Grand Prix São Paulo Limited 6–7 November 1999 5
1999–00 Latin America Championship Santiago, Chile Standard and Booster Draft 23–25 June 2000 4
2000–01 Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro Sealed and Booster Draft 10–11 March 2001 1
2001–02 Nationals Brazil Standard and Booster Draft 5-8
2001–02 Worlds Sydney Special 14–18 August 2002 1
2002–03 Invitational Seattle Special 18–20 October 2002 6
2002–03 Grand Prix Sevilla Sealed and Booster Draft 22–23 February 2003 2
2002–03 Nationals Brazil Standard and Booster Draft 2
2002–03 Grand Prix Amsterdam Team Limited 7–8 June 2003 1
2003–04 Invitational Los Angeles Special 11–13 May 2004 3
2005 Invitational Los Angeles Special 17–20 May 2005 4
2006 Nationals Brazil Standard and Booster Draft 3
2006 Grand Prix Phoenix, Arizona Sealed and Booster Draft 2–3 September 2006 1
2008 Grand Prix Kansas City Sealed and Booster Draft 18–19 October 2008 2
2009 Nationals São Paulo Standard and Booster Draft 25–26 July 2009 2
2010 Grand Prix Washington, D.C. Standard 22–23 May 2010 8

Last updated: 12 August 2009
Source: Wizards.com

In 2010, Carlos Romão was invited to play in the 2010 Magic Online World Championships.[10] The tournament only contained 12 players, the winners of 10 invitation-only Season Championships, the winner of one Last Chance Qualifier and the Magic Online Player of the Year.[10] Romão earned his place by winning the fourth Season Championship.[10] The event took place alongside the paper World Championships in Chiba, Japan. Romão would win the tournament defeating Akira Asahara 2-1 in the finals to take the title of 2010 Magic Online World Champion.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Quarterfinals: Carlos Romao vs. Tuomas Kotiranta". Wizards of the Coast. 18 August 2002. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=sideboard/events/worlds02. Retrieved 10 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "World Championship Decks 2002 Theme Deck". Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/magic/displaythemedeck.asp?set=worldchampionshipdecks2002&decknum=1&lang=en. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  3. ^ "Carlos Romão (Pro Player Cards)". StarCityGames.com. http://sales.starcitygames.com/carddisplay.php?product=43194. Retrieved 8 November 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c "DCI Ratings and Rankings". Wizards of the Coast. 2009-08-10. http://webapp.wizards.com/ratings.aspx?action=search_member&personid=78831&brandid=1. Retrieved 2008-08-12. 
  5. ^ "Lifetime Winnings Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. 2006-04-04. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/winnings. Retrieved 2009-08-16. 
  6. ^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2009-06-17. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/top8byplayer. Retrieved 2009-08-16. 
  7. ^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2009-08-03. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=grandprix/standings/top8byplayer. Retrieved 2009-08-16. 
  8. ^ "2002 World Championships Coverage". Wizards of the Coast. 2002-08-18. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/worlds02. Retrieved 2009-08-16. 
  9. ^ "Top 8 Profile: Carlos Eduardo Romão". Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/worlds02/t8romao. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  10. ^ a b c "Meet the December Twelve". Wizards of the Coast. 19 November 2010. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/twtw/117. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  11. ^ "Magic Online World Championships Coverage". Wizards of the Coast. 12 December 2010. http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/worlds10/featureMOWCFinals. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
Preceded by
Tom van de Logt
Magic World Champion
2002
Succeeded by
Daniel Zink
Preceded by
Anssi Myllymäki
Magic Online World Champion
2010
Succeeded by
incumbent