Raphaël Lévy

Raphaël Lévy
Born 25 September 1981[1]
Residence Toulouse, France
Nationality French
Pro Tour debut 1997 Pro Tour Paris[1]
Winnings US$119,843 (as of December 2006)[2]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 0 (3)[3]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 3 (17)[4]
Lifetime Pro Points 486[5]
Highest Constructed Rating 2221[1]
Highest Limited Rating 2167[1]
Matches played 3,032[1]
Planeswalker Level 50 (Archmage)

Raphaël Lévy is a professional Magic: The Gathering player. He was inducted to the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in November 2006. He is the first player to have been inducted while active on the Pro Tour.[6] He is one of only four players to have won Grand Prix on three different continents. (The others being Shuhei Nakamura, Alex Shvartsman, and Carlos Romão)

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Career

Raphaël Lévy began his Pro Tour career in 1997 at Pro Tour Paris. A 130th place finish meant he did not qualify for the next Pro Tour. After missing Pro Tour New York, he qualified for the 1997 World Championship, and has not missed a Pro Tour since.

Lévy first began to attract attention the following season first by winning Grand Prix Lyon, and the reaching the top eight of the World Championship.[7] He was the only non-American in an impressive top eight whose players now have a combined 37 Pro Tour Sunday appearances.

In 1998-99, Lévy continued to proform well with fourth place finishes and Grand Prix Barcelona, and the European Championship in Berlin.[8] Before the turn of the millennium, Lévy put up his second Pro Tour Top eight. A semifinal loss to Brian Davis saw Lévy put up yet another fourth place finish.[9]

Over the following six years, Lévy did well without standing out. He remained continuously qualified for the Pro Tour, and put up nine Grand Prix top eights. However, his third Pro Tour top eight would not come until seven years after his second. In 2006, Lévy's two Pro Tour Top eights and streak of then 47 consecutive Pro Tours attended were enough to get him inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. This honour served to reinvigourate Lévy's game. The following season, he won back to back Grand Prix in Dallas and Singapore. He made his third Pro Tour Top eight in Yokohama, making him the first Hall of Famer to make it back to the Sunday stage.[10]

Since then, Lévy has returned to putting up solid Pro Tour finishes without reaching the top eight, and has put up four more Grand Prix top eights.

Accomplishments

Top 8 appearances

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
1997–98 Grand Prix Lyon Extended 7–8 February 1998 1
1997–98 Worlds Seattle Special 12–16 August 1998 4
1998–99 Grand Prix Barcelona Limited 6–7 February 1999 4
1998–99 European Championship Berlin Special 10–12 July 1999 4
1999–00 Pro Tour Chicago Extended 3–5 December 1999 4
1999–00 European Championship Paris Special 14–16 July 2000 2
2000–01 Grand Prix Gothenburg Booster Draft 24–25 March 2001 3
2001–02 Grand Prix Barcelona Sealed and Booster Draft 23–24 March 2002 7
2001–02 Grand Prix Naples Sealed and Booster Draft 6–7 April 2002 7
2002–03 Grand Prix Prague Sealed and Booster Draft 12–13 April 2003 2
2003–04 Grand Prix Madrid Sealed and Booster Draft 21–22 February 2004 4
2005 Grand Prix Paris Rochester Draft 27–28 November 2004 4
2005 Nationals Aix-en-Provence Special 30–31 July 2005 8
2006 Grand Prix Cardiff Sealed and Booster Draft 25–26 March 2006 7
2006 Grand Prix Barcelona Sealed and Booster Draft 8–9 April 2006 2
2006 Grand Prix Phoenix Sealed and Booster Draft 2–3 September 2006 3
2007 Grand Prix Dallas Extended 24–25 February 2007 1
2007 Grand Prix Singapore Extended 3–4 March 2007 1
2007 Pro Tour Yokohama Block Constructed 20–22 April 2007 6
2008 Grand Prix Brussels Sealed and Booster Draft 3–4 May 2008 3
2008 Grand Prix Birmingham Block Constructed 30 May–1 June 2008 3
2008 Grand Prix Manila Block Constructed 30–31 August 2008 7
2011 Grand Prix Milan Sealed and Booster Draft 8–9 October 2011 2

Last updated: 9 October 2011
Source: Event Coverage at Wizards.com

Other accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Raphael Levy 2007 Pro Player card (from the Magic: The Gathering Time Spiral expansion)
  2. ^ "Lifetime Winnings Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. 2006-04-04. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/winnings. Retrieved 2007-02-03. 
  3. ^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2007-07-17. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/top8byplayer. Retrieved 2007-09-08. 
  4. ^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 10 August 2009. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=grandprix/standings/top8byplayer. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 
  5. ^ "DCI Ratings and Rankings". Wizards of the Coast. 2011-10-03. http://webapp.wizards.com/ratings.aspx?Page=1&BrandRatedSeasons=37&ratingseasonid=37&Demographic=1%7C1&action=Search. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 
  6. ^ "Raphaël Lévy — Hall of Fame Profile". http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/hofplayer/rlevy. Retrieved 2006-11-30. 
  7. ^ "1998 World Championships Coverage". The Sideboard. 1998-08-16. http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=WORLDS98/welcome. Retrieved 2009-10-30. 
  8. ^ "1999 European Championships". The Sideboard. 1999-07-12. http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=sb19990711a. Retrieved 2009-10-30. 
  9. ^ "Pro Tour-Chicago 1999". The Sideboard. 1999-12-05. http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=PTCHICAGO9900/welcome. Retrieved 2009-10-30. 
  10. ^ "Wafo-Tapa Tops Them All!". Wizards of the Coast. 2007-04-22. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/ptyok07/welcome. Retrieved 2009-10-30. 
 
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