Richard Hoaen

Richard Hoaen
Residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Nationality CanadaCanada
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour Los Angeles 2001
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 0 (1)[2]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 3 (7)[3]
Lifetime Pro Points 202[1]

Richard Hoaen is a Canadian Magic: The Gathering player. Known for his skill in limited formats, Hoaen has reached the top eight of a Pro Tour just once. In addition, Hoaen has made the top eight of seven Grand Prix, winning three, and was runner-up to Tiago Chan in the last ever Magic Invitational.

Career

Richard Hoaen first appeared on the Pro Tour in 2001, with a 301st place finish at Pro Tour Los Angeles.

Hoaen began the following season with his first standout performance. Alongside, Mark Zajdner and Stephen Cassell, he finished 15th at Pro Tour Boston. Although qualified, he elected to skip both constructed Pro Tours that season. After a 22nd place finish at Pro Tour Chicago, Hoaen reached the high point of his career when he made the top eight of Pro Tour Yokohama, losing in the quarterfinals to number one seed and eventual champion Mattias Jorstedt.[4] About a month later, Hoaen won a spot on the Canadian national team, finishing 3rd at Canadian nationals.[5] Hoaen rounded out the season with unimpressive finishes at worlds, both individually and with the national team.

Over two years that followed, Hoaen established himself as one of the most dominant limited players on the Pro Tour. His results at limited Pro Tours in the 2003–04 and 2005 seasons were 10th at Pro Tour Amsterdam, finishing just one match point short of the top eight, 12th at Pro Tour San Diego, 11th at Pro Tour Nagoya, missing the top eight on tie-breakers on both occasions, and 20th at Pro Tour London missing the elimination rounds by a win and a draw. In addition, he finished second to Jordan Berkowitz at Grand Prix Detroit in 2005.

In 2006, although Hoaen's results on the Pro Tour were not as good as previous years, he made up for it with high level finishes at Grand Prix. He won Grand Prix Richmond, and reached the elimination rounds in Madison, New Jersey, and Yamagata. After losing the finals of the 2007 Magic Invitational to Thiago Chan, Hoaen's presence on the Pro Tour declined.

Most recently, he won Grand Prix Montreal in 2011.

Achievements

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
2001–02 Nationals Toronto Standard and Booster Draft 13–15 June 2002 7
2002–03 Pro Tour Yokohama Rochester Draft 9–10 May 2003 8
2002–03 Nationals Montreal Standard and Booster Draft 20–22 June 2003 3
2005 Grand Prix Detroit Sealed and Booster Draft 23–24 April 2005 2
2006 Grand Prix Richmond, Virginia Sealed and Booster Draft 4–5 February 2006 1
2006 Grand Prix Madison, Wisconsin Team Constructed 25–26 March 2006 3
2006 Grand Prix New Jersey Sealed and Booster Draft 11–12 November 2006 2
2006 Grand Prix Yamagata Sealed and Booster Draft 18–19 November 2006 5
2007 Invitational Essen Special 18–21 October 2007 2
2011 Grand Prix Montreal Sealed and Booster Draft 17–18 September 2011 1
2013–14 Grand Prix Kyoto Team Limited 23–24 November 2013 1

Last updated: 24 November 2013
Source: Wizards.com

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "DCI & RPGA Rankings and Ratings". The DCI. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  3. ↑ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  4. ↑ "Live Coverage of 2003 Pro Tour Yokohama". Wizards of the Coast. 8 May 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Live Coverage of 2003 Canada National Championship". Wizards of the Coast. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2011.