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'''Reid Duke''' is an American [[Magic: The Gathering]] player from [[Sugar Loaf, New York]]. He won the [[Magic: The Gathering Online]] Championship in 2011.<ref name="MOCS11">{{cite web|title=2011 Magic Online Championship Final|date=2011-11-19|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2014-05-26|url=http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/worlds11/mocsfinal}}</ref> His best finishes include a fifth place at [[Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2013–14#Pro Tour Journey into Nyx|Pro Tour ''Journey Into Nyx'']],<ref name="PTJIN">{{cite web|title=Pro Tour Journey Into Nyx Coverage|date=2014-05-18|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2014-09-03|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptjou14}}</ref> a runner-up finish at the [[Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2013–14#Magic: The Gathering World Championship|2013 World Championships]], and wins at [[Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2012#Grand Prix: Kobe.2C Lincoln.2C Madrid.2C Baltimore.2C Lille.2C Seattle.2C Indianapolis.2C Nashville.2C Kuala Lumpur.2C Mexico City.2C Melbourne.2C Salt Lake City.2C Turin.2C Manchester|Grand Prix Nashville 2012]], [[Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2013–14#Grand Prix|Grand Prix Miami 2013]] and [[Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2014–15#Grand Prix|Grand Prix Portland 2014]].
== Magic: The Gathering ==
===Career===
Reid Duke started playing in 1995, at age five, with his brother Ian Duke,<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|title=Player Profile: Reid Duke|date=2012-12-17|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/activity/1126}}</ref> who is now a member of the Magic: The Gathering [[Research_and_development|R&D]] at [[Wizards of the Coast]]. For a time, he was primarily a [[Magic: The Gathering Online]] player, made the transition to in-person competitive play. He qualified for [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2010#Pro_Tour_Amsterdam_.283.E2.80.935_September_2010.29|Pro Tour Amsterdam 2010]] via rating,<ref>{{cite web|title=Pro Tour–Amsterdam 2010 Invitation List|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=mtgcom/protour/amsterdam10-invitations}}</ref> and won a [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Online#Magic_Online_Championship|Magic Online Championship Series]] (MOCS) event to qualify for the 2010 Magic Online World Championship, where he finished 5th,<ref>{{cite web|title=Magic Online World Championship Standings|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/worlds10/stand/2010mocs}}</ref> as well as the [[Magic:_The_Gathering_World_Championship#2010_World_championship|2010 Magic: The Gathering World Championships]] in [[Chiba]], [[Japan]]. Although his finishes in his first Pro Tours were unspectacular, he has not missed a Pro Tour since Amsterdam 2010.
Duke first experienced success in paper Magic in 2011, when he reached the top eight of two Grand Prix events: Grand Prix Providence, where he finished fourth, and Grand Prix Montreal, where he finished fifth. He also won another MOCS event to requalify him for the Magic Online Championship, this year held in [[San Francisco]] concurrently with the [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2011#2011_World_Championships_.E2.80.93_San_Francisco_.2817.E2.80.9320_November_2011.29|2011 World Championships]]. Duke ended up winning the event, defeating Florian Pils in the final.<ref name="MOCS11"/> This qualified him for the inaugural [[Magic:_The_Gathering_World_Championship#2012_Magic_Players_Championship|Players Championship]] event (later renamed the Magic World Championship). At [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2012#Pro_Tour_Dark_Ascension_.E2.80.93_Honolulu_.2810.E2.80.9312_February_2012.29|Pro Tour ''Dark Ascension'']] in Honolulu, Duke finished in the money at a Pro Tour for the first time, playing 38th.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Pro Tour Dark Ascension Final Standings|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptdka12/standfinal}}</ref> From here, he would go on to finish in the money in eight consecutive Pro Tours. He also won his first Grand Prix when he defeated Todd Anderson in the final of Grand Prix Nashville.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duke is King of Nashville|date=2012-03-18|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpnas12/welcome}}</ref>
The 2012 Magic Players Championship did not go well for Duke; he finished the event with a 2–10 record, taking last place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magic Players Championship 2012 Round 12 Standings|date=2012-08-29|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/tpc12/stand12}}</ref> Following the failure, Duke made it his mission to redeem himself by qualifying for next year's event and putting up a better performance,<ref name="WC13Profile"/> even going so far as to write down the mistakes he made in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Captain’s Log #3 – It’s a Process|date=2013-03-13|publisher=Manadeprived|first=Kar|last=Yung Tom|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://manadeprived.com/captains-log-3-its-a-process/}}</ref> Thanks to three Grand Prix top eight finishes, in Charleston, San Antonio and Quebec City, as well as stellar performance on the Pro Tour, he reached his goal when he finished 9th at [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2012–13#Pro_Tour_Dragon.27s_Maze|Pro Tour ''Dragon's Maze'']] in San Diego.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pro Tour Dragon's Maze Final Standings|date=2013-05-19|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptdgm13/standfin}}</ref> He finished the [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2012–13|2012–13 season]] on 52 Pro Points, sufficient for Platinum membership in the [[Pro_Tour_(Magic:_The_Gathering)#Pro_Points|Pro Players Club]], as well as an invite to the [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2013–14#Magic:_The_Gathering_World_Championship|2013 World Championship]].
Duke started the [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2013–14|2013–14 season]] well, winning his second Grand Prix, at GP Miami.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duke Draws Blood in Miami|date=2013-06-30|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpmia13/welcome}}</ref> Duke went on to dominate the swiss rounds of the 2013 World Championship, finishing in first place before the knockout rounds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magic World Championship Round 12 Standings|date=2013-08-01|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wc13/stand12}}</ref> Duke faced [[Josh Utter-Leyton]] in the semifinals, defeating him 3–2. He was considered a substantial favorite against his final opponent, [[Shahar Shenhar]], and did indeed take a 2–0 lead in the best-of-five match, but Shenhar came all the way back to beat Duke 3–2 in an upset.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finals: Comeback of the Ages|first=Josh|last=Bennett|date=2013-08-04|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2015-08-11|url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wc13/F1}}</ref> Duke thus took second place in the event. He put up three more Grand Prix top eight finishes during the season, in Detroit, Barcelona and Philadelphia, before finally posting a top eight performance at a Pro Tour. At [[Magic:_The_Gathering_Pro_Tour_season_2013–14#Pro_Tour_Journey_into_Nyx|Pro Tour ''Journey into Nyx'']] in Atlanta, Duke finished fifth, losing in the quarterfinals to Yuuki Ichikawa.<ref name="PTJIN"/> At this point, he was in position to win the 2013–14 [[Pro_Tour_(Magic:_The_Gathering)#Pro_Player_of_the_Year|Player of the Year]] title, but ultimately this was won by [[Jérémy Dezani]].
==Achievements==
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