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Brian Braun-Duin
Brian Braun-Duin
Demographics
Nickname BBD
Residence Seattle, WA United States
Nationality {USA} American
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour Dark Ascension 2012
Top Finishes 1
GP top 8s 13 (2 wins)
Awards
World Champion

Brian Braun-Duin is an American professional player and former World Champion, having won the 2016 World Championship.

Professional play[ | ]

He has two Grand Prix wins, at GP Louisville 2013 and GP New Jersey 2014, in 13 total top eights. He has also experienced significant success at the independent SCG Open circuit, and has been a prolific writer for several years, first for Star City Games, and since 2016 for ChannelFireball. In the 2015–16 season, he won the Grand Prix Player of the Year race, thus securing himself a spot at the 2016 World Championship, which he ultimately won. At the Pro Tour level, his best finish to date is 6th-place at Mythic Championship London 2019. In December 2018, it was announced that Braun-Duin would be one of the 32 players joining the upcoming 2019 Magic Pro League. Finishing in the Top 20, he could continue in the 2020 Season and the 2020-21 season. For the final league season, he was relegated to the Rivals League.

League play[ | ]

Season Rank
2019 Magic Pro League 10
2020 Magic Pro League 16
2020-21 Magic Pro League 21
2021–22 Rivals League 44

Accomplishments[ | ]

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
2013–14 Grand Prix Louisville Standard 19–20 October 2013 1
2013–14 Grand Prix Minneapolis Modern 10–11 May 2014 8
2014–15 Grand Prix New Jersey Legacy 15–16 November 2014 1
2015–16 Grand Prix Oklahoma City Modern 12–13 September 2015 2
2015–16 Grand Prix Barcelona Limited 16–17 April 2016 5
2015–16 Grand Prix San Jose, Costa Rica Standard 4–5 June 2016 5
2015–16 Grand Prix São Paulo Team Limited 2–3 July 2016 3
2016–17 Worlds Seattle Special 1–4 September 2016 1
2016–17 Grand Prix Dallas Modern 5–6 November 2016 5
2016–17 Grand Prix Louisville Legacy 7–8 January 2017 3
2016–17 Grand Prix Richmond Limited 6–7 May 2017 5
2017–18 Grand Prix Denver Standard 19–20 August 2017 2
2017–18 Grand Prix Toronto Team Constructed 19–20 May 2018 2
2017–18 Grand Prix Washington, D.C. Team Limited 26–27 May 2018 4
2018–19 Mythic Championship London Modern and Booster Draft 26–28 April 2019 6

Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour results[ | ]

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Brian Braun-Duin
Season Pro Tour Format Finish Winnings
2012 Dark Ascension in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 192
2013–14 Theros in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 84
2013–14 Born of the Gods in Valencia Modern and Booster Draft 195
2013–14 Journey into Nyx in Atlanta Block Constructed and Booster Draft 44 $1,500
2013–14 Magic 2015 in Portland Standard and Booster Draft 157
2014–15 Khans of Tarkir in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 97
2014–15 Fate Reforged in Washington, D.C. Modern and Booster Draft 148
2014–15 Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels Standard and Booster Draft 229
2014–15 Magic Origins in Vancouver Standard and Booster Draft 369
2015–16 Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee Standard and Booster Draft 120
2015–16 Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta Modern and Booster Draft 273
2015–16 Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid Standard and Booster Draft 70 $1,000
2015–16 Eldritch Moon in Sydney Standard and Booster Draft 57 $1,000
2016–17 Kaladesh in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 232
2016–17 Aether Revolt in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 162
2016–17 Amonkhet in Nashville Standard and Booster Draft 163
2016–17 Hour of Devastation in Kyoto Standard and Booster Draft 312
2017–18 Ixalan in Albuquerque Standard and Booster Draft 71
2017–18 Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao Modern and Booster Draft 15 $5,000
2017–18 Dominaria in Richmond Standard and Booster Draft 159
2017–18 25th Anniversary in Minneapolis Team Constructed 33 $2,000
2018–19 Guilds of Ravnica in Atlanta Standard and Booster Draft 109
2018–19 Mythic Championship Cleveland 2019 Standard and Booster Draft 197 $500
2018–19 Mythic Championship London 2019 Modern and Booster Draft 18 $9,000

Source: Wizards.com

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