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Gerry Thompson
Gerry Thompson
Demographics
Nickname GerryT
Residence Renton, Washington, United States
Nationality {USA} American
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour Boston 2002
Top Finishes 3 (1 win)
GP top 8s 12 (2 wins)
Awards
PT Champion

Gerry Thompson is an American professional Magic player.

Career[ | ]

His most significant accomplishment is winning Pro Tour Amonkhet in 2017. He also has two other top eight finishes at the Pro Tour level: at PT Gatecrash in 2013, where he finished 7th, and at PT Rivals of Ixalan in 2018, where he finished 2nd. He is also known for his repeated success at the StarCityGames tournament series, and for writing strategy articles for that site and for ChannelFireball. Thompson was a six month developer intern for the game at Wizards of the Coast (2013-2014).[1]

In January-April 2018 Thompson worked another stint at WotC. He was able to contribute to the development of Modern Horizons without giving up any of the tournaments or content creation, which were his main priorities at the time. To avoid confusion, he was not credited for the set.[2]

Later that year, less than an hour prior to the start of the 2018 World Championship, Thompson posted on Reddit that he would refuse to participate in the tournament in protest against the state of professional Magic. Thompson cited WotC's failure to promote the event and its players, poor communication leading to among other things Worlds competitors' significant others being denied entry to the tournament hall (though this was ultimately fixed), poor coverage, lack of reward for professional players and aspiring professional players, and failure to adequately punish cheating.[3] Three months later, in December 2018, it was announced that Thompson would be one of the 32 players joining the upcoming 2019 Magic Pro League.

In May, 2019, Thompson stated that he had joined the MPL in the first place because it seemed easier to make a difference from the inside. He was disappointed however, and resigned from the MPL because of the lack of transparency in the organisation and the unwillingness of Wizards of the Coast to listen to feedback.[4]

Professional play[ | ]

Accomplishments[ | ]

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
2003–04 Grand Prix Kansas City Rochester Draft 18–19 October 2003 6
2005 Grand Prix Austin Limited 9–10 October 2004 4
2005 Grand Prix Minneapolis Block Constructed 16–17 July 2005 7
2006 Grand Prix Richmond Limited 4–5 February 2006 7
2006 Grand Prix New Jersey Limited 11–12 November 2006 5
2008 Grand Prix Denver Block Constructed 9–10 August 2008 1
2008 Grand Prix Atlanta Limited 15–16 November 2008 2
2010 Grand Prix Nashville Limited 20–21 November 2010 1
2012 Grand Prix Charleston Standard 17–18 November 2012 8
2012–13 Pro Tour Montreal Standard and Booster Draft 15–17 February 2013 7
2015–16 Grand Prix Detroit Modern 5–6 March 2016 5
2015–16 Magic Online Championship Seattle Special 13–15 May 2016 4
2016–17 Grand Prix Vancouver Modern 18–19 February 2017 3
2016–17 Pro Tour Nashville Standard and Booster Draft 12–14 May 2017 1
2017–18 Nationals Richmond Standard and Booster Draft 14–15 October 2017 2
2017–18 Nationals Richmond Standard and Booster Draft 14–15 October 2017 2
2017–18 Pro Tour Bilbao Modern and Booster Draft 2–4 February 2018 2
2017–18 Grand Prix Seattle Standard 7–8 April 2018 4

Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour results[ | ]

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Gerry Thompson
Season Pro Tour Format Finish Winnings
2002–03 Boston Team Limited 35
2002–03 Houston Extended 268
2002–03 Venice Block Constructed 119
2003–04 Amsterdam Rochester Draft 80
2003–04 San Diego Booster Draft 32 $1,250
2003–04 Seattle Team Limited 43
2003–04 Worlds (San Francisco) Special 252
2005 Colombus Extended 110
2005 Atlanta Team Limited 13 $1,100
2005 Philadelphia Block Constructed 180 $200
2005 Los Angeles Extended 165
2005 Worlds (Yokohama) Special 54 $600
2006 Honolulu Standard 287
2006 Prague Booster Draft 265
2006 Charleston Team Constructed 77
2006 Worlds (Paris) Special 176
2007 Valencia Extended 40 $950
2007 Worlds (New York) Special 338
2008 Hollywood Standard 280
2008 Berlin Extended 237
2008 Worlds (Memphis) Special 49 $675
2009 Kyoto Standard and Booster Draft 366
2009 Honolulu Block Constructed and Booster Draft 234
2009 Austin Extended and Booster Draft 293
2009 Worlds (Rome) Special 400
2010 San Juan Block Constructed and Booster Draft 79
2010 Worlds (Chiba) Special 41 $900
2011 Philadelphia Modern and Booster Draft 135
2011 Worlds (San Francisco) Special 55 $600
2012 Dark Ascension in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 21 $2,000
2012 Avacyn Restored in Barcelona Block Constructed and Booster Draft 343
2012–13 Return to Ravnica in Seattle Modern and Booster Draft 130
2012–13 Gatecrash in Montreal Standard and Booster Draft 7 $10,000
2012–13 Dragon's Maze in San Diego Block Constructed and Booster Draft 177
2013–14 Theros in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 281
2014–15 Magic Origins in Vancouver Standard and Booster Draft 26 $1,500
2015–16 Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee Standard and Booster Draft 47 $1,500
2015–16 Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta Modern and Booster Draft 343
2015–16 Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid Standard and Booster Draft 269
2016–17 Kaladesh in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 465
2016–17 Aether Revolt in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 128
2016–17 Amonkhet in Nashville Standard and Booster Draft 1 $50,000
2016–17 Hour of Devastation in Kyoto Standard and Booster Draft 116
2017–18 Ixalan in Albuquerque Standard and Booster Draft 431
2017–18 Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao Modern and Booster Draft 2 $20,000
2017–18 Dominaria in Richmond Standard and Booster Draft 287
2017–18 25th Anniversary in Minneapolis Team Constructed 164
2018–19 Guilds of Ravnica in Atlanta Standard and Booster Draft 296
2018–19 Mythic Championship Cleveland 2019 Standard and Booster Draft 261 $500

Source: Wizards.com

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