Richard Hoaen
Encyclopedia
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 six Grand Prix
, winning two, and was runner-up to Tiago Chan in the last ever Magic Invitational.
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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 a 22nd place finish at Pro Tour Chichago, 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. About a month later, Hoaen made won a spot on the Canadian national team, finishing 3rd at Canadian nationals. 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, fininishing 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 loosing the finals of the 2007 Magic Invitationl to Thiago Chan, Hoaen's presence on the Pro Tour declined.
Most recently, he won Grand Prix Montreal in 2011.
Canada
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Magic: The Gathering
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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 six Grand Prix
Grand Prix (Magic: The Gathering)
Grands Prix are professional Magic: The Gathering tournaments, awarding cash prizes, Pro Points and invitations to Pro Tours. They are open to all players and are usually the biggest Magic tournaments. The first Grand Prix was held on 22–23 March 1997 in Amsterdam...
, winning two, 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 AngelesLos Ángeles
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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 a 22nd place finish at Pro Tour Chichago, Hoaen reached the high point of his career when he made the top eight of Pro Tour Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, losing in the quarterfinals to number one seed and eventual champion Mattias Jorstedt. About a month later, Hoaen made won a spot on the Canadian national team, finishing 3rd at Canadian nationals. 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, fininishing 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 loosing the finals of the 2007 Magic Invitationl to Thiago Chan, Hoaen's presence on the Pro Tour declined.
Most recently, he won Grand Prix Montreal in 2011.