Bob Maher Jr.

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Bob Maher
NicknameThe Great One [1]
Born (1978-07-10) July 10, 1978 (age 46)
Residence Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour New York 1996 (junior)
1997 Pro Tour Los Angeles (senior)
Winnings US$157,452 [2]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)1 (4) [3]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)3 (10) [4]
Median Pro Tour Finish94
Lifetime Pro Points267 [5]
Planeswalker Level 47 (Archmage)

Robert Maher Jr. (born July 10, 1978 [6] in Wisconsin), is a professional Magic: The Gathering player. He picked up the Magic game after sustaining a football injury in high school, and has gone on to become one of the most celebrated players in the game's history, earning the nickname "The Great One". Bob currently owns the Toy and Game distribution company ACD Distribution which is located in Middleton, Wisconsin.

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Magic: The Gathering

Maher played in the junior division of the very first Pro Tour in 1996. [7] His first senior Pro Tour would be in Los Angeles in 1997. [7] The 1999–2000 Pro Tour season would be Maher's most successful season. He would win Pro Tour Chicago and Grand Prix Seattle, make the Top 8 of Grand Prix Nagoya and take second place at the 2000 World Championship. Maher's success throughout the season earned him the Pro Player of the Year title.

In 2002, Maher was suspended from the DCI for 6 months for committing tournament fraud. He participated in false tournaments with Jason Moungey and Chad Butterfield and used the rating points gained to qualify for the World Championships. [8]

Maher won the Masters Series in Yokohama in 2003 and the 2004 Magic Invitational, thus becoming the third player to win a Pro Tour, a Grand Prix, a Masters, and an Invitational. Dark Confidant, the card-design he submitted for winning the Invitational, appeared in the Ravnica: City of Guilds set, bearing his likeness. The card has been well received and has seen considerable play in nearly every sanctioned format it has been legal in. In 2010, ChannelFireball.com ranked Dark Confidant as the best Invitational card. [9] In 2006, Maher was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame as the vote leader in the Class of 2006. [7]

From 2005 to 2014 Maher played only very infrequently on the Pro Tour. He played Pro Tour Journey Into Nyx and Pro Tour Magic 2015, and participated in Pro Tour Fate Reforged as a member of a new team. [10]

Accomplishments

 Season  Event type  Location   Format    Date   Rank 
1998–99 Grand Prix Kansas CityExtended27–28 March 19993
1999–00 Pro Tour ChicagoExtended3–5 December 19991
1999–00 Grand Prix SeattleExtended15–16 January 20001
1999–00 Grand Prix NagoyaTeam Limited22–23 April 20003
1999–00 Worlds BrusselsSpecial2–6 August 20002
2000–01 Masters New York CityExtended29 September–1 October 20005
2000–01 Masters ChicagoLimited1-3 December 20005
2000–01 Grand Prix DetroitLimited31 March–1 April 20013
2001–02 Grand Prix MontrealLimited13–14 October 20016
2001–02 Masters New OrleansLimited1–4 November 20013
2001–02 Grand Prix HoustonExtended5–6 January 20025
2002–03 Pro Tour BostonTeam Limited27–29 September 20023
2002–03 Grand Prix CopenhagenLimited12–13 October 20021
2002–03 Pro Tour HoustonExtended8–10 November 20027
2002–03 Grand Prix Los AngelesLimited23–24 November 20022
2002–03 Masters VeniceTeam Limited21–23 March 20033
2002–03 Masters YokohamaExtended9–11 May 20031
2002–03 Grand Prix DetroitBlock Constructed12–13 July 20031
2003–04 Invitational Los AngelesSpecial11–13 May 20041
2005 Invitational Los AngelesSpecial17–20 May 20058
2006 Grand Prix MadisonTeam Constructed25–26 March 20063

Last updated: 20 April 2009
Source: Wizards.com

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  5. ↑ "Planeswalker Points (requires login)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2014-12-16.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ Bob Maher 2007 Pro Player card (from the Magic: The Gathering Lorwyn expansion)
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Preceded by Magic Invitational Champion
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