Tom Ryan (electronic sports player)

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Tom Ryan
OGRE 2
Status Active
Date of birth August 3, 1986 (1986-08-03) (age 25)
Hometown Columbus, Ohio
Nationality United States
Current team Instinct
Organizer Towey
Games Halo:CE, Halo 2, Shadowrun, Halo 3, and Halo: Reach

Tom Ryan (born August 3, 1986) is a professional gamer from Columbus, Ohio, USA playing in Major League Gaming. He is famous for being one half of the "Ogre Twins" with his twin brother Ogre 1. He has been a professional Halo 2 player since January 2004. In 2005, he and his twin brother, won the gold medal in Halo 2 at the World Cyber Games.[1]

The "Ogre Twins" are a highly accomplished pair, having won many national Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 tournaments.[2] Tom currently plays for Team Instinct. Previously, Tom had been on many other teams, including Final Boss, Shoot to Kill, Team Domination, DtO, and Team 3D.[3] In June 2006, he signed a three-year contract with Major League Gaming. He was shown on many of MLG's shows on USA Network in 2006 [4]and at one point was sponsored by NBA player Gilbert Arenas.

Though his brother has moved on from gaming and currently lives in Australia, Tom continues to play and win. His Major League Gaming tournament history includes wins in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Shadowrun, Halo 3, and Halo: Reach.

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[edit] Gaming career

Tom Ryan began his professional gaming career playing at small local tournaments along with Dan Ryan, his twin brother. The two began to get involved with professional gaming after much success.[5] Since then, he has been a member of Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 teams, some of which that have received media and gamer attention for finishing in the top of their tournaments and leagues. Some such teams include Team 3D's Halo 2 team,[6] Team StK, Team Domination, Final Boss and his current team, Team Instinct. He and his brother also represented the United States in the Halo 2 competition at the 2005 World Cyber Games in Singapore, defeating the Canadian team to secure a first-place finish.[7] As part of Final Boss, he helped the team to win two consecutive Major League Gaming National Championships in 2004 and 2005,[8] before finishing the 2006 season by placing to Team Carbon in a close 4–6 match.[9]

Though starting out with a win in the first ever Halo 3 tournament, Ogre 2 and Final Boss were not as successful in Halo 3 as they had been in Halo 2 and Halo: Combat Evolved. It was not until the end of the 2010 season when Ogre 2 joined up with Fearitself Igoturpistola and Victory X that he started to see success once again. As a team, they won the last three tournaments of the 2010 season including the National Championship. This made Ogre 2 the first and only player to become national champion of every game in the Halo trilogy.

In 2011, Halo: Reach made its debut on the Pro Circuit at MLG Dallas. [[Final Boss (electronic sports team)|Final Boss], came in as the highest seeded team, but lackluster results left Tom with a 10th place finish; for him, a career low. After this event, Ogre 2 and his teammate Pistola decided to leave Final Boss and join up with another set of gaming twins, Roy and Lunchbox, of Team Instinct. After this merger, many dubbed this team as the "God Squad" because all four members are considered to be among the very best in the game. In their first event, MLG Columbus 2011, Team Instinct only dropped one game out of 22 on their way to winning the event. They went undefeated in the following event at Anaheim, taking their win-loss record to 43-1. Although they did not place first in the next two events, they came back to win the national title at MLG Providence.

[edit] Notable achievements

[edit] Individual Competitions (Halo 2)

  • 1st place MLG Dallas 2006
  • 1st place MLG Washington DC 2005
  • 1st place MLG Los Angeles 2005
  • 1st place MLG Atlanta 2005

[edit] Team Competitions (Shadowrun)

[edit] Team Competitions (Halo: Combat Evolved)

  • 1st place AGP 3
  • 1st place AGP 5
  • 1st place AGP 6
  • 1st place Halo 50K2
  • 3rd place Halo 50K

[edit] Team Competitions (Halo 2)

[edit] 2005

[edit] 2006

[edit] 2007

[edit] Team Competitions (Halo 3)

[edit] 2008

[edit] 2009

[edit] 2010

[edit] Team Competitions (Halo: Reach)

[edit] 2011

[edit] Awards

  • "Best Overall Player" - 2005 MLG Pros' Choice Awards
  • "Best Overall Player" - 2006 MLG Pros' Choice Awards
  • "Best Overall Player" - 2007 MLG Pros' Choice Awards
  • "Best Strategist" - 2010 MLG Pros' Choice Awards

[edit] References

  1. ^ America Takes World Gaming Crown
  2. ^ Character Profile: Ogre 1
  3. ^ Official Pro Website
  4. ^ Ogre 2 on USA Network
  5. ^ Moore, Kurt (2005-10-16). "When I grow up ...". The Marion Star. pp. 7A. 
  6. ^ GotFrag eSports - Halo 3 News Story - Halo 2 Team Leaves 3D
  7. ^ Return of the Kings: US Gamers Sweep World Cyber Games - The winners are going home - Softpedia
  8. ^ MLG Signs Four-Man Halo 2 Team for $1 Million Contract - Xbox
  9. ^ Pro Team - Final Boss | Major League Gaming

[edit] External links


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