Patrick Chapin
{{short description|American Magic: The Gathering player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
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| residence = Denver, Colorado, United States
| nationality = American
| debut = Pro Tour Paris 1997
| winnings = US$187,245{{cite web|title=Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|access-date=2020-10-20|date=2020-10-29|archive-date=13 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913003521/http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime|url-status=dead}}
| pt_median_finish = 114
| lifetime_pro_points = 349{{cite web |title=Patrick Chapin Profile |url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/top-players/pthof/2012/patrick-chapin |website=Magic: The Gathering |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |access-date=29 October 2020}}
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Patrick Chapin is an American Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour player and a game designer for Eternal (video game) at Dire Wolf Digital.{{cite web |title=patrick chapin |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-chapin-49583778/ |website=LinkedIn |access-date=29 October 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Woo |first1=Travis |title=Interview With Patrick "The Innovator" Chapin |url=https://strategy.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/mtg/channelmagic-articles/interview-with-patrick-the-innovator-chapin/ |website=Channel Fireball |date=21 August 2015 |access-date=29 October 2020}}
Achievements
Chapin has made six Pro Tour top eights,{{cite web |title=Lifetime Top Finishes by Player |url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/top-players/statistics/top-8-by-player |website=Magic: The Gathering |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |access-date=29 October 2020}} spanning three decades, and four Grand Prix top eights. In 2012, Chapin was voted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. His induction took place during Pro Tour Return to Ravnica in October 2012.{{cite web |title=Cheating at the Magic World Championship |url=https://articles.starcitygames.com/premium/cheating-at-the-magic-world-championship/ |website=Star City Games |date=22 December 2014 |access-date=29 October 2020}} A mirror match against Gabriel Nassif at Worlds 2007 featuring Chapin's Dragonstorm deck "remains one of the most entertaining matches of Magic ever seen on camera".
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|s = 1996–97
|et = pt
|d = {{sort|1997-05-30|30 May–1 June 1997}}
|l = New York
|f = bd
|p = 8
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{{MTG pth event
|s = 1998–99
|et = pt
|d = {{sort|1999-02-26|26–28 February 1999}}
|l = Los Angeles
|f = r
|p = 6
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{{MTG pth event
|s = 2001–02
|et = gp
|d = {{sort|2002-05-11|11–12 May 2002}}
|l = Milwaukee
|f = s
|p = 2
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{{MTG pth event
|s = 2007
|et = w
|d = {{sort|2007-12-06|6–9 December 2007}}
|l = New York
|f = sp
|p = 2
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{{MTG pth event
|s = 2011
|et = pt
|d = {{sort|2011-02-10|10–13 February 2011}}
|l = Paris
|f = s
|p = 6
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{{MTG pth event
|s = 2011
|et = gp
|d = {{sort|2011-08-27|27–28 August 2011}}
|l = Pittsburgh
|f = s
|p = 3
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{{MTG pth event
|s = 2012
|et = gp
|d = {{sort|2012-01-14|14–15 January 2012}}
|l = Orlando
|f = s
|p = 2
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{{MTG pth event
|s = 2013–14
|et = pt
|d = {{sort|2014-05-18|16–18 May 2014}}
|l = Atlanta
|f = blc
|p = 1
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{{MTG pth event
|s = 2014–15
|et = w
|d = {{sort|2014-12-07|2–7 December 2014}}
|l = Nice
|f = sp
|p = 2
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{{MTG pth event
|s = 2015–16
|et = gp
|d = {{sort|2015-10-31|31 October–1 November 2015}}
|l = Indianapolis
|f = s
|p = 6
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{{MTG pth footer|u = 9 March 2016
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|date=September 2011}}
Chapin is the author of two books, [https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Magic-Patrick-Chapin/dp/B007BCGO5K Next Level Magic], published in 2010, and [https://starcitygames.com/next-level-deckbuilding-ebook/ Next Level Deckbuilding]. He has published over 85 articles on Star City Games{{cite web |title=Author: Patrick Chapin |url=https://articles.starcitygames.com/author/patrick-chapin/ |website=Star City Games |access-date=29 October 2020}} and produces [https://www.toplevelpodcast.com/ Top Level Podcast] with Michael Flores. In 2011, he published a rap album with Bill Boulden, [https://music.apple.com/us/album/tha-gatherin-feat-bill-boulden-patrick-chapin/437038714 Tha Gatherin].
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