Tom Martell
{{short description|American Magic: The Gathering player (born 1982)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|5|7}}
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| residence = Santa Monica, California{{cite web |title=Player Profile: Tom Martell |date=2013-08-04 |accessdate=2014-09-03 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wc13/martell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903185124/http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wc13/martell|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2014}}
| nationality = American
| debut = Pro Tour Chicago 2000
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Tom Martell (born May 7, 1982) is an American Magic: The Gathering player. He won Pro Tour Gatecrash in 2013.{{cite web |title=Martell Calls Down Reckoning at Pro Tour |date=2013-02-17 |accessdate=2014-09-03 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptgtc13/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622170354/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptgtc13/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2014}} His other notable finishes include another Pro Tour top 8 at Pro Tour Paris 2011, as well as three Grand Prix wins.
Career
Martell qualified for a few Pro Tours in the early 2000s, but without putting up any major finishes; he disappeared from the professional scene, and quit playing Magic for some time. However, after finishing college and moving to New York, Martell was invited to play at Jon Finkel's apartment,{{cite web |title=2014 World Championship Competitors: Tom Martell |date=2014-10-28 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/2014-world-championship-competitors-tom-martell-2014-10-28}} where many of the best players in the area came to play. Martell's first Pro Tour after returning to the game was Pro Tour San Juan 2010,{{cite web |title=Secret Origins |date=2013-12-13 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/277b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021637/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/277b|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2014}} which he qualified for via the Last Chance Qualifier.{{cite web |title=Round 2: Monumental |date=2010-05-28 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptsj10/fm2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021639/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptsj10/fm2|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2014}} Martell finished 32nd in the event,{{cite web |title=Pro Tour–San Juan Final Standings |date=2010-05-28 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptsj10/standfin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021732/http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptsj10/standfin|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2014}} qualifying himself for the next Pro Tour. A couple of months later, Martell got his first Grand Prix top 8 by finishing 2nd at Grand Prix Columbus, losing to Tomoharu Saito in the final.{{cite web |title=Saito's Legacy Continues! |date=2010-08-01 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpcol10/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623195313/http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpcol10/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2014}} He joined Team ChannelFireball prior to Pro Tour Amsterdam. Martell ended the 2010 Pro Tour season on 25 points,{{cite web |title=2010 Pro Tour Player of the Year Standings |date=2011-02-12 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/events.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101034803/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/events.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy10|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2014}} earning him invitations to all the Pro Tours in 2011.
The 2011 Pro Season started well for Martell, with him earning his first Pro Tour top 8 at Pro Tour Paris.{{cite web |title=Stark Flies High with Planeswalkers in Paris |date=2011-02-13 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptpar11/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622170359/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptpar11/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2014}} Like the rest of the ChannelFireball team members, he played 'Caw-Blade', losing to teammate Ben Stark in the quarterfinals. Martell failed to make the top 8 of any more professional events in 2011, and finished the season on 29 points,{{cite web |title=2011 Pro Tour Player of the Year Standings |date=2011-11-23 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/events.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101065808/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/events.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy11|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2014}} one shy of level 6 in the Pro Players Club.
In the following seasons, Tom Martell established himself as one of the top professional players. He won his first Grand Prix at GP Indianapolis 2012,{{cite web |title=Martell's Victory Lingers in Indianapolis |date=2012-03-11 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpind12/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622163207/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpind12/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2014}} and in 2013, he went on to win Pro Tour Gatecrash. His win qualified him for the 2013 World Championship, where he finished 12th.{{cite web |title=Youth Served in a Flash |date=2013-08-04 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wc13/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622170419/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wc13/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2014}} In 2014, he won his second Grand Prix event, in Sacramento,{{cite web |title=Martell Displays Mastery of Theros in Sacramento |date=2014-01-19 |accessdate=2014-11-19 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpsac14/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623200659/http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpsac14/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2014}} earning much praise from the commentators for his play and his decisions during the top 8 booster draft. He finished the season with enough points to qualify for the World Championship for the second year in a row, where he finished 16th.{{cite web |title=2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 14 STANDINGS |url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2014WC/r14standings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206190955/http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2014WC/r14standings |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 6, 2014 |publisher=Wizards of the Coast |accessdate=2014-12-04 |date=2013-12-03}}
The 2014–15 season was a disappointing one for Martell. He did finish in the top 8 of two Grand Prix, at GP Nashville and GP Vancouver, but his Pro Tour finishes were unspectacular, his best result being a 57th-place finish at Pro Tour Dragons of Tarkir. As a result, he didn't finish the year with enough points to reach Platinum status in the Pro Players Club for another season, but he did get enough for Gold.{{cite web |title=PLAYER OF THE YEAR STANDINGS: 2014-15|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/poy201415|publisher=Wizards of the Coast |accessdate=2015-08-08}}
Since his departure from the Magic: The Gathering scene, he has worked at Riot Games' esports division.{{cite web |title=Tom Martell | LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-martell-7015983/ |access-date=9 October 2021}}
Achievements
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| u = March 14, 2016
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References
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