William Jensen
{{short description|American Magic: The Gathering player (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{about||the Norwegian fashion designer|William Duborgh Jensen|the historian of chemistry|William B. Jensen}}
{{Infobox Magic: The Gathering Player
| name = William Jensen
| nickname = Huey
| image = Dana Fischer and William Huey Jensen at MagicFest Dallas.jpg
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| caption = Jensen (right) with young competitive Magic player Dana Fischer in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|7|27}}
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| residence = Las Vegas, Nevada
| nationality = American
| winnings = US$375,395{{cite web|title=Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=August 4, 2014|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime|archive-date=September 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913003521/http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime|url-status=dead}}
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|debut = Pro Tour Rome 1998
| pw_level = 48 (Archmage)
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|height=6' 8"}}
William "Huey" Jensen (born July 26, 1982) is an American Magic: The Gathering player. He won Pro Tour Boston 2003, and has finished in the top 8 of four additional Pro Tours. He also has 24 Grand Prix top eights, including six wins. Jensen is one of the few players to have beaten Kai Budde in the elimination rounds of a Pro Tour. In 2013 he was voted into the Hall of Fame. He is the current record holder of most Grand Prix top eight finishes within a single season, with eight in 2013–14.{{cite web|title=2014 World Championship Competitors: William Jensen|date=November 10, 2014|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/2014-world-championship-competitors-william-jensen-2014-11-10}} He is also the 2017 Magic World Champion.
''Magic: The Gathering'' career
William Jensen started playing Magic in 1995 at age 13,{{cite web|title=My Magic Life|date=August 7, 2013|publisher=StarCityGames|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://www.starcitygames.com/article/26648_My-Magic-Life.html}} and his first Pro Tour was Pro Tour Rome 1998. One year later, at Pro Tour London 1999, he got his major breakthrough by making the top 8, ultimately finishing 6th, losing to eventual champion Kyle Rose. Only one month later, at Grand Prix San Diego, Jensen experienced his first Grand Prix success by not only making the top 8, but winning the event.{{cite web|title=Grand Prix-San Diego November 19-21, 1999|date=November 21, 1999|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=GPSD99/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623205204/http://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=GPSD99/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2014}}
The 2000–01 Pro Tour season started with Jensen winning the inaugural Masters event, beating among others eventual Hall of Famers Nicolai Herzog, Olivier Ruel, and Bob Maher en route to the title.{{cite web|title=Masters Series Coverage: New York 2000|date=October 1, 2000|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=MASTERSNY00/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623212824/http://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=MASTERSNY00/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2014}} Jensen continued to be a mainstay on the professional scene, putting up additional Grand Prix top 8s, including another win at Grand Prix Pittsburgh 2000,{{cite web|title=Grand Prix Pittsburgh 2000 Coverage|date=June 25, 2000|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=GPPITT00/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623205144/http://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=GPPITT00/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2014}} as well as solid Pro Tour finishes. In 2003, Jensen returned to the top 8 of the Pro Tour, finishing 8th at Pro Tour Chicago, once again losing to the eventual champion, in this case Kai Budde.{{cite web|title=Live Coverage of 2003 Pro Tour Chicago|date=January 17, 2003|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/ptchi03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622165329/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/ptchi03|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2014}} However, Jensen would return to the top 8 at the very next Pro Tour, finishing 4th at Pro Tour Venice 2003.{{cite web|title=Live Coverage of 2003 Pro Tour Venice|date=March 23, 2003|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/ptven03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622165350/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/ptven03|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2014}}
The first Pro Tour of the next season, the 2003–04 Pro Tour season, was a Team Rochester draft Pro Tour in Boston. Teaming up with Brock Parker and Matt Linde as 'The Brockafellars', Jensen won his first Pro Tour.{{cite web|title=Live Coverage of 2003 Pro Tour Boston|date=September 12, 2003|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/ptbos03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622171213/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/events/ptbos03|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2014}} The team defeated the German team 'Phoenix Foundation', the winners of the previous two Team Limited Pro Tours, with Jensen defeating Kai Budde 2–0 in his match. In the finals, they faced the Norwegian team 'Unoriginal Slackers', where Jensen won his match 2–0 over Jake Smith. Jensen continued to play on the pro circuit for one more year, his final Pro Tour being the 2004 World Championships, before he retired from professional play. Jensen has cited being tired of traveling and friends leaving the scene as the reasons for quitting.
In 2012, despite not having played a professional event in almost eight years, William Jensen was among the top candidates for getting voted into the Hall of Fame. He eventually missed by a single vote,{{cite web|title=2012 Ballot|date=July 27, 2012|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/HallOfFame.aspx?x=mtgevent/hof/12results|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025148/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/HallOfFame.aspx?x=mtgevent/hof/12results|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2014}} but received a special invitation to play at Pro Tour Return to Ravnica.{{cite web|title=Invitation List for Pro Tour Return to Ravnica 2012|date=October 17, 2012|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=mtgcom/protour/seattle12-invitations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025152/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=mtgcom/protour/seattle12-invitations|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2014}} He playtested for the event with team StarCityGames Black (currently known as Team Pantheon{{cite web|title=Team Pantheon|publisher=ChannelFireball|accessdate=December 18, 2014|url=http://www.channelfireball.com/team-pantheon/}}), featuring players like Jon Finkel, Gabriel Nassif, and Jelger Wiegersma. This reignited his interest in competitive Magic. One year later, he was voted into the Hall of Fame, garnering a total of 59.97% of the votes.{{cite web|title=2013 Ballot|date=August 2, 2013|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/HallOfFame.aspx?x=mtgevent/hof/13results|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025150/http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/HallOfFame.aspx?x=mtgevent/hof/13results|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2014}}
The 2013–14 Pro Tour season was Jensen's comeback season. He won his third Grand Prix shortly after being voted into the Hall of Fame by defeating Neal Oliver in the final of Grand Prix Oakland.{{cite web|title=He's back! Jensen shows mastery in Oakland|date=August 25, 2013|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpoak13/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623200441/http://archive.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpoak13/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2014}} He continued to make additional Grand Prix top 8s throughout the season, though without winning another one. At the end of the season, he had made the top 8 of eight total Grand Prix, setting the record for most Grand Prix top 8 finishes within a single season. In the final event of the season, Pro Tour Magic 2015 in Portland, Jensen made his fifth Pro Tour top 8, finishing 7th.{{cite web|title=FLOCH IMMORTALIZED AT PRO TOUR|date=August 4, 2014|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptm15}} His overall performance in the season earned him an invitation to the 2014 World Championship.
The very first Grand Prix of the 2014–15 Pro Tour season, Grand Prix Portland, was won by Jensen's team, 'Peach Garden Oath', with teammates Reid Duke and Owen Turtenwald.{{cite web|title=THE PANTHEON CONQUERS PORTLAND|date=August 11, 2014|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=November 20, 2014|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gppor14}} This was Jensen's fourth Grand Prix win. At the 2014 World Championship, Jensen came close to reaching the top 4, but lost the last round of Swiss to Yuuya Watanabe, resulting in an 8th-place finish.{{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=December 4, 2014|date=December 3, 2013}} He finished the season on 47 points, enough for Platinum status in the Pro Player Club, but not enough to qualify for the 2015 World Championships.
=Achievements=
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Personal life
On November 10, 2016, Jensen came out as gay on Twitter.{{cite tweet |user=HueyJensen |number=796734476575535104 |date= November 10, 2016 |title= Open and Honest}}