Bram Snepvangers (born 1976) is a Dutch Magic: The Gathering player. He is now considered retired, but has been on and off the Pro Tour for twelve years. In addition to his success playing Magic, he is known as a community builder both as a judge and a tournament organiser. Each year he hosts an invitational tournament for Dutch players called Bramvitational.[7] Along with Willam "Huey" Jensen and Brad Nelson, Snepvangers is one of only three players to have eliminated Kai Budde in the knock-rounds of a Pro Tour. He qualified for every Pro Tour event held in the decade of the 2000s, and participated in all but one of them. He is second only to Raphaël Lévy on the list of players with the most Pro Tour appearances.
| Bram Snepvangers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 25 April 1976[1] |
| Residence | Houten, Netherlands[2] |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Pro Tour debut | Worlds 1997 |
| Winnings | US$118,570[3] |
| Pro Tour wins (Top 8) | 0 (4)[4] |
| Grand Prix wins (Top 8) | 0 (8)[5] |
| Median Pro Tour Finish | 139 |
| Lifetime Pro Points | 317[6] |
| Planeswalker Level | 50 (Archmage) |
In 2010, Snepvangers was voted into the Hall of Fame, alongside Gabriel Nassif and Brian Kibler. The Dutchman passed the 40% threshold necessary to become a Hall of Famer by a single vote. Snepvangers was not originally announced as an inductee, but it was later discovered that Wizards of the Coast had not used the proper formula to calculate his voting total.[8]
Achievements
edit| Season | Event type | Location | Format | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Grand Prix | Amsterdam | Limited | 15–16 May 1999 | 5 |
| 1999–00 | Grand Prix | Cannes | Team Limited | 26–27 February 2000 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Grand Prix | Florence | Extended | 25–26 November 2000 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Grand Prix | Turin | Team Limited | 26–27 May 2001 | 3 |
| 2001–02 | Pro Tour | Nice | Extended | 2–5 May 2002 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Grand Prix | London | Block Constructed | 31 August–1 September 2002 | 3 |
| 2002–03 | Pro Tour | Chicago | Rochester Draft | 17–19 January 2003 | 7 |
| 2006 | Grand Prix | Cardiff | Sealed and Booster Draft | 25–26 March 2006 | 6 |
| 2006 | Grand Prix | Turin | Sealed and Booster Draft | 3–4 June 2006 | 3 |
| 2006 | Pro Tour | Kobe | Booster Draft | 20–20 October 2006 | 6 |
| 2009 | Worlds | Rome | Special | 19–22 November 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | Grand Prix | Lyon | Sealed and Booster Draft | 8–9 May 2010 | 4 |
Last updated: 10 May 2010
Source: Wizards.com
- Hall of Fame class of 2010
References
edit- ^ "Bram Snepvangers (Pro Player Card)". StarCityGames.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Feature: The Top 8 Player Profiles". Wizards of the Coast. 21 October 2006. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ^ "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Planeswalker Points (requires login)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 16 December 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "Bramsterdam". Wizards of the Coast. 11 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ^ "Snepvangers Joins 2010 Hall of Fame Class". Wizards of the Coast. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.