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Kuo Tzu-Ching
Kuo Tzu-Ching
	Kuo at the 2012 Magic Players Championship.
Born	29 April 1981 (age 43); Taipei, Taiwan
Winnings	$76,225
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)	0 (11)
Lifetime Pro Points	252
Planeswalker Level	50 (Archmage)

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Kuo Tzu-Ching 郭子敬 (born April 29, 1981 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a professional Magic: The Gathering player. Kuo is considered to be one of the best players in the Asia Pacific Region.

Kuo debuted at Pro Tour New York in 2000. Throughout his career, he has made the Top eight of 11 Grand Prix events. Kuo's lifetime winnings amount to $76,225,^[1] and he has also accumulated 252 lifetime Professional Points, putting him within the Top 50 in the world, and first in Asia Pacific.

In 2012, he became the World Champion at the very first World Magic Cup, alongside teammates Cheng Tung-Yi, Ivas Yang Yu Min and Paul Renie.^[5] In addition, he has made the Top 8 of Nationals eight times, been crowned National Champion five times and has five National Team appearances.^[6]

Kuo's highest Pro Tour finish is 10th, achieved during Pro Tour Avacyn Restored in Barcelona in 2012, a season that saw him achieve Platinum status, making him the first player in the Asia Pacific region to do so.^[7] He was invited to play in the exclusive 16-man Magic Players Championship 2012 as the Asia Pacific representative.^[8] In 2015, Kuo founded Game Square in Taipei, Taiwan, and it has since grown into one of Taiwan's first WPN Premier Stores.^[9]

Accomplishments

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Rank
1999–00	Grand Prix	Taipei	Extended	12–13 February 2000	6
2000–01	Grand Prix	Kaohsiung	Limited	10–11 February 2001	2
2000–01	Nationals	Taipei	Special	12–13 May 2001	6
2000–01	Grand Prix	Taipei	Team Limited	21–22 July 2001	3
2000–01	Grand Prix	Singapore	Extended	8–10 December 2001	3
2001–02	Nationals	Taipei	Special	11–12 May 2002	1
2003–04	Nationals	Taipei	Special	1–2 May 2004	7
2005	Nationals	Taipei	Special	10–11 September 2005	2
2006	Nationals	Taipei	Special	16–17 September 2006	7
2009	Grand Prix	Singapore	Extended	21–22 March 2009	8
2009	Grand Prix	Kobe	Extended	18–19 April 2009	3
2009	Nationals	Taipei	Special	4–5 July 2009	1
2010	Grand Prix	Yokohama	Extended	20–21 March 2010	5
2010	Nationals	Taipei	Special	18–19 September 2010	1
2011	Nationals	Taipei	Special	17–18 September 2011	3
2011	Worlds	San Francisco	National team	17–20 November 2011	4
2012	Grand Prix	Kuala Lumpur	Standard	24–25 March 2012	6
2012	World Magic Cup	Indianapolis	Special	17–19 August 2012	1
2012–13	Grand Prix	Quebec City	Standard	22–24 February 2013	2
2012–13	Grand Prix	Kitakyushu	Standard	23–25 August 2013	3
2014–15	Grand Prix	Manila	Standard	3–4 January 2015	2

Last updated: 7 March 2014
Source: Wizards.com

References

^ ^a ^b "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
^ "Lifetime Pro Points". Wizards of the Coast. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2014.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Lifetime Planeswalker Points". Wizards of the Coast. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2014.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Chinese Taipei Claims First World Magic Cup". Wizards of the Coast. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Player Profile: Tzu-Ching Kuo". Wizards of the Coast. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Angels Carry Hayne to Miraculous Victory". Wizards of the Coast. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Watanabe Wins Magic Players Championship". 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Game Square Official Website". 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

Preceded by Unknown	Magic Chinese Taipei National Champion 2002	Succeeded by Chang Chih Hsiang
Preceded by Wang Ming Chee	Magic Chinese Taipei National Champion 2009–2010	Succeeded by Chun Bo-ruad
Preceded by Chun Bo-ruad	Magic Chinese Taipei National Champion 2012–2014	Succeeded by Huang Hao-shan
Preceded by Japan Ryuichiro Ishida Tomoya Fujimoto Makihito Mihara	Magic: The Gathering Team World Champion With: Cheng Tung-yi Yang Yu-min Paul Renie 2012	Succeeded by France Raphaël Lévy Timothée Simonot Yann Guthmann Stephane Soubrier

[Money-1] "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2015-08-03.

[Lifetime_Grand_Prix_Top_8s-2] "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2015-08-03.

[Lifetime_Pro_Points_(Planeswalker_Points)-3] "Lifetime Pro Points". Wizards of the Coast. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2014.^{[dead link‍]}

[Lifetime_Planewalker_Points_(Planeswalker_Points)-4] "Lifetime Planeswalker Points". Wizards of the Coast. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2014.^{[dead link‍]}

[5] "Chinese Taipei Claims First World Magic Cup". Wizards of the Coast. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[6] "Player Profile: Tzu-Ching Kuo". Wizards of the Coast. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[7] "Angels Carry Hayne to Miraculous Victory". Wizards of the Coast. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[8] "Watanabe Wins Magic Players Championship". 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[9] "Game Square Official Website". 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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-| footnotes =
 }}
-'''Kuo Tzu-Ching''' (郭子敬) (born April 29, 1981 in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]) is a professional [[Magic: The Gathering]] player. Kuo is considered to be one of the best players in the Asia Pacific Region.
+'''Kuo Tzu-Ching''' 郭子敬 (born April 29, 1981 in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]) is a professional [[Magic: The Gathering]] player. Kuo is considered to be one of the best players in the Asia Pacific Region.
-Kuo debuted at Pro Tour New York in 2000. Throughout his career, he has made the Top 8 of 10 Grand Prix events, a feat that fewer than 40 other players have accomplished. Kuo's lifetime winnings amount to $64,175<ref name="Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders"/> and he has also accumulated 207 lifetime Professional Points,<ref name="Lifetime Pro Points (Planeswalker Points)">{{cite web | title = Lifetime Pro Points (Planeswalker Points) | date = 7 March 2014 | publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]] | accessdate = 7 March 2014 | url =  http://www.wizards.com/Magic/PlaneswalkerPoints/Leaderboard/Professional#season=alltime,region=all}}</ref> putting him within the Top 75 in the World and first in Asia Pacific.
+Kuo debuted at Pro Tour New York in 2000. Throughout his career, he has made the Top eight of 11 Grand Prix events. Kuo's lifetime winnings amount to $76,225,<ref name="Money"/> and he has also accumulated 252 lifetime Professional Points, putting him within the Top 50 in the world, and first in Asia Pacific.
-In 2012, he became the World Champion at the very first World Magic Cup, alongside teammates Cheng Tung-Yi, Ivas Yang Yu Min and Paul Renie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chinese Taipei Claims First World Magic Cup|url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=7 March 2014|date=17 April 2013}}</ref> In addition, he has made the Top 8 of Nationals eight times, been crowned National Champion five times<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Magic: The Gathering National Champions|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_national_champions|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=7 March 2014|date=17 April 2013}}</ref> and has five National Team appearances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Player Profile: Tzu-Ching Kuo|url=https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/tpc12/kuo|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=7 March 2014|date=31 August 2012}}</ref>
+In 2012, he became the World Champion at the very first World Magic Cup, alongside teammates Cheng Tung-Yi, Ivas Yang Yu Min and Paul Renie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chinese Taipei Claims First World Magic Cup|url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820134429/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/wmc12/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 20, 2012|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=7 March 2014|date=17 April 2013}}</ref> In addition, he has made the Top 8 of Nationals eight times, been crowned National Champion five times and has five National Team appearances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Player Profile: Tzu-Ching Kuo|url=https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/tpc12/kuo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901225428/http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/tpc12/kuo|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2012|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=7 March 2014|date=31 August 2012}}</ref>
-Kuo's highest Pro Tour finish is 10th, achieved during Pro Tour ''Avacyn Restored'' in Barcelona in 2012, a season that saw him achieve Platinum status, making him the first player in the Asia Pacific region to do so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angels Carry Hayne to Miraculous Victory|url=https://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptavr12/welcome|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=7 March 2014|date=7 March 2014}}</ref> He was invited to play in the exclusive 16-man [[Magic: The Gathering World Championship|Magic Players Championship]] 2012 as the Asia Pacific representative.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watanabe Wins Magic Players Championship|url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/tpc12/welcome|accessdate=7 March 2014|date=31 August 2012}}</ref>
+Kuo's highest Pro Tour finish is 10th, achieved during Pro Tour ''Avacyn Restored'' in Barcelona in 2012, a season that saw him achieve Platinum status, making him the first player in the Asia Pacific region to do so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angels Carry Hayne to Miraculous Victory|url=https://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptavr12/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520210143/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptavr12/welcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 20, 2012|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=7 March 2014|date=7 March 2014}}</ref> He was invited to play in the exclusive 16-man [[Magic: The Gathering World Championship|Magic Players Championship]] 2012 as the Asia Pacific representative.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watanabe Wins Magic Players Championship|url=http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/tpc12/welcome|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829202459/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg%2Fdaily%2Feventcoverage%2Ftpc12%2Fwelcome|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2012|accessdate=7 March 2014|date=31 August 2012}}</ref> In 2015, Kuo founded Game Square in Taipei, Taiwan, and it has since grown into one of Taiwan's first WPN Premier Stores.<ref>{{cite web|title=Game Square Official Website|url=http://gamesquare.tw/|accessdate=1 March 2021|date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
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+{{succession box | title=[[List of Magic: The Gathering national champions#Chinese Taipei|Magic Chinese Taipei National Champion]] | before=Unknown | years=2002| after=Chang Chih Hsiang}}
-{{succession box | title=[[List of Magic: The Gathering national champions#Chinese Taipei|Magic Chinese Taipei National Champion]] | before=Wang Ming Chee | years=2009, 2010| after=Chun Bo-ruad}}
+{{succession box | title=[[List of Magic: The Gathering national champions#Chinese Taipei|Magic Chinese Taipei National Champion]] | before=Wang Ming Chee | years=2009–2010| after=Chun Bo-ruad}}
-{{succession box | title=[[List of Magic: The Gathering national champions#Chinese Taipei|Magic Chinese Taipei National Champion]] | before=Chun Bo-ruad | years=2012, 2013, 2014| after=''Incumbent''}}
+{{succession box | title=[[List of Magic: The Gathering national champions#Chinese Taipei|Magic Chinese Taipei National Champion]] | before=Chun Bo-ruad | years=2012–2014| after=Huang Hao-shan}}
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+{{succession box | title=[[Magic: The Gathering World Championship|Magic: The Gathering Team World Champion]]<br><small>With:<br>Cheng Tung-yi<br>Yang Yu-min<br>Paul Renie</small>| before={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan]]<br><small>Ryuichiro Ishida<br>Tomoya Fujimoto<br>[[Makihito Mihara]]</small>| years=2012| after={{flagicon|FRA}} [[France]]<br><small>[[Raphaël Lévy]]<br>Timothée Simonot<br>Yann Guthmann<br>Stephane Soubrier</small>}}
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-{{Persondata
-| NAME              = Kuo, Tzu-Ching
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Taiwanese Magic: The gathering player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 29 April 1981
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
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-[[Category:People from Taipei]]
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