Ogre 1

Dan Ryan is a retired professional Halo player, widely considered one of the greatest professional Halo players of all time.[1] He had 32 Halo championship tournament wins (the second highest of all time) and maintains the position of the highest-average placing professional player in Halo esports history.

OGRE 1
The Ogre Twins at WCG 2005
Personal information
NameDan Ryan
BornAugust 1986 (1986-08) (age 37)
Pickerington, Ohio, US
Career information
Games
Playing careerUntil 2009
Team history
2004Team Domination
2005Team 3D
2006–2008Final Boss

In January 2003, Ryan started his career as a professional Halo gamer under the pseudonym Ogre 1. In 2005, he and his twin brother, Tom Ryan (Ogre 2), won first place in the first international Halo 2 tournament, the World Cyber Games, officially recognizing them as the best Halo 2 players in the world.[2]

In 2006, he returned with his team as a member of the Major League Gaming (MLG) four-on-four team Final Boss,[3] where they become the most successful professional Halo team of all time. In June 2006, he signed a three-year contract with MLG worth 250,000 dollars, as well as significant sponsorships with both Red Bull and NBA player Gilbert Arenas.

Ryan has been featured in Electronic Gaming Monthly[4] and BPM. He also appeared in all of the Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit episodes on USA Network in 2006.[5]

Early life

Ryan was born in Pickerington, Ohio and grew up in Columbus, Ohio.

Gaming career

Ryan began his professional gaming career at age 17, playing at small local tournaments along with Tom Ryan, his twin brother who plays as OGRE 2. The two began to get involved with professional gaming after much success.[6] Since then, he has been a member of Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Halo 3 teams, receiving a significant amount of media and gamer attention for finishing in the top of their tournaments and leagues. Some such teams include Team 3D's Halo 2 team,[7] Team StK, Team 3D, Final Boss. He and his brother also represented the United States in the Halo 2 competition at the 2005 World Cyber Games in Singapore, defeating the Canadian team to secure a first-place finish.[8]

As part of Final Boss along with OGRE 2, Saiyan, and Walshy, he helped the team to win two consecutive Major League Gaming National Championships in 2004 and 2005,[9] before finishing the 2006 season by placing second to Team Carbon in a close 4–6 match.[10] After this loss, the team dropped Saiyan. Until the arrival of the 2008 season, the Ogre brothers had not finished below 2nd place in a tournament. As the 2008 season started, it seemed as if Final Boss would pick up where they left off, winning the first Halo 3 event, MLG Meadowlands, by defeating Team Classic. After placing 5th and 7th at the next two events, Final Boss dropped player Walshy to pick up another high-profile player Neighbor, previously with the team Str8 Rippin,

Ryan formally retired from Final Boss and the professional Halo scene before the start of the 2009 Pro Circuit. He competed casually at Meadowlands 2009 with a group of friends under the team name The Incredibles. He has competed casually and professionally in various Oceania Halo tournaments, once traveling to the MLG Dallas 2012 to compete with the Australian MLG team "Immunity", where they placed 9th-12th, the highest placing ever achieved by an Oceania Halo team.

Personal life

In 2009 after he retired from professional esports, Ryan moved to Australia where his partner lived. Currently, Ryan lives in Australia with his wife and child. He is a partnered streamer on Twitch,[11] and continues to support the local and international Esports and Halo scene.

Select tournaments

Halo: Combat Evolved
Date Location Team 4v4 Team 2v2 Free For All Team Ref
11/30/2003 AGP 3 Nashville 1st Shoot to Kill [12]
4/4/2004 MLG Philadelphia Halo Nationals 1st 1st 1st Shoot to Kill [13]
4/18/2004 MLG Dallas 1st 2nd Shoot to Kill [13]
6/20/2004 MLG Chicago Midwest Mayhem 2nd 1st Shoot to Kill [13]
7/25/2004 MLG Atlanta Halo 50K3 2nd 1st 2nd Shoot to Kill [13]
8/22/2004 MLG Seattle 1st 1st 2nd Domination [13]
10/26/2004 MLG New York National Championships 1st Domination [13]
7/31/2005 MLG Philadelphia 1st 1st 1st Team 3D

Halo 2
Date Location 4v4 2v2 Free for All Team Ref
1/30/2005 MLG Washington D.C. 1st Shoot to Kill
2/27/2005 MLG San Francisco 1st 1st 1st Shoot to Kill
3/14/2005 MLG Houston 1st Shoot to Kill
4/24/2005 MLG Orlando 1st Team 3D
6/26/2005 MLG St. Louis 1st 3rd Team 3D
7/10/2005 CPL World Tour Championship 1st Team 3D
7/31/2005 MLG Philadelphia 2nd 1st Team 3D
9/10/2005 World Cyber Games USA Qualifier, New York City 1st Team 3D
10/16/2005 MLG LA Western Conference Championship 1st 3rd Team 3D
11/20/2005 World Cyber Games 2005, Suntec City, Singapore 1st Team 3D
11/27/2005 MLC Atlanta Eastern Conference Championship 1st Team 3D
12/10/2005 MLG Chicago Central Conference Championship 1st Team 3D
2/26/2006 MLG New York City National Championships 1st Team 3D
4/23/2006 MLG New York 1st Final Boss
5/21/2006 MLG Dallas 1st Final Boss
6/25/2006 MLG Anaheim 1st Final Boss
7/23/2006 MLG Chicago 1st Final Boss
8/27/2006 MLG Orlando 2nd Final Boss
10/15/2006 MLG New York City Playoffs 2nd Final Boss
11/19/2006 MLG Las Vegas: National Championships 2nd Final Boss
4/15/2007 MLG Charlotte 1st Final Boss
6/10/2007 MLG Meadowlands 1st Final Boss
7/22/2007 MLG Dallas 2nd Final Boss
8/19/2007 MLG Chicago 1st Final Boss
9/23/2007 MLG Orlando 2nd Final Boss
10/14/2007 MLG Las Vegas National Championship 1st Final Boss
11/5/2007 MLG Canadian Open 1st Final Boss

References
  1. "A Tale of Two Ogres: The Greatest Halo Players of All Time". Dot Esports. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. America Takes World Gaming Crown
  3. "Official Pro Website". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. "Ogre 1 featured in EGM Magazine". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. "Ogre 1 on USA Network". Archived from the original on 2006-12-17. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  6. Moore, Kurt (2005-10-16). "When I grow up ...". The Marion Star. pp. 7A.
  7. "GotFrag eSports - Halo 3 News Story - Halo 2 Team Leaves 3D". Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
  8. Return of the Kings: US Gamers Sweep World Cyber Games - The winners are going home - Softpedia
  9. "MLG Signs Four-Man Halo 2 Team for $1 Million Contract - Xbox". Archived from the original on 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
  10. "Pro Team - Final Boss | Major League Gaming". Archived from the original on 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  11. "Ogre1 - Twitch". Twitch.tv - OGRE 1. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. "(StK) Shoot to Kill and (PS) Walshy are the new AGP Champions". web.archive.org. Associates of Gaming Professionals. December 1, 2003. Archived from the original on September 26, 2002. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  13. "2004 Events". web.archive.org. Major League Gaming. 2006-09-09. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
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