Dan Ryan, better known as Ogre 1, is an American former professional Halo player, widely considered one of the greatest professional players of the game. 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.
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.America Takes World Gaming Crown
In 2006, he returned with his team as a member of the Major League Gaming (MLG) four-on-four team Final Boss, 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 and BPM. He also appeared in all of the Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit episodes on USA Network in 2006.
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. 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, 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.Return of the Kings: US Gamers Sweep World Cyber Games - The winners are going home - Softpedia
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, before finishing the 2006 season by placing second to Team Carbon in a close 4–6 match. 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, and continues to support the local and international Esports and Halo scene.
Select tournaments
Halo: Combat Evolved DateLocationTeam 4v4Team 2v2Free For AllTeam Ref11/30/2003AGP 3 Nashville1stShoot to Kill"(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 2022-09-22.4/4/2004MLG Philadelphia Halo Nationals1st1st1stShoot to Kill"2004 Events". web.archive.org. Major League Gaming. 2006-09-09. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-09-22.4/18/2004 MLG Dallas 1st 2ndShoot to Kill6/20/2004 MLG Chicago Midwest Mayhem 2nd 1stShoot to Kill7/25/2004 MLG Atlanta Halo 50K3 2nd 1st 2ndShoot to Kill8/22/2004 MLG Seattle 1st 1st 2ndDomination10/26/2004 MLG New York National Championships 1stDomination7/31/2005MLG Philadelphia1st1st1stTeam 3D
Halo 2 Date Location 4v42v2Free for All TeamRef1/30/2005MLG Washington D.C.1stShoot to Kill2/27/2005MLG San Francisco1st1st1stShoot to Kill3/14/2005MLG Houston1stShoot to Kill4/24/2005MLG Orlando1stTeam 3D6/26/2005MLG St. Louis1st3rdTeam 3D7/10/2005CPL World Tour Championship1stTeam 3D7/31/2005MLG Philadelphia2nd1stTeam 3D9/10/2005World Cyber Games USA Qualifier, New York City1stTeam 3D10/16/2005MLG LA Western Conference Championship1st3rdTeam 3D11/20/2005World Cyber Games 2005, Suntec City, Singapore1stTeam 3D11/27/2005MLC Atlanta Eastern Conference Championship1stTeam 3D12/10/2005MLG Chicago Central Conference Championship1stTeam 3D2/26/2006MLG New York City National Championships1stTeam 3D4/23/2006MLG New York1stFinal Boss5/21/2006MLG Dallas1stFinal Boss6/25/2006MLG Anaheim1stFinal Boss7/23/2006MLG Chicago1stFinal Boss8/27/2006MLG Orlando2ndFinal Boss10/15/2006MLG New York City Playoffs2ndFinal Boss11/19/2006MLG Las Vegas: National Championships2ndFinal Boss4/15/2007 MLG Charlotte 1stFinal Boss6/10/2007 MLG Meadowlands 1stFinal Boss7/22/2007 MLG Dallas 2ndFinal Boss8/19/2007 MLG Chicago 1stFinal Boss9/23/2007 MLG Orlando 2ndFinal Boss10/14/2007 MLG Las Vegas National Championship 1stFinal Boss11/5/2007 MLG Canadian Open 1stFinal Boss
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