Darwin Kastle

Darwin Kastle
Demographics
Nickname	Big D
Born	26 July, 1971
Residence	Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut	Pro Tour New York 1996
Winnings	$148,897
Top Finishes	8 (1 win)
GP top 8s	11 (2 wins)
Median Pro Tour Finish	101
PTs Played	67
Lifetime Pro Points	351

Darwin Kastle Mess is an American former professional player. He was part of Team Your Move Games alongside Rob Dougherty and Dave Humpherys; they won the first team Pro Tour, PT Washington DC 1999. Kastle also won the 1998 Magic Invitational, resulting in his invitational card, Avalanche Riders. He was inducted into the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of the inaugural class.

Accomplishments

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Rank
1996	Pro Tour	Los Angeles	Booster Draft	3–5 May 1996	3
1996–97	Pro Tour	Atlanta	Sealed Deck	13–15 September 1996	2
1996–97	Pro Tour	Paris	Block Constructed	11–13 April 1997	3
1997–98	Invitational	Rio de Janeiro	Special	29 January–2 February 1998	1
1997–98	Grand Prix	Indianapolis	Limited	27–28 June 1998	6
1998–99	Grand Prix	Boston	Standard	5–6 September 1998	5
1998–99	Grand Prix	Austin	Standard	10–11 October 1998	2
1998–99	Invitational	Barcelona	Special	4–7 February 1999	5
1999–00	Pro Tour	Washington, D.C.	Team Limited	3–5 September 1999	1
1999–00	Pro Tour	London	Booster Draft	15–17 October 1999	8
1999–00	Grand Prix	San Diego	Limited	20–21 November 1999	5
2000–01	Grand Prix	Manchester	Limited	7–8 October 2000	1
2000–01	Invitational	Sydney	Special	16–19 November 2000	5
2001–02	Grand Prix	Denver	Block Constructed	18–19 August 2001	3
2001–02	Pro Tour	New Orleans	Extended	2–4 November 2001	7
2002–03	Pro Tour	Houston	Extended	8–10 November 2002	3
2002–03	Pro Tour	Venice	Block Constructed	21–23 March 2003	6

→ Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Darwin Kastle

Season	Pro Tour	Format	Finish	Winnings
1996	New York	Standard (New York Style)	152
1996	Los Angeles	Booster Draft	3	$5,900
1996	Colombus	Block Constructed	101
1996	Worlds (Seattle)	Special	30	$1,850
1996–97	Atlanta	Sealed Deck	2	$16,000
1996–97	Dallas	Standard	192
1996–97	Los Angeles	Rochester Draft	81
1996–97	Paris	Block Constructed	3	$9,000
1996–97	New York	Booster Draft	88
1996–97	Worlds (Seattle)	Special	82
1997–98	Chicago	Extended	113
1997–98	Mainz	Rochester Draft	193
1997–98	Los Angeles	Block Constructed	25	$1,580
1997–98	Worlds (Seattle)	Special	17	$2,440
1998–99	Chicago	Booster Draft	9	$4,200
1998–99	Rome	Extended	15	$2,750
1998–99	Los Angeles	Rochester Draft	317
1998–99	New York	Block Constructed	198
1998–99	Worlds (Tokyo)	Special	58	$500
1999–00	Washington, D.C.	Team Limited	1	$10,000
1999–00	London	Booster Draft	8	$4,300
1999–00	Chicago	Extended	42	$720
1999–00	Los Angeles	Booster Draft	10	$3,750
1999–00	New York	Block Constructed	121
1999–00	Worlds (Brussels)	Special	29	$1,115
2000–01	New York	Team Limited	11	$1,400
2000–01	Chicago	Standard	81
2000–01	Los Angeles	Rochester Draft	250
2000–01	Tokyo	Block Constructed	109
2000–01	Barcelona	Booster Draft	28	$1,500
2000–01	Worlds (Toronto)	Special	70
2001–02	New York	Team Limited	125
2001–02	New Orleans	Extended	7	$7,500
2001–02	San Diego	Rochester Draft	174
2001–02	Osaka	Block Constructed	51	$645
2001–02	Nice	Booster Draft	201
2001–02	Worlds (Sydney)	Special	93
2002–03	Boston	Team Limited	84
2002–03	Houston	Extended	3	$15,000
2002–03	Chicago	Rochester Draft	334
2002–03	Venice	Block Constructed	6	$8,500
2002–03	Yokohama	Booster Draft	76
2002–03	Worlds (Berlin)	Special	91
2003–04	Boston	Team Limited	53
2003–04	New Orleans	Extended	210
2003–04	Amsterdam	Rochester Draft	307
2003–04	Kobe	Block Constructed	183
2003–04	Seattle	Team Limited	52
2005	Worlds (Yokohama)	Special	201
2006	Honolulu	Standard	267
2006	Prague	Booster Draft	127
2006	Charleston	Team Constructed	88
2006	Worlds (Paris)	Special	231
2007	Geneva	Booster Draft	234
2007	Yokohama	Block Constructed	188
2007	San Diego	Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft	164
2007	Worlds (New York)	Special	58	$460
2008	Hollywood	Standard	69
2010	San Juan	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	80
2011	Philadelphia	Modern and Booster Draft	244
2011	Worlds (San Francisco)	Special	245
2012–13	Return to Ravnica in Seattle	Modern and Booster Draft	275
2012–13	Gatecrash in Montreal	Standard and Booster Draft	246
2012–13	Dragon's Maze in San Diego	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	137
2013–14	Theros in Dublin	Standard and Booster Draft	92
2013–14	Journey into Nyx in Atlanta	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	43	$1,500
2014–15	Fate Reforged in Washington, D.C.	Modern and Booster Draft	106

→ Source: Wizards.com

References

• Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame profiles - Darwin Kastle

External Links

• PT Washington DC 1999 coverage
• GP Manchester 2000 coverage