| OGRE 1 | |
|---|---|
 The Ogre Twins at WCG 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Dan Ryan |
| Born | August 1986 (age 38) Pickerington, Ohio, US |
| Career information | |
| Games | |
| Playing career | Until 2009 |
| Team history | |
| 2004 | Team Domination |
| 2005 | Team 3D |
| 2006–2008 | Final Boss |
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.
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]
- ^ "A Tale of Two Ogres: The Greatest Halo Players of All Time". Dot Esports. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ America Takes World Gaming Crown
- ^ "Official Pro Website". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Ogre 1 featured in EGM Magazine". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Ogre 1 on USA Network". Archived from the original on 2006-12-17. Retrieved 2006-12-06.