{{Short description|American esports player}} {{Infobox Pro Gaming player | ID = Ogre 1 | name = Dan Ryan | image = Ogre Twins at WCG 2005.jpg | caption = The Ogre Twins at WCG 2005 | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|August 3, 1986}} | birth_place = Pickerington, Ohio, US | leagues = Major League Gaming | games = {{ubl |''Halo: CE'' |''Halo 2'' |''Halo 3'' |''Halo: Reach'' }} | career_start = | career_end = 2009 | team1 = Team Domination | years1 = 2004 | team2 = Team 3D | years2 = 2005 | team3 = Final Boss | years3 = 2006{{ndash}}2008 | years4 = 2009 }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Tale of Two Ogres: The Greatest Halo Players of All Time |url=https://dotesports.com/halo/news/a-tale-of-two-ogres-the-greatest-halo-players-of-all-time-7019 |website=Dot Esports |date=27 May 2016 |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4456288.stm America Takes World Gaming Crown]</ref>
In 2006, he returned with his team as a member of the Major League Gaming (MLG) four-on-four team Final Boss,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=pro%2Fogre1 |title=Official Pro Website |access-date=2020-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927173034/http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=pro%2Fogre1 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node%2F61575 |title=Ogre 1 featured in EGM Magazine |access-date=2020-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010051257/http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node%2F61575 |archive-date=2007-10-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and BPM. He also appeared in all of the ''Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit'' episodes on USA Network in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usanetwork.com/sports/mlg/theshow/characterprofiles/ogre1/index.html |title=Ogre 1 on USA Network |access-date=2006-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061217060118/http://www.usanetwork.com/sports/mlg/theshow/characterprofiles/ogre1/index.html |archive-date=2006-12-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite news | last = Moore | first = Kurt | title = When I grow up ... | pages = 7A | publisher = The Marion Star | date = 2005-10-16}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gotfrag.com/halo/story/32181/ |title=GotFrag eSports - Halo 3 News Story - Halo 2 Team Leaves 3D<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314003551/http://www.gotfrag.com/halo/story/32181/ |archive-date=2007-03-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://news.softpedia.com/news/Return-of-the-Kings-US-Gamers-Sweep-World-Cyber-Games-13775.shtml Return of the Kings: US Gamers Sweep World Cyber Games - The winners are going home - Softpedia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11209/MLG-Signs-FourMan-Halo-2-Team-for-1-Million-Contract/ |title=MLG Signs Four-Man Halo 2 Team for $1 Million Contract - Xbox<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111124326/http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11209/MLG-Signs-FourMan-Halo-2-Team-for-1-Million-Contract/ |archive-date=2007-01-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> before finishing the 2006 season by placing second to Team Carbon in a close 4–6 match.<ref name="mlgpro.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=proteam%2Ffinalboss |title=Pro Team - Final Boss {{!}} Major League Gaming<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2020-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428165118/http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=proteam%2Ffinalboss |archive-date=2007-04-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ogre1 - Twitch |url=https://www.twitch.tv/ogre1 |website=Twitch.tv - OGRE 1 |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> and continues to support the local and international Esports and ''Halo'' scene.
==Select tournaments==
=== ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' === {| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%;" !Date !Location !Team 4v4 !Team 2v2 !Free For All !Team !Ref |- |11/30/2003 |AGP 3 Nashville |1st | | |Shoot to Kill |<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20040204090559/http://www.theagp.com/News.htm (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 [http://www.theagp.com/News.htm original] on September 26, 2002. Retrieved 2022-09-22.</ref> |- |4/4/2004 |MLG Philadelphia Halo Nationals |1st |1st |1st |Shoot to Kill |<ref name=":0">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20190722032944/http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/2004-events-2 2004 Events]". ''web.archive.org''. Major League Gaming. 2006-09-09. Archived from the [http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/2004-events-2 original] on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-09-22.</ref> |- |4/18/2004 | MLG Dallas | 1st | 2nd | |Shoot to Kill |<ref name=":0" /> |- |6/20/2004 | MLG Chicago Midwest Mayhem | 2nd | 1st | |Shoot to Kill |<ref name=":0" /> |- |7/25/2004 | MLG Atlanta Halo 50K3 | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |Shoot to Kill |<ref name=":0" /> |- |8/22/2004 | MLG Seattle | 1st | 1st | 2nd |Domination |<ref name=":0" /> |- |10/26/2004 | MLG New York National Championships | 1st | | |Domination |<ref name=":0" /> |- |7/31/2005 |MLG Philadelphia |1st |1st |1st |Team 3D | |}
=== ''Halo 2'' === {| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- !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 == {{reflist}} {{Professional Halo competition}}
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