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Kai Budde, born in 1979 in Köln, Germany, is widely regarded as the greatest professional Magic: The Gathering player in the game's history. In the brief existence of Magic, Budde has reached the same level of fame and accomplishment that Michael Jordan, Pelé, and Garry Kasparov have attained in their respective games. As of December 2003, he has won five individual Pro Tour titles (no other player has won more than two), and two Team Pro Tour titles (alongside fellow Germans Marco Blume and Dirk Baberowski). Budde also won the 1999 Magic World Championships in Tokyo. His cash winnings in six years of premier Magic: The Gathering tournaments are well over $300,000. In addition to Budde's cash winnings, he also won the 2001 Magic Invitational tournament, and as his prize was given the rare opportunity to design an actual card (the end result was Voidmage Prodigy, which bears his likeness).

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• Lifetime Winnings in premier Magic: The Gathering tournaments, with Kai Budde in first place as of this writing