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Antoine's first major individual success followed soon after. In
September 2000, he won Grand Prix Porto defeating his brother in final. At the 2001 World Championships, Antoine had his first breakthrough at the Pro Tour level with a third-place finish. Although, his next high finish at the Pro Tour
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with his brother, making it the first time that brothers had reached the top eight of an individual Pro Tour together. Antoine would lose the quarterfinals to Craig Jones in what has been described as "the most lopsided match in the history of Pro Tour top eights."
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in the quarter- and semifinals respectively. The semifinal match is known for a well played bluff on the part
Antoine. He would then go on to sweep American Billy Moreno in the finals in three games. In 2005, he reached the top eight of Pro Tour
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in 2005. With eighteen Grand Prix top eights, he is among the most successful Grand Prix players of all time. In 2009, Ruel joined his brother
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83:Pro Tour Washington D.C. 1999
1083:"Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s"
978:Last updated: 10 August 2009
105:Grand Prix wins (Top 8)
963:Standard and Booster Draft
209:giants Tsuyoshi Fujita and
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97:Pro Tour wins (Top 8)
1150:People from Aubervilliers
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859:Sealed and Booster Draft
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573:Sealed and Booster Draft
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175:1999-2000 Pro Tour season
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113:Median Pro Tour Finish
989:Other accomplishments
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1145:1979 births
982:wizards.com
205:taking out
203:Los Angeles
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62:Nationality
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804:Turin
462:Worlds
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257:Format
165:Career
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