Japanese Magic: The Gathering player (born 1984)
Shouta Yasooka (八十岡 翔太 ) is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is best known for his success in the 2006 Pro Tour season , when he won Pro Tour Charleston with Tomohiro Kaji and Tomoharu Saitou ,[ 7] as well as the Player of the Year title .[ 8] [ 9] In 2015, Yasooka was elected into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame .[ 10]
When the Magic Online Player of the Year award was introduced in 2009, Yasooka with his account "yaya3" became the first player to win this honour.[ 11] He also won the 2009 Magic Online Champion – Sealed title.[ 12]
Yasooka is currently the lead designer for the Hobby Japan developed trading card games Final Fantasy [ 13] and WIXOSS .[ 14]
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^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s" . Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-13 .
^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s" . Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2015-04-13 .
^ "Planeswalker Points (requires login)" . Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2015-04-13 .[dead link ]
^ "Kajiharu80 puts the Char in Charleston!" . Wizards of the Coast . 2006-06-18. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-13 .
^ "2006 Player of the Year Race" . Wizards of the Coast . 2006-12-13. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-13 .
^ Terbuyken, Hanno. "Feature: Shouta Yasooka, Player of the Year" . Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2012 .
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^ David-Marshall, Brian (6 November 2009). "Counting the Days" . Wizards of the Coast . Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06 .
^ "2009 Magic Online Player of the Year Standings" . Wizards of the Coast . 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06 .
^ "The Past and Future of FFTCG: An Interview With FFTCG Designer Shota Yasooka" . Square Enix . 2020-10-30. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-02-17 .
^ "Tomy Company, LTD. Unveils 'Wixoss' TCG English Edition" .