Shouta Yasooka

Shouta Yasooka
八十岡 翔太
Born (1984-08-10) 10 August 1984 (age 40)[1]
ResidenceShinjuku, Japan
NationalityJapanJapanese
Pro Tour debut2001 Pro Tour Barcelona[2]
Winnings$391,615[3]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)2 (12)[4]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)1 (21)[5]
Lifetime Pro Points600[6]
Planeswalker Level48 (Archmage)

Shouta Yasooka (八十岡 翔太) (also spelled Shota) 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]

  1. ^ Nakamura, Shuhei (29 September 2011). "Feature Article – Shouta Yasooka – English". ChannelFireball.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. ^ Price, Nate (12 April 2014). "NAGOYA TOP PLAYERS". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  4. ^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  5. ^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  6. ^ "Planeswalker Points (requires login)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2015-04-13.[dead link]
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference HOF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Tomy Company, LTD. Unveils 'Wixoss' TCG English Edition".