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National Championship tournaments were held annually in Japan from 1996 through to 2011, then again in 2017 and 2018.[1][2] The winner of these events was named Japanese Champion. That player also headed the national team at that years' World Championship, with the runner-up and semifinalists making up the rest of the team.
Between 2012 and 2016 the title Japanese Champion was instead given to the Japanese player with the highest amount of Pro Points in a particular Pro Tour season.
National Championships
List of Championships
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Format | Date | Location | Event pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Toshiki Tsukamoto[3] | Satoshi Nakamura[3] | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta[3] | Ryutaro Yamaguchi[3] | Standard and Sealed Deck[3] | June 13-16, 1996[3] | Tokyo[3] | 1996 World Championships |
| 1997 | Komiya Tadayoshi[4] | Toshiki Tsukamoto | Goro Matsuo | Osanobu Funakoshi | Standard and Rochester Draft | July 5-6, 1997 | Tokyo | 1997 World Championships |
| 1998 | Tsukamoto Toshiki[5] | Ishida Itaru[5] | Ishibashi Masashi[5] | Fujita Tuyoshi[5] | Standard and Rochester Draft[5] | July 4-5, 1998[5] | Tokyo[5] | 1998 World Championships |
| 1999 | Masayuki Higashino[6] | Kuroda Masashiro[6] | Taguchi Yuuichi[6] | Fujita Ken’ichi[6] | Standard and Rochester Draft[7] | June 13-14, 1999[7] | Tokyo[7] | 1999 World Championships |
| 2000 | Douyama Tsuyoshi[4] | Tadayoshi Komiya[8] | Michihisa Onoda[8] | Ikeda Tsuyoshi[4] | Standard and Booster Draft | May 27-28, 2000 | Tokyo | 2000 World Championships |
| 2001 | Goro Matsuo[9] | Min-Su Kim[9] | Masahiko Morita[9] | Masaya Mori[9] | Standard and Rochester Draft[9] | June 2-3 2001[10] | Tokyo[10] | 2001 World Championships |
| 2002 | Kazuhiko Mitsuya[11] | Michihisa Onoda[11] | Yuusuke Sasaki[11] | Yuuki Murakami[11] | Standard and Booster Draft[11] | May 31-June 2, 2002[10] | Tokyo[11] | 2002 World Championships |
| 2003 | Koutarou Ootsuka[12] | Osamu Fujita[12] | Tooru Maegawa[12] | Hisaya Tanaka[12] | Standard and Rochester Draft[13] | June 20-22, 2003[10] | Tokyo[14] | 2003 World Championships |
| 2004 | Tsuyoshi Fujita[15] | Kenji Tsumura[15] | Shunsuke Kamei[15] | Shuhei Nakamura[15] | Standard and Booster Draft[15] | June 11-13, 2004[10] | Osaka[15] | 2004 World Championships |
| 2005 | Takuma Morofuji[16] | Jun'ya Iyanaga[16] | Masashi Oiso[16] | Ichirou Shimura[16] | Standard and Booster Draft[16] | September 2-4, 2005[10] | Yokohama | 2005 World Championships |
| 2006 | Katsuhiro Mori[17] | Shouhei Yamamoto[17] | Hidenori Katayama[17] | Ken Ishimaru[17] | Standard and Booster Draft | August 25-27, 2006[10] | Tokyo | 2006 World Championships |
| 2007 | Masaya Kitayama[18] | Ren Ishikawa[18] | Takashi Akiyama[18] | Makoto Nagashima[18] | Standard and Booster Draft | August 31-September 2, 2007[10] | Tokyo | 2007 World Championships |
| 2008 | Masashi Oiso[19] | Takakuwa Akihiro[19] | Watanabe Yuuya[19] | Kurihara Shingou[19] | Standard and Booster Draft[20] | September 19-21, 2008[10] | Yokohama[21] | 2008 World Championships |
| 2009 | Shuhei Nakamura[22] | Yuuya Watanabe[22] | Yuma Shiota[22] | Kenji Tsumura[22] | Standard and Booster Draft[23] | July 18-20, 2009[23] | Fukuyama[23] | 2009 World Championships |
| 2010 | Katsuhiro Mori[24] | Tsuyoshi Ikeda[24] | Shou Tagomori[24] | Ryoichi Tamada[24] | Standard and Booster Draft | July 2-4, 2010 | Kyoto | 2010 World Championships |
| 2011 | Ryuuichirou Ishida[25] | Tomoya Fujimoto[25] | Makihito Mihara[25] | Yoshihiko Ikawa[25] | Standard and Booster Draft[26] | July 16-18, 2011[26] | Osaka[26] | 2011 World Championships |
World Magic Cup era
| Year | Pro Points Champion | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 3 | Event pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Yuuya Watanabe[27] | Akira Tanaka[27] | Sunao Nakai[27] | Yuuta Takahashi[27] | 2012 World Magic Cup |
| 2013 | Yuuya Watanabe[28] | Jun'ya Takahashi[28] | Shunsuke Aka[28] | Kyohei Kusakabe[28] | 2013 World Magic Cup |
| 2014 | Yuuya Watanabe[29] | Rahman Aryabhima[29] | Toshiya Kanegawa[29] | Sho Kiyonaga[29] | 2014 World Magic Cup |
| 2015 | Yuuya Watanabe[30] | Ryoichi Tamada[30] | Soyo You[30] | Kenji Tsumura[30] | 2015 World Magic Cup |
| 2016 | Shota Yasooka[31] | Kento Arita[31] | Toru Takeshita[31] | Kenji Tsumura[31] | 2016 World Magic Cup |
List of Championships, continued
| Year | Pro Points Champion | National Champion | Runner-up | Format | Date | Location | Event pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Yuuya Watanabe | Kenta Harane | Shōta Yasooka | Standard and Booster Draft[32] | September 9-10, 2017[32] | Shizuoka[32] | 2017 National Championships |
| 2018 | Ken Yukuhiro | Naoya Nanba | Moriyama Masahide | Standard and Booster Draft[33] | September 8-9, 2018[33] | Shizuoka[33] | 2018 National Championships |
Japanese World Champions
Individual
Five Japanese players have been World Champion:
- Katsuhiro Mori won the 2005 World Championships.
- Makihito Mihara won the 2006 World Championships.
- Jun'ya Iyanaga won the 2011 World Championships.
- Yuuya Watanabe won the 2012 World Magic Cup.
- Yuta Takahashi won the 2021 World Championship
Team
Japan has won the team competition at Worlds twice:
- Ichiro Shimura, Takuma Morofuji and Masashi Oiso at the 2005 World Championships.
- Ryuuichirou Ishida, Tomoya Fujimoto and Makihito Mihara at the 2011 World Championships.
External Links
More information can be found on the 日本選手権 (Japan Championships) page of the Japanese language mtgwiki.com.
Please note that mtgwiki.com is independent, and is not associated with us here at mtg.wiki.
References
- ↑ Helene Bergeot (February 9, 2017). "The Return of Nationals and Changes to Grand Prix". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14.
- ↑ Elaine Chase (December 6, 2018). "The Next Chapter for Magic: Esports". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11.
- ↑ a b c d e f g David Low (October 1996). "Japanese Nationals Report (pdf)". The Duelist Sideboard #3. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (2001). "Who's Who (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 25, 2001. Retrieved on October 11, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Takahisa Ono (July 10, 1998). "Subject: Japan Nationals Results (.txt)". The Dojo. Retrieved on October 11, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Taguchi Yuuichi (June 16, 1999). "Subject: RE: japan nationals top 8 decklists (webpage)". The Dojo. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c Ron Foster (1999). "Japanese Nationals (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on November 6, 2001. Retrieved on October 11, 2025.
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (2000). "Team List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved on October 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d e Wizards of the Coast (2001). "2001 Japan Nationals Coverage (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Wizards of the Coast (October 6, 2008). "Event Coverage Archive (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d e f Wizards of the Coast (2002). "2002 Japan Nationals Coverage (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (Thursday, June 19, 2003). "Live Coverage of 2003 Japan National Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (Thursday, June 19, 2003). "Day 1 Recap (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2003). "Introduction (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d e f Wizards of the Coast (2004). "Live Coverage of the 2004 Japan Nationals (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d e Wizards of the Coast (2005). "Morofuji, Oiso, Shimura Form Team Japan (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2006). "World Champion Leads the Way! (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2007). "Champs Fall, Rookies Rise in Japan! (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved on October 2010.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2008). "Masashi Oiso wins Japan National Championship! (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2008). "2008 Japan National Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008. Retrieved on October 10, 2025.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2008). "2008 National Championships (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved on 10, October 2025.
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- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2012). "2012 World Magic Cup Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2013). "2013 World Magic Cup Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2014). "2014 WORLD MAGIC CUPINVITATION LIST (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved on July 12, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2015). "2015 WORLD MAGIC CUPINVITATION LIST (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (2016). "2016 World Magic Cup Invitation List (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved on July 11, 2025.
- ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (2018). "2017 Nationals (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.
- ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (2018). "2018 Nationals (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved on October 5, 2025.