Yuta Takahashi

Yuta Takahashi
Demographics
Nickname	Vendillion, King of the Faeries
Residence	Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut	Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005
Top Finishes	6 (1 win)
GP top 8s	14 (3 wins)
Awards
World Champion

Yuta Takahashi (高橋優太) is a Japanese professional player. He became World Champion in 2021.

Professional play

He finished second at Pro Tour San Diego 2007 alongside teammate Kentaro Yamamoto, finished fifth at Pro Tour Eldritch Moon in 2016, and has won three Grand Prix events, two of them with Faerie decks. Because he ended in the Top 4 in Players Tour Series 1 Nagoya in the 2020 Players Tour Season, he was one of the Top 8 Tabletop players and was invited to participate in the 2020-21 Rivals League. Through strong League Weekend results, he obtained an invite to Worlds and a place in the final MPL season. He ended up winning both the 2021 World Championship and the League.

Takahashi's Player Spotlight card, Faerie Mastermind, was featured in March of the Machine.

League play

Season	Rank
2020-21 Rivals League	4
2021–22 Magic Pro League	1

Accomplishments

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Rank
2007	Pro Tour	San Diego	Two-Headed Giant	29 June–1 July 2007	2
2007	Nationals	Japan	Standard and Booster Draft	31 August–2 September 2007	7
2008	Grand Prix	Shizuoka	Standard	8–9 March 2008	1
2008	Grand Prix	Kobe	Block Constructed	2–3 August 2008	1
2008	Nationals	Yokohama	Standard and Booster Draft	19–21 September 2008	6
2009	Grand Prix	Singapore	Extended	21–22 March 2009	4
2010	Grand Prix	Manila	Standard	12–13 June 2010	7
2013–14	Grand Prix	Kitakyushu	Standard	24–25 August 2013	6
2013–14	Grand Prix	Hong Kong	Limited	18–19 October 2013	4
2013–14	Grand Prix	Chicago	Standard	21–22 June 2014	4
2014–15	Grand Prix	Kyoto	Legacy	18–19 April 2015	1
2014–15	Grand Prix	Singapore	Modern	27–28 June 2015	6
2015–16	Grand Prix	Taipei	Standard	25–26 June 2016	4
2015–16	Pro Tour	Sydney	Standard and Booster Draft	5–7 August 2016	5
2016–17	Grand Prix	Kuala Lumpur	Standard	22–23 October 2016	5
2017–18	Grand Prix	Birmingham	Legacy	11–12 May 2018	8
2018–19	Grand Prix	Portland	Modern	8–9 December 2018	5
2018–19	Grand Prix	Bangkok	Limited	12-13 October 2019	7
2020	Players Tour	Nagoya	Pioneer and Booster Draft	1-2 February 2020	3
2020-21	Worlds	MTG Arena	Standard and Booster Draft	8-10 October 2021	1
2021–22	Set Championship	MTG Arena	Standard and Historic	December 3-5 2021	8
2021-22	Worlds	Las Vegas / MTG Arena	Standard, Booster Draft and Explorer	October 28-30, 2022	6
2023-24	Pro Tour	Seattle	Standard and Booster Draft	April 26-28, 2024	2

→ Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Yuta Takahashi

Season	Pro Tour	Format	Finish	Winnings
2005	Los Angeles	Extended	34	$1,150
2006	Honolulu	Standard	147
2006	Prague	Booster Draft	139
2006	Kobe	Booster Draft	380
2007	Yokohama	Block Constructed	118
2007	San Diego	Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft	2	$15,000
2007	Valencia	Extended	33	$1,300
2007	Worlds (New York)	Special	24	$1,800
2008	Kuala Lumpur	Booster Draft	34	$1,250
2008	Hollywood	Standard	54	$610
2008	Berlin	Extended	235
2008	Worlds (Memphis)	Special	149
2009	Kyoto	Standard and Booster Draft	147
2009	Austin	Extended and Booster Draft	19	$3,000
2009	Worlds (Rome)	Special	36	$1,150
2010	San Diego	Standard and Booster Draft	204
2010	San Juan	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	161
2010	Amsterdam	Extended and Booster Draft	186
2010	Worlds (Chiba)	Special	13	$5,000
2011	Paris	Standard and Booster Draft	249
2011	Nagoya	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	211
2011	Philadelphia	Modern and Booster Draft	299
2011	Worlds (San Francisco)	Special	266
2012	Avacyn Restored in Barcelona	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	101
2012–13	Return to Ravnica in Seattle	Modern and Booster Draft	76
2012–13	Dragon's Maze in San Diego	Block Constructed and Booster Draft	264
2013–14	Born of the Gods in Valencia	Modern and Booster Draft	130
2014–15	Khans of Tarkir in Honolulu	Standard and Booster Draft	243
2014–15	Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels	Standard and Booster Draft	311
2014–15	Magic Origins in Vancouver	Standard and Booster Draft	15	$5,000
2015–16	Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee	Standard and Booster Draft	17	$2,500
2015–16	Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta	Modern and Booster Draft	223
2015–16	Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid	Standard and Booster Draft	50	$1,500
2015–16	Eldritch Moon in Sydney	Standard and Booster Draft	5	$10,000
2016–17	Kaladesh in Honolulu	Standard and Booster Draft	239
2016–17	Aether Revolt in Dublin	Standard and Booster Draft	141
2016–17	Amonkhet in Nashville	Standard and Booster Draft	66	$1,000
2016–17	Hour of Devastation in Kyoto	Standard and Booster Draft	120
2017–18	Ixalan in Albuquerque	Standard and Booster Draft	119
2017–18	Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao	Modern and Booster Draft	44	$1,500
2017–18	Dominaria in Richmond	Standard and Booster Draft	355
2017–18	25th Anniversary in Minneapolis	Team Constructed	45	$2,000
2018–19	Guilds of Ravnica in Atlanta	Standard and Booster Draft	432
2018–19	Mythic Championship Cleveland 2019	Standard and Booster Draft	478	$500
2020	Players Tour Series 1; Nagoya	Pioneer and Booster Draft	3	$15,000

→ Source: Wizards.com

External links

• Lifetime Top Finishes
• Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s
• Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders