After falling short of victory in Yokohama earlier this year, Kazuki Katou hoisted the trophy that eluded him then. His card advantage fueled victory over amateur Satoshi Harada owed as much to his Mask of Memory as his opponent's clumsy draws but he will take victory however it comes to him. Nobody was feeling bad for Satoshi Harada though. As the highest finishing amateur player his total payday was $3,200 when you include both prizes--Kazuki only won $2,400 for his efforts.
There had been much talk of an all 20th Century Boys finals with Ken'ichi Fujita and Kouichirou Maki in opposite brackets. Fujita fell in the quarters and Maki stumbled in the Semis. Nobody is feeling too bad for them either. It was a thrilling return to form for a pair of Japan's oldsters. They will be attending Pro Tour Amsterdam and you can expect to hear from them again soon.
The weekend drew to a close with the melancholy strains of Auld Lang Syne wafting over the speakers. If there was something to feel bad about this weekend it was the fact that it was over.
Top 8 Final Standing
| 1. Katou, Kazuki |
$2,400 |
| 2. Harada, Satoshi |
$1,700 |
| 3. Maki, Koichiro |
$1,200 |
| 4. Sasagawa, Tomohide |
$1,000 |
| 5. Ikeda, Kei |
$800 |
| 6. Fujita, Ken'Ichi |
$800 |
| 7. Shiozu, Ryouma |
$800 |
| 8. Sasaki, Yusuke |
$800 |
(Click here for complete final standings)
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Sasaki, Yusuke
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Ikeda, Kei
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Harada, Satoshi
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Katou, Kazuki
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INFORMATION |
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Finals: Satoshi Harada vs. Kazuki Katou
by Brian David-Marshall
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Semifinals: Kouichirou Maki vs. Satoshi Harada
by Brian David-Marshall
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Quarterfinals: Ken'ichi Fujita vs. Tomohide Sasagawa
by Brian David-Marshall
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Decks: Top 8 Decks
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: Top 8: Draft decks of the 20th Century Boys
by Brian David-Marshall
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Feature: Top 8 Profiles: Twentieth Century Boys and Beyond
by Brian David-Marshall
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Feature: Shizuoka Junior Tournament
by Tarou Kageyama
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Feature: Day 2 Recap
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 14: Tetsuya Kitano vs. Satoshi Harada
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 12: Tomohide Sasagawa vs. Satoshi Harada
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 2: Focus on Ken'ichi Fujita
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 2: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Round 11: Katsuhiro Mori vs. Shuuzou Iwano
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 9: Kouichirou Maki vs. Hiroyuki Nagayama
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 1: Focus on Kouichirou Maki
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 1: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: Day Two Introduction
by Brian David-Marshall
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Decks: Day 1 Undefeated Deck Lists
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: Day 1 Recap
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 8: Itaru Ishida vs. Yuusuke Sasaki
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 7: Royce Chai vs. Kouichirou Maki
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 6: Eli Kaplan vs. Sang-ryeol Lee
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 5: Masahiko Morita vs. Satoshi Nakamura
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 4: Masashi Oiso vs. Kouhei Yamadaya
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 3: Takao Higaki vs. Yuuki Murakami
by Brian David-Marshall
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Feature: Master of the Landscape: Rob Alexander
by Brian David-Marshall
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Feature: Building a Mirrodin Sealed Deck with Masashi Oiso
by Brian David-Marshall
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Feature: Day One Introduction
by Brian David-Marshall
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Feature: Quick Interviews
by Sideboard Staff
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Info: Player List
by Sideboard Staff
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Info: Fact Sheet
by Sideboard Staff
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