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Caption
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Day
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Category
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Motokiyo Azuma, Grand Prix Hiroshima 03 Champion |
Sunday |
Players |
Judge Shin'itchirou Tachibana makes a call in the Finals |
Sunday |
Staff |
The Finals of GP Hiroshima 03 |
Sunday |
Players |
The board gets complicated |
Sunday |
Players |
Can Osamu Fujita take his first title? |
Sunday |
Players |
Motokiyo Azuma watches his opponent's moves intently |
Sunday |
Players |
The diligent judging crew |
Sunday |
Staff |
Ji-Sang Kang is trying his best to be the first South Korean player to make it to the Finals of a premier event |
Sunday |
Players |
Osamu Fujita is not impressed with his odds in the Semifinals |
Sunday |
Players |
Higaki gets ready for his Semifinals match |
Sunday |
Players |
Motokiyo Azuma is not pleased with his opening hand in the Semifinals |
Sunday |
Players |
The Top 8 has begun |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 8 Competitor Ji-Sang Kang |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 8 Competitor Yoshitaka Nakano |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 8 Competitor Atsushi Tabuchi |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 8 Competitor Takao Higaki |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 8 Competitor Tsuyoshi Fujita |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 8 Competitor Motokiyo Azuma |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 8 Competitor Osamu Fujita |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 8 Competitor Jun'ichi Kinoshita |
Sunday |
Players |
The Top 8 of Grand Prix Hiroshima (showing that imitation is the greatest form of flattery) |
Sunday |
Players |
This picture of the Lee-Kang match is brought to you by the back of Josh Bennett's head |
Sunday |
Players |
Lee Ji-Hoon of Korea |
Sunday |
Players |
If he wins this match, Kang Ji-Sang of Korea will become the first non-Japanese Asian player to make Top 8 at a Japanese Grand Prix |
Sunday |
Players |
Masahiko Morita. Can he secure another Top 8 for his resume? |
Sunday |
Players |
An intense Osamu Fujita, hoping to gain a Top 8 berth |
Sunday |
Players |
Akira Asahara |
Sunday |
Players |
Takao Higaki |
Sunday |
Players |
Masahiko Morita |
Sunday |
Players |
Hiroshima player Kazuya Mikawa |
Sunday |
Players |
Osamu Fujita |
Sunday |
Players |
Nagoya player Kouji Nose |
Sunday |
Players |
Katsuhiro Mori counts along as Higaki plays Stroke of Genius |
Sunday |
Players |
Higaki Strokes |
Sunday |
Players |
The hard-working staff of the Sideboard Online, bringing you the fine coverage you're reading today |
Sunday |
Staff |
Players get their first taste of Legions at the prerelease |
Sunday |
Players |
The Scion of Darkness watches over the crowd as the Legions prerelease begins |
Sunday |
Site |
Tsuyoshi Fujita shows the crowd his impression of an octopus |
Sunday |
Players |
Shuuhei Nakamura strikes a pensive pose |
Sunday |
Players |
Itaru Ishida is stunned by Nobushita's display of superhuman speed |
Sunday |
Players |
Even the camera is too slow to catch Jun Nobushita in action |
Sunday |
Players |
Josh Bennett supervises Sideboard Japan reporter Kouichirou Maki while Fire Ball members Jin Okamoto and Tsuyoshi Ikeda watch teammate Jun Nobushita versus Itaru Ishida |
Sunday |
Players |
Hiroshima player Takao Higaki |
Sunday |
Players |
Yuuichi Itou finds his center |
Sunday |
Players |
Shuuhei Nakamura adds a dramatic flare to his playing |
Sunday |
Players |
Takao Higaki |
Sunday |
Players |
Kiyoshi Sasanuma prepares to deal 16 points of damage |
Sunday |
Players |
Katsuhiro Mori seeks the termination of all organic life |
Sunday |
Players |
Masayuki Higashino guffaws |
Sunday |
Players |
Yoshitaka Nakano, 2002 Japan Nationals Top 8 player |
Sunday |
Players |
Tsuyoshi Fujita, dapper as ever with his scarf (catch him on the cover of next month's GQ!) |
Sunday |
Players |
Jun'ichi Kinoshita is blinded by the light |
Sunday |
Players |
Undefeated amateurs Yoshihiro Umeno |
Saturday |
Players |
Jun'ichi Kinoshita |
Saturday |
Players |
Yoshihiro Umeno looks to lead the Swiss going into Day 2 |
Saturday |
Players |
Korean player Lee Ji-Hoon fights to take top place in the Swiss |
Saturday |
Players |
Hiroshima player Takao Higaki plans his next saucy move against Ishida |
Saturday |
Players |
Itaru Ishida is nonplussed by his opponent's play |
Saturday |
Players |
Katsuhiro Mori. His hair may be back to brown, but the soul still burns. |
Saturday |
Players |
Yuuta Hirosawa |
Saturday |
Players |
Tsuyoshi "Rolly" Fujita, friend of the Dutch and Bob Maher |
Saturday |
Players |
Akira Asahara |
Saturday |
Players |
Masahiko Morita |
Saturday |
Players |
Jun'ichi Kinoshita |
Saturday |
Players |
Takayuki Nagaoka |
Saturday |
Players |
Chikara Nakajima |
Saturday |
Players |
Akira Asahara |
Saturday |
Players |
2001 APAC Championship Finalist Jun Nobushita |
Saturday |
Players |
Satoshi Nakamura, almost unrecognizable in his demure chapeau |
Saturday |
Players |
Masashi Ooiso |
Saturday |
Players |
Takao Higaki moves so fast, the camera can catch only a blur |
Saturday |
Players |
Kazuki Katou contemplates the state of affairs while Itaru Ishida plans his next play |
Saturday |
Players |
GP Sapporo 02 Champion Shin'ichi Kumagai (right) shuffles off against Jin Okamoto, "The Last Emperor of Asia" |
Saturday |
Players |
Tarou Kageyama: A pleasant façade hides danger. |
Saturday |
Players |
Artists are always popular attractions in Japan, as guest artist Daren Bader has discovered. |
Saturday |
Staff |
Daren Bader will sign cards for food. |
Saturday |
Staff |
Naoki Kubouchi (right) versus Jun Ishihara, a Japanese PT regular |
Saturday |
Players |
Hisaya Tanaka, the top-ranked Japanese player at PT Chicago 03 (right), versus 1998 APAC Championship Finalist Kiyoshi Sasanuma. |
Saturday |
Players |
Masashiro Kuroda, GP Nagoya 2002 champion |
Saturday |
Players |
Tsuyoshi Fujita strikes a pose |
Saturday |
Players |
Jin Okamoto, sporting a new hair color |
Saturday |
Players |
Itaru Ishida of Panzer Hunter fame |
Saturday |
Players |
Takayuki Kawahara |
Saturday |
Players |
And they're off! Round 1 of Grand Prix Hiroshima has begun |
Saturday |
Players |
Hiroshima Sangyou Kaikan, the Grand Prix Hiroshima site. You can't tell by looking at it, but there are 400 Magic players inside this building. |
Saturday |
Staff |