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Day
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Category
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Our Grand Prix Kyoto Champion Akira Asahara |
Sunday |
Players |
Hisaya Tanaka |
Sunday |
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Akira Asahara |
Sunday |
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Finals: Akira Asahara vs. Hisaya Tanaka |
Sunday |
Players |
Akihiro Takakuwa in his semifinal |
Sunday |
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Akira Asahara in his semifinal |
Sunday |
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Hisaya Tanaka in his semifinal |
Sunday |
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Masashi Ooiso in his semifinal |
Sunday |
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Ryoma Shiozu in his quarterfinals |
Sunday |
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Akira Asahara in his quarterfinals |
Sunday |
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Itaru Ishida in his quarterfinals |
Sunday |
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Akihiro Takakuwa in his quarterfinals |
Sunday |
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Satoshi Nakamura in his quarterfinals |
Sunday |
Players |
Hisaya Tanaka in his quarterfinals |
Sunday |
Players |
Yoshiaki Tashiro in his quarterfinals |
Sunday |
Players |
Masashi Ooiso in his quarterfinals |
Sunday |
Players |
Akihiro Takakuwa gives a mug shot |
Sunday |
Players |
Yoshiaki Tashiro is something of a connoisseur |
Sunday |
Players |
Ryouma Shiozu is confident |
Sunday |
Players |
Reporter Josh Bennett flashes a Cruel Revival from his hiding spot |
Sunday |
Players |
Akira Asahara banks on Toothpick Power |
Sunday |
Players |
With so much on the line, players are meticulous |
Sunday |
Players |
Satoshi Nakamura brings some style to the Top 8 |
Sunday |
Players |
Rookie of the Year leader Masashi Ooiso looks dazed |
Sunday |
Players |
This end of the draft table is a surly lot |
Sunday |
Players |
Round 14 Feature Match: Satoshi Nakamura vs. Osamu Fujita |
Sunday |
Players |
Round 14 Feature Match: Ryoma Shiozu of team Fireball vs. Tomohiro Kaji |
Sunday |
Players |
Round 13 Feature Match: Hatman vs. Ooiso |
Sunday |
Players |
Masters Venice semifinals again: PS2 vs. Panzer Hunter |
Sunday |
Players |
Masashi Ooiso is trying to beat Akira Asahara |
Sunday |
Players |
Akira Asahara in his Round 12 |
Sunday |
Players |
Hisaya Tanaka in his Round 12 |
Sunday |
Players |
Osamu Fujita in his Round 12 |
Sunday |
Players |
Unfortunately out of contention,Kashima and Ruel in their 2nd Draft |
Sunday |
Players |
Survival of the Fittest, the pod 1 |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 16 at PT Chicago and Top 16 at PT Houston |
Sunday |
Players |
Satoshi Nakamura and young Akihiro Takakuwa in their 2nd Draft |
Sunday |
Players |
Josh Bennett and Koichiro Maki cover Akira Asahara's draft |
Sunday |
Players |
Well known "John", Taro Kageyama in his Round 11 |
Sunday |
Players |
Rising star Kashima in his Round 11 |
Sunday |
Players |
Olivier Ruel says "This is the worst deck ever I drafted" |
Sunday |
Players |
Shinsuke Hayashi in his Round 11 |
Sunday |
Players |
Ryo Ogura in his Round 10 Feature Match |
Sunday |
Players |
GP Sendai Champion Kazuaki Arahori in his Round 10 |
Sunday |
Players |
"Don" Tsuyosi Ikeda from www.shop-fireball.com |
Sunday |
Players |
Itaru Ishida in his Round 10 Feature Match |
Sunday |
Players |
Top 16 at PT Chicago 2003 Hisaya Tanaka |
Sunday |
Players |
Only one undefeated after Round 9 Akira Asahara |
Sunday |
Players |
Pro Tour Osaka Finalist Olivier Ruel |
Sunday |
Players |
Over 360 competitors in huge huge QT |
Sunday |
Players |
Jun Nobushita in his Round 9 |
Sunday |
Players |
Hatman in his Round 9 |
Sunday |
Players |
Toothpick guys meet each other in their Round 9 Feature Match |
Sunday |
Players |
Day 1 undefeated Akira Asahara |
Sunday |
Players |
Day 1 undefeated Masashiro Kuroda |
Sunday |
Players |
Masahiko Morita and Masashiro Kuroda in their 1st Draft |
Sunday |
Players |
Ruel meets Green Monster |
Sunday |
Players |
Masashi Ooiso and Akira Asahara in their 1st Draft |
Sunday |
Players |
First Neil Reeves, then Jordan Berkowitz, now Akira Asahara and Masashiro Kuroda have harnessed the power of the toothpick to go 8-0 |
Saturday |
Players |
Shuhei Nakamura in his Round 8 Feature Match |
Saturday |
Players |
Masayuki Higashino in his Round 8 Feature Match |
Saturday |
Players |
Ryo Tamura in his Round 8 Feature Match |
Saturday |
Players |
French Superstar Olivier Ruel in his Round 8 Feature Match |
Saturday |
Players |
Nobuaki Shikata from Osaka |
Saturday |
Players |
Satoshi Nakamura in his Round 7 Feature Match |
Saturday |
Players |
GP Hiroshima Finalist Osamu Fujita |
Saturday |
Players |
Masashi Ooiso from Hato Beam in his Round 7 Feature Match |
Saturday |
Players |
Tsuyoshi "Mr. Rolly" Fujita |
Saturday |
Players |
Masahiko Morita in his Round 6 Feature Match |
Saturday |
Players |
Feature Match of the Day: Kuroda vs. Morita |
Saturday |
Players |
Kuroda joins the toothpick bandwagon. |
Saturday |
Players |
PT Chicago Top 16 Hisaya Tanaka |
Saturday |
Players |
The toothpick brought good luck to Jordan Berkowitz. Will it also work for Akira Asahara? |
Saturday |
Players |
Remember 1999 Japanese National Championship |
Saturday |
Players |
Former Japanese Champion Masayuki Higashino |
Saturday |
Players |
Masters Venice Champion Masashiro Kuroda in his Round 5 |
Saturday |
Players |
Yuki Murakami in his Round 5 |
Saturday |
Players |
Jin Okamoto in his Round 5 |
Saturday |
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Shuhei Nakamura in his Round 4 |
Saturday |
Players |
Masahiko Morita in his Round 4 |
Saturday |
Players |
Tsuyoshi Ikeda in his Round 4 |
Saturday |
Players |
Takao Higaki in his Round 4 |
Saturday |
Players |
Masters Venice Champion Masashiro Kuroda |
Saturday |
Players |
Akihiro Kashima |
Saturday |
Players |
Itaru Ishida of the Panzer Hunter |
Saturday |
Players |
The Finals 2002 Champion Shuhei Nakamura |
Saturday |
Players |
GP Hongkong Top 8 Shinsuke Hayashi |
Saturday |
Players |
Masters Venice Champion Masahiko Morita |
Saturday |
Players |
Tsuyoshi Ikeda |
Saturday |
Players |
"Last Emperor" Djin Okamoto |
Saturday |
Players |
GP Utsunomiya Champion Rei Hashimoto |
Saturday |
Players |
Yuusuke Nakamura in his Round 3 |
Saturday |
Players |
Akihiro Kashima in his Round 3 |
Saturday |
Players |
Takayuki Nagaoka in his Round 3 |
Saturday |
Players |
Kazuki Ueno in his Round 3 |
Saturday |
Players |
Ken ji Ito in his Round 2 |
Saturday |
Players |
Hometown hero Jinpei Hassaku |
Saturday |
Players |
Ayumi Hidaka vs. Keito Rikuno in their Round 2 Feature Match |
Saturday |
Players |
Koji Noze vs. Shogo Ito in their Round 1 Feature Match |
Saturday |
Players |
Kouzo Asari in his Round 1 |
Saturday |
Players |
Kiyoshi Sasanuma in his Round 1 |
Saturday |
Players |
Olivier Ruel took 4th place at the last limited Japan GP he attended--will he be to do better this time? |
Saturday |
Players |
Fresh off his Venice Top 8 finish, Akihiro Kashima hopes to add a title to his resume at this weekend's event |
Saturday |
Players |
Tournament location Kyoto Pulse Plaza |
Sunday |
Site |
Scorekeeper Aida Takashi and Sideboard Japan writer Ken'ichi Fujita decide the day's first feature matches |
Saturday |
Staff |
Head Judge Ryou Suzuoki of Japan explains to the players how to fill out the deck registration form |
Saturday |
Staff |