2001 Japan Nationals Coverage

As the over-used saying goes, "There can be only one." At the end of 12 rounds of competition plus Top 8 playoffs, one player from among 151 has been crowned with one of the most prestigious titles a Magic player can earn: National Champion. Going undefeated in Saturday's draft and 4-2 in Sunday's Standard portion, Goro Matsuo has been crowned 2001 Japan National Champion. He will lead the Japanese National Team, consisting of Finalist Min-Su Kim and Masahiko Morita, at the Team Event at Worlds in Toronto this year, and takes home $10,000 in prizes.

Final Standings

Goro Matsuo--$10,000
Min-Su Kim--$5,000
Masahiko Morita--$3,000
Masaya Mori--$2,000
Yudai Yamasaki--$1,500
Takamasa Fukata--$1,500
Yukihiro Usami--$1000
Masashiro Kuroda--$1000

Photo Coverage By Day / By Subject

Japanese Coverage

	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Champion
1	Morita, Masahiko	Morita, Masahiko, 2-0
8	Fukata, Takamasa		Kim, Min-Su, 2-0

4	Kim, Min-Su	Kim, Min-Su, 2-0		Matsuo, Goro, 3-1
5	Usami, Yukihiro

2	Matsuo, Goro	Matsuo, Goro, 2-0
7	Yamazaki, Yudai		Matsuo, Goro, 2-0

3	Mori, Masaya	Mori, Masaya, 2-1
6	Kuroda, Masashiro

	Loser's Bracket Semifinals	Loser's Bracket Finals	Loser's Bracket Winners	3/4-Place Playoff
	Semifinal 2 Loser	Mori, Masaya
	Semifinal 2 Loser	Mori, Masaya	Mori, Masaya, 2-0

Quarterfinal 1 Loser	Fukata, Takamasa	Fukata, Takamasa, 2-0		Morita, Masahiko, 2-1
Quarterfinal 2 Loser	Usami, Yukihiro	Fukata, Takamasa, 2-0

Quarterfinal 3 Loser	Yamazaki, Yudai	Yamazaki, Yudai, 2-0
Quarterfinal 4 Loser	Kuroda, Masashiro	Yamazaki, Yudai, 2-0	Morita, Masahiko, 2-0

	Semifinal 1 Loser	Morita, Masahiko
	Semifinal 1 Loser	Morita, Masahiko

US National Championship Coverage
Junior Super Series Coverage

INFORMATION	MATCH COVERAGE
Top 8 Decks Short Interview - Top 8 Day 2: The Standard Metagame Day 2: Deck Sample Day 1 Overview Second Rochester Draft First Rochester Draft Short Interview Part 2 (Day 1) Short Interview (Day 1) Toshiki Tsukamoto Interview (in Japanese) Taro Kageyama Interview Player List (in Japanese) Grinder Metagame Analysis Japan Nationals Open Qualifier Top Decks Fact Sheet	Finals: Min-Su Kim vs. Goro Matsuo Finals: Min-Su Kim vs. Goro Matsuo (in Japanese) Loser's Bracket: Masahiko Morita vs. Yudai Yamazaki (in Japanese) Loser's Bracket: Masaya Mori vs. Takamasa Fukata (in Japanese) Semifinals: Goro Matsuo vs. Masaya Mori Semifinals: Min-Su Kim vs. Masahiko Morita (in Japanese) Semifinals: Goro Matsuo vs. Masaya Mori (in Japanese) Quarterfinals: Min-Su Kim vs. Yukihiro Usami Quarterfinals: Masahiko Morita vs. Takamasa Fukata Quarterfinals: Goro Matsuo vs. Yudai Yamazaki (in Japanese) Quarterfinals: Min-Su Kim vs. Yukihiro Usami (in Japanese) Quarterfinals: Masaya Mori vs. Masashiro Kuroda Quarterfinals: Masaya Mori vs. Masashiro Kuroda (in Japanese) Round 12: Keiichiro Nonishi vs. Goh Anan Round 11: Masashiro Kuroda vs. Yudai Yamasaki Round 10: Masayuki Higashino vs. Goro Matsuo Round 9: Masahiko Morita vs. Min-Su Kim Round 8: Masashiro Kuroda vs. Hiroshi Harada (in Japanese) Round 8: Satoshi Nakamura vs. Masaya Mori Round 7: Tsuyoshi Doyama vs. Toshiki Tsukamoto Round 7: Reiji Ando vs. Satoshi Nakamura Round 6: Min-Su Kim vs. Jin Okamoto (in Japanese) Round 5: Tomoharu Saito vs. Koichiro Maki. (in Japanese) Round 4: Satoshi Nakamura vs. Katsuhiro Mori (in Japanese) Round 4: Goro Matsuo vs. Masayuki Higashino Round 3: Tsuyoshi Ikeda vs. Masaya Mori Round 3: Tsuyoshi Ikeda vs. Masaya Mori (in Japanese) Round 2: Michihisa Onoda vs. Ken'ichi Fujita (in Japanese) Round 1: Masashiro Kuroda vs. Masayuki Higashino (in Japanese) Round 1: Masashiro Kuroda vs. Masayuki Higashino
PAIRINGS	RESULTS	STANDINGS
Round 12 (by Player) Round 12 (by Table) Round 11 (by Player) Round 11 (by Table) Round 10 (by Player) Round 10 (by Table) Round 9 (by Player) Round 9 (by Table) Round 8 (by Player) Round 8 (by Table) Round 7 (by Player) Round 7 (by Table) Round 6 (by Player) Round 6 (by Table) Round 5 (by Player) Round 5 (by Table) Round 4 (by Player) Round 4 (by Table) Draft 2 Pods Round 3 (by Player) Round 3 (by Table) Round 2 (by Player) Round 2 (by Table) Round 1 (by Player) Round 1 (by Table) Draft 1 Pods	Round 12 (by Player) Round 12 (by Table) Round 11 (by Player) Round 11 (by Table) Round 10 (by Player) Round 10 (by Table) Round 9 (by Player) Round 9 (by Table) Round 8 (by Player) Round 8 (by Table) Round 7 (by Player) Round 7 (by Table) Round 6 (by Player) Round 6 (by Table) Round 4 (by Player) Round 4 (by Table) Round 3 (by Player) Round 3 (by Table) Round 2 (by Player) Round 2 (by Table) Round 1 (by Player) Round 1 (by Table)	Round 12 (by Player) Round 12 (by Score) Round 11 (by Player) Round 11 (by Score) Round 10 (by Player) Round 10 (by Score) Round 9 (by Player) Round 9 (by Score) Round 8 (by Player) Round 8 (by Score) Round 7 (by Player) Round 7 (by Score) Round 6 (by Player) Round 6 (by Score) Round 4 (by Player) Round 4 (by Score) Round 3 (by Player) Round 3 (by Score) Round 2 (by Player) Round 2 (by Score) Round 1 (by Player) Round 1 (by Score)