Masashi Oiso
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering
player. He is one of the most successful players to have played on the Pro Tour, being one of only six players to have reached the top eight six times. Along with Kenji Tsumura
, he is the player with the most top eights to have never won a Pro Tour.
at Pro Tour Boston as part of Hato Beeam with teammates Takao Higaki and Kazuki Ueno. They finished with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses which left them in 26th place, and just one win short of winning money. Oiso's breakout performance came later the same season in his home country. At Pro Tour Yokohama, he reached the top eight for the first time. He made it all the way to final, beating José Barbero and Tsuyoshi Ikeda
, before losing to Mattias Jorstedt. It would also be the only time that he would make it past the quarterfinals. This finals appearance, along with a pair of Grand Prix
top eights, was enough to earn him the title of Rookie of the Year.
The following season, Oiso proved that the year before was no fluke with Pro Tour top eights in New Orleans and San Diego. With 46 Pro Points that season, he finished 17th in the Player of the year race.
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
player. He is one of the most successful players to have played on the Pro Tour, being one of only six players to have reached the top eight six times. Along with Kenji Tsumura
Kenji Tsumura
is a professional Magic: The Gathering player from Japan. He is one of only seven players to have reached the top eight of a Pro Tour more than five times.-Career:...
, he is the player with the most top eights to have never won a Pro Tour.
Career
Oiso's career began in the 2002–03 seasonMagic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2002–03
-Final standings:-Pro Player of the year standings:-Grand Prixs – Hamburg, Utsonomiya, Copenhagen, Philadelphia:GP Hamburg # Simon Hockwin# Arndt Meier# Jens Krause# Patrick Plößer# Nico Wendt# Piotr Sienko# Dennis Schmitz...
at Pro Tour Boston as part of Hato Beeam with teammates Takao Higaki and Kazuki Ueno. They finished with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses which left them in 26th place, and just one win short of winning money. Oiso's breakout performance came later the same season in his home country. At Pro Tour Yokohama, he reached the top eight for the first time. He made it all the way to final, beating José Barbero and Tsuyoshi Ikeda
Tsuyoshi Ikeda
is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. His success include four top eights at the Pro Tour level, and six on the Grand Prix level, including one win. He is ranked 12th on lifetime pro points.-Career:...
, before losing to Mattias Jorstedt. It would also be the only time that he would make it past the quarterfinals. This finals appearance, along with a pair of Grand Prix
Grand Prix (Magic: The Gathering)
Grands Prix are professional Magic: The Gathering tournaments, awarding cash prizes, Pro Points and invitations to Pro Tours. They are open to all players and are usually the biggest Magic tournaments. The first Grand Prix was held on 22–23 March 1997 in Amsterdam...
top eights, was enough to earn him the title of Rookie of the Year.
The following season, Oiso proved that the year before was no fluke with Pro Tour top eights in New Orleans and San Diego. With 46 Pro Points that season, he finished 17th in the Player of the year race.