Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (born September 29, 1987) is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering

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 player. He is the first South American player to have seven Pro Tour top 8s. In 2011, Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa became the youngest player to ever reach 300 lifetime Pro Points.

Career

Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa began his professional magic career at the 2003 World Championship

Magic: The Gathering World Championship

The Magic: The Gathering World Championships have been held annually since 1994. It is the most important tournament in the game of Magic: The Gathering, offering to the winner a cash prize of $45,000. Originally open to all competitors, Worlds is now an invitation-only event and the last Pro Tour...

 in Berlin

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. A 55th place finish put da Rosa at the bottom of the money winning places. A year later

Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2003–04

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, he made his second Pro Tour appearance, again at the World Championship.

It wasn't until 2005

Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2005

- Final standings :- Pro Player of the year standings :- Grand Prixs – Helsinki, Brisbane, Yokohama, Porto Alegre, Paris, Chicago, Osaka :GP Helsinki # Olivier Ruel# Mikko Leiviskä# Jean Charles Salvin# Ulrik Tarp# Anton Jonsson...

 that he began to attract attention, when he reached the top eight 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...

 Porto Alegre

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, his hometown. The following season

Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2006

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 da Rosa had his breakthrough. Alongside teammates Willy Edel and Celso Zampere, he made the finals of Pro Tour Charleston, before losing to Tomohiro Kaji, Tomoharu Saitou

Tomoharu Saitou

is one of the most successful professional Magic: The Gathering players.-Career:Saitou debuted at Pro Tour Chicago 2000. An 83rd place finish meant he fell just short of making money. Later the same season, he made his first standout finish by reaching the top eight of the Asia Pacific...

, and Shouta Yasooka

Shouta Yasooka

is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is best known for his success in the 2006 Pro Tour season, when he won Pro Tour Charleston with Tomohiro Kaji and Tomoharu Saitou, as well as the Player of the Year title....

. Just two events later, da Rosa made the top eight again. At Worlds in Paris

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, he lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion, Makihito Mihara

Makihito Mihara

is Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. Best known for winning the 2006 World Championship, Mihara's resume includes two more Pro Tour top eights, and three Grand Prix top eights including a win.- Career :Mihara's Pro Tour career began at Pro Tour Venice in 2003...

, who drew exactly the right card at the last possible moment to win the match. Da Rosa also captained the Brazilian national team to a fourth place finish. This finish earned him level six, then the highest level in the pro players club, qualified Carlos Romão

Carlos Romão

Carlos Eduardo Romão is a Brazilian Magic: The Gathering player. He is best known for his win at the 2002 World Championships. Along with Diego Ostrovich, he is widely regarded as the first South American to achieve success on the Pro Tour, and was the first South American to win a Pro...

 for all Pro Tour events the following season, and earned invitations to Pro Tour Geneva

Geneva

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for the other two members of the team.