Rookie of the Year is an award given at the end of a Pro Tour season to the Magic player with the highest number of Pro Points in that season that also played at a Pro Tour for the first time in his or her career in that season.
It is possible to win this award without winning any Pro Tour or Grand Prix events if the player finishes high enough in enough events
Rookie of the Year Winners
- 1997-1998 Randy Buehler
- 1998-1999 Dirk Baberowski
- 1999-2000 Brian Davis
- 2000-2001 Katsuhiro Mori
- 2001-2002 Farid Meraghni
- 2002-2003 Masashi Oiso
- 2003-2004 Julien Nutijen
- 2005 Pierre Canali
- 2006 Sebastian Thaler
- 2007 Yuuya Watanabe
- 2008 Aaron Nicastri
- 2009 Lino Burgold
- 2010 Andrea Giarola
Trivia
- No player won Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year in the same year. And only Yuuya Watanabe had won Player of the Year in later seasons.