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Yuta Takahashi
Demographics
Nickname Vendillion, King of the Faeries
Residence Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality {JPN} Japanese
Professional Career
Pro Tour debut Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005
Top Finishes 6 (1 win)
GP top 8s 14 (3 wins)
Awards
World Champion

Yuta Takahashi (高橋優太) is a Japanese professional player. He became World Champion in 2021.

Professional play[ | ]

He finished second at Pro Tour San Diego 2007 alongside teammate Kentaro Yamamoto, finished fifth at Pro Tour Eldritch Moon in 2016, and has won three Grand Prix events, two of them with Faerie decks. Because he ended in the Top 4 in Players Tour Series 1 Nagoya in the 2020 Players Tour Season, he was one of the Top 8 Tabletop players and was invited to participate in the 2020-21 Rivals League. Through strong League Weekend results, he obtained an invite to Worlds and a place in the final MPL season. He ended up winning both the 2021 World Championship[1] and the League.

Takahashi's Player Spotlight card, Faerie Mastermind, was featured in March of the Machine.[2][3]

League play[ | ]

Season Rank
2020-21 Rivals League 4
2021–22 Magic Pro League 1

Accomplishments[ | ]

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
2007 Pro Tour San Diego Two-Headed Giant 29 June–1 July 2007 2
2007 Nationals Japan Standard and Booster Draft 31 August–2 September 2007 7
2008 Grand Prix Shizuoka Standard 8–9 March 2008 1
2008 Grand Prix Kobe Block Constructed 2–3 August 2008 1
2008 Nationals Yokohama Standard and Booster Draft 19–21 September 2008 6
2009 Grand Prix Singapore Extended 21–22 March 2009 4
2010 Grand Prix Manila Standard 12–13 June 2010 7
2013–14 Grand Prix Kitakyushu Standard 24–25 August 2013 6
2013–14 Grand Prix Hong Kong Limited 18–19 October 2013 4
2013–14 Grand Prix Chicago Standard 21–22 June 2014 4
2014–15 Grand Prix Kyoto Legacy 18–19 April 2015 1
2014–15 Grand Prix Singapore Modern 27–28 June 2015 6
2015–16 Grand Prix Taipei Standard 25–26 June 2016 4
2015–16 Pro Tour Sydney Standard and Booster Draft 5–7 August 2016 5
2016–17 Grand Prix Kuala Lumpur Standard 22–23 October 2016 5
2017–18 Grand Prix Birmingham Legacy 11–12 May 2018 8
2018–19 Grand Prix Portland Modern 8–9 December 2018 5
2018–19 Grand Prix Bangkok Limited 12-13 October 2019 7
2020 Players Tour Nagoya Pioneer and Booster Draft 1-2 February 2020 3
2020-21 Worlds MTG Arena Standard and Booster Draft 8-10 October 2021 1
2021–22 Set Championship MTG Arena Standard and Historic December 3-5 2021 8
2021-22 Worlds Las Vegas / MTG Arena Standard, Booster Draft and Explorer October 28-30, 2022 6
2023-24 Pro Tour Seattle Standard and Booster Draft April 26-28, 2024 2

Source: Wizards.com

Pro Tour Results[ | ]

List of the Pro Tour results and winnings of Yuta Takahashi
Season Pro Tour Format Finish Winnings
2005 Los Angeles Extended 34 $1,150
2006 Honolulu Standard 147
2006 Prague Booster Draft 139
2006 Kobe Booster Draft 380
2007 Yokohama Block Constructed 118
2007 San Diego Two-Headed Giant Booster Draft 2 $15,000
2007 Valencia Extended 33 $1,300
2007 Worlds (New York) Special 24 $1,800
2008 Kuala Lumpur Booster Draft 34 $1,250
2008 Hollywood Standard 54 $610
2008 Berlin Extended 235
2008 Worlds (Memphis) Special 149
2009 Kyoto Standard and Booster Draft 147
2009 Austin Extended and Booster Draft 19 $3,000
2009 Worlds (Rome) Special 36 $1,150
2010 San Diego Standard and Booster Draft 204
2010 San Juan Block Constructed and Booster Draft 161
2010 Amsterdam Extended and Booster Draft 186
2010 Worlds (Chiba) Special 13 $5,000
2011 Paris Standard and Booster Draft 249
2011 Nagoya Block Constructed and Booster Draft 211
2011 Philadelphia Modern and Booster Draft 299
2011 Worlds (San Francisco) Special 266
2012 Avacyn Restored in Barcelona Block Constructed and Booster Draft 101
2012–13 Return to Ravnica in Seattle Modern and Booster Draft 76
2012–13 Dragon's Maze in San Diego Block Constructed and Booster Draft 264
2013–14 Born of the Gods in Valencia Modern and Booster Draft 130
2014–15 Khans of Tarkir in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 243
2014–15 Dragons of Tarkir in Brussels Standard and Booster Draft 311
2014–15 Magic Origins in Vancouver Standard and Booster Draft 15 $5,000
2015–16 Battle for Zendikar in Milwaukee Standard and Booster Draft 17 $2,500
2015–16 Oath of the Gatewatch in Atlanta Modern and Booster Draft 223
2015–16 Shadows over Innistrad in Madrid Standard and Booster Draft 50 $1,500
2015–16 Eldritch Moon in Sydney Standard and Booster Draft 5 $10,000
2016–17 Kaladesh in Honolulu Standard and Booster Draft 239
2016–17 Aether Revolt in Dublin Standard and Booster Draft 141
2016–17 Amonkhet in Nashville Standard and Booster Draft 66 $1,000
2016–17 Hour of Devastation in Kyoto Standard and Booster Draft 120
2017–18 Ixalan in Albuquerque Standard and Booster Draft 119
2017–18 Rivals of Ixalan in Bilbao Modern and Booster Draft 44 $1,500
2017–18 Dominaria in Richmond Standard and Booster Draft 355
2017–18 25th Anniversary in Minneapolis Team Constructed 45 $2,000
2018–19 Guilds of Ravnica in Atlanta Standard and Booster Draft 432
2018–19 Mythic Championship Cleveland 2019 Standard and Booster Draft 478 $500
2020 Players Tour Series 1; Nagoya Pioneer and Booster Draft 3 $15,000

Source: Wizards.com

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