2001 Japan Nationals Coverage
June 2-3, 2001
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 |
top 8 bracket
Loser bracket
US National Championship Coverage
INFORMATION
- 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
MATCH COVERAGE
- 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
PAIRINGS
- 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
RESULTS
- 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)
STANDINGS
- 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)