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Pacific Championships. Following that Saitou was disqualified for inappropriately attempting to get his
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170:players and the owner of Hareruya Store in Tokyo.
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1651:"Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame 2010 Ballot"
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1243:"Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders"
243:. At the next Pro Tour, held in
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239:, along with Tomohiro Kaji and
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1155:Last updated: 1 February 2016
1554:. 2008-12-22. Archived from
1525:. 2008-10-31. Archived from
1496:. 2008-01-18. Archived from
1467:. 2007-04-22. Archived from
1438:. 2006-10-22. Archived from
1409:. 2006-06-18. Archived from
1380:. 2005-03-13. Archived from
1351:. 2001-06-24. Archived from
1345:"Three Players Disqualified"
1294:"Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s"
119:Grand Prix wins (Top 8)
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513:Charleston, South Carolina
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27:Magic: The Gathering player
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1461:"Wafo-Tapa Tops Them All!"
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325: Location
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1187:Pro Player of the Year
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342: Rank
127:Lifetime Pro Points
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962:19β20 January 2013
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672:Block Constructed
646:Block Constructed
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136:Planeswalker Level
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