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Pacific Championships. Following that Saitou was disqualified for inappropriately attempting to get his
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1640:"Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame 2010 Ballot"
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255:. At the end of the season, he won the
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232:. At the next Pro Tour, held in
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1144:Last updated: 1 February 2016
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1456:. 2007-04-22. Archived from
1427:. 2006-10-22. Archived from
1398:. 2006-06-18. Archived from
1369:. 2005-03-13. Archived from
1340:. 2001-06-24. Archived from
1334:"Three Players Disqualified"
1283:"Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s"
108:Grand Prix wins (Top 8)
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502:Charleston, South Carolina
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16:Magic: The Gathering player
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1450:"Wafo-Tapa Tops Them All!"
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257:Player of the year title
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314: Location
1684:Pro Player of the Year
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1176:Pro Player of the Year
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308: Season
251:, and won Grand Prix
86:2000 Pro Tour Chicago
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331: Rank
116:Lifetime Pro Points
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1460:on October 2, 2008
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661:Block Constructed
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125:Planeswalker Level
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1219:Time Spiral
1183:Suspensions
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710:Copenhagen
658:Strasbourg
528:Εta, Tokyo
264:2008 season
65:Nationality
1713:Categories
1654:2010-09-05
1613:8 December
1580:1 December
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279:Extended
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222:Pro Tour
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92:Winnings
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1163:^Note 1
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319:Format
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