Katsuhiro Mori

Katsuhiro Mori
森 勝洋
Born 22 February 1983[1]
Residence Osaka, Japan[2]
Nationality Japan Japanese
Pro Tour debut 2001 Pro Tour Los Angeles[1]
Winnings US$126,150[3]
Pro Tour wins (Top 8) 1 (3)[4]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8) 4 (14)[5]
Lifetime Pro Points 278[2]
Planeswalker Level 48 (Archmage)

Katsuhiro Mori (森 勝洋) is Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is the most successful player in the individual portion of World Championships, winning one tournament and making the top eight of two others.

Career

Mori first appeared on the Pro Tour in the 2000–01 season, at Pro Tour Los Angeles. With three Grand Prix top eights and a ninth place finish at the World Championship, he accumulated enough points to win the rookie of the year title that season.[6] The following season Mori's success abated as he was unable to repeat his strong performance from the previous Worlds at the Pro Tour level. However, he did manage to make a number of Grand Prix top eights. In 2002–03, Mori played only one Pro Tour, Venice. While his finish at the tournament was mediocre, with his teammates Masashiro Kuroda and Masahiko Morita, he won the penultimate Masters Series, also held in Venice on the same weekend.[7] The following season Mori failed to make the top eight of any premier event, although he did come close with a tenth place finish at Pro Tour Kobe. In 2005, Mori played every Pro Tour but again failed to make a top 8 until the final event of the season, the World Championship. Beating Shuhei Nakamura, Tomohiro Kaji, and Frank Karsten, Mori won the tournament and became the 2005 World Champion.[8] Another top eight appearance at the next World Championship made him the first World Champion to make it back to the top eight of a World Championship after his win. He also captained the Japanese national team to a second place finish.[9] The following year came to solid start for Mori. He finished ninth at Pro Tour Geneva. However, he was given a six-month suspension for accumulated game play warnings after the following event.[10] In spite of this, Mori made his third, and to date final, Pro Tour Top eight at the World Championship that year. He lost in the quarterfinal to the eventual champion Uri Peleg.[11]

Accomplishments

Season Event type Location Format Date Rank
1999–00 Nationals Tokyo Special 27–28 May 2000 8
2000–01 Grand Prix Sapporo Sealed and Booster Draft 23–24 September 2000 7
2000–01 Grand Prix Hiroshima Sealed and Booster Draft 27–28 January 2001 5
2000–01 APAC Region Championship Kuala Lumpur Special 22–24 June 2001 3
2000–01 Grand Prix Taipei Team Limited 21–22 July 2001 2
2001–02 Grand Prix Shizuoka, Shizuoka Sealed and Booster Draft 13–14 October 2001 5
2001–02 Grand Prix Sendai Extended 15–16 December 2001 8
2001–02 Grand Prix Nagoya Team Limited 11–12 March 2002 1
2002–03 Masters Venice Team Limited 20–23 March 2003 1
2005 Grand Prix Osaka Team Limited 8–9 January 2005 1
2005 Grand Prix Niigata, Niigata Block Constructed 23–24 July 2005 1
2005 Grand Prix Beijing Extended 26–27 November 2005 4
2005 Worlds Yokohama Special 30 November–4 December 2005 1
2006 Nationals Tokyo Special 25–27 August 2006 1
2006 Grand Prix Yamagata Sealed and Booster Draft 18–19 November 2006 4
2006 Worlds Paris Special 29 November–3 December 2006 8
2006 Worlds Paris National team 29 November–3 December 2006 2
2007 Worlds New York Special 6–9 December 2007 7
2009 Grand Prix Kitakyushu Sealed and Booster Draft 31 October–1 November 2009 6
2010 Grand Prix Yokohama Extended 20–21 March 2010 1
2010 Nationals Kyoto Standard and Booster Draft 2–4 July 2010 1
2012 Grand Prix Kobe Sealed and Booster Draft 18–19 February 2012 5
2013–14 Grand Prix Kyoto Team Limited 23–24 November 2013 4

Last updated: 24 November 2013
Source: Wizards.com

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Katsuhiro Mori 2006 Pro Player card (from the Magic: The Gathering Time Spiral expansion)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "DCI & RPGA Rankings and Ratings". Wizards of the Coast. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Lifetime Winnings Leaders". Wizards of the Coast. 2006-04-04. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  6. ↑ "2001 World Championships Coverage". Wizards of the Coast. 2001-08-12. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  7. ↑ "Live Coverage of 2003 Venice Masters". Wizards of the Coast. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  8. ↑ "Worlds 2005: Japan's Crowning Achievement". Wizards of the Coast. 2005-12-04. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  9. ↑ "Mihara, Dutch Crowned World Champions!". Wizards of the Coast. 2006-12-03. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  10. ↑ Knutson, Ted (2007-04-21). "News: Katsuhiro Mori Suspended". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  11. ↑ "Historic Wins for Peleg, Swiss at Worlds". Wizards of the Coast. 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
Preceded by
United States Brian Davis		 Magic: The Gathering Rookie of the Year
2001 		Succeeded by
France Farid Meraghni
Preceded by
Netherlands Julien Nuijten		 Magic: The Gathering World Champion
2005 		Succeeded by
Japan Makihito Mihara
Preceded by
Takuma Morofuji		 Magic Japanese National Champion
2006 		Succeeded by
Masaya Kitayama
Preceded by
Shuhei Nakamura		 Magic Japanese National Champion
2010 		Succeeded by
Ryuuichirou Ishida