Shouta Yasooka (八十岡 翔太) is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is best known for his success in the 2006 Pro Tour season, when he won Pro Tour Charleston with Tomohiro Kaji and Tomoharu Saitou,[7] as well as the Player of the Year title.[8][9] In 2015, Yasooka was elected into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame.[10]
When the Magic Online Player of the Year award was introduced in 2009, Yasooka with his account "yaya3" became the first player to win this honour.[11] He also won the 2009 Magic Online Champion – Sealed title.[12]
Yasooka is currently the lead designer for the Hobby Japan developed trading card games Final Fantasy[13] and WIXOSS.[14]
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^"The Past and Future of FFTCG: An Interview With FFTCG Designer Shota Yasooka". Square Enix. 2020-10-30. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
^"Tomy Company, LTD. Unveils 'Wixoss' TCG English Edition".
ShoutaYasooka (八十岡 翔太) is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is best known for his success in the 2006 Pro Tour season, when he won Pro Tour Charleston...
in April 2014 and in English in November 2021. The lead designer is ShoutaYasooka. An anime television series by J.C.Staff, titled selector infected WIXOSS...
Charleston as a member of Team Kajiharu80, along with Tomohiro Kaji and ShoutaYasooka. At the next Pro Tour, held in Kobe, Saitou made his first individual...
in the 2006 Player of the Year Race, only four points behind winner ShoutaYasooka. The 2007 season was not quite as successful for Nakamura, however,...
Championship, which he eventually won by defeating his fellow countryman ShoutaYasooka in the final. Since the tournament replaced the briefly retired Pro...
Tour Charleston, before losing to Tomohiro Kaji, Tomoharu Saitou, and ShoutaYasooka. Just two events later, da Rosa made the top eight again. At Worlds...