Makihito Mihara

Makihito Mihara 三原槙仁
Residence	Chiba, Japan[1]
Nationality	Japanese
Pro Tour debut	2003 Pro Tour Venice
Pro Tour wins (Top 8)	1 (3)[2]
Grand Prix wins (Top 8)	1 (4)[3]
Lifetime Pro Points	200[1]
Matches played	3377[1]
Planeswalker Level	48 (Archmage)

Makihito Mihara (三原槙仁^?) is Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. Best known for winning the 2006 World Championship, Mihara's resume includes two more Pro Tour top eights, and three Grand Prix top eights including a win.

Career

Mihara's Pro Tour career began at Pro Tour Venice in 2003. Over the three years that followed, he played a number of Pro Tours, but without much success; his best finish being a 53rd place at Pro Tour Kobe. Mihara first came to prominence at the end of the 2005 season, with a Grand Prix top eight in Kitakyuushuu, a top eight that featured seven other players who had all made the top eight of a Pro Tour before. The following season, Mihara managed to establish himself on the Pro Tour, playing all five events and designing the CAL, one of the major decks in extended. Mihara's breakout performance came at that years World Championship in Paris. After three days of competition, Mihara was in seventh place, and in the quarterfinals of a Pro Tour for the first time. In the quarterfinal, Mihara played Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, and almost lost the match to misplays, but managed to draw the exact sequence of cards he needed to win. Mihara's semifinal opponent, Gabriel Nassif, was considered to be a heavy favourite in the match, but Mihara managed the upset in five games. In the final, he played Ryo Ogura. Mihara handily defeated his countryman without losing a single game.^[4] The following season, work commitments meant Mihara could no play as many events, but he made the most of the ones he did attend. After a sixteenth place finish in Geneva, Mihara returned to the top eight at Pro Tour Valencia. Mihara was unable to duplicate his success from the World Championship, and lost in the quarterfinals to Giulio Barra by three games to zero.^[5] Mihara rounded out his season with an eighteenth place finish at the World Championship, to finish the season on 32 pro points. After an unimpressive 152nd place finish in Kuala Lumpur, Mihara made his third Pro Tour top eight at Pro Tour Hollywood 2008. Like in Valencia the previous year, Mihara's tournament ended in the quarterfinals, losing to Jan Ruess in five games.^[6] Although unable to impress on tour, his best finish being a 113th place, Mihara did manage a strong finish off Tour, winning Grand Prix Okayama.^[7] The 2009 season was somewhat of an off year for Mihara. While he did not put up any top eights on the Pro Tour or Grand Prix level, he did earn enough points to remain qualified. His only top eight since then, was a 2nd place finish at Grand Prix Sendai 2010, losing to Brian Kibler in the finals.^[8]

Achievements

Season	Event type	Location	Format	Date	Place
2002–03	Nationals	Tokyo	Special	2003-06-20 !20–22 June 2003	8
2003–04	Nationals	Osaka	Special	2004-06-11 !11–13 June 2004	7
2005	Nationals	Yokohama	Special	2005-09-02 !2–4 September 2005	5
2005	Grand Prix	Kitakyuushuu	Extended	2005-11-06 !5–6 November 2005	3
2006	Worlds	Paris	Special	2006-12-03 !29 November – 3 December 2006	1
2007	Pro Tour	Valencia	Extended	2007-01-14 !12–14 October 2007	8
2008	Pro Tour	Hollywood	Standard	2008-05-25 !23–25 May 2008	7
2008	Nationals	Yokohama	Special	2008-09-19 !19–21 September 2008	5
2008	Grand Prix	Okayama	Sealed and Booster Draft	2008-11-23 !22–23 November 2008	1
2010	Grand Prix	Sendai	Standard	2010-06-06 !5–6 June 2010	2
2011	Grand Prix	Kobe	Extended	2011-04-24 !23–24 April 2011	2
2011	Nationals	Osaka	Special	2011-07-15 !15–17 July 2011	3
2011	Worlds	San Francisco	National team	2011-11-17 !17–20 November 2011	1

Last updated: 25 February 2011
Source: wizards.com

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Membership Center". The DCI. 2011-02-14. http://webapp.wizards.com/ratings.aspx?action=search_member&personid=284809&brandid=1. Retrieved 2011-01-14. 
2. ^ "Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2010-12-14. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/top8byplayer. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 
3. ^ "Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s". Wizards of the Coast. 2011-01-24. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=grandprix/standings/top8byplayer. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 
4. ^ "Mihara, Dutch Crowned World Champions!". Wizards of the Coast. 2006-12-03. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/worlds06/welcome. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 
5. ^ "Fortier Reigns in Spain". Wizards of the Coast. 2007-11-14. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/ptval07/welcome. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 
6. ^ "Gindy Puts Name in Lights". Wizards of the Coast. 2008-05-25. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtgevent/pthol08/welcome. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 
7. ^ "Makihito Mihara Wins Grand Prix–Okayama". Wizards of the Coast. 2008-11-23. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpoka08/welcome. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 
8. ^ "Make it Three!". Wizards of the Coast. 2010-06-06. http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpsen10/welcome. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 

Preceded by Katsuhiro Mori	Magic World Champion 2006	Succeeded by Uri Peleg
Preceded by Slovakia Ivan Floch Robert Jurkovic Patrik Surab	Magic: The Gathering Team World Champion With: Ryuichiro Ishida Tomoya Fujimoto 2011	Succeeded by current

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