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The Sentry™
Card# MTU-017


While his stats aren’t much bigger than those of the average 7-drop, Sentry’s “Pay ATK” power can drastically hinder an opponent’s attacking options in the late game.
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$10K Tokyo 2006
Metagame Staff
 
May 16, 2006

The dust has settled and a new face now holds the title of $10K Tokyo champion—Yuuta Takami. He piloted his Squadron deck to a near-perfect performance today, taking advantage of every opportunity and coming out on top because of it. While the format resulted in little innovation, especially for what we might expect at a Japanese tournament, the players showed us that they were here to bring their A game.

 

Yuuta demonstrated his ability to remain calm even when the chips were stacked against him. He earned $2,500 for his patience and placed his name on the growing list of Japanese players who are making their presence felt in the world of Vs System.

 

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Champion
Shota Yasuoka
  Match Not Played
Tetsuya Hori
  Hiroki Takeda 0-0
Hiroki Takeda
  Hiroki Takeda 2-0
Akihiro Shimizu
  Yuuta Takami 2-1
Hironobu Inoguchi
  Hironobu Inoguchi 2-0
Rei Hashimoto
  Yuuta Takami 2-0
Yuuta Takami
  Yuuta Takami 2-1
Kunihiko Kishishita
 
 

 
 
Two powerful players face off for the trophy and the cash prize!
Both players defeated their better-known opponents in the quarterfinals, placing them in a Squadron Mirror for the semifinals.
Kunihiko was coming into today hoping to add a second $10K trophy to his collection, and Yuuta simply wanted to make a name for himself.
Will the aggressive decks dominate today? Or will the slower, more methodical control decks finally earn a trophy in Marvel Modern Age?
Day 1
For this round, I wanted to cover players who were on the bubble; the winner would make the Top 8, and the loser would be playing in a PCQ on Sunday.
Both players were sitting at 4-2, so winning this round would keep them in the running.
This match pitted Shota Yasuoka, who was already featured once today, against Rei Hashimoto, the finalist of the same $10K Tokyo (January 2006) at which Shota made Top 8.
Both Ryo and Naoto are from Tokyo and play against each other on a regular basis.
Going into round 4, I unfortunately hadn’t seen as much new deck diversity as I was hoping for. One deck that stands out, however, is being played by Kunihiro Kishishita.
Kenta Ogata was part of the original group of Japanese players who originally made the trek to an American Pro Circuit, and Kunihiko Kishishita won the first $10K Tokyo, so this should be a good match.
This round’s feature match pitted two Mental decks against each other. One of them was piloted by $10K Tokyo (January 2006) Quarterfinalist Shota Yasuoka, and the other was piloted by up-and-comer Akihiro Shimizu.
Masami is one of the leading pro players in the Japanese professional Vs. community, and Hirotaka won $10K Tokyo in January with the help of his JLA Sealed Pack skills.
Japanese players are known for their penchant to play creative new decks in Constructed formats in other games, so it should be interesting to see if there will be anything unique and new today.
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