Makihito Mihara

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.

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 was unable to duplicate his success from the World Championship, and lost in the quarterfinals to Giulio Barra by three games to zero.

Like in Valencia the previous year, Mihara's tournament ended in the quarterfinals, losing to Jan Ruess in five games.

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.