Masashi Oiso
Career. Oiso's career began in at Pro Tour Boston as part of Hato Beeam with teammates Takao Higaki and Kazuki Ueno. They finished with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses which left them in 26th place, and just one win short of winning money. Oiso's breakout performance came later the same season in his home country. At Pro Tour Yokohama, he reached the top eight for the first time. He made it all the way to final, beating José Barbero and Tsuyoshi Ikeda, before losing to Mattias Jorstedt. It would also be the only  time that he would make it past the quarterfinals. This finals appearance, along with a pair of top eights, was enough to earn him the title of . The following season, Oiso proved that the year before was no fluke with Pro Tour top eights in New Orleans and San Diego. With 46 Pro Points that season, he finished 17th in the Player of the year race. After the end of the 2005 season, Oiso began to slow down. In , he didn't play every Pro Tour and earned only eighteen pro points, the minimum required to stay qualified. However, when  the Pro Tour came to Japan the , he showed the world that he was still good. At Pro Tour Yokohama, he reached the top eight for the sixth time. That top eight is regarded as one of the best in quite some time, with every player either having reached top eight before or reaching it again by the end of the next season. Oiso has had no significant finishes on the Pro Tour since. However, he did win the Japanese national championship in 2008. Achievements. Other accomplishments