Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 2005

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2005 Pro Tour season
Pro Player of the Year Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Tsumura
Rookie of the Year Flag of France.svg Pierre Canali
World Champion Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Mori
Pro Tours7
Grands Prix31
Hall of Fame inductions Jon Finkel
Darwin Kastle
Alan Comer
Tommi Hovi
Olle Råde
Start of season10 September 2004
End of season4 December 2005

The 2005 Pro Tour season was the tenth season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. On 10 September 2004 the season began with Grand Prix Rimini. It ended on 4 December 2005 with the conclusion of the 2005 World Championship in Yokohama and was thus the longest Pro Tour season ever. The season consisted of 31 Grand Prixs and 7 Pro Tours, held in Columbus, Nagoya, Atlanta, Philadelphia, London, Los Angeles, and Yokohama. At the end of the season Kenji Tsumura was proclaimed Pro Player of the year as the first Japanese player. Also the first class of the Hall of Fame was inducted. The inductees were Jon Finkel, Darwin Kastle, Tommi Hovi, Alan Comer, and Olle Råde.

Contents

Grand Prixs – Rimini, Vienna, Austin

Pro Tour – Columbus (29–31 October 2004)

Pierre Canali from France won the inaugural Pro Tour of the season, which was also the first Pro Tour he attended. His deck was an aggressive all-artifact deck called "Affinity". For the first time Japan had three players amongst the final eight while the USA had in the Top 8 for the first time in three Pro Tours. [1]

Tournament data

Prize pool: $200,130
Players: 286
Format: Extended
Head Judge: Jaap Brouwer [2]

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Pierre Canali3
8 Geoffrey Siron 1
Pierre Canali3
Olivier Ruel 2
4 Masashi Oiso 0
5 Olivier Ruel3
Pierre Canali3
Shuhei Nakamura 0
2 Nicholas West3
7 Ryuichi Arita 0
Nicholas West 0
Shuhei Nakamura3
3 Gadiel Szleifer 1
6 Shuhei Nakamura3

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Flag of France.svg Pierre Canali$30,00025Pro Tour debut
2 Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Nakamura $20,00020
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicholas West$15,00016Pro Tour debut
4 Flag of France.svg Olivier Ruel $13,000163rd Final day
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gadiel Szleifer$9,00012
6 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Oiso $8,500124th Final day
7 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichi Arita$8,000122nd Final day
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Geoffrey Siron$7,50012

Pro Player of the year standings

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Flag of France.svg Pierre Canali25
2 Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Nakamura 20
3 Flag of France.svg Olivier Ruel 18
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicholas West16
5 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichi Arita12
Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Oiso 12
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Geoffrey Siron12
Flag of the United States.svg Gadiel Szleifer12

Grand Prixs – Helsinki, Brisbane, Yokohama, Porto Alegre, Paris, Chicago, Osaka

Pro Tour – Nagoya (28–30 January 2005)

Pro Tour Nagoya was the last Pro Tour employing the Rochester Draft format. Shu Komuro from Japan defeated Anton Jonsson in the finals to win the tournament. [3]

Tournament data

Prize pool: $200,130
Players: 236
Format: Rochester Draft (Champions of Kamigawa)
Head Judge: Collin Jackson [2]

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Masashiro Kuroda 1
8 Anton Jonsson3
Anton Jonsson3
Terry Soh 1
4 Frank Karsten 1
5 Terry Soh3
Anton Jonsson 1
Shu Komuro3
2 Jarno Harkonen 1
7 Murray Evans3
Murray Evans 1
Shu Komuro3
3 Vasilis Fatouros 1
6 Shu Komuro3

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Flag of Japan.svg Shu Komuro$30,00025
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Jonsson $20,000205th Final day
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Terry Soh$15,000162nd Final day
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Murray Evans$13,000162nd Final day
5 Flag of Japan.svg Masashiro Kuroda$9,500122nd Final day
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank Karsten $8,50012
7 Flag of Finland.svg Jarno Harkonen$7,50012
8 Flag of Greece.svg Vasilis Fatouros$6,500121st Greek in a Top 8

Pro Player of the year standings

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Shu Komuro31
2 Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Nakamura 30
3 Flag of France.svg Pierre Canali28
4 Flag of France.svg Olivier Ruel 27
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Jonsson 23

Grand Prixs – Boston, Eindhoven, Seattle

Pro Tour – Atlanta (11–13 March 2005)

The Canadian French cooperation team "Nova" won Pro Tour Atlanta, defeating the American team "We Add" in the final. "Nova" consisted of Gabriel Tsang, David Rood, and Gabriel Nassif. For Nassif it was the first Pro Tour victory after five previous final day appearances including three second places. [4] Atlanta was the last Pro Tour using the three-person team Limited format, although it was still used for the team competition at the World Championship that year and the next.

Tournament data

Players: 357 (119 teams)
Prize Pool: $200,100
Format: Team Kamigawa Block Sealed (Champions of Kamigawa, Betrayers of Kamigawa) – first day, Team Kamigawa Block Rochester Draft (Champions of Kamigawa-Betrayers of Kamigawa) – final two days
Head Judge: Sheldon Menery [2]

Top 4

Semifinals Semi-finals
      
1 Les baltringues de Ludipia 0
4 We Add2
We add 0
Nova2
3 One Spin 1
2 Nova2

Final standings

PlaceTeamPlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1Nova Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriel Tsang$60,000203rd Final day
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Rood202nd Final day
Flag of France.svg Gabriel Nassif 206th Final day
2We Add Flag of the United States.svg Don Smith$30,00016Pro Tour debut
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Pacifico16
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Chambers16
3Les baltringues de Ludipia Flag of France.svg Benjamin Caumes$18,000122nd Final day
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Bornarel12
Flag of France.svg Camille Fenet12
4One Spin Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Kaji$15,00012
Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Tsumura 12
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoharu Saitou 12

Pro Player of the year standings

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Shu Komuro39
2 Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Nakamura 32
3 Flag of France.svg Pierre Canali31
Flag of France.svg Olivier Ruel 31
5 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Oiso 29

Grand Prixs – Singapore, Leipzig, Lisbon, Detroit

Pro Tour – Philadelphia (6–8 May 2005)

Pro Tour Philadelphia featured a tournament system different from those of other Pro Tours. While Swiss system was still used all players with three or more losses and/or draws were automatically dropped from the tournament. Prizes were given out not in relation to the final standings, but for the individual matches won, where matches in later rounds of the tournament were worth more than those in the earlier rounds. [5] It was also announced in the week prior to Pro Tour Philadelphia, that the end of the year payout based on Pro Points would be dropped after the season in favor of the Pro Club. Under the new system a player would receive special benefits based on the total number of Pro Points he had acquired in a season. [6]

16-year-old Gadiel Szleifer defeated 18-year-old Kenji Tsumura in the final to win the tournament. Szleifer played a control deck built around Gifts Ungiven. [7] Former Pro Player of the year Kai Budde received a lot of attention for being undefeated after day one, but was eliminated after he picked up three losses in the first three rounds of day two. [8]

Tournament data

Players: 311
Prize Pool: $194,898
Format: Kamigawa Block Constructed (Champions of Kamigawa, Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Head Judge: Mike Guptil [2]

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Steven Wolfman3
8 André Müller 2
Steven Wolfman 0
Gadiel Szleifer3
4 Jeff Novekoff 1
5 Gadiel Szleifer3
Gadiel Szleifer3
Kenji Tsumura 2
2 Ryan Cimera 2
7 Kenji Tsumura3
Kenji Tsumura3
Olivier Ruel 0
3 Olivier Ruel3
6 Mark Herberholz 1

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Flag of the United States.svg Gadiel Szleifer$21,725252nd Final day
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Tsumura $12,275202nd Final day
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steven Wolfman$7,475162nd Final day
4 Flag of France.svg Olivier Ruel $6,950164th Final day
5 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Cimera$2,82512Pro Tour debut
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Novekoff$4,75012Pro Tour debut
7 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Herberholz $3,175122nd Final day
8 Flag of Germany.svg André Müller$2,07512

Pro Player of the year standings

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Flag of France.svg Olivier Ruel 49
2 Flag of the United States.svg Gadiel Szleifer47
3 Flag of Japan.svg Shu Komuro45
4 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Tsumura 44
5 Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Nakamura 40

Grand Prixs – Matsuyama, Bologna

Pro Tour – London (8–10 July 2005)

Geoffrey Siron from Belgium won Pro Tour London, defeating Tsuyoshi Fujita in the finals. In the Top 8 Siron did not lose a single game. [9]

Tournament data

Players: 314
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Booster Draft (Champions of Kamigawa-Betrayers of Kamigawa-Saviors of Kamigawa)
Head Judge: Jaap Brouwer [2]

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Antti Malin3
8 Tomi Walamies 1
Antti Malin 1
Tsuyoshi Fujita3
4 Arnost Zidek 2
5 Tsuyoshi Fujita3
Tsuyoshi Fujita 0
Geoffrey Siron3
2 David Larsson 1
7 Johan Sadeghpour3
Johan Sadeghpour 0
Geoffrey Siron3
3 Masashi Oiso 0
6 Geoffrey Siron3

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Geoffrey Siron$30,000252nd Final day, 1st Belgian to win a Pro Tour
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Fujita $20,000202nd Final day
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Sadeghpour$15,00016
4 Flag of Finland.svg Antti Malin $13,00016
5 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Oiso $9,000125th Final day
6 Flag of Finland.svg Tomi Walamies$8,500123rd Final day
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Arnost Zidek$8,00012
8 Flag of Sweden.svg David Larsson$7,50012

Pro Player of the year standings

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Flag of France.svg Olivier Ruel 59
2 Flag of the United States.svg Gadiel Szleifer50
3 Flag of Japan.svg Shu Komuro49
4 Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Nakamura 47
Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Oiso 47
Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Tsumura 47

Grand Prixs – Minneapolis, Niigata, Taipei, Salt Lake City, Mexico City, Nottingham

Pro Tour – Los Angeles (28–30 October 2005)

Antoine Ruel defeated Billy Moreno in the finals to become champion of Pro Tour Los Angeles. He played a blue-black control deck, built around Psychatog. [10]

Tournament data

Players: 340
Prize Pool: $200,130
Format: Extended
Head Judge: Gijsbert Hoogendijk [2]

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Kenji Tsumura3
8 Ryuichi Arita 1
Kenji Tsumura 0
Antoine Ruel3
4 Antoine Ruel3
5 Tsuyoshi Fujita 1
Antoine Ruel3
Billy Moreno 0
2 Billy Moreno3
7 Ervin Tormos 2
Billy Moreno3
Chris McDaniel 2
3 Chris McDaniel3
6 Chih-Hsian Chang 1

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Flag of France.svg Antoine Ruel $30,000253rd Final day
2 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Moreno$20,00020
3 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Tsumura $15,000163rd Final day
4 Flag of the United States.svg Chris McDaniel$13,00016
5 Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Fujita $9,000123rd Final day
6 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chih-Hsiang Chang$8,500121st Taiwanese Player in a Top 8
7 Flag of the United States.svg Ervin Tormos$8,00012Pro Tour debut
8 Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichi Arita$7,500123rd Final day

Pro Player of the year standings

RankPlayerPro Points
1 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Tsumura 72
2 Flag of France.svg Olivier Ruel 67
3 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Oiso 62
4 Flag of the United States.svg Gadiel Szleifer58
5 Flag of Japan.svg Shu Komuro55

Grand Prixs – Melbourne, Copenhagen, Kitakyuushuu, Philadelphia, Bilbao, Beijing

2005 World Championships – Yokohama (30 November – 4 December 2005)

The tournament began with the first Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Jon Finkel, Darwin Kastle, Tommi Hovi, Alan Comer and Olle Råde were honored for their accomplishments and their determination to the game. In the final of the 2005 World Championship Katsuhiro Mori defeated Frank Karsten, thus completing an all-Japanese Worlds in Yokohama. The Top 4 also included Japanese players Akira Asahara and Tomohiro Kaji, shortly before Japan had won the team competition, and even the Pro Player of the year went to Japanese Kenji Tsumura. [11]

Tournament data

Prize pool: $208,130 (individual) + $195,000 (national teams)
Players: 287
Formats: Standard, Booster Draft (Ravnica), Extended
Head Judge: Collin Jackson, Sheldon Menery [2]

Top 8

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Marcio Carvalho 1
8 Akira Asahara3
Akira Asahara 2
Frank Karsten3
4 Ding Leong 2
5 Frank Karsten3
Frank Karsten 1
Katsuhiro Mori3
2 Tomohiro Kaji3
7 André Coimbra 1
Tomohiro Kaji 1
Katsuhiro Mori3
3 Katsuhiro Mori3
6 Shuhei Nakamura 0

Final standings

PlacePlayerPrizePro PointsComment
1 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhiro Mori $35,00032
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank Karsten $23,000242nd Final day
3 Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Kaji$15,000162nd Final day
4 Flag of Japan.svg Akira Asahara $13,00016
5 Flag of Portugal.svg Marcio Carvalho$9,50012
6 Flag of Singapore.svg Ding Leong$8,50012
7 Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Nakamura $7,500122nd Final day
8 Flag of Portugal.svg André Coimbra $6,50012

National team competition

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Japan (Ichiro Shimura, Takuma Morifuji, Masashi Oiso)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg United States (Jonathan Sonne, Antonino De Rosa, Neil Reeves)

Pro Player of the year final standings

After the World Championship Kenji Tsumura was awarded the Pro Player of the year title as the first Japanese player.

RankPlayerPro PointsPrize
1 Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Tsumura 84$12,000
2 Flag of France.svg Olivier Ruel 83$11,800
3 Flag of Japan.svg Masashi Oiso 80$11,600
4 Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Nakamura 66$11,400
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gadiel Szleifer62$11,200

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