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Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005

Oct 28, 2005 · Extended · Los Angeles, Los Angeles, US

Top 8

Place	Player	Deck	Archetype
#1	Antoine Ruel	Psychatog	Psychatog
#2	Billy Moreno	Madness 'Tog	Madness 'Tog
#3	Kenji Tsumura	Dredgatog	Dredgatog
#4	Chris McDaniel	Heartbeat Combo	Heartbeat Combo
#5	Tsuyoshi Fujita	Boros Deck Wins	Boros Deck Wins
#6	Chih-Hsiang Chang	Red Deck Wins	Red Deck Wins
#7	Ervin Tormos	PT Jank	PT Jank
#8	Ryuichi Arita	Scepter Chant	Scepter Chant
Maindeck 60 cards Instant (27) 1×Brain Freeze 4×Counterspell 3×Cunning Wish 3×Fact or Fiction 4×Fire / Ice 3×Mana Leak 3×Orim's Chant 2×Prohibit 4×Thirst for Knowledge Sorcery (4) 4×Wrath of God Artifact (9) 4×Chrome Mox 4×Isochron Scepter 1×Seat of the Synod Land (20) 4×Adarkar Wastes 4×Flooded Strand 7×Island 2×Plains 2×Sacred Foundry 1×Skycloud Expanse Sideboard 15 cards Creature (6) 3×Exalted Angel 3×Kataki, War's Wage Instant (5) 1×Brain Freeze

Stories from the event

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Day 2 Blog — Ghetto Fabulous, Photo Essay, and Two Unknowns

Official Day 2 notes and photographs from Los Angeles.

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Final — Psychatog, Meloku Carry Ruel to Victory

Antoine Ruel and Billy Moreno play for the Los Angeles title.

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Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005 Official Coverage

Archived official event hub and Extended coverage.

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Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005 Top 8 Decks

Official Extended decklists from the Los Angeles Top 8.

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Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005 Top 8 Player Profiles

Official profiles of the Los Angeles Top 8 competitors.

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Quarterfinal — Dredging Toward Victory

Ryuichi Arita faces Kenji Tsumura in the Top 8.

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Quarterfinal — Long Odds Go the Distance

Billy Moreno faces Ervin Tormos in the Top 8.

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Quarterfinal — Something to Prove

Antoine Ruel faces Tsuyoshi Fujita in the Top 8.

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Semifinal — Controversy in Game 5

Billy Moreno faces Chris McDaniel in the semifinals.

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Semifinal — Tog-on-Tog Violence

Antoine Ruel faces Kenji Tsumura in the semifinals.

Photos

Gerard Fabiano at Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005. — Pro Tour Los Angeles — Gerard Fabiano
Official photograph from the Day 2 event blog.
Credit: Wizards of the Coast / Sideboard

Kenji Tsumura at Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005. — Pro Tour Los Angeles — Kenji Tsumura
Official photograph from the Day 2 event blog.
Credit: Wizards of the Coast / Sideboard

Players and tournament scenes at Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005. — Pro Tour Los Angeles — Photo Essay 1
Official photograph from the Day 2 event blog.
Credit: Wizards of the Coast / Sideboard

Players and tournament scenes at Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005. — Pro Tour Los Angeles — Photo Essay 2
Official photograph from the Day 2 event blog.
Credit: Wizards of the Coast / Sideboard

Players and tournament scenes at Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005. — Pro Tour Los Angeles — Photo Essay 3
Official photograph from the Day 2 event blog.
Credit: Wizards of the Coast / Sideboard

Players and tournament scenes at Pro Tour Los Angeles 2005. — Pro Tour Los Angeles — Photo Essay 4
Official photograph from the Day 2 event blog.
Credit: Wizards of the Coast / Sideboard