Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Season 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.
Read more about Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Season 2005: Grand Prixs – Rimini, Vienna, Austin, Pro Tour – Columbus (29–31 October 2004), Grand Prixs – Helsinki, Brisbane, Yokohama, Porto Alegre, Paris, Chicago, Osaka, Pro Tour – Nagoya (28–30 January 2005), Grand Prixs – Boston, Eindhoven, Seattle, Pro Tour – Atlanta (11–13 March 2005), Grand Prixs – Singapore, Leipzig, Lisbon, Detroit, Pro Tour – Philadelphia (6–8 May 2005), Grand Prixs – Matsuyama, Bologna, Pro Tour – London (8–10 July 2005), Grand Prixs – Minneapolis, Niigata, Taipei, Salt Lake City, Mexico City, Nottingham, Pro Tour – Los Angeles (28–30 October 2005), Grand Prixs – Melbourne, Copenhagen, Kitakyuushuu, Philadelphia, Bilbao, Beijing, 2005 World Championships – Yokohama (30 November – 4 December 2005), Pro Player of The Year Final Standings
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