Olivier Ruel Marcio Carvalho Geoffrey Siron Jacob Arias Garcia Rogier Maaten Jonathan Rispal Gonzalo Domingo Sergi Herrero GP Beijing (26–27 November) Format: Extended Attendance: 159 Dong Zhong Masashi Oiso Olivier Ruel Katsuhiro Mori Li Gong Wei Tomoharu Saitou Ming Da Tsai Kenji Tsumura 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. 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 Top 8 Final standings National team competition Japan (Ichiro Shimura, Takuma Morifuji, Masashi Oiso) 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. References Magic: The Gathering professional events