Subject: Results: 9/19/98 LA Qualifier
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 10:49:40 -0700
From: "Daniel M. Gray" dmgray@mail1.jpl.nasa.gov
To: webmaster@classicdojo.org

        Thanks to everyone who attended our event and congratulations to Chris
Armbruster for his excellent performance and for qualifying for Rome.
        For information on this and other upcoming Aztlan events in the Los
Angeles and Phoenix areas, visit our web page at:
http://www.ktb.net/~autumn/aztlan.html

Date: September 19, 1998
Competitors: 60
Slots: 1

Quarterfinals:

Dominic Bencivenga (San Diego, CA) defeated Ben Carr (Phoenix, AZ), 2-1
Chris Armbruster (Upland, CA) defeated Ken Heilfron (Los Angeles, CA), 2-0
William Hou (Los Angeles, CA) defeated Don Paul (Anaheim, CA), 2-0
Riad Mourssali (Scottsdale, AZ) defeated Ken Simpson (San Diego, CA), 2-1

Semifinals:

Chris Armbruster defeated William Hou, 2-0
Dominic Bencivenga defeated Riad Mourssali, 2-1

Finals:

Chris Armbruster defeated Dominic Bencivenga, 2-0

Decklists:

Chris Armbruster
(Five Color Recurring Nightmare/Living Death)

4 Wall of Blossoms
4 Hermit Druid
4 Survival of the Fittest
3 Spike Feeder
2 Spike Weaver
1 Verdant Force
4 Recurring Nightmare
2 Thrull Surgeon
2 Coffin Queen
2 Living Death
1 Stronghold Assassin
2 Tradewind Rider
2 Cloudchaser Eagle
1 Shard Phoenix
1 Anarchist
3 Mox Diamond
2 Reflecting Pool
2 Volrath's Stronghold
2 Rootwater Depths
2 Cinder Marsh
2 Mogg Hollows
1 Skyrshroud Forest
7 Forest
4 Swamp

Sideboard:
4 Boil
2 Dread of Night
2 Rats of Rath
1 Oath of Ghouls
1 Lobotomy
1 Bottle Gnomes
1 Coffin Queen
1 Stronghold Taskmaster
1 Scragnoth
1 Spike Feeder

Dominic Bencivenga
(U/R CounterPhoenix)

4 Counterspell
4 Mana Leak
4 Forbid
2 Dismiss
4 Intuition
4 Shard Phoenix
4 Shock
1 Mogg Fanatic
3 Capsize
2 Scroll Rack
4 Reflecting Pool
13 Island
11 Mountain

Sideboard:
3 Thalakos Drifters
3 Shattering Pulse
3 Portcullis
3 Mogg Fanatic
2 Stalking Stones
1 Dismiss

Ben Carr
(U/B)

3 Capsize
3 Legacy's Allure
3 Forbid
1 Interdict
1 Silver Wyvern
4 Counterspell
3 Propaganda
4 Whispers of the Muse
4 Dismiss
2 Power Sink
3 Cannibalize
2 Slaughter
3 Lobotomy
2 Reflecting Pool
4 Rootwater Depths
4 Stalking Stones
4 Swamp
10 Island

Sideboard:
3 Nausea
4 Chill
2 Portcullis
2 Dominating Licid
1 Lobotomy
1 Grindstone
2 Coercion

Ken Heilfron
(Monoblue control)

4 Rootwater Hunter
4 Thalakos Seer
3 Tradewind Rider
2 Mawcor
2 Mindless Automaton
4 Counterspell
3 Forbid
3 Legacy's Allure
4 Curiosity
2 Twitch
4 Whispers of the Muse
2 Capsize
2 Sapphire Medallion
1 Wasteland
20 Island

Sideboard:
3 Propaganda
3 Chill
2 Interdict
2 Capsize
2 Mana Leak
1 Dismiss
1 Dominating Licid
1 Ertai, Wizard Adept

William Hou
(White Weenie)

2 Gerrard's Battle Cry
3 Cataclysm
1 Shaman en-Kor
2 Soltari Visionary
2 Soltari Monk
2 Soltari Champion
2 Shield Mate
3 Paladin en-Vec
4 Welkin Hawk
4 Nomads en-Kor
4 Soltari Priest
4 Soul Warden
4 Master Decoy
1 Sacred Guide
4 Warrior en-Kor
19 Plains

Sideboard:
2 Light of Day
2 Circle of Protection: Red
4 Wall of Essence
1 Portcullis
2 Allay
3 Disenchant
1 Altar of Dementia

Riad Mourssali
(Five Color Living Death)

4 Survival of the Fittest
4 Recurring Nightmare
3 Living Death
2 Lobotomy
1 Scroll Rack
3 Mox Diamond
4 Hermit Druid
3 Spike Feeder
3 Tradewind Rider
1 Spike Weaver
1 Anarchist
1 Coffin Queen
1 Rootwater Hunter
1 Verdant Force
1 Thrull Surgeon
1 Stronghold Assassin
1 Cloudchaser Eagle
4 Wall of Blossoms
2 Reflecting Pool
3 Pine Barrens
1 Skyshroud Forest
2 Rootwater Depths
2 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Island
3 Swamp
7 Forest

Sideboard:
2 Portcullis
1 Capsize
2 Verdigris
3 Mana Leak
3 Oath of Ghouls
1 Scragnoth
1 Lobotomy
2 Dread of Night

Don Paul
(Sligh)

4 Scalding Tongs
4 Jackal Pup
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Mogg Flunkies
4 Mogg Conscripts
4 Fireslinger
2 Rathi Dragon
4 Shock
4 Kindle
4 Sonic Burst
2 Wasteland
16 Mountain

Sideboard:
2 Raging Goblin
2 Goblin Bombardment
2 Jinxed Idol
1 Rathi Dragon
1 Wasteland
1 Mountain
4 Bottle Gnomes
2 Mogg Maniac

Ken Simpson
(U/R CounterPhoenix)

4 Counterspell
4 Mana Leak
3 Forbid
3 Dismiss
4 Whispers of the Muse
3 Intuition
3 Capsize
4 Shock
2 Mogg Fanatic
4 Shard Phoenix
3 Reflecting Pool
1 Wasteland
13 Island
9 Mountain

Sideboard:
2 Mogg Fanatic
3 Shattering Pulse
3 Legacy's Allure
2 Thalakos Drifters
1 Grindstone
3 Portcullis
1 Wasteland

Dan Gray
Level IV Certified Judge
Official dcijudge-l Network Representative for Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
Los Angeles and Phoenix Tournament Organizer
Magic: The Gathering Playtester