While the Main Event is moving into the Top 4 rounds, the Genesys Invitational is going into the Top 8! 

Santoli is from Hamilton, Ontario, and is piloting Vanquish Soul. Is a 2-time YCS Champion and former World Championship Competitor!

Chow is from Barrie, Ontario, and is using Generaider! He’s won a few Public Event Playoffs for YCS Prize Cards, and now wants the Dark End Dragon!

Both Duelists are familiar with each other and exchanged pleasantries as they got ready to start their match.

Duel 1:

Chow won the dice roll and chose to go first! He started with World Legacy Monstrocity; Vala, Seidhr of the Generaider Bosses; Kuji-Kiri Curse, Dark Ruler No More, and Generaider Boss Room.

Chow started with Kuji-Kiri Curse and sent his Vala to the Graveyard to try and draw 2 cards, but he was stopped by Santoli’s Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring! He activated Vala’s effect and discarded Boss Room to Special Summon Vala from the Graveyard. Chow activated Monstrosity. He Special Summoned Mardel, Generaider Boss of Light and Harr, Generaider Boss of Storms from his Deck. Chow activated Mardel’s effect and added Generaider Boss Stage from his Deck to his hand. 

Chow used all three Generaider Monsters for True King of All Calamities! He activated its effect and called DARK! Then, he played Generaider Boss Stage. 

During Santoli’s Draw Phase, Chow activated Boss Stage’s effect and Special Summoned Harr from his Deck. He used Boss Stage and Special Summoned 3 Generaider Tokens. Then, activated Calamities’ effect and declared EARTH.

Santoli started with Pot of Extravagance and banished 6 cards, drew 2 cards. Since Santoli added cards to his hand, Chow was able to activate Harr’s effect, forcing Santoli to send Mulcharmy Fuwalos to his Graveyard.

Santoli activated Stake your Soul! and revealed Vanquish Soul Caesar Valius. Chow Chained Harr’s effect and Tributed 2 Generaider Tokens to negate it. Santoli Normal Summoned Vanquish Soul Dr. Mad Love and moved to his End Phase.

Chow drew another Generaider Boss Stage for his turn. In his Draw Phase, he activated Calamities and declared EARTH, Santoli Chained Dr. Mad Love, and then conceded!

Hanko Chow wins the first Duel thanks to a certain Xyz Monster…

Duel 2:

Santoli decided to go first in the second Duel. 

Santoli started with Pot of Extravagance and banished 6 cards to draw 2 new ones. He activated Small World! Vanquish Soul Caesar Valius turned into Heavy Borger, which turned into Vanquish Soul Dr. Mad Love! Santoli Normal Summoned Dr. Mad Love and used its effect to add Vanquish Soul, Start!. He activated Start and added Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue to his hand, then activated Hollie Sue’s effect. Santoli revealed Caesar Valius, then Chained Caesar’s effect and returned his Dr. Mad Love to his hand.

Santoli Special Summoned Caesar and Hollie Sue, then activated Hollie Sue’s effect and revealed the Dr. Mad Love along with a Rescue-ACE Fire Attacker. With Hollie Sue’s effect, Santoli Special Summoned Vanquish Soul Razen from his Deck. He used Razen’s effect to add a Heavy Borger, then used Heavy Borger’s effect to Special Summon itself by bouncing his Hollie Sue. He Set 1 card, then went to his End Phase and used Start’s effect to Set Vanquish Soul Snow Devil.

Chow’s opening hand was Thunder King, the Lightningstrike Kaiju; Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju; Mardel, Generaider Boss of Light; Kuji-Kiri Curse; and Souleating Oviraptor. He drew another Mardel for his turn. In the Draw Phase, Santoli used Heavy Borger to draw a card.

Chow Normal Summoned Souleating Oviraptor! He activated its effect and added QQ Enneagon from his Deck to his hand. He activated Kuji-Kiri Curse and sent Enneagon to his Graveyard to draw Vala, Seidhr of the Generaider Bosses and Generaider Boss Stage. He Special Summoned Dogoran by Tributing Santoli’s Caesar Valius.

Chow activated QQ Enneagon in the Graveyard, Special Summoned it from the Graveyard, and Mardel from the hand. He activated Mardel and used it to add Utgarda, Generaider Boss of Delusion, from his hand. 

Santoli flipped Snow Devil and revealed 3 Vanquish Soul monsters! He wiped Chow’s board. Chow continued by using Vala’s effect and sent Utgarda to Special Summon Vala, then activated Vala’s effect to bring back the Utgarda. Santoli activated Hollie Sue and revealed Mad Love to Special Summon Hollie Sue, then revealed Fire Attacker and Dr. Mad Love to Special Summon Razen. Then, he activated Razen to search, then the Razen effect to destroy monsters in the column it was in, and Hanko Chained Utgarda Tributing both to banish Vanquish Soul, Start!.

He activated Boss Stage, but Santoli flipped Cosmic Cyclone! Chow conceded without any other plays.

We are going to a third Duel after a crazy back-and-forth from both Duelists!

Duel 3:

Chow chose to start the final Duel. He had Solemn Scolding; Generaider Boss Stage; Jurrac Megalo; Vala, Seidhr of the Generaider Bosses; and Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju.

Chow started the Duel with Generaider Boss Stage. He Set his Scolding and passed his turn.

In the Draw Phase, Chow activated Boss Stage’s effect, Santoli tried to stop it with Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, but Chow flipped his Scolding! He Special Summoned Loptr, Shadow of the Generaider Bosses, and then Special Summoned 4 Generaider Tokens in Attack Position!

Santoli went to leave his Main Phase, he moved to the End Phase, and ended his turn!

Chow drew Trias Hierarchia for his turn. He activated Loptr’s effect but got hit by another Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.

In Santoli’s Draw Phase, Boss Stage brought out another Loptr from the Deck plus 4 Tokens. Again!

In the Main Phase, Santoli activated Vanquish Soul Hollie Sue, revealing Dr. Mad Love. Chow Chained Loptr and Tributed a Token to Special Summon Harr in Defense Position from his Deck.

Santoli Special Summoned Hollie Sue in Attack Position. He then Normal Summoned Vanquish Soul Dr. Mad Love and activated its effect. Santoli added Vanquish Soul Snow Devil, then Chow activated Harr, and Santoli lost his Dr. Mad Love. 

Santoli activated Vanquish Soul, Start!, he activated and targeted Hollie Sue, Hanko chained Trias Hierarchia! Santoli immediately conceded!

Hanko Chow is moving on to the Top 4 of the Genesys Invitational with Generaiders!