For the final Feature Match of Day 1, let’s take a look at the Duelists proudly sitting at Table 1. Jeff Jones is running a Quickdraw Dandywarrior Deck, while his opponent, Justin Dizazzo is playing Machina Gadgets. Both Duelists are undefeated, but a win here would give one of them a big edge in making Top 32 tomorrow.

Jeff Jones won the dice roll and opened up with Dandylion, Sangan, Quickdraw Synchron, Foolish Burial, Starlight Road, and Dust Tornado. He started off the Duel by Special Summoning Quickdraw Synchron by discarding Dandylion and Special Summoning 2 Fluff Tokens to the field. He tuned 1 of the Fluff Tokens to his Quickdraw Synchron to Synchro Summon Drill Warrior, then discarded Foolish Burial to remove Drill Warrior from the game with its effect. Next, he Set his Sangan face-down along with 2 more Trap Cards before ending his turn.

Dizazzo opened up by Summoning Green Gadget and searching his Deck for Red Gadget. He attacked and destroyed a Fluff Token with his Gadget, then Set 3 cards to Spell and Trap Card Zone, ending his turn.

Jones drew a card and then brought Drill Warrior back into play. Dizazzo used Book of Moon to flip it face-down. He added Dandylion to his hand with his Warrior’s effect effect and Set Super-Nimble Mega Hamster face-down before ending his turn. He lost Starlight Road to Dizazzo’s Mystical Space Typhoon in his End Phase.

Dizazzo Summoned Machina Gearframe next turn and searched his Deck for Machina Fortress with its effect. He discarded the Fortress and a Gadget to Special Summon the Fortress back to the field, then attacked Drill Warrior with Machina Fortress to destroy it. He attacked Jones’s face-down Super-Nimble Mega Hamster with Green Gadget next, and Jones Special Summoned Ryko from his Deck in face-down Defense Position. Gearframe attacked and destroyed Ryko, and Jones used its effect to destroy Dizazzo’s face-down Starlight Road. Dizazzo Set Book of Moon in Main Phase 2 and ended his turn.

Jones activated Dust Tornado on the face-down Book of Moon and then Tributed a Fluff Token to Summon Quickdraw Synchron. He Tuned the Synchron to a Token to Synchro Summon Drill Warrior! Then he flipped Sangan face-up, attacked Dizazzo’s Gadget with his Sangan, and searched his Deck for Debris Dragon with Sangan’s effect. Next, he used Drill Warrior to attack and destroy Dizazzo’s Machina Gearframe. In Main Phase 2, Jones discarded Dandylion to remove Drill Warrior from play and Special Summon 2 more Fluff Tokens to the field. He ended his turn.

Dizazzo attacked and destroyed Super-Nimble Mega Hamster with Fortress next turn and destroyed one of the Fluff Tokens with Green Gadget. He ended his turn.

Jones drew Morphing Jar next and returned Drill Warrior to play. The effect of Drill Warrior let him return Dandylion to his hand. He attacked Green Gadget with Drill Warrior and then discarded Dandylion to remove Drill Warrior from play. Jones Special Summoned 2 more Fluff Tokens and ended his turn.

Dizazzo Summoned Red Gadget next turn and attacked 2 of Jones’s Fluff Tokens with his monsters. He Set 1 more card to his back row before ending.

Next turn, Jones got his Drill Warrior back onto the field, returned Dandylion to his hand with Drill Warrior’s effect, and discarded Dandylion to remove Drill Warrior from the game and Special Summon 2 more Tokens to the field. Then he Summoned Debris Dragon, targeting Dandylion with its effect. He lost his Debris Dragon to Dizazzo’s Trap Hole, but brought a Dandylion back to the field in Attack Position. Jones Set 1 card to his back row and ended his turn.

Dizazzo switched Machina Fortress to Defense Position and Summoned Yellow Gadget to the field next turn. He had no more Gadgets to search for with its effect. He tried attacking with a Gadget, but lost both of his monsters to Jones’s Mirror Force.

On Jones’s next turn, he returned Drill Warrior to the field and brought Quickdraw Synchron to his hand. Dizazzo used Book of Moon on Drill Warrior. Then Jones used Heavy Storm to destroy Dizazzo’s Set Dimensional Prison. He Tribute Summoned Quickdraw Synchron and Tuned it to some Fluff Tokens in order to Summon Nitro Warrior! Nitro Warrior attacked Machina Fortress and the Fortress destroyed Jones’s Set Drill Warrior with its effect.

Dizazzo drew a card and Set it on his next turn. It was the only card in his possession.

Jones activated Pot of Avarice next turn to send 5 monsters back to his Deck and draw 2 cards.

Dizazzo drew Dimensional Prison next turn and Set it. Jones attacked with Nitro Warrior but lost it to Dimensional Prison next turn.

Dizazzo drew X-Saber Airbellum and destroyed a Dandylion Jones had previously brought onto the field. Jones claimed 2 more Fluff Tokens and Dizazzo ended.

On his next turn Jones Summoned Debris Dragon and returned Dandylion to his field. He Tuned Dandylion, Debris Dragon, and the Fluff Token to Synchro Summon Stardust Dragon and Dizazzo flipped Bottomless Trap Hole. But Jones negated it with the effect of Stardust Dragon! Moments later, Dizazzo conceded, with his cards completely outmatched.

Dizazzo will be starting Duel 2! He Summoned Neo-Spacian Grand Mole and Set one card to his back row, ending his turn.

Jones opened up with Call of the Haunted, Brain Control, Light and Darkness Dragon, Book of Moon, Quickdraw Synchron, and Night Assailant. He Set Book of Moon and Night Assailant ending his turn.

Dizazzo was up. He Summoned Green Gadget to the field and searched his Deck for a Red Gadget to add to his hand. Then he attacked with Grand Mole, but was stopped by Book of Moon. In Main Phase 2, Dizazzo used Nobleman of Crossout to remove Night Assailant from the game.

Jones drew Dandylion next turn! He discarded it to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron, but Dizazzo flipped Torrential Tribute to clear the field when the Fluff Tokens hit. He Set Call of the Haunted and ended his turn.

Dizazzo Summoned Red Gadget next turn, searching his Deck for Yellow Gadget and adding it to his hand. Red Gadget attacked, but Jones flipped Call of the Haunted to Special Summon Dandylion from his Graveyard. Red Gadget destroyed the Dandylion and Jones got 2 Fluff Tokens. Dizazzo Set 2 back rows and ended his turn.

Jones Tributed his 2 Fluff Tokens for Light and Darkness Dragon next turn and attacked and destroyed Dizazzo’s Red Gadget with it. Dizazzo discarded 2 copies of Machina Fortress from his hand to Special Summon 1 of them, flipped Royal Oppression to weaken Light and Darkness Dragon, and attacked and destroyed Light and Darkness Dragon with Machina Fortress. Jones returned Dandylion from his Graveyard with the effect of Light and Darkness Dragon.

Next turn, Jones Set Mirror Force and Brain Control before ending. Dizazzo Summoned Yellow Gadget next turn and didn’t have a Green Gadget to search for. Yellow Gadget attacked Dandylion, Jones flipped Mirror Force, and Dizazzo flipped Starlight Road to Special Summon Stardust Dragon from his Extra Deck and negate Mirror Force! The rest of Dizazzo’s monsters destroyed Jones’s Fluff Tokens.

Jones activated Brain Control next turn, taking control of Stardust Dragon. He attacked Machina Fortress with it, and both monsters were destroyed. Jones lost the My Body as a Shield in his back row to the effect of Machina Fortress.

Dizazzo Summoned Machina Gearframe next turn and used it to search his Deck for Machina Force. He discarded it to Special Summon Machina Fortress from his Graveyard. Jones flipped Torrential Tribute to try to clear the field, but Dizazzo chained his one back row – a second copy of Starlight Road! Stunned, Jones conceded.

Jones will be going first in the final Duel! He opened up with Dust Tornado, Tytannial, Princess of Camellias, Mind Control, My Body as a Shield, Caius the Shadow Monarch, and Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter. He Set Dust Tornado and ended his turn.

Dizazzo Summoned Red Gadget to search his Deck for Yellow Gadget and add it to his hand. Then he attacked directly with Red Gadget. He Set 4 cards to his back row and ended his turn. Jones flipped Dust Tornado in the End Phase, destroying a Trap Hole Dizazzo had Set.

Jones played Brain Control next turn to take control a Red Gadget. He attacked with it, reducing Dizazzo to 6700 Life Points. In Main Phase 2, he Tributed Red Gadget, for Caius the Shadow Monarch. Dizazzo activated Solemn Judgment to negate the Summon by paying half of his Life Points! Jones Set 2 cards to his back row and ended his turn.

Dizazzo Summoned Yellow Gadget next turn and searched his Deck for Green Gadget with its effect. He Set a back row and ended his turn.

Jones Set a monster on his next turn and passed right back to Dizazzo, who Summoned a Green Gadget, and activated its effect to add a Red Gadget to his hand. Dizazzo flipped a face-down Nobleman of Crossout to try to get rid of Jones’s monster, but Jones activated My Body as a Shield to protect it by paying 1500 Life Points. Dizazzo attacked with Green Gadget and Jones destroyed Yellow Gadget with his Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter.

Jones drew a card and Set 1 card to each zone. Dizazzo Summoned Yellow Gadget next turn and activated its effect to add Green Gadget from his Deck to his hand. Then he attacked with his on-field Green Gadget, hitting a face-down Night Assailant that destroyed Dizazzo’s Yellow Gadget.

Jones drew and Set Super-Nimble Mega Hamster next turn. Dizazzo Summoned Red Gadget to the field, not activating its effect, and then used Nobleman of Crossout! But Jones negated it again with My Body as a Shield. A Gadget attacked Jones’s Hamster, Jones Special Summoned Ryko face-down, and when Dizazzo attacked Ryko, Jones destroyed a Set Smashing Ground and sent Dandylion from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard with Ryko’s effect, Special Summoning 2 more Fluff Tokens to the field.

Jones Tribute Summoned Light and Darkness Dragon next turn by Tributing the Tokens. He attacked Green Gadget with his Dragon and Dizazzo flipped Book of Moon. Light and Darkness Dragon tried to negate it, and Dizazzo chained another Book of Moon to the effect of Light and Darkness Dragon. Jones activated Solemn Judgment to negate the Book of Moon. Jones ended his turn.

Dizazzo discarded a Green Gadget and Machina Fortress to Summon the Fortress to the field next turn. He used it to attack and destroy Jones’s Hamster.

On Jones’s next turn, he attacked Red Gadget with Light and Darkness Dragon to destroy it. Dizazzo attacked Light and Darkness Dragon with Machina Fortress next turn, since it only had 2300 ATK, and Jones Special Summoned Dandylion from his Graveyard with its effect.

Play passed to Jones, who Set 2 cards to his back row and ended his turn. Dizazzo attacked and destroyed Dandylion next turn, giving Jones 2 Fluff Tokens.

Jones drew Dimensional Prison next turn and Set it. Dizazzo attacked with Machina Fortress next turn, but lost it to Dimensional Prison. He Summoned Grand Mole in Main Phase 2.

Jones activated Pot of Avarice next turn to send 5 monsters back to his Deck and draw 2 new cards. He picked up Mirror Force and Bottomless Trap Hole, Set both of them and ended his turn.

Dizazzo attacked with his Mole next turn, but lost it to Mirror Force. He Set a card to his back row before ending.

Jones Tribute Summoned Tytannial, Princess of Camellias next turn by Tributing 2 Tokens! Dizazzo activated Bottomless Trap Hole to try to destroyed it, and when Jones chained Book of Moon to save it, Dizazzo chained another copy of Bottomless Trap Hole to get rid of Tytannial.

Both players drew and passed their next few turns, only setting cards to their back rows in between. Finally, Jones Set a monster on his turn and Dizazzo passed his following turn.

Jones flipped Super-Nimble Mega Hamster when play passed back to him, searching his Deck for Ryko and Special Summoning it face-down. Hamster attacked Dizazzo directly and he dropped to just 450 Life Points.

Dizazzo drew a card and Set it before passing back to Jones, who tried to attack directly with Hamster and lost it to Mirror Force. Dizazzo was still in the Match!

Dizazzo Summoned Machina Gearframe next turn, lost it to Bottomless Trap Hole, and took his free search.

Jones flipped his face-down Ryko on his next turn, trying to destroy Dizazzo’s Mystical Space Typhoon, which was chained. Then he Summoned Card Trooper, sent the top card of his Deck to his Graveyard to give it 500 ATK, and declared an attack with it. Dizazzo used Book of Moon to flip the Trooper face-down and survive the turn.

But it wouldn’t be enough to keep him in the Duel for long! As soon as Jones was up again after Dizazzo made his next play, Jones discarded Dandylion to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron from his hand. He Tuned the Synchron to a Fluff Token the Dandylion Special Summoned and then Drill Warrior used its effect to attack directly and end the Match.

In a close 2-1 victory, Jeff Jones’s Quickdraw Dandywarrior Deck takes down Dizazzo’s Machina Gadget Deck and moves on to Day 2 undefeated!

See what our panel of experts had to say after the Duel.

Jason Grabher-Meyer (The Old Man of Dueling)
Dizazzo lost a lot of cards to Light and Darkness Dragon in the third Duel, but he could have saved one of them if he’d played a little differently. When Dizazzo Summoned Machina Fortress, he sent it to attack and destroy Jones’ Super-Nimble Mega Hamster instead of the 2300 ATK Light and Darkness Dragon. If he’d attacked the Dragon instead, both of Jones’ monsters would have been destroyed, and Dizazzo’s Red Gadget would have been safe from the Dragon next turn. Jones would have Special Summoned Dandylion a turn earlier, and the Duel could’ve gone in a totally different direction.

Michael Kohanim (2009 World Championship Competitor)
In Duel 1, Jones quickly pulled off the combo that makes his Deck so dangerous to play against. By Summoning Drill Warrior early on and using it to repeatedly discard Dandylion and swarm the field with Fluff Tokens, Jones was able to significantly slow down Dizazzo and outmatch Dizazzo’s cards by putting his influx of Tokens to use. While many Duelists weren’t ready to face Jones’s Quickdraw Dandywarrior Deck in Edison, I expect competitors at the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series to be more prepared, taking away the advantage that the “surprise factor” gave to Quickdraw Dandywarrior Decks in Edison.

Michael McTavish (Top 8 Finalist – 2009 Canadian National Championship)
This was a great Match, and I think every player could learn something from it. My favourite lesson from this Match is that Starlight Road wins games. Reading the last couple paragraphs of Duel 2 shows you just how powerful a card it is, and also shows you exactly why it’s incredibly important to keep one eye open on to the possibility of it being on the field at all times. If you don’t, you could end up staring down a Stardust Dragon you can’t deal with.

P.J. Tierney (Duelist from across The Pond)
The first Duel showed just how powerful a Drill Warrior loop can be. Jeff was able to Synchro Summon his Drill Warrior on the very first turn, and then use its effect every turn to get more Fluff Tokens with Dandylion, and add any monster he needed back to his hand. Although Dizazzo did manage to get rid of the first Drill Warrior with Machina Fortress, Jones just Summoned another one using the cards he got back with the first one, and kept the loop going.