11-year-old Matthew Wilkinson from Seattle is here this weekend attending his first event bigger than a Regional, and so far he’s seeing great success! He and Cole Agan both ended the Swiss Rounds with a 6-1 record, earning spots in the Top 4. Now, they’re up against one another, each with a chance at a Dragon Duel Championship win.

Agan started off Duel 1 by Summoning Summoner Monk. Switched it to Defense Position and then used its effect to discard Dark Hole from his hand and Special Summon Scrap Beast from his Deck. He Tuned Summoner Monk with his Scrap Beast to Synchro Summon Scrap Dragon, and then Set 2 cards to his back row.

Wilkinson opened up with Solemn Warning, Thunder King Rai-Oh, D.D. Warrior Lady, 2 copies of Elemental Hero Neos Alius, and Mystical Space Typhoon. He Set D.D. Warrior Lady, Solemn Warning, and Mystical Space Typhoon, then passed his turn.

Agan activated Scrapyard next turn. He used its effect to add a Scrap Goblin from his Deck to his hand, and then tried to Normal Summon Scrap Chimera; but Wilkinson flipped Solemn Warning and paid 2000 Life Points to negate the Chimera’s Summon! Agan Special Summoned Scrap Orthros next, and used its effect to have it destroy itself, so that he’d be able to return Scrap Chimera from his Graveyard to his hand. Next, Agan chose to destroy his own face-down Fiendish Chain and Wilkinson’s face-down Mystical Space Typhoon, and Wilkinson Chained the Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Agan’s face-down Solemn Judgment! Agan attacked Wilkinson’s face-down D.D. Warrior Lady with his Scrap Dragon, and D.D. Warrior Lady banished both monsters with her effect.

Wilkinson drew Solemn Warning next turn. He Normal Summoned Thunder King Rai-Oh and then attacked directly with it, dropping Agan down to 6100 Life Points. Wilkinson Set Solemn Warning before ending his turn.

Agan tried to Normal Summon Scrap Chimera next turn, but lost out to another Solemn Warning.

Wilkinson drew Honest! He Normal Summoned Elemental Hero Neos Alius and then attacked directly with Neos Alius and Rai-Oh, dropping Agan down to 2300 Life Points.

Agan Set a monster and passed.

Wilkinson drew Gemini Spark next turn! He activated it, Tributing his Alius to destroy Wilkinson’s face-down Scrap Goblin. He drew Dark Hole from his Deck with the effect of his Spark. Next, Wilkinson Normal Summoned Elemental Hero Neos Alius from his hand. Direct attacks from Neos Alius and Rai-Oh wiped out the last 2300 of Agan’s Life Points!

Matthew Wilkinson overcomes a first-turn Scrap Dragon to win the first Duel with his Hero Deck! Cole Agan will be going first in Duel 2!

Agan started off the Duel by Normal Summoning Scrap Beast and Setting 2 cards in his back row.

Wilkinson opened up with Dimensional Prison, Gemini Spark, Mystical Space Typhoon, D.D. Crow, Elemental Hero Neos Alius, and Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo. He Summoned Neos Alius and then declared an attack on Scrap Beast; but Agan flipped Scrapstorm! He selected his Scrap Beast with its effect, sent Scrap Golem from his Deck to his Graveyard, drew a card, and destroyed his Scrap Beast. He chose not to use the Beast’s effect to return the Golem too his hand. Wilkinson attacked directly with Neos Alius, dropping Agan down to 6100 Life Points. Wilkinson Set 3 cards to his back row before ending his turn.

Agan Normal Summoned Scrap Chimera next turn and activated its effect to try to Special Summon Scrap Beast from his Graveyard; but Wilkinson discarded D.D. Crow from his hand to remove the Beast from the Duel! Agan Set a second card to his back row and ended his turn.

Wilkinson drew Honest next turn! He attacked and destroyed Scrap Chimera with his Neos Alius and then passed to Agan.

Agan Normal Summoned Scrap Goblin and then Special Summoned Scrap Orthros in Defense Position, targeting itself for destruction. Wilkinson Chained Gemini Spark to Tribute Neos Alius and destroy the Goblin, allowing him to draw a card. Next, Orthros destroyed itself and Agan returned a Scrap Chimera from his Graveyard to his hand.

Wilkinson drew Reinforcement of the Army next turn and activated it to search his Deck for Elemental Hero Stratos! He Summoned Stratos to the field and then used Stratos’s effect to search his Deck for a copy of Elemental Hero Neos Alius to add to his hand. Wilkinson attacked directly with Stratos, dropping Agan down to 4100 Life Points.

Agan Normal Summoned Scrap Chimera next turn and used its effect to Special Summon Scrap Orthros from his Graveyard. He Tuned his 2 monsters together to Synchro Summon Scrap Dragon, and then activated his Dragon’s effect, targeting his face-down Solemn Warning and Wilkinson’s Mystical Space Typhoon. Wilkinson Chained the Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Agan’s face-up Royal Decree! Next, Scrap Dragon attacked Stratos, and Wilkinson flipped Dimensional Prison in an attempt to banish it; but Agan Chained Book of Moon from his hand to put the Scrap Dragon face-down and protect it!

Wilkinson drew Cyber Dragon next turn. He Tributed Stratos to Summon it and then attacked over Scrap Dragon, allowing Agan to Special Summon Orthros from his Graveyard with his Scrap Dragon’s effect.

Agan Summoned Reborn Tengu next turn. He Tuned it with Scrap Orthros to Synchro Summon Scrap Dragon. Next, he attacked and destroyed Cyber Dragon with Scrap Dragon, and attacked directly with Tengu to drop Wilkinson down to 5600 Life Points. Agan Set a back row before ending his turn.

Wilkinson drew Effect Veiler and then Set Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo.

Agan activated his Scrap Dragon’s effect next turn, but Wilkinson negated the effect of Scrap Dragon with Effect Veiler! Next, Agan activated Scrapyard to search his Deck for a Scrap Beast to add to his hand. He Summoned it to the field and then Tuned his Tengu with his Scrap Beast to Summon another Scrap Dragon! Wilkinson instantly conceded, knowing that Agan would use Scrap Dragon’s effect to destroy his face-down Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo, and that the 2 direct attacks from the Scrap Dragons would finish him off!

Cole Agan Summons 2 Scrap Dragons to take an impressive finish with his Scrap Deck in Duel 2! Matthew Wilkinson will be going first in Duel 3!

Wilkinson opened up Duel 3 with Reinforcement of the Army, Dimensional Prison, D.D. Warrior Lady, Thunder King Rai-Oh, Solemn Warning, and Solemn Judgment. He activated Reinforcement of the Army to search his Deck for Elemental Hero Stratos and add it to his hand. He Summoned Stratos to the field and then used its effect to recruit a Neos Alius from his Deck to his hand. Wilkinson Set all 3 of his Traps to his back row before ending his turn.

Agan tried to Summon Reborn Tengu next turn, but Wilkinson negated its Summon with Solemn Warning. Agan Set 3 back rows before passing.

Wilkinson drew Seven Tools of the Bandit. He attacked directly with Stratos, and Agan flipped Dust Tornado to destroy Wilkinson’s face-down Solemn Judgment. Wilkinson Normal Summoned Thunder King Rai-Oh and Set Seven Tools of the Bandit in Main Phase 2, and Agan flipped Royal Decree in Wilkinson’s End Phase.

Agan Normal Summoned Reborn Tengu and ended his turn.

Wilkinson drew Thunder King Rai-Oh next turn. He attacked and destroyed Tengu with Stratos, and then Agan Special Summoned another one from his Deck in Defense Position. Rai-Oh destroyed that one, and Agan had no more Tengus left to Summon.

Agan Normal Summoned Scrap Chimera and Set a card to his back row.

Wilkinson drew Effect Veiler next turn. He tried to attack Scrap Chimera with Stratos, but Agan flipped Scrapstorm. He sent Scrap Beast from his Deck to his Graveyard, drew a card, and then destroyed his Chimera. Stratos attacked directly instead, and then Rai-Oh attacked directly to drop Agan down to 2400 Life Points.

Agan drew a card and Set one card in his back row.

Wilkinson drew Royal Oppression next turn. He attacked directly with Elemental Hero Stratos and then attacked directly with Thunder King Rai-Oh, sealing the victory!

Matthew Wilkinson defeats Cole Agan’s Scraps to advance to the final round of the Dragon Duel Championship! Matthew Wilkinson is just 1 Match away from a trip to Japan!