13-year-old Jack Hoyt is one of the few Duelists known all over the tournament hall. Hoyt has won 14 Dragon Duels including last year’s World Championship Qualifier Dragon Duel, and lots of Dragon Duelists aspire to be the next Jack Hoyt. But Grey is no stranger to the tournament scene either. He’s a veteran WCQ competitor, competing in his fourth World Championship Qualifier tournament this weekend! Hoyt is running Tengu Synchro, a popular Deck in this weekend’s tournament, and Grey is playing a Blackwing Deck that uses Genex Ally Crusher.

Hoyt opened up Duel 1 with Monster Reborn, Limit Reverse, Torrential Tribute, Call of the Haunted, and 2 copies of Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter. He Set Ryko along with Limit Reverse and Torrential Tribute before ending his first turn.

Grey activated Pot of Duality to begin his first turn, revealing Blackwing – Blizzard the Far North, Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame, and Book of Moon from the top of his Deck. He added Shura to his hand and shuffled the other 2 cards back into his Deck. He Set a monster along with 3 cards to his back row before ending his turn.

Hoyt drew Effect Veiler next turn. He Flip Summoned Ryko and activated its effect to destroy Grey’s face-down Solemn Warning. Next, he sent Reborn Tengu, Debris Dragon, and Dandylion from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard with Ryko’s effect. Dandylion’s effect activated, and Hoyt Special Summoned 2 Fluff Tokens in Defense Position. Hoyt attacked Grey’s face-down monster with Ryko in the Battle Phase: it was Genex Ally Crusher! Crusher has 2000 DEF, so Hoyt lost 1800 Life Points in the battle.

Grey Normal Summoned Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame next turn. He used his Crusher’s effect to try to destroy Hoyt’s face-down Torrential Tribute, and when Hoyt tried to Chain it, Grey flipped Solemn Judgment and paid 4000 Life Points to negate the Torrential Tribute! Grey tried to enter his Battle Phase, but Hoyt stopped him in Main Phase 1 to discard Effect Veiler from his hand and negate Shura’s effect. In Grey’s Battle Phase, Shura attacked Ryko, sending it to the Graveyard and inflicting 1600 points of damage to Hoyt.

Hoyt drew Pot of Duality. He flipped Limit Reverse to Special Summon Dandylion from his Graveyard, then activated Monster Reborn to Special Summon Debris Dragon. When it hit the field, Grey was forced to flip Torrential Tribute in order to avoid being hit by Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier! Hoyt’s 2 Fluff Tokens, Debris Dragon, and Dandylion were destroyed, and Grey lost his Shura and Crusher. Hoyt Set Ryko and Call of the Haunted before ending his turn.

Grey Normal Summoned Blackwing – Bora the Spear next turn. He attacked Hoyt’s Fluff Token with Bora, destroying it in battle and dropping Hoyt down to 2900 Life Points. Grey Set a card to his back row before passing.

Hoyt drew Effect Veiler. He Flip Summoned Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter and used its effect to target Grey’s face-down Icarus Attack. Grey Chained Icarus Attack to destroy Hoyt’s Ryko and face-down Call of the Haunted, and Hoyt Chained Call of the Haunted to Special Summon Tengu to the field. Icarus Attack resolved to destroy Ryko and Call of the Haunted, and Hoyt sent Lonefire Blossom, Mystical Space Typhoon, and Caius the Shadow Monarch from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard with Ryko’s effect. Then Hoyt Special Summoned another Reborn Tengu from his Deck, since his first Tengu was destroyed when Call of the Haunted hit the Graveyard. Hoyt Normal Summoned Effect Veiler next, and Tuned it with Reborn Tengu to Synchro Summon T.G. Hyper Librarian. Hoyt Special Summoned another Tengu from his Deck when his first Tengu left the field, and then direct attacks from Hyper Librarian and Tengu wiped out Grey’s 4000 Life Points!

Jack Hoyt controls the field throughout Duel 1 and finally ends the Duel with some help from Reborn Tengu! Shawn Grey will be going first in Duel 2!

Grey started off Duel 2 by Normal Summoning Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame and Setting 1 card in his Spell and Trap Card Zone.

Hoyt opened up with Dust Tornado, Bottomless Trap Hole, Glow-Up Bulb, Reborn Tengu, Smashing Ground, and Solemn Warning. He Summoned Reborn Tengu and then activated Smashing Ground to destroy Shura. Tengu attacked directly to drop Grey down to 6300 Life Points, and Hoyt Set Bottomless Trap Hole, Solemn Warning, and Dust Tornado in Main Phase 2.

Grey tried to Normal Summon Blackwing – Blizzard the Far North, and Hoyt flipped Solemn Warning, paying 2000 Life Points to negate its Summon! Grey passed without making any other play, and in his End Phase, Hoyt flipped Dust Tornado to destroy Grey’s face-down Royal Oppression and leave his field clear!

Hoyt drew another Solemn Warning next turn. He Normal Summoned Glow-Up Bulb and Tuned it with Reborn Tengu in order to Synchro Summon T.G. Hyper Librarian, then used his Tengu’s effect to Special Summon another Tengu from his Deck. Next, he activated his Glow-Up Bulb’s effect. Grey discarded D.D. Crow from his hand to remove Glow-Up Bulb from Hoyt’s Graveyard, and Hoyt sent Mystical Space Typhoon from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard due to the effect of Glow-Up Bulb. Tengu and Librarian attacked Grey directly, dropping him down to 2200 Life Points. Hoyt Set Solemn Warning before ending his turn.

Grey tried to Special Summon Dark Armed Dragon next turn, but Hoyt flipped another Solemn Warning and paid 2000 Life Points to negate its Summon! Next, Grey activated Dark Hole to destroy Hoyt’s Tengu and Librarian. Since Tengu left the field, Hoyt Special Summoned another Reborn Tengu from his Deck with its effect. Grey Normal Summoned Blackwing – Bora the Spear next, and Hoyt flipped his last face-down card, Bottomless Trap Hole, to remove Bora from the Duel.

Hoyt drew Call of the Haunted next turn and attacked directly with Tengu to drop Grey down to 500 Life Points. He Set Call of the Haunted before passing.

Grey Set a card to each zone and ended his turn with no cards in his hand.

Hoyt drew Dark Hole. He attacked Grey’s face-down monster with his Reborn Tengu and Grey flipped Icarus Attack to Tribute his face-down Blackwing – Vayu the Emblem of Honor and destroy Hoyt’s Tengu and face-down Call of the Haunted. Hoyt Set Dark Hole and then ended his turn.

Grey Summoned Shura next turn and attacked directly, dropping Hoyt down to 2200 Life Points.

Hoyt drew Dimensional Prison and Set it. He ended his turn with only a Dark Hole and Dimensional Prison face-down on the field, to Grey’s on-field Shura.

Grey drew Blackwing – Zephyros the Elite next turn and Summoned it. He attacked with Zephyros, and Hoyt activated Dimensional Prison to remove it from the Duel. Then Shura attacked directly, and Hoyt dropped down to 400 Life Points.

Hoyt drew Foolish Burial next turn. He flipped his face-down Dark Hole to destroy Shura, then activated Foolish Burial to send Dandylion from his Deck to his Graveyard and Special Summon 2 Fluff Tokens to protect him.

Grey had no cards in his hand or on his field, and drew a card that he Set to his back row.

Hoyt drew Book of Moon and Set it.

Grey activated Pot of Duality next turn, revealing Icarus Attack, Solemn Judgment, and D.D. Crow from the top of his Deck. He added Solemn Judgment to his hand and shuffled the other 2 cards back into his Deck. He Set the Solemn Judgment and then ended his turn.

Hoyt drew Torrential Tribute and Set it.

Grey flipped his face-down Black Whirlwind and then Normal Summoned Blackwing – Blizzard the Far North to the field. He activated its effect to target the Shura in his Graveyard, and Hoyt Chained Torrential Tribute to clear the field. Hoyt lost both Fluff Tokens and Grey lost his Blizzard. Shura was Special Summoned in Defense Position.

Hoyt drew Giant Trunade next turn. He Set it and then ended his turn.

Grey switched his Shura into Attack Position and then attacked directly. Hoyt tried to block the attack with Book of Moon since he only had 400 Life Points left, and Grey activated Solemn Judgment to negate Book of Moon and succeed with his attack!

Shawn Grey wins a topdeck war with his Blackwing Deck, pushing the Match to a third Duel! Jack Hoyt will be going first in Duel 3!

Hoyt opened up Duel 3 with Smashing Ground, Card Trooper, Lonefire Blossom, Cyber Dragon, Pot of Avarice, and Mystical Space Typhoon. He Summoned Card Trooper and activated its effect by sending Caius the Shadow Monarch, Gorz the Emissary of Darkness, and Pot of Duality from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard. Hoyt Set Mystical Space Typhoon before ending his turn.

Grey activated a Mystical Space Typhoon of his own to destroy Hoyt’s, then activated Pot of Duality to reveal D.D. Crow, Spirit Reaper, and Blackwing – Zephyros the Elite from the top of his Deck. He added Zephyros to his hand and shuffled the other 2 cards back into his Deck. Next, Grey activated Black Whirlwind and Summoned Zephyros to the field. He used his Whirlwind’s effect to add a Blackwing – Kalut the Moon Shadow from his Deck to his hand, then attacked Card Trooper with Zephyros to destroy it in battle. Hoyt lost 1200 Life Points and drew Reborn Tengu from the top of his Deck with his Trooper’s effect. Grey activated Power Filter and Set a card to his back row before ending his turn.

Hoyt drew Dust Tornado and then Normal Summoned Reborn Tengu. He attacked Zephyros with Tengu to destroy it, then Set Dust Tornado.

Grey Set a monster and passed.

Hoyt drew Bottomless Trap Hole. He activated Dust Tornado to destroy Grey’s Power Filter, then Normal Summoned Lonefire Blossom. He activated Lonefire’s effect to Tribute it and Special Summon another Lonefire Blossom from his Deck, then Tributed that Lonefire Blossom to Special Summon Spore. Hoyt Tuned Spore with Reborn Tengu to Synchro Summon T.G. Hyper Librarian, then Special Summoned another Tengu from his Deck with his first Tengu’s effect. Hoyt removed Lonefire Blossom from his Graveyard next, in order to activate Spore’s effect, but Grey discarded a D.D. Crow from his hand to remove Spore from Hoyt’s Graveyard to that Hoyt couldn’t Special Summon it. Hoyt attacked and destroyed Grey’s face-down Genex Ally Crusher with his T.G. Hyper Librarian, then attacked directly with Reborn Tengu. He Set Bottomless Trap Hole before ending his turn.

Grey activated Pot of Duality next turn, revealing Mystical Space Typhoon, Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame, and Royal Oppression from the top of his Deck. He added Shura to his hand and shuffled the other 2 cards back into his Deck. Next, he Normal Summoned Shura. Hoyt flipped Bottomless Trap Hole to try to banish the Shura, but Grey Chained Icarus Attack and Tributed Shura to destroy T.G. Hyper Librarian and Reborn Tengu. Hoyt Special Summoned another Tengu from his Deck with his Tengu’s effect. Grey ended his turn with only a Black Whirlwind on the field and 1 card in his hand.

Hoyt drew Foolish Burial next turn! He activated Pot of Avarice to return T.G. Hyper Librarian, 2 copies of Reborn Tengu, Caius the Shadow Monarch, and Card Trooper from his Graveyard to his Deck and draw Effect Veiler and Book of Moon. Next, Hoyt Normal Summoned Effect Veiler and Tuned it with Reborn Tengu to Synchro Summon T.G. Hyper Librarian. His Tengu’s effect activated and Hoyt Special Summoned another Tengu from his Deck. Next, Hoyt activated Foolish Burial to send Glow-Up Bulb from his Deck to his Graveyard. He activated its effect to Special Summon it while sending Solemn Warning from the top of his Deck to his Graveyard, then Tuned Glow-Up Bulb with Reborn Tengu to Synchro Summon Ally of Justice Catastor. Hoyt drew Dimensional Prison from the top of his Deck thanks to Librarian’s effect, and then Hoyt Special Summoned another Tengu from his Deck with his previous one’s effect. In Hoyt’s Battle Phase Tengu, Catastor, and Librarian attacked directly, wiping out all 6200 of Grey’s Life Points!

Jack Hoyt wins Round 2 thanks to some massive plays with Reborn Tengu, defeating Shawn Grey’s Blackwings!